Dear Editor, As a 25-year veteran of the tourism/lodging industry, I have mixed feelings about the proposal to remove the tourism function from the Chamber of Commerce and place it… Read more »
Category: Letters
Sheriff escorts the president
Dear editor, I noted in your news article about the president going from Whiteman to Warrensburg that Sheriff Heiss led the procession and said that he was very excited to… Read more »
UCM president thanks community
Dear Members of the Campus Community and Friends of UCM: The University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg and surrounding communities can be very proud of the cooperative spirit and strong sense… Read more »
Mo. health insurance aid
Dear Editor, The federal subsidy for health coverage for the 525,000 Missouri residents has me very concerned. The Missouri residents that fall in or under the poverty level would benefit… Read more »
‘Learning to a Greater Degree Contract’
Dear Editor, The University of Central Missouri’s Board of Governors took a bold and necessary step forward when it adopted the conceptual “Learning to a Greater Degree Contract” as a… Read more »
Tax credits
Dear Editor, Policymakers have used economic development tax credits to gamble with taxpayer money for years, but the results have been disappointing. Missouri continues to fall behind our neighbors, and… Read more »
Tax structure
Dear Editor, The debate about tax structure is not some egghead, ivory-tower issue, and Missouri is about to find this out firsthand. Last year, Kansas eliminated its tax on the… Read more »
Medicaid expansion
Dear Editor, Late last month, Gov. Jay Nixon announced he would support an expansion of Missouri’s Medicaid program under ObamaCare. “[Expanding Medicaid is] the smart thing to do, and it’s the… Read more »
Tax incentive reform
Dear Editor, Missouri’s economy is suffering, and at least part of the blame can be laid at the feet of a state development culture intent on picking winners and losers… Read more »
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