Speak Out

Missouri paying tax refunds late. But you sure have to pay them on time or pay high penalties. Yet this governor called two special secessions that were uncalled for and cost taxpayers dearly. Our legislators are the biggest problem in Missouri. They are an over paid joke...

A recent Speak Out comment perfectly illustrated how the Left distorts facts to promote their agenda while loudly accusing others of distorting the truth. There is no such thing as consensus when it comes to science! In science there are only proven facts and theories. ...

I have a house I want to sell. I wonder if their personnel would help me, since the city government of Cape is now taking on the role of a Realtor. Greitens is just Trump 2.0. He attacks everyone around him. Claims to not be establishment and plays the game like a pro. He might not be a fat old man like Trump, but he is definitely just as suspect...

Farm spraying Prostate cancer and other cancers in the heartland. More and more. Ask the doctors. Due to the excess of chemical that farmers and people are using. We are killing each other just because it is easier to spray your crops and fields rather than use a cultivator. ...

It is a real shame what is happening with the Tailor Institute. It is one of the only organizations that helps young adults with Autism in the country. I guess the liberal Democrats got so used to having a president that took instruction from George Soros that they are having a hard time with a president that does what the people elected him to do. ...

It is time for the city of Cape to put Lexington out of its misery. Just pave it with asphalt already and quit trying to patch it. Just sayin'. He has called for two special sessions and the taxpayers still have not received their tax refunds. He is doing all he can to make the working people pay for everything, including lower wages for the benefit of the rich and big businesses. Thanks to St. Louis for increasing the minimum wages that our corrupt legislators will not do...

I just love going to Tunes at Twilight in downtown Cape. The music is always good. The crowds are fun. And the boy scout troop that grills and serves hamburgers and hot dogs does a great job. There's few places better to be than downtown Cape on Friday night this time of year...

This comment is to say thank you to the family who recently sold their house on West End Boulevard across from Capaha Park. For years and years it has been a delight to see your home's picture window decorated for every holiday and special occasion. Thank you for sharing that with passersby, and all the very best to you in your new home...

Why does every single article you write about the Mississippi County Sheriff refer to him as "embattled"? Whoever writes these things is obviously enamored of the word, and the funny thing is, if you read the definition of the word, you'll find it doesn't even fit this man or his situation...

A new report out this morning details just how much Obama spied on Americans during his administration and it's a lot. Even the liberal ACLU organization says these new disclosures are some of the most serious to ever be documented. So where is the uproar from the media? None because they write the news and that is why when President Trump uses Twitter it just infuriates them because he can say what he wants and it doesn't go though them. ...

Tillerson is wanting to cut back on diplomats and staff, so why waste money on sending Catholic Callista Gingrich to the Vatican? Why is the woman who cheated with Gingrich not an insult to the Pope? Oh yeah -- they have money. Therefore it makes any bad behavior acceptable...

I am fascinated by CNN's obsession with attempting to destroy President Trump and his administration. They are like a starving dog with a bone: They can think of little else besides that bone. I watch other news channels, and they are reporting the threat posed by North Korea, ISIS, etc. ...

Welcome to Cape Girardeau, with the sounds of gun shots nightly. In my 68 years living here, I can't remember ever hearing of this many. Yes, we had fireworks about all week before the 4th of July and you would hear more on New Years Eve. Jason Smith continues to be the corporate welfare cheerleader. ...

Dirt work on the newly-sodded Capaha Field finished in early January. Four months later, and the huge pile of dirt with a make-shift fence around it remains just past the fence in left-center field. Yet another testament to projects done half-way in this town. ...

It's that time of the year when parents once again weigh in on issues about which they know very little. As area school districts have determined not to renew the contracts of some teachers or coaches, parents begin complaining about the board, saying they liked that teacher or coach. ...

I very much agree with the person writing about why they send their children to a parochial school rather than public school. Since I have taught in public schools for 31 years I think I am qualified to voice my opinion. I believe that children can get a good education in a public school, but the teachers have to be careful about talking about anything religious. ...

What is the hold up on the Veteran's Drive extension project? Things have stood still for weeks and weeks. Why is Donald Trump scary? Because in a joint press conference with the Secretary General of the UN, he said that US-Russia relations were at an all time low. Someone needs to tell him about the Cuban missile crisis...

I'm a property owner on Marie St. The city's explanation to us at a meeting with Molly Hood was that the original owners of the properties some 8 to 10 decades ago must have conspired to construct a private sewer line and under cloak of darkness illegally hooked it up to the city sewer line without the city's knowledge. ...

For weeks now, traffic has been snarled on Jackson Boulevard due to sidewalk construction. Frustration mounts. The cost of these cement sidewalks must be astronomical, and considering few people use them one has to question the endeavor. The existing asphalt walks could have been patched and sprayed for weeds much cheaper. With many roads needing repaired in the area, what gives here?...