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It’s Your Call for Jan. 15

Can’t make it up Democrats in Illinois and Minnesota are suing the federal government to keep them from enforcing federal law. Does that mean just the laws protecting illegal aliens and criminals, or is it all federal laws? You can’t make this stuff up.  Whatever he says, they do the opposite There’s controversy over who

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It’s Your Call for Jan. 13

He’s mad with power Trump has gone completely mad with power. We must get rid of him.  Hold Noem responsible Thank you, Jake Tapper of CNN, for confronting Kristi Noem with the January 6 riot at our Capitol. Why can’t our congressmen hold Kristi Noem responsible for what’s going on now in our cities?  Nobody

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It’s Your Call for Jan. 12

That’s not sedition Senator Mark Kelly, who served many years of active military service, including years as a heroic astronaut, has been condemned as seditious by Trump for reminding the military that they have a duty to refuse unlawful orders. That is not seditious. Sedition is what Trump did on January 6, 2021, when he

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It’s Your Call for Jan. 9

Time to clean house I hope that the American people, seeing all the chaos in the United States, will do something at election time. Clean house. A big lie Like Jan. 6th attacked on our Capitol, President Trump and Kristi Noem have now called the shooting of an American citizen in Minneapolis a justified action.

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It’s Your Call for Jan. 7

Is anyone else concerned? So we’ve got bears coming from the south and mountain lions from the north. Does no one seem concerned about any of this? I resent him Now Trump plans to spend $100 billion dollars of our tax money on the Venezuelan oil producing infrastructure that will benefit big oil producers. I

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It’s Your Call for Jan. 2

Do the job right I received a letter from the St. Joseph City Council stating that they have noticed that over the years that cleanliness of neighborhoods and trash and stuff being picked up and taken care of creates a lot less problems and the crime was down. Anyway, I agree. And they’re wanting money

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The harsh reality of Chiefs camp

Kansas City Chiefs training camp always brought excitement to St. Joseph. Every July, the team’s arrival would put the city on the map. Three weeks later, Chiefs owners, GMs and coaches would give the community an “atta-boy” before heading south to start the long season. Amid the emporia, there was always that seed of doubt.

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It’s Your Call for Jan. 1

Thank you, Rep. Shields This call is in praise of Representative Brenda Shields. I just had a situation in my life, actually my wife and mine’s life, that we just had no solution for. And so, I emailed Brenda Shields. Unbelievably with the health that woman is facing and this time of year, she took

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It’s Your Call for Dec. 31

Can’t have both Is St. Joseph deteriorating, as a caller recently declared, or is it failing, as another proclaimed in the same day? Or are St. Joseph citizens failing their city? Only about 25% of registered voters bothered to vote on Election Day in nonpartisan elections. The majority of this 25% have come to favor

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It’s Your Call for Dec. 25

Have a Merry Christmas I sincerely hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year. Shouldn’t they be the Navy fleet? Trump has ordered a bunch of brand-new battleships. He is going to call them Trump’s Golden Fleet. Shouldn’t they be the U.S. Navy fleet since the taxpayers are paying for it?

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It’s Your Call for Dec. 23

Cost to the taxpayers I was just in the state office building downtown, and I see where Missouri State employees not only getting Christmas off, but Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas. I’m no Scrooge, but I’m wondering what this costs to Missouri State taxpayers and our budget. Just wondering How many of the

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The AI job cliff is getting closer

For recent college graduates, something big lurks beneath the surface. It builds so slowly it’s almost imperceptible at first. Then, before you know it, people are telling stories about what it was like before artificial intelligence (AI) changed everything. Three decades ago, college graduates might have sensed something similar about the emerging internet and its

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It’s Your Call for Dec. 19

An issue for the working class Affordability is not an issue for billionaires and those who got the giant tax breaks. Affordability is an issue for the rest of us working Americans.  Are you proud? President Trump’s rant last night had so many exaggerations, outright lies. It’s probably going to take until the new year

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Your Letters for Dec. 19, 2025

Offering a fuller picture I am the Program Director for Legal Studies and an Instructor for Criminal Justice and Legal Studies at Missouri Western State University. Since the semester has come to an end and I have some time to reflect, sit back, and reread the News Press article from August 21, 2025, discussing MoWest’s

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It’s Your Call for Dec. 18

The greatest gift  I unfortunately spent the last few days in the local hospital. Last place anyone wants to be, especially this time of year. After finding my health issue and correcting it, I’ll be able to spend Christmas with the family I love. Greatest gift ever. Thank you ER staff, James, Callie, Marcus on

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It’s Your Call for Dec. 17

It’s supply and demand Fact check: Gas prices are lower because of supply and demand in the winter months, not anything that Trump has done. Would’ve been hypocritical Rob Reiner hated President Trump. He made no bones about it. He accused President Trump of despicable things. For President Trump to say something good about Rob

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