Dear Editor:I think we all remember our tornado that hit us on Resurrection (or Easter) Sunday. A significant number of us suffered damage from it.I will remember it in...

Dear Editor:Just wanted to give a shout out to all the crews who helped clean up and restore power after the storm. Thanks for the hard work and long hours. And to those of...

Dear Editor:Do you have a copy from the paper, when the choice was made to go from well water to lake water? I remember well water is hard (bad) water, and lake water is...

(Editor’s note: This letter was presented at the March 17 Lamar City Council meeting.)Dear Editor:Looking from the Outside.Almost four years ago the city council made the...

Dear Editor:Since our nation’s founding, the private and public sectors of the economy have competed with a natural tension – the public sector serving the common good,...

Dear Editor:I do not believe I have ever written anything for the public to see, but now that I am older and grateful, I felt compelled to do so. I apologize to any of you...

Dear Editor:With elections coming up in April, the stance and position on this issues is extremely important to our town and county.Dear Mayor Oeltjen, Mr. Rives and City...

Dear Editor:I want to thank the person who put ice melt on my step after our snow.That person or someone else also left a Christmas gift inside my screen door.Thank you for...

Dear Editor:My son is Shawn L Miller, who has been restoring the home at 1405 Gulf St. in Lamar for many years now. He is 55 years of age, having been born June 13, 1969...

Dear Editor:In the days of Moses and Ramses II, a very old man was sitting in his chair when a vague idea entered his mind. The idea said, “I wonder if it is possible to...

Dear Editor:In the days of Moses and Ramses II, a young lad of 14 years of age walked to school one morning and had no idea it would be a day that would change his life....

Dear Editor:In the times of Moses and Ramses II, a very old man was looking out the door of his house and he could see his chariot parked out front. His mind began to...

Dear Editor:In the times of Moses and Ramses II, great differences appeared among the people of the countries of the world. Some of the people thought the governments of...

Dear Editor:A lady reached out to our rescue group in St Louis asking if we could take any of her rescued cats into our rescue. We are over full as are most rescues and...

Dear Editor:Hello,my name is, Tommy Wilson. I was publisher of the Democrat from 1989 - 1981. I’m retired now, as of September 2013. I ended my 47 year career as publisher...