October 29, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

To Duff

I just got back from a 7 a.m. school board committee meeting; we do a lot of those. I was enlightened there by your letter to the paper that said the current board needs creativity, commitment and energy. More...

Look at the whole picture

Well, it is that time of year to get out and vote again. I was planning on doing what I always do each year, which was to read in the paper about whomever the candidates were and why I should or should not vote for them. More...

Chasing families away

I feel I need to write this because of what has happened in the past few months. Why are the good teachers and coaches leaving? Why would any young teacher or coach ever want to come here? More...

Good News

I've been a community journalist/reporter for over a dozen years and I know 'Good News' when I see it. As I was driving through the DQ drive-thru in Staples recently, I was struck not only by what I saw, but what I did not see. More...

Ashamed

I am ashamed to say that I graduated from Staples Motley High School and I feel sorry for the current students. More...

Controlled media?

Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela. What do these countries have in common? The government controls their media. Therefore, the people only hear and read what the government wants them to. More...