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Summersville Friends of the Library have set the annual Plants & Books Sale for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 25, so mark your calendars!
We’ll be needing plenty of vegetables, …
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By Kathie Ledgerwood-Cox,
Branch Librarian
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4/8/25
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To the editor:
We are still not really familiar with West Plains, or even everyone living in our neighborhood, since we are older retired folk and sometimes have health problems that come with …
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4/5/25
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To the editor:
We have not received answers yet from Jason Smith to the questions that we submitted to him Feb. 26, so we are continuing to answer those questions to the best of our ability here …
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4/5/25
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To the editor:
Letter-writer Larry David is correct that cats left outdoors take a deadly toll on wildlife. That alone is an important reason to keep all cats indoors, but there is another one: …
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4/5/25
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To the editor:
Any poll of Americans on the question of whether there is fraud, waste and abuse in the federal government would come back with an overwhelming response of “Yes.” …
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4/5/25
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To the editor:
After two months of Trump's reign, we are in shock, feeling helpless, angry, and fearful.There is no complete cure, but doing something — no matter how insignificant — …
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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4/5/25
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Most days I wish I could turn off the evening news, but I can’t.
I can’t help myself. I’ve been a news junkie for almost as long as I could read. I blame my mom and her mother. …
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By Jim Hamilton
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4/2/25
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As I travel across Missouri, meeting with community leaders and residents, working to strengthen neighborhoods and encourage civic engagement, I hear the same concern in every town: civic bullies.
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By David Burton
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4/2/25
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It’s tea time! The Summersville Library’s 11 th annual Princess Tea Party StoryTime will be held from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday! The Miss Texas County Pageant winners will be our …
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By Kathie Ledgerwood-Cox, Branch Librarian
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4/1/25
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In recent weeks, action taken by the federal administration has left many individuals wondering about the status of a small-town staple — the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) county …
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By Kalee Olson, policy manager,
Center for Rural Affairs
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3/29/25
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To the editor:
I am an 85-year-old woman who will be on the street April 5, protesting the government that – despite its denials – intends to take away my monthly Social Security …
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3/29/25
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To the editor:
On Feb. 26, our group, Voters for Informed Action, asked Jason Smith some basic questions about the economic condition of the 8 th Congressional District, which is the sixth …
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3/29/25
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I am writing this editorial at 9:20 p.m. on Thursday with one contact lens in and the other somehow torn straight down the center, landing it in the trash.
It’s getting to be the …
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By Abby Hess, abbyh@westplainsdailyquill.net
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3/29/25
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Life on the farm ended in 1943.
Grandpa Luther passed away on the 26th of April, 1943. Vera's mother and daddy decided to sell the farm and move back to Seattle. They had visited the …
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By Dwight Thirkield,
Quill Contributing Writer
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3/26/25
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To the editor:
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3/22/25
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3/22/25
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Someone commented on one of our stories covering Friday night’s tornadoes and severe weather.
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3/22/25
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To the editor:
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3/22/25
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I am digressing again. This time will be the last because this story is nearing its close.
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By Dwight Thirkield,
Quill Contributing Writer
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3/19/25
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I knew my way around cows when I boy on the farm. I never worried one might hurt me, though all had dangerous-looking horns.
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By Jim Hamilton
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3/19/25
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