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Today marks the 82nd anniversary of the surprise attack that thrust the United States into the heart of the second World War, when a peaceful Sunday morning in a tropical paradise was broken up by …
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By Robert Cox
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12/7/23
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Here in southeastern and south-central Missouri, we’re very blessed to live in an area that’s home to some of the best hunting found anywhere in the state. While we always set out hoping …
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By Jason Smith
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12/7/23
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Dear Editor It’s deer season once again and I share all the excitement that goes along with it. For the young and old alike, it’s their most exciting time of year. For the past several …
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11/30/23
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In the aftermath of the October 7 terror attack in Israel, antisemitic incidents in the U.S. have skyrocketed by 316% compared to the same time last year. We’ve seen massive hate-filled rallies …
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By Jason Smith
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11/30/23
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Dear Editor I would like to speak for the Perryville Community with this THANK YOU: Thank you, Denise and Susan; Thank you, donors of food and money; Thank you, volunteers and everyone else who …
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11/30/23
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The holiday season is officially upon us! With the longer days and warm weather behind us, we now get to look forward to Thanksgiving. This unique American holiday is one of my favorites. It’s …
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By Jason Smith
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11/21/23
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Dear Editor, “Over the Target” incoming fire , a hail of bullets we take! As we near our objective! I have fought for Perry County Citizens for years , never asking for anything in …
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11/17/23
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Dear Editor Are we Pro Life or just Pro brief, pitiful and ultimately culpable self-preservation? Think back. For some of us it’s way back. As a young child, one of God’s blessed children …
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11/17/23
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Across the country, millions of hardworking Americans are struggling to get by because of President Joe Biden’s cost-of-living crisis, where the price of goods has risen 17.7% since he took the …
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By Jason Smith
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11/17/23
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At a recent Senate hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers that Hamas’s terror attack on Israel has given terrorists inspiration “the likes of which we haven’t …
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By Jason Smith
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11/9/23
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Americans are growing increasingly alarmed over the Left’s relentless efforts to force their values, ideals, and way of life onto the rest of society, whether it’s in the classroom, the …
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By Jason Smith
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11/2/23
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Here is an eminently functional process by which the oft-stated “insoluble” 75-year Israel-Palestine conundrum can be resolved. 1. Israel, unaffiliated Palestinian leaders, designated …
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11/2/23
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Dear Editor, Israel! Gaza! Russia! China! Ukraine! Taiwan! North Korea! Iran! NO! NO! NO! I pray for my Perry County! My thoughts are with you Perry County! My fellow Perry …
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11/2/23
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This column was first published on Oct. 31, 2017. I haven’t managed to improve on it in the years since — yet, anyway — so I present it once more for your …
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By Robert Cox
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11/2/23
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Dear Editor This is in response to Keith A. Carroll’s misleading Letter to the Editor. I am appalled that Keith Carroll thinks he is an expert on political issues. Before Keith complained about …
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10/27/23
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Dear Editor Little more than three weeks after my birth here in a little, essentially one bedroom house on the outskirts of Perryville, Missouri, hopefully without a tremendous amount of trauma on …
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10/26/23
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Dear Editor What is the proper role of government? IT IS TO GUARD YOUR FREEDOM! What is the proper role of a newspaper? TO HOLD THE GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE AMERICA TO ACCOUNT! Government! How should …
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10/26/23
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Dear Editor, I read it more and more: The elderly need to stay active-physically and mentally. A few of us elders like coming several hours early to the Perryville Community Center. We enjoy working …
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10/26/23
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Dear Editor, Did you catch the blushing kerfuffle, when Jason Smith was caught fudging facts on the national stage? Acting as point man for the Republican impeachment inquiry, Congressman Smith led …
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10/26/23
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On October 7, Hamas terrorists murdered innocent Israeli civilians in attacks that included rape, torture, and beheadings. It was a disgusting violation of the most basic morality. Any country whose …
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By Jason Smith
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10/26/23
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On October 7, barbaric Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel and committed the worst Jewish massacre since the Holocaust. Over a thousand civilians – mothers, fathers, children, grandparents, …
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By Jason Smith
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10/19/23
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Dear Editor, Thank you to all of the Volunteers in our community! Recently I was fortunate enough to emcee an event! Liberty Days : A Salute to Service! Honoring our Men and Women in uniform, …
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10/19/23
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Dear Editor Closed hearts, minds and souls…. Catastrophic things for us to waste as human beings; Christ’s Creations. I had the wonderful opportunity of working for many years prior to …
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10/19/23
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Dear Editor I recently attended the Planning and Zoning meeting with regard to the proposed change in zoning to allow for a second Dollar General to be built on Highway 61 South just past Huber Road. …
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10/12/23
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Dear Editor, Do you hear it? Listen carefully. A donkey keeps breying: “Play it again, Sam”. The Letters to Editor section is one reason I buy the Republic-Monitor newspaper. It was a …
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10/12/23
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