Opinion

Cloud hangs over Clay commission election

1 week ago By News Staff

A terrible dark cloud hangs over any bid for the Clay County commissioner offices. That cloud should be washed clean by the culmination of the state audit and thereby the conclusion of any findings and misdeeds or malpractice by current members of the County Commission one way or the other.

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No clear rules for spending virus funds

1 month ago By News Staff

Officials in Lawson have good reason to feel outrage over the seemingly plodding and distrustful way the Ray County Commission has clung to federal coronavirus relief money that could be assisting Lawson and other communities across the county, but city leaders should not blame Ray County officials.

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District makes case for Proposition T

2 months ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Springs School District of Clay and Ray counties has made a good case for voters to approve Proposition T, a tax issue that would not cause voters to pay more in taxes than they pay now.

We endorse the issue.

Under the proposal that voters will address at the polls June 2, the public could extend the existing tax levy to bring in another $23.5 million.

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A RECKLESS PLEDGE

2 months ago By News Staff

Missouri lawmakers’ failure once again, as in years past, to require out-of-state online stores to pay sales tax is a detriment to Missouri businesses and residents.

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Veteran asks: What does Memorial Day mean?

2 months ago By News Staff

Honoring the fallen in battle is not a recent practice. In fact, remembrance of soldiers and loved ones dates back thousands of years. Greeks and Romans gathered at gravesites with flowers and held festivals and feasts in their honor.

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Importance of Mo. Medicaid expansion grows

2 months ago By News Staff

As a primary care doctor, I cringe when I am paged on-call at 2 a.m. by a patient with chest pain who won’t go to the emergency department because of lack of insurance.

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Virus reminder of need for flexible time off

2 months ago By News Staff

The growing threat from the coronavirus is a stark reminder of how America’s failure to give workers the flexibility to take paid time off puts public health at risk.

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Support Medicaid expansion on ballot

2 months ago By News Staff

Over 100,000 children have callously been thrown off Medicaid in the past two years, and 127,000 adult Missourians, creating a public health crisis due to Missouri’s legislative inaction.

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Missouri set to start reopening process

3 months ago By News Staff

On Monday, Excelsior Springs, Richmond, parts of Clay County, all of Ray County and the lion’s share of rural and municipal areas within Missouri will begin to reopen.

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After two world wars, other pandemics, this too shall pass

3 months ago By News Staff

We need to get through this time and tighten our belts, just as we have through two World Wars, terrorist attacks and other epidemics.

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