Published Thursday, March 20, 2008
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW
Obama’s fate
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
For an excellent analysis explaining why Barack Obama is bound to receive the Democratic nomination for president, I commend the piece appearing Tuesday in this newspaper’s Opinion page by Peter Brown, a university pollster.
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Measure gives parents best options for school
Editor, the Tribune: I’m writing to ask Sen. Chuck Graham to support Senate Bill 993, creating Missouri’s first scholarship tax credit program for disabled and special-needs children. This bill allows an 80 percent tax credit for donations to a scholarship fund that families whose children are not receiving an appropriate education at their current school can use to find solutions at another school.
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Daylight saving reminder helpful, mistakenly funny
Editor, the Tribune: I appreciated the reminder about daylight saving time in the top left corner of the March 9 Tribune, but I was amused that the person who wrote it did not "rember" how to spell "remember."
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Literacy, math coaches
make a real difference
Editor, the Tribune: On behalf of our family, we would like to personally thank Kayla Phillips and Chris O’Gorman, the Rock Bridge Elementary School literacy and math coaches, respectively, for the difference that they make in the educational community and advanced learning of our children, Bailey and Bennett.
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Thief should return beloved dog no questions asked
Editor, the Tribune: To whomever took my beloved dog: I sincerely hope you realize what a wonderful dog you got when you took my black Lab, Lady, on Friday evening, March 14. She was the love of our family and very dedicated to us, and we know she would never have left on her own.
McCain misses big chance in Baghdad
By DAVID BRODER
WASHINGTON - These are salad days for John McCain, touring world capitals with his buddies Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, meeting foreign leaders and returning to Washington with his nomination secure and polls confirming that he is well positioned to challenge either Hillary Clinton or Barack
Obama.
House of cards gets short shrift in race
By DAVID BROOKS
What’s the most underdiscussed issue of this presidential campaign?
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