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Strong economy
(03/22/10)
While economic signals are still mixed around the nation, there is one indicator that shows the economy in the Cape Girardeau area is holding its own. Sales tax revenue for the city is down less than 1 percent so far in 2010 compared to last year. This indicates sales are steady for area merchants...
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Op/Ed Column
Quality: Recession's antidote
(03/22/10)By Gangaraju Vanteddu The soaring national budget deficit hovering around 10 percent of the GDP, reduced consumer demand, unemployment at 9.7 percent and the jittery world economy are making everyone cost conscious, and the search is on for a panacea that would reduce costs but not lead to more layoffs... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/22/10
(03/22/10)THERE has been much news about recent budget cuts, and it disturbs me. I understand that states are having budget problems and that cuts are needed. What disturbs me is that one of the first things being cut is funding for education. There are much less important things the states could be cutting: pay to state employees, selling unused state property, pet projects that can easily wait, other less important activities. ... Op/Ed Column
Homeless shelter needs support
(03/21/10)It was a risky thing, last year, to oppose the Rev. Larry Rice's bid for the old federal building to establish a very large homeless shelter in Cape Girardeau. It was risky because Cape Girardeau has had a track record of denying that there are homeless in our midst. And when the homeless keep showing up at the back doors of our churches, we have assuaged our consciences by giving them a night in a motel and inviting them to move along... Letter to the Editor
Tactics are part of larger agenda
(03/21/10)Much has made of the battle over Obamacare. The Democratic Party's efforts to pass the bill have taken on a new mode: a no-vote vote, that is, they deem health care reform is law without actually voting on it. Scholars of the Constitution call this action unconstitutional... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/21/10
(03/21/10)IS the Missouri Public Service Commission actually for the people? People have lost your jobs, and if you're lucky to have one you've not received a raise in years. AmerenUE sent out letters comparing usage and how to save. How much electricity and ink did they use to do this? We had no ice storm this year, and Ameren is pushing for a rate increase? That's ridiculous... Letter to the Editor
Thanks for Redhawk sellout
(03/21/10)Dear Redhawk Nation:On behalf of everyone associated with the Redhawk basketball program and the entire Southeast Missouri Department of Athletics, I want to thank you for helping make the Show Me Sellout on Feb. 27 a great success. More than 5,500 Redhawk fans packed the Show Me Center and provided an unbelievable atmosphere for our seniors' final home game... Editorial
Better schools
(03/21/10)One of the most important issues for families, businesses or industries thinking about relocating is this: What's the school system like? That's the case when Cape Girardeau is the relocation destination. Families want to know if their children will get a good education in up-to-date facilities. ... Op/Ed Column
Discovery Playhouse ready for sneak peek
(03/19/10)After years of planning, hard work, private donations and extensive volunteerism, the Discovery Playhouse is preparing to open in downtown Cape Girardeau. On Saturday night adults in this community -- we're not ready for the kids yet -- are invited to a special sneak peek of what the excitement is all about. The open house will start at 4 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. The location is 502 Broadway in Cape Girardeau... Editorial
Home and garden
(03/19/10)The welcome warmer days of spring, which officially begins this weekend, are a good time to think about improvements around the house. For these folks there is an outstanding opportunity to see all the latest trends up close at the 30th annual Home and Garden Show today through Sunday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau... Letter to the Editor
Hope I'm still here on April 1
(03/19/10)Twice in one month. First it was the Republican National Committee. Now it's the Department of Commerce. I'm starting to get seriously worried about our government's ability to carry out even simple tasks. Today I received my census form. The instructions in bold type state "Please complete and mail back the enclosed census form today." The first question, however, asks how many people are living in my residence on April 1, 2010. ... Letter to the Editor
Solution: Balanced budget
(03/19/10)Here we go again. As David Broder concludes: "Once again this year, Congress has passed a 'pay-as-you-go' bill requiring it to make compensatory cuts whenever it increases appropriations for some worthy purpose. Then it turned right around and began waiving the requirement when circumstances pinched."... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/19/10
(03/19/10)SHERIFF Rick Walter in Scott County is a true hero. He's one who looks at both sides and makes a person want to do better and makes me proud to be from Scott County. He's such a fair and good-hearted person. REGARDING the riverboat, which I hope will be coming to Cape Girardeau: The community needs it. ... Op/Ed Column
Avoiding Obama; Cuba's health care for oil
(03/18/10)Some polls show that President Obama has a negative rating in Missouri of 60 percent. So it was not surprising that Secretary of State Robin Carnahan was missing during Obama's visit to Missouri last week. His visit included a fundraiser announced for U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, but the bulk of the proceeds are really to be channeled into Carnahan's campaign for the U.S. Senate... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/18/10
(03/18/10)FOR every winner there is a loser. The gambling industry tries to sprinkle a sugarcoating of helping education or some other fine cause on the moldy bread of children going without food because a parent gambled away the paycheck. It is instructive to compare the courses, over the years, of Cairo where gambling was permitted and Cape Girardeau which prohibited it. ... Letter to the Editor
Applied ethics for progressives
(03/18/10)Everything we do must lead to U.N. control. We won. So you have no say. We have to pass it so we can find out what is in it. We always abide by the rules. If they don't work for us, we'll change them so they do, even if they are unconstitutional. One bribe is wrong, but more than one makes them OK (David Axelrod)... Editorial
Thwarting meth
(03/18/10)For the ninth consecutive year, Missouri in 2009 had the most methamphetamine lab incidents in the nation. Since 2005, anyone purchasing over-the-counter drugs containing ingredients used to make meth has been listed on logs kept by retailers. This meant law enforcement had to go from pharmacy to pharmacy to see if meth makers were making purchases at multiple locations... Op/Ed Column
Pork projects
(03/17/10)Federal budget earmarks -- those well-hidden local pork projects -- generate as much negative public reaction as just about any antic undertaken by our lawmakers. When the public hears horror stories about million-dollar fruit-fly projects or equally expensive swine-odor projects, there is virtually universal opposition... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/17/10
(03/17/10)IN response to the story "Nixon visits Trail of Tears to talk about jobs for young people": This is the same administration that cut 100 full-time state park slots that could have been kept with these funds as the economy improves. FROM noted pessimistic historian Niall Ferguson through cynical Speak Out callers, there has been a long-running theme that the international economy is going to collapse. ... Letter to the Editor
Recognition for our veterans
(03/17/10)I was in the Army during the early part of the Vietnam War. The news media seemed to be more interested in the other side than in our troops. To this day there is an image of the Vietnam veteran as rebellious and negative, even though more of them have accomplished more since the war than any other group of veterans. ... Editorial
Delivering mail
(03/17/10)As the nation's reliance on electronic communications expands, the U.S. Postal Service's revenue is plummeting. One result: a proposal to drop Saturday mail deliveries to offset a projected deficit this year of $7 billion and the potential for losses of $238 billion over the next decade... Op/Ed Column
Volunteerism counts
(03/16/10)In the early years of schooling, most of us learned that government was an institution created "by, of and for the people." Nowhere is that phrase more applicable today than in the local governments of Missouri. Without any great fanfare, people in communities throughout our state not only count on their local governments to provide municipal services that enable them to carry on the ordinary aspects of daily life -- from driving on snowplowed streets to chatting with other families at a park's ball field to waving at the police officers who ensure safe and secure neighborhoods -- but are active and involved participants. ... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/16/10
(03/16/10)IT is unfortunate that I'm going to have to wait until 2014 for my free Obamacare. In the meantime I am hoping he passes Obamatelevision so I can get free TV. If it is anything like Medicare, I'll only get a few channels in select locations. WHY is my family the only family on our block flying the American flag? Americans have lost a sense of pride in their country. Regain your pride. Fly your flag. America is not done yet... Editorial
Church safety
(03/16/10)Sometimes the burdens of the world are difficult to bear. For many individuals, some solace could be found as close as a neighborhood church whose quiet precincts offered a peaceful haven for prayer and reflection. While many churches strive to find ways to keep their doors open, they also are having to face the realities of safety issues. ... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/15/10
(03/15/10)THE American people voted for Barack Obama. He is our president. To those who criticize him, show us something else or get over it. It may be a game for some, but the majority of Americans are struggling daily. I think Congress needs to go on Social Security and Medicare like the rest of us. ... Editorial
County planning
(03/15/10)At a joint meeting of planning commissions from Jackson and Cape Girardeau in October, it was suggested that subdivision regulations in Cape Girardeau County would be useful, especially when those subdivisions are voluntarily annexed into either of the cities. A committee has been formed to develop proposed regulations, a process that could take a year and a half and that will include public hearings...
The high road
(03/04/10) No matter how cynical, dirty or ugly politics can become, it shows tremendous insensitivity to compare the second deadliest disease in our country to the American political process. In his paid op-ed in the Missourian, Tommy Sowers sensationally trivialized how cancer has touched so many Missourians -- every time, for the worse...
Cancer of incumbency needs cure
(02/25/10) I spent the last 28 days conducting "Boots on the Ground," living, working and listening one day and night in each of Missouri's 8th Congressional District's 28 counties. Across one of the poorest districts in America, voters here in Missouri reflect the record national anti-incumbent mood, a deep anger at all things Washington... |
Bring us a tumult of tulip-tree blossoms, O God, and a flourish of forsythia too. Amen.
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