Letter To The Editor
Beware: Caller ID Can Be Faked; Scams Ensue
Dear Editor: I don’t know if Caller ID Spoofing has been addressed in your paper or not, I actually have not seen it. I recently answered a call from a local person, though I did not recognize the name. She was “returning” my call. I told her I had not called her, and I could…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Response to What About This
Letter to the Editor Editor: This is in regards to the “What About This…?” article by Wayne William Cipriano in last weeks paper, where he tore our President Trump to shreds. Then he stated that “Bush the younger was the worst president in our history.” I believe his liberalism is showing. I also believe he…
Read MoreFrom the Mayor
LETTER TO EDITOR Dear Residents of Ava and Douglas County, This letter is simply a reminder of the importance of the City of Ava to Douglas County and vice-versa. For every dollar that is collected by our county in sales tax, more than 75 cents comes from within the city limits of Ava. For…
Read MoreLocal Citizen’s Care for Stranger Appreciated
Dear Editor, On Oct 19 of this year, our motorcycle group from Kansas City decided to ride the wonderful roads in your area. We did a gas stop in Ava and preceded to our destination of West Plains. It had rained earlier and darkness set in earlier than expected. Just outside of Ava one of…
Read MoreThe Return of the Bus Issue
LETTER TO EDITOR Editor: The School Bus Issue again! Holy smokes – this thing keeps coming back like Freddie Krueger! For what was supposedly a settled issued it has certainly taken on a zombie-like life of its own. Now certain fractious members of the Ava R-I Board, not satisfied with having denied the bus operators…
Read MoreThird Grade Students Honor Reginald King at Wall That Heals
Dear Editor, In your September 6th issue I read a letter from Lois Moore regarding her nephew, Reginald King. I read this letter to my third grade class, and it was decided we would find his name on the Wall That Heals while it was here in Ava. His name is located on…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Remember Those Honored by The Wall
To the Douglas Co. Herald, When I read in the paper about the Vietnam Wall being set up in your area, I called your office to tell you about my nephew, Reginald King. He was killed in Vietnam on Valentine’s Day 1969. The person I spoke to said, “send his story and it…
Read MoreThe People Have Voted: Prop A Defeat Should Be the End of Legislators’ Attempts to Force Right to Work
To the Editor: On August 7th the PEOPLE of Missouri, once again, defeated attempts to make Missouri a so-called “Right to Work” state. Proposition A, as it was identified on the Primary ballot, was soundly defeated 67.46% to 32.5%. The Missouri legislature had passed SB 19 in 2016/2017 and the legislation was signed into law…
Read MoreTax Cut Spin is ‘Pure Bull’
To the Editor: Our Congressman Jason Smith is at it once again trying to spin the President’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act (otherwise known as the Corporate Giveaway Tax Cut) as good for working class Missourians and implicitly taking some credit for himself. In his most recent weekly e-mail newsletter Congressman Smith touts his visit…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Healthy Living Beats Statin Drugs. 8.9.18
Dear Editor: Last week Dr. Jerome Fleg wrote in Letter to the Editor refuting some of the information in the column: Secrets to Healthy Living in the Ozarks – How to Avoid a Heart Attack/Stint. Medical doctors look at illnesses and treat symptoms with prescription drugs. Doctors like Dr. Bob Hollett look for the underlying…
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