Letters to the Editor

Councilman Daryl Dudley side-stepped a public road closure hearing even though the issues and many of the neighbors' feelings are well-documented.

Politicians are passing the blame to smokers while ignoring the problem of Missouri's revenue shortfall and the country's financial collapse.

Ron Paul, the only peace candidate in the upcoming election, has received more donations from military personnel than any other presidential candidate.

The Pentagon budget has grown far too quickly over the past 10 years. Everyone else is cutting back, so the Pentagon should have to as well.

Barbara Hoppe, Sixth Ward councilwoman, helped draw attention to road problems in Timberhill Road neighborhood.

Like the Salvation Army bells, this is an urgent call to individuals, non-governmental agencies and philanthropists to reach out to these residents by any means they can.

Families with limited incomes are left out of almost all programs because they cannot afford to buy the attendance “buttons.”

The Mercury and Air Toxics Standard will improve health across the nation, according to the director of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment.

People can visit the organization's website and browse through its online holiday giving catalog, selecting from more than 20 symbolic gifts to purchase for, or in honor of, a loved one during the holiday season.

Columbia will be losing an affordable housing option once Columbia Regency mobile home park is torn down. And most mobile home parks in the area don't accommodate everyone.

According to Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy, the Occupy Wall Street movement violates some ground rules that must be obeyed to justify civil disobedience.

The faith community needs to push outside its normal comfort zone and reaffirm that support for families applies to everyone.

Did Gary Pinkel's position as an affluent football coach at a major college program help get him out of additional legal trouble?

Aspen Heights was strongly against residents being forced out of the mobile home park under such short notice, and it has worked closely with the residents to ensure they are able to have a smooth move-out process. 

High discontentment and low citizen participation could lead to a revolution of our political system if nothing is done.

Student-athletes are students first, and they came to college to receive and education. They shouldn't be paid, but if some people want to provide financial support, universities could use that money to provide benefits for all student-athletes.

The people that started the Occupy movement did not do it just to be seen or recognized, but instead to provoke leaders to take some kind of action.