Editorials/Letters

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Op/Ed: Use Tax is Opportunity for Growth

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Jason Wert 52 Views editorial, election, election 2020, op-ed, opinion piece, ozark, ozark chamber of commerce, use tax

by Andrea Sitzes Last Saturday, I went to Sam’s Club off Campbell in Springfield to pick up a few items

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Op/Ed: Honoring Our Men and Women in Blue

May 16, 2020May 15, 2020 Jason Wert 193 Views editorial, national police week, op-ed, roy blunt

by Senator Roy Blunt Every May, thousands of law enforcement officers make their way to Washington, D.C., for National Police

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Editorial: It Might Be Time to Turn the Open Lights on Again

April 19, 2020 Jason Wert 223 Views coronavirus, covid 19, covid-19, greene county, springfield

Over the last week, we’ve seen some cracks in the veneer of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department director Clay Goddard.

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OI Editorial: Sometimes, Even With COVID-19, It’s None of Your Business

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Jason Wert 325 Views coronavirus, covid-19, editorial, springfield greene county health department

It was the first thing I saw in my social media feed when I woke up this morning.

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OP-ED: Congress Must Act to Permanently Ban Lethal Drugs

February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 Jason Wert 311 Views editorial, op-ed, tim garrison, u.s. attorney

by Tim Garrison, U.S. Attorney for Missouri’s Western District A Grain Valley, Missouri, teenager ingested what he thought was just

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Why You Should Join the Great Ozarks Forgiveathon

December 23, 2019December 22, 2019 Jason Wert 386 Views charity, editorial, forgiveathon, jeff houghton

Why are we leading the Great Ozarks Forgiveathon, a fundraiser to abolish $2.7 million in medical debt in the Ozarks by raising $27,000?

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OI Thanks You For A Great First Year!

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Jason Wert 506 Views ozarks independent

It’s hard to believe that a year has gone by already. It was a year ago today, December 4, when

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OI Editorial: Big Kids Trick or Treating Might Be Different Than What You Assume

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 Jason Wert 521 Views halloween, special needs children, trick or treating

I know the feeling. You’ve stocked up on candy for the little kids of your neighborhood and when the doorbell

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See The Ozarks Before It’s Sold

October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 Jason Wert 428 Views kaitlyn mcconnell, op-ed

Nearly every week, I explore our Ozarks blacktop and crunchy-gravel backroads in search of stories. Nowadays, I’ve noticed something: It seems items are littering the roadsides — of even the most remote areas — at increasing rates.

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OI Op/Ed: Let’s Shift the Focus of the Domestic Violence Debate

June 21, 2019June 20, 2019 Jason Wert 902 Views domestic violence, editorial, janice thompson, op-ed, opinion piece

by Janice Thompson Are you aware that you probably know someone who abuses his or her partner? When I was

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