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Alma Schrader
(03/11/10)
One of the schools that would be upgraded if a proposed $40 million Cape Girardeau School District bond issue is approved next month is Alma Schrader Elementary School. This evening at 6:30 p.m. the school will have an open house marking its 50-year anniversary...
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Speak Out 3/11/10
(03/11/10)SO many seem to think it is OK to force the working class to support their non-working habits and ability to use services without having to produce. No longer is it "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" and making sure you worked hard to get someplace. ... Letter to the Editor
Remembering Broadway-Sprigg
(03/10/10)Thanks to Kenny Pincksten for renovating the building at Sprigg Street and Broadway instead of taking it down. It know it is an old building and has seen better days. I still don't want to see it come down. During the 1930s and 1940s, the corner building was occupied by the Seehausen Meat Market. ... Op/Ed Column
The immigrants
(03/10/10)And now comes immigration "reform"! For a federal government that is stalled on health care, financial reform and creative ways to boost jobs, it seems an odd time to be talking about something as complex and incendiary as immigration reform. Yet in the middle of the chaos comes talks this week on ways to reform the crucial problem of illegal immigration in this country... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/10/10
(03/10/10)I'M glad I voted for President Obama. The U.S. Postal Service was failing long before Obama got into office. Under President Bush, the postal service was top-heavy with salaries. Who knows what the other problems with the postal service are? But we can't blame Obama. He carries a big weight on his back from the previous administration... Letter to the Editor
Support for project in Africa
(03/10/10)On Feb. 27 the Celebrate HOPE (Hunger, Orphans, Poverty and Education) event was held in Cape Girardeau and over $121,000 was raised to construct a children's home in Swaziland, Africa. Janine Maxwell, author of "It's Not Okay With Me" and vice president of Heart for Africa, a faith-based organization bringing hope to the people of Africa, was our guest speaker with more than 590 people in attendance... Editorial
City pay
(03/10/10)Since Cape Girardeau voters approved a city charter in the 1980s, council members have received $100 a month and the mayor has received $150 a month. In 2005 the council voted to suspend those stipends for one year as they asked voters to approve a tax increase. The city charter requires the council to review pay for council members and the mayor every five years. Earlier this month, the council held the mandatory discussion but took no action to change the stipends... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/9/10
(03/09/10)PRESIDENT Obama will run up a deficit this year of 10.6 percent of the nation's gross domestic product. The last time the deficit hit double digits as a percentage of GDP was 1945 when Germany and Japan surrendered. The U.S. won the Cold War without ever running a double-digit deficit. President Reagan bankrupted the Soviet Union, not the United States. President Obama will bankrupt the United States in a short time... Letter to the Editor
Poorly worded questionnaire
(03/09/10)I recently received a questionnaire with multiple-choice answers in the mail from the Republican National Committee. The sixth question asked: "Do you believe America is better or worse off than it was before Barack Obama became president?" The answer choices were: Yes, No or No opinion... Editorial
Donations needed
(03/09/10)Communities show off their best sides when they promote and support projects to benefit those among us who need special attention. Two current projects fit the bill. The Jackson Jaycees recently contributed $10,000 for an all-accessible playground. Melaina's Magical Playground is to be built at Cape County Park North. ... Editorial
Heroes Way
(03/08/10)Generous donors have responded to efforts to raise money for special signs along Interstate 55 in Southeast Missouri honoring soldiers who lost their lives while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001. As a result, four of the signs are scheduled to be up by Memorial Day, and donations for other signs around the state are being accepted... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/8/10
(03/08/10)My least favorite word in the English language has become "entitlements." Growing up, I was taught that I was entitled to a free public education and that if I worked hard it would help give me opportunities to succeed. That was all I was "entitled" to. ... Op/Ed Column
Drug prohibition: Just say no
(03/07/10)I am grateful to Cape Girardeau lawyer John L. Cook for his op-ed piece against drug prohibition. It takes courage and clarity of vision. I have much respect for the Teen Challenge program and the individuals who are taking advantage of its help, as well as Dr. Jack Smart for directing the program. It takes gumption and faith... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/7/10
(03/07/10)SOUTHEAST Missouri State University did a fabulous job on the recent production of "Carousel." The performers, especially the pit orchestra, did such a professional job. Folks in Cape Girardeau should be thrilled and proud to have live entertainment of this level in our town... Editorial
Quake prep
(03/07/10)Deadly and devastating earthquakes around the globe have raised our awareness of what could happen in the U.S., particularly along major faults on the West Coast and within the quake zone of most concern to Southeast Missouri: the New Madrid Fault. Earthquake science has found ways to track shifts in Earth's crust, and the scientific understanding of these changes continues to improve. ... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/5/10
(03/05/10)ALL three National Merit Semifinalists from Central High School went on to achieve National Merit Finalist. They are Nina Scheibe, Josh Wen and Janna Trautwein. This puts these kids in the top 1 percent of high school students nationwide. This is big news and speaks highly of the school system here. ... Letter to the Editor
Pride, dignity at Show Me Center
(03/05/10)This letter was sent to Dickey Nutt, men's basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State University:On behalf of the entire city of Cape Girardeau, I want to personally thank you and your team for bringing pride and dignity back to the Show Me Center... Editorial
Rocket science
(03/05/10)It has been 40 years since many of watched the blurry -- and amazing -- live TV images of the first man on the moon. Since them, the U.S. space program has focused on an orbiting space station, shuttle trips and unmanned exploration of nearby planets and asteroids... Letter to the Editor
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... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/4/10
(03/04/10)I enjoyed the comment where someone said he had been married 50 years and then described it as "marital endurance." Not exactly a ringing endorsement, is it? The actress Mae West once said, "Marriage is an institution, and I'm not ready for an institution."... Editorial
Police academy
(03/04/10)Tonight about a dozen Cape Girardeau residents will have the first of eight weekly two-hour sessions as part of the police department's citizens police academy. Over the next few weeks these interested citizens will learn not only what police officers do and how, they will learn why as well... Op/Ed Column
Finding solutions
(03/03/10)Though the concept is certainly not original, our federal government needs only to look at the private sector to find the answer to our fiscal crisis. Two dozen major national retailers last week reported financial data, and guess how they turned around their lagging business?... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/3/10
(03/03/10)LET me get this straight. A Missouri woman defrauds 179 farmers out of $27.4 million and pleads guilty to one count of mail fraud. I have a friend who was caught with four ounces of marijuana and was forced to plead guilty to seven felony counts of possession with intent to distribute. ... Editorial
Bollinger highways
(03/03/10)Bollinger County residents who met recently with state and federal officials regarding highway issues were told help is on the way. But many of the residents say they've been told that for the past 20 years while major needs go unmet. The good news is that the residents, state highway officials -- including district engineer Mark Shelton from the Missouri Department of Transportation -- and U.S. ... Op/Ed Column
A successful surrender to the war on drugs?
(03/02/10)John Cook is a well respected attorney in the Cape Girardeau community. However, I have some major disagreements with his op-ed piece last Thursday. He seems to be advocating a successful surrender to the war on drugs. I agree that the war on drugs has been less than successful, but I strongly disagree that discontinuing these enforcement efforts would somehow be beneficial. ... Speak Out
Speak Out 3/2/10
(03/02/10)THIS was my first year of going to the monster truck show. I was a little disappointed. I would like to see the show expanded. We'd like to see a good show instead of just a few pieces of it. If you could pass the word on to the appropriate people for next year, that would be wonderful...
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... |
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