Letters to the Editor
LETTER: MU should lessen coal usage
MU should take the steps necessary to reduce coal usage and become more energy efficent.
LETTER: Cutting online school program unfair to students already enrolled
Gov. Jay Nixon's cuts to the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program leave students with fewer educational options.
LETTER: Initiative petition would bring improvement, transparency to Missouri courts
The elections called for in the petition would be less mysterious than the current process for selecting appellate judges.
LETTER: Marching Mizzou kept spirits up during Homecoming game
A MU fan thanks Marching Mizzou for being a highlight of the Homecoming game.
LETTER: Advocates can help prevent child abuse in Missouri
With the help of volunteers and advocates, Missourians can reduce the number of deaths caused by child abuse and neglect.
LETTER: We must not let Afghanistan turn into Vietnam
Carolyn Doll writes that we must learn from our past military failures and find a new approach to combating al-Quaida in Afghanistan.
LETTER: Most doctors favor public health care option
The majority of doctors and Americans favor a public insurance option in the health care reform bill.
LETTER: Health care debate much more complex than reported
Roland Meinert's guest column earlier this week leaves out several useful pieces of information.
LETTER: A look at why stormwater flow creates problems for Hinkson Creek
Stormwater flow creates levels of problems for Hinkson Creek.
Sending more troops to Afghanistan might cause loss of goodwill
Public opinion is what brought the Korean and Vietnam wars to an end, and this might happen with the war in Afghanistan. Our president and those in Congress who support this war might be looking for new jobs if they go against public opinion.
LETTER: Individual, not group, filed early voting petition
Membership in the League of Women Voters had no bearing on the decision to file the petition.
LETTER: Baseball playoff series should be decided in one game, tennis-style
For business reasons, Major League Baseball should switch to one-game playoffs decided tennis-style, in which the first team to outscore their opponent in five total innings wins the game.
LETTER: Politicians named 'Nixon' seem to always deceive the public
By refusing to come clean about when his office learned about the E. coli levels at the Lake of the Ozarks, Governor Jay Nixon is living up to the name that former President Nixon degraded.
LETTER: Current health care system prevents many from getting care
Many Americans live without health insurance, and even more are close to losing it.
LETTER: It's time for MU to lessen its use of coal
Coal is an incredibly dirty and polluting source of energy, and according to the World Coal Institute, the use of coal will increase by 60 percent in the next 20 years.
LETTER: Coal's price tag is not cheap
Replacing coal as a power source is essential to protecting the health of our community.
LETTER: Not all doctors support Obama's public option plan
LETTER: Plenty of reasons Missouri needs a consumption tax
Research and statistics show that Missourians should support the FairTax.
LETTER: Instead of blaming women, try not assaulting them
Comments by the Sheriff's Department regarding alleged sexual assaults at Les Bourgeois Winery seem to blame the victims and not place responsibility on the perpetrators.
LETTER: Public transit is a reliable way to get around Columbia
Americans are not doing what it takes to be leaders in a more earth-friendly world.
