Regarding “Assessing Assessment” (Feb 8th) you tell us that Mr. Earls likes to tell (lecture) us that if assessments go down, i.e. truly reflect housing values, “it would wreak havoc on schools, fire districts, city government and dozens of other…
I am referring to the letter on the Opinion page written by Mr. Phil Vonder Haar of Webster Groves. The subject was “We gave at the office” published on January 22, 2009.
I live in Affton and had a 22 percent…
Here they go again…County Executive Charlie Dooley and his veto-proof County Council…ignoring the citizens of St. Louis County.
The voters on November 4, 2008 voted NO to the $120 million county bond issue. But does County Executive Dooley care what the…
An Open Letter to Bob McColloch:
Hey Bob,
While dropping my kids off at school this morning, I heard a radio commercial that was full of lies and complete mis-statements played on KMOX radio. You need to take action NOW as a…
Reference St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Voters Guide”, covering the primary elections, August 1, 2008. I read where Ms. Kathleen Kelly Burkett (D) is running again for St. Louis County Council Member 2nd District. I was shocked at her ludicrous 3rd priority statement that…
With reference to the letter submitted by Jim Trimble of Affton in the July 28, 2008 letters to the Editor, I understand his frustration if his trash collection bill is going up. Even though it might not be the best…
It’s the same people who get us into quarter-century ‘messes’ who then meet somewhere to try to get us out of these messes. It’s the same newspaper that lends legitimacy to the same ‘errors-makers’, especially when they want more public…
Now that candidates are starting to mail their campaign material, it’s time for us to note their “experience” to see if they helped gouge the property owners in the recent tax confiscation.
If they are former members of a council or…
The irony of redirecting resources for something that has a perceived savings is never realized by those who think they have the solutions for whatever problems ails society. Especially when the actual price of redericted resources is factored in to create…
Hardley township development sadly sounds like the latest wreck for one city in the hopes of generating sales tax revenue based on a developers promises. A push that creates a few big winners at best. I would hope that political leaders from both Richmond Heights, Brentwood and…
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