I am very happy to see you run for Sheriff. I know the qualities you have will serve the public well and bring the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office to even higher levels of performance, training and community service.
Your high standards, honesty and straight-forward personality will be a breath of fresh air that everyone will appreciate. I hope Jasper County voters know the difference between what people say they will do and what they actually do. The past is a very good indication of what candidates will and will not do. I have found in politics that what is said and what is done are not always the same. You are the same person now as you were when you worked as a detective. Even after winning detective of the year, you never had an inflated ego. That is why I know you will be the same person after the election that you were before. What people see is truly what they get, an impeccable individual with the highest standards of conduct and personal integrity, who truly understands community service.
I know your experience in business will do wonders for saving our tax dollars. I believe you will use the money entrusted to you efficiently. I am so glad you will eliminate the duplication of 911 services and the wasted money on facilities that are available for free from the commissioners. The equipment and facilities that are in need of repair can be upgraded. New toys can be put on the back-burner.
I know your superb interpersonal skills will result in the staff and public seeking out your advice and counsel. This speaks volumes for the way people respect and admire your knowledge in business and law enforcement as well as your judgment and character. You are approachable and willing to share your knowledge and experience.
You are a true team player who always places the goals of your organization before any personal goals. That is what is really needed to improve the office. I wish you the best of luck in your run for sheriff.
James A. McGlocklin
Oronogo
Opinion
ELECTION LETTERS: Open letter to Jasper County Sheriff candidate Larry Newman
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Our View: Absent from House
We can’t figure out why two Missouri legislators think they should be elected to the U.S. House when it appears they can’t seem to show up to take care of business in the Missouri House.
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Your View: Terrorism is terrorism
In the May 13 issue of The Joplin Globe there was an Associated Press article concerning the New Orleans shooting.
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Your View: Should we be outraged?
Were there effusive apologies following the lockdown of Boston as most of the continent indulged vicariously in the ongoing manhunt?
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Your View: Terrible injustice
I see this Jasper County nuisance law as a terrible injustice on the rights of the residents of Jasper County.
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Other Views: Conflicts in SEC
Money talks. In the continuing dispute over the all-too-cozy relationship between the people who create and sell financial products and the people who rate their risk, the money says: Shut up and let us do what we want.
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Phill Brooks, columnist: Missouri Senate did what Founding Fathers had in mind
George Washington once described the Senate as being like a saucer in which you pour coffee or tea.
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Our View: Fixing failure
Some 1,200 injured workers will finally get the payments they are owed. In its final week in session, Missouri’s General Assembly, through bipartisan efforts, passed a solution to address the insolvency of the state’s Second Injury Fund.
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Herb B. Kuhn, guest columnist: Delaying Medicaid reform could hurt rural Missouri
The Missouri Legislature missed a rare opportunity in the just-ended session to transform Medicaid and make a real difference in the lives and health of hundreds of thousands of our neighbors. Rural Missouri has the most to lose from the legislature’s failure to act.
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Kevin Wilson, guest columnist: When fear wins out, so do the terrorists
I’m going to make a bold statement that’s sure to draw a lot of comments, but hear me out before reaching for the keyboard to type a rebuttal.
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Marta Mossburg, columnist: Maybe government is tyrannical after all
Less than two weeks ago President Obama stood in front of graduates from The Ohio State University and told them to reject those who warn of government tyranny.
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