HEY, ENOUGH WITH THE SNOW!

Editorials that occupy this space normally are aimed at persuading, lending perspective and provoking thought in this newspaper's readers. This one is aimed at Mother Nature:

Hey, enough already with the snow!

While growing comfortable in the past few years with meager outbursts of messy winter weather, Cape Girardeau and the area have been hit in the last two weeks with a pair of major snowstorms that dumped up to 20 inches of the white stuff, making ice trays of roads, scrambling school schedules, emptying bread racks and generally playing hell with people's attitudes.

On the bright side, the Cape Girardeau street crews and state highway units, despite the lack of practice in recent years, did a commendable job of keeping roads reasonably passable. Their work is always done against dreadful odds and they deserve the public's thanks.

As for Mother Nature, our capacity for influence is limited. We recognize our best bet for solace is a glance at the nearest calendar ... spring arrives in 18 days.