Speak Out

If you are wondering why someone is flashing their brights in your face, its probably because you forgot to turn off your FOG lights. On a clear night they are as bad as brights. Between the vermin drawing chickens, the pan handling, and now the threat of allowing shipping crates for housing, who is in charge of Cape planning? Larry, Moe and Curly?...

Month after month after month, I receive my water, sewer, and bill so late in the billing cycle that my payment, which I make electronically, will be past the due date. Last month, I got it four days before it was due; typically it's about 10 days. The city manager's office advises I pay the bill in person, but I work and can't get to that office; I don't shop at Schnucks. ...

Read with interest Mike Jensen's latest column wherein he said it was Obama "who opted for division over unity" in our country. Really? Just days after Obama's election it was Mitch McConnell who said his highest priority was to make him a one-term president, and in doing so sent us down the thorny path of deadlock. ...

Thank you to all the great people in this area. Today after losing my load of lumber in the street, many people stopped and asked to help me. Thank you all. Just proves there are many great people in the Cape area. Even a lady and her small daughter stopped. Again thank you. I will definitely pass this act of kindness on to others in need...

In response to the "Club of Rich White Guys" screwing up healthcare comment. You need to do a little research besides listening to CNN, CBS and all the other liberal media types. If you haven't read the FACTS, Obamacare is going to collapse itself, but I guess you would rather wait for that to happen and then blame all those rich white guys for not seeing it coming. ...

City Jackson, Missouri, please bring clean up/fix up week back to twice a year. Spring and fall like it used to be years ago. The person with the negative view of the library needs to visit it again. It's not collecting dust! Many best sellers are available for all ages. ...

I feel the need to respond to a recent Speak Out comment that presumed to speak for the whole town. Cape Girardeau has a fantastic library. I don't know when this person was there but it is always full of patrons taking advantage of this magnificent facility. ...

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. ...