Opinion

The early voting process took 45 minutes total time, mostly waiting in line. With a small sample size, the voter turnout looks strong.

Ellen Wentz, Kirkwood, Mo. To the editor: We all want our children to get a good education and to feel and be safe in school. Yet Trudy Busch Valentine’s opponent for the U.S. Senate has done everything in his power to loosen gun laws, making a surplus of guns available to almost anyone. This has resulted in a large increase in gun violence for Missouri and the USA. Trudy Busch Valentine wants our children to learn and be safe; therefore she supports common-sense gun solutions. Please think about the safety of our children when you vote on Nov. 8.

The deadline to submit letters to the editor regarding next Tuesday’s elections is noon Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Dear Doctors: What does it mean when something is a “complete protein”? A friend said that when I count beans or grains as a protein, it’s not the same nutritional value as meat or cheese. Are there really

America is now a nation where acts of political violence are so predictable that for months before an assailant broke into the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, on Friday, experts have warned such an incident was likely.

In the histories of great states there are crucial crossroads. In Missouri, Amendment 3 is a wrong turn down the wrong road at the wrong time. This measure vastly expanding Missouri’s marijuana monopoly goes too far.

Donna Pittman, Independence To the editor: Dr. Bridget McCandless is running for the position of City Council at large in independence. She is a lifelong resident of our city and has 30 years experience in the medical field.

Niel Johnson, Independence To the editor: History tells us that propaganda can attract a huge audience, even if it is based on lies. That is something noted by historians and philosophers.