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The Irony Of It All
Brad Hollerbach

Bootheel Higher-Ed Squabble Has Historic Undertones

Posted Thursday, June 10, 2010, at 12:00 AM

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  • I really don't care about either one of these entities and what they do in Sikeston. What we should be concerned about is what happens in Cape Girardeau. The lack of a community college in both the city and county is a huge problem for potential students and business and industry in this area. I have read numerous comments over the years from those totally ignorant of lthe purpose of a community college. It is not a mini-SEMO. Yes, it provides a lower cost alternative to the first two years of a bachelor degree - and that is very important. But more importantly it provides necessary education and training in vocational areas, trades, technical education, etc. Our politicians need to get off their butt and make this a priority, rather than moaning why large employers will not locate here. You need the skills to attract the large companies, and we aint got em.

    -- Posted by ParkerDaws on Thu, Jun 10, 2010, at 5:44 AM
  • The irony is that while both claim to want to advance education in Southeast Missouri, all of this sqaubbling is preventing any of that from happening. So while this war is being fought, there's not much hope of more educational offerings in the region.

    BTW, shouldn't the state of Missouri have some kind of ultimate authority in this kind of situation to make a final ruling and stop this once and for all? Also, both have laid off numerous employees over the past year, with funding probably getting even tighter. Is it even healthy to even undergo a rapid expansion right now?

    -- Posted by almighty on Thu, Jun 10, 2010, at 8:23 AM
  • Breaking story:

    Intelligence from Southeast Missouri State has enlisted some of their science students to work on a project to develop weapons of mass destruction to take out TRCC. When asked about the program, Dr. Dobbins was quoted as saying 'We don't have any WMD's, I invite the UN to come into our premises and take a look. We are simply using nuclear materials to find alternative solutions in the event our power plant can no longer be operational."

    Other intelligence suggests that TRCC is developing countermeasures and developing an army of their own, training several students as covert operatives highly trained in martial arts and explosives. It also appears TRCC is looking at chemical warfare However, it appears no legitimate threat in their biotechnology unit has emerged. The biggest threat detected has been simply sending TRCC employees who have the flu touch as many things as possible and steal any hand sanitizer at the Southeast campus.

    However this plays out, it appears the Bootheel Crisis has no relief in sight.

    -- Posted by almighty on Thu, Jun 10, 2010, at 1:18 PM
  • Har har, almighty, but I wouldn't joke about the WMDs.

    Don't forget that SEMO has been in possession of nuclear material before. Remember the spill they had about 10 or so years ago? They might have enough still lying around to outfit a warhead on a SCUD (built by Industrial Technology, of course).

    Thanks for reading.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Thu, Jun 10, 2010, at 5:03 PM
  • You are correct, Me'Lange. Obviously the CTC is in cahoots with the TRCC, offering space to Three Rivers for an AA and therefore aiming economic missiles smack-dab at SEMO.

    I'm sure that if the gov hadn't intervened, that President Dobbins would have soon ordered the Department of Public Safety to blockade the CTC.

    I think we dodged a bullet.

    TFR.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Wed, Jun 16, 2010, at 8:17 AM