Though I was a confirmed Republican until 2004, I urge all voters of all parties to vote for Jay Nixon, a Democrat, for governor this year.
He is, perhaps, the first governor to even be aware that Joplin is a city located in Missouri, much less an important one. No one else except Warren Hearnes in his promotion of Missouri Southern State University has done a single thing to help our city.
Nixon has placed his job on the line to promote Joplin, repeatedly, since its devastation due to the 2011 tornado.
One of the other top state officials sought to charge him with misappropriation of funds by allowing Joplin an extra share.
Many years ago my grandfather, a Democrat, was elected commissioner in Lawrence County. The Aurora newspaper commented at the time that this was a remarkable feat for anyone anywhere in Southwest Missouri — a rock-ribbed Republican area. I was unaware that this condition prevailed so many years ago.
In fact, I seldom vote in a primary election, considering it a waste of time and effort in a de-facto Republican election, unless there are propositions or amendments to consider. There are usually no names from which to choose, except Republicans.
Once again, I urge those of all political parties to vote for Gov. Jay Nixon for another four years in office. Nixon has been, as no other governor, a promoter of our fair city of Joplin.
Milo A. Harris
Joplin
Opinion
ELECTION LETTERS: Gov. Nixon has helped Joplin
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Our View: Setting standard
The sight of hundreds of young student volunteers walking across Moore’s Fourth Street interstate overpass had to be uplifting to the city’s tornado victims.
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Our View: Safer schools
Being able to see for ourselves what would have happened to our children had they been standing in the main hall of their schools during the May 22, 2011, tornado had a profound effect on our understanding of safe schools.
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Marilyn Beasley, guest columnist: Claiming responsibility for abuse of power
Over the past few months we’ve witnessed the abuse of power by President Barack Obama and his administration.
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Our View: ‘Why?’ has no answer
Just hours before, there was breakfast and laughter. There were pictures on the walls and memories in every room.
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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: 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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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: 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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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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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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