Opinion

Plenty of blame, sure, but praise, too

4 years ago By News Staff

There is plenty of blame to go around for the lackadaisical attitude shown by some government officials, who seemed more concerened about the threat to the economy than to human life, before they grudgingly addressed what had been a threat, and now is a horrible reality: the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

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No good reason for delaying elections

4 years ago By News Staff

The April 7 municipal elections that will not happen should have been allowed to happen. “Public health” is the reason given for delaying elections. The excuse sounds praiseworthy, due to concern about the contagion that threatens to kill – based on information coming out of Washington – at least 100,000 Americans. Allowing people to congregate at a polling place, to ignore the rules of social distancing, to put voters and poll workers at risk, is unthinkable. Everyone can agree on that point; however, that is not the point here, which is that the elections should have been allowed to happen and could have been allowed to happen without endangering anyone.

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WHERE’S THE LEADERSHIP?

4 years ago By Jack Miles

Politics should play no role in combatting an acute respiratory syndrome, the virus that causes the deadly disease, COVID-19, but the lack of action in Missouri looks like politics, not leadership.

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