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OPINION      Saturday November 07, 2009
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New voices in the media
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The news media has always been a white male dominated field. For years the voices of blacks, Hispanics and women were not heard in TV or in print. Alonzo Weston


A wall falls, but worries soldier on
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The second-graders in Mrs. White’s class became schooled in the distraction of desk-diving. Ken Newton


Ignore the campaign rumblings; vote your conscience
Monday, November 2, 2009
On Tuesday, some of us will vote on whether to raise the St. Joseph School District tax levy by 63 cents. Most us will cast our votes because either we ... Steve Booher


Confucius says honor is confusing
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Language translation proves a tricky enterprise, one not meant for the dim. Ken Newton


Straight talk about hair
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A part of my childhood memories smells like burning hair. It’s a smell that comes from when my grandmother, mother and aunts used to take turns straightening each others hair ... Alonzo Weston


Levy allies have week for selling
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Unemployment rates averaged more than 20 percent in 1935, the Great Depression still gripping the United States. Ken Newton


Missouri should rethink policies to keep children safe
Monday, October 26, 2009
For a while this morning, let’s pretend that you’re a Missouri Children’s Division caseworker. One of the many cases that crosses your desk involves a newborn. A relative has called ... Steve Booher


Guest column: A quiet revolution
Monday, October 26, 2009
In the decade since the release of the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report, “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System,” a quiet revolution has taken place in health ...


Guest column: Freedom comes at a price
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Twenty years ago, the Iron Curtain came crashing down.


Guest column: Spend broadband money with care
Sunday, October 25, 2009
As hopeful applicants around the country scramble to take advantage of more than $7 billion in federal stimulus funds to expand the reach of the Internet, policymakers both in Missouri ...


Guest column: Together we can protect kids
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Fifty children died from abuse and neglect in Missouri in 2007, ranking the state fifth in such deaths nationwide, according to the Every Child Matters Educational Fund.


Cry fowl: Foes fight over flock
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Homesteaders, rejoice! Missouri’s urban chicken movement has taken wing. Ken Newton


Still in fashion
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The huge clanking figure moving toward me in the News-Press parking lot last Friday was none other than Bag-Head Jheri, the Messanie Street philosopher, wearing a T-shirt that read, “Proud ... Alonzo Weston


Recovery might belie confidence
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Amid the basalt, thick among the sandstone and limestone monoliths, energies reside. So we were told. Ken Newton


Balloon saga captivates viewers willing to be fooled
Monday, October 19, 2009
Bless the Heene family. Steve Booher