Based on the recent TV ads, I was all for Prop D which promoted a state fuel tax increase to pay for badly needed road and bridge repairs until I read the actual Proposition in the Oct 26 Kirkwood-Webster Times.
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Missouri is in need of safer roads, bridges and jobs, but when are lawmakers going to represent their constituents in their district fairly? Some people think 10 cents over four years, as outlined in Proposition D, is not much money to address much-needed repairs.
Proposition 2 ensures St. Louis County parks cannot be sold or disposed of without a vote of the people, provides residents a say over major changes in park land, and does not raise taxes or fees. Laws similar to Proposition 2 are already in place in St. Louis City and several St. Louis Coun…
I was originally in favor of Prop D since we do need road work done in the state, but then I read the actual proposition and found out most of the money is not even going to roads. It reads that of the $400 million collected about two-thirds is going to Missouri State Law Enforcement. If thi…
I was surprised to see Ann Wagner's concerns about Amendment 1 in your paper (WKT Oct. 12-18). She claims that its financial support comes from "dark money" from all over the country. I've learned that Clean Missouri has more than 27,000 small donors and has reported the source of all of its…
I have just read the article on the two candidates for state auditor. Both candidates are questioning, with fierceness, each other's ability to hold the office.
"Clean Missouri" is on the November ballot. I am very disappointed but not surprised that so many state politicians are coming out opposed to a proposed law that would ensure that Missouri has a government of, for and by the people.
At the Sunset Hills Board of Alderman meeting Oct. 9, 2018, over two hours were spent discussing the proposed Tidal Wave development at the Econolodge site.
Don Corrigan may want to do a follow up on his Nike misinformation piece (Editor's Desk, Sept. 21). A couple of things he missed. First of all, Americans have the right to choose who they want to do business with. Start with Dick's Sporting Goods chief and his new policy on guns. I am sure t…
I saw, read and enjoyed Julie Brown Patton's article about the development of the Crestwood property (SCT, Oct. 5 issue).
I was born and raised in South St. Louis County and am a 1987 graduate of Oakville High School. Since then, I've been a park ranger at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, for over 25 years.
Based on the recent TV ads, I was all for Prop D which promoted a state fuel tax increase to pay for badly needed road and bridge repairs until I read the actual Proposition in the Oct 26 Kirkwood-Webster Times.
