Red River Valley Fighter pilots organize
Dear Editor, I would like to invite any veteran who has flown in combat for our country to join the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association. When this organization first began, it consisted of those of us who had flown in combat over North Vietnam during the Vietnam war. The Red River Valley refers to […]
Big “no” on Editor’s Notes
Dear Editor, (In regards to last week’s Sheriff’s report) Just letting you know the Editor’s notes that you added to the police reports on the back page are VERY UNPROFESSIONAL and just add FAKE NEWS to your paper. Bad choice. Donnie Qualen via Facebook
Liberal debt is reckless
Dear Editor, Jennifer Merecki speaks gibberish in the Mar-01-2019 issue… a thesaurus gives us related meanings, e.g., nonsense, rubbish, tripe, bull, mumbo-jumbo and so on. That is what you sound like, Mam. I did complete the 6th grade and am able to read at a level slightly higher than that, but Jennifer what is “Giv’n’r,” […]
$1 trillion won’t begin to pay $22 trillion
Dear Editor, John Adams famously said: “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” How true. I wanted to address something I read by The Progressive Pioneer in the March 1st column. In said column, she addresses […]
Shepherd school in desperate need of repair
Dear Editor, Without a doubt Shepherd schools are in desperate need of repair and upgrade. The Shepherd school bonds are in need of a “Yes” _vote from our community. A “Yes” _vote means we care about our school and our community. “Yes” _means that we care about education. “Yes” _means we care about our future […]
Christian do not HAVE to be Republican!
Dear Editor, I am responding to the Progressive Pioneer opinion piece by Jennifer Merecki on February 4, 2019. Her assertion is that the religious right must be Republican and not enough attention is paid to the religious left. Her piece seems to attack the Catholic Church in a roundabout way by asserting that the current […]
Student perspective on Shepherd School Bond
Dear Editor, I have been to the community meetings and read all the articles about the Shepherd School Bond. I have yet to express my opinion, but here goes. I have gone to Shepherd since kindergarten. I have sat in the kindergarten building and it wasn’t the best back then either. Since then, the kindergarten […]
Requiring popular vote precedence is unconstitutional
Dear Editor, Recently a number of state legislatures have passed legislation that amounts to an end run around the U.S. Constitution or at least around the electoral college that is found within the constitution.
Are Presidential declarations constitutional?
Dear Editor, When it comes to the U.S. Constitution, I consider myself an originalist and a purist. That is why Antonin Scalia was my hero when he was on the high court. Anthony Kennedy, my Con law professor in law school in 1985 to 1986 was neither a constitutionalist nor a purist.
Shepherd Bond Levy begs questions
Dear Editor, I’m trying to Understand the Shepherd School Bond. When I don’t understand something, I try to learn as much as I can about it. The Board of Trustee meetings I have attended have not included any discussion to reduce the nature and extent of the Bond. The Committee of local folks and teacher […]