Amos Bridges

Jul 17, 2024 | news-leader.com | Amos Bridges

The August primary is just around the corner and Ozarks residents already have been expressing their views on the general election in November. As always we welcome endorsements — and criticisms — of political candidates from our readers. It has been longstanding policy at the News-Leader not to run endorsements in the Opinion section on the last Sunday prior to the election. For the Aug.

Feb 25, 2024 | news-leader.com | Amos Bridges

With hotly-contested school board elections in April as well as statewide primaries and the general election later this year, we welcome endorsements for political candidates from our readers. It has been longstanding policy at the News-Leader not to run endorsements in the Opinion section on the last Sunday prior to the election. For the April 2 election, that means the final Sunday endorsements can run is March 24, with a submission deadline of Tuesday, March 19.

Feb 22, 2024 | news-leader.com | Amos Bridges

Oof. If there's a more eye-catching headline than "Trader Joe's coming to Springfield," it's got to be "Oops — it's the one in Virginia, not Missouri."On Thursday, we published an online story based on a statement from Trader Joe's corporate public relations manager, who confirmed the company was planning a store in Springfield. A short while later, the same spokeswoman followed up to apologize, telling us she thought we were in Virginia.

Jan 7, 2024 | news-leader.com | Amos Bridges

Inflation, foreign wars and the political sparring of octogenarians might have dominated national news in 2023, but education was the epicenter of some of the most captivating and consequential stories in the Ozarks. One school board meeting after another reminded us of our political and cultural divisions and the lingering effects of the pandemic, even as expanded offerings and new buildings promised better opportunities ahead.

Dec 3, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Amos Bridges

News-Leader subscribers can expect something extra in their mail on Monday. As reported a month ago, beginning with the Monday, Dec. 4 edition, the U.S. Postal Service will deliver your print News-Leader along with the rest of your daily mail. It's no small change, we know, especially for those of you accustomed to spreading the paper alongside your morning coffee. But in the face of equally significant changes in the economy, workforce and online readership, we must adapt.