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Mike Moeller of Missouri Home Dock Cities Association: "These rogue gambling operators who are placing machines in businesses shouldn’t be rewarded with sweetheart deals."
Maria Rivero and David Stokes of Show-Me Institute: "Ultimately, the decision rests in the hands of voters, who should weigh the pros and cons of the tax relative to the circumstances of their own community and vote on what they deem best in April."
Taynia Kisner of Compassus brings the concept to the forefront after former President Jimmy Carter’s decision to enter care.
Nixa Public Schools Superintendent Gearl Loden says addressing teacher pay is critical step to keep educators in the state.
Greg Byler of Blue Iguana Car Wash responds to recent crime stats reported to City Council by the chief of the Springfield Police Department.
Jason Gaynor, of Springfield: "Blaming law-abiding citizens for the failures of our criminal justice system might be convenient for some city leaders, but it is certainly not the solution to combating violence within our city. "
Curtis Marshall writes in support of the Galloway ballot measure.
Kristen Haseltine, president & CEO of Show Me Christian County, writes in support of the ballot issues.
Dr. Roy Holand, of Springfield, opposes the recreational marijuana ballot measure.
Lonnie Funk, of Rogersville: "Question 1 is more about multifamily development in Springfield in the future than it is about Galloway."
JT Kendall, of Springfield: "Don’t expect, or worse, demand, workers to do more than you are paying them to do or work longer hours without extra compensation."
David Stokes, director of municipal policy for the Show-Me Institute: "Rolling back personal property tax rates is the right thing to do."
Bart Brown of Ozarks Food Harvest responds to the Food Assistance & Hunger in the Heartland report.
Kimberly Cella, executive director of Citizens for Modern Transit and the Missouri Public Transit Association, says "funding will help expand transit accessibility and continue allowing transit providers to deliver millions of rides annually so Missourians can gain access to jobs, health care needs, education, goods and services."
Alexandria Dienes, of Springfield, says, "It does not attract civic growth or enhance commerce to burden one another with banal misrepresentations of cultures."
Charles M. Ewing, of Springfield, responds to an opinion article about the Lone Pine Bike Park.
A Springfield resident responds to the city's request for feedback on flag proposal.
Urban Studios LLC, a natural light photography studio and pop-up event space, opened; the Missouri State University Foundation became the new owner of event venue The Old Glass Place; and Polk County’s dining scene expanded with the opening of Flat Creek.