Amos Bridges

1 month ago | news-leader.com | Amos Bridges

To our readers, We are thrilled to announce the launch of the USA TODAY Network Style Guide, a crucial tool that embodies our unwavering commitment to clarity, accuracy, consistency and transparency in journalism. This guide is not only a valuable resource for journalists but also a free tool for our community, including students, teachers, bloggers and anyone with a passion for writing.

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.