OpinionOctober 5, 2011
Speak Out 10/5/11
I would like to thank the person who called 911 after my husband, who had been picking up litter along South Sprigg Street, fell and hit his head. He is doing OK after spending several days in the hospital. Our family is eternally grateful for your help. Thank you very much...
Thank you
I would like to thank the person who called 911 after my husband, who had been picking up litter along South Sprigg Street, fell and hit his head. He is doing OK after spending several days in the hospital. Our family is eternally grateful for your help. Thank you very much.
Racing in rain
THERE should be a law against bike racing in the rain. I came close to hitting a bike rider and a person stopping traffic so the rider could enter Route W. I've coached softball for 30 years and we cancel tournaments when it is raining for the safety of the players. Maybe the same should be done for riding bikes on busy roadways.
Dreaming big
IT'S amazing how many big things our city government has been doing the past few years. Starting with support of the River Campus to park improvements to helping to bring in a casino. Many of these issues are controversial, yes, but give our city leaders credit for taking the slings and arrows from some in the public while doing openly and transparently what they think is best for the future of Cape Girardeau. It's good to have hardworking public officials who aren't afraid to dream. Now, if only they will do something about a few eyesores on Broadway, help get an east-west highway to Cape Girardeau, and bring a minor-league baseball team to town, then we'll really be in great shape.
Smoke testing
WOULDN'T it be cheaper if Cape Girardeau had the equipment to do its own smoke testing of sewers? Can't we at least hire a local company?
Class warfare
THERE is class warfare going on. It is between the politicians and the rest of us. The rich, middle class and poor are just pawns in their game of self-glorification. Once they get into a system, like education, no real progress can be made. We need to leave the decisions to the professionals in their respective fields. We can never get rid of all politics but we can demote it to a lower place instead of placing it on a pedestal.
Postal service
A privately owned postal service would probably have recognized that the email, Internet, going paperless and green was a serious threat to its business future. But since the government operates the postal service, there was little concern, because the postal service relies on the taxpayers to bail them out. Just another reason why the government doesn't need to be in charge of our health care.
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Cape casino
SOMEONE said Cape Girardeau's casino will take down the whole city. I don't think it will and am offering 1,000-to-1 odds.
Tax credits
I'M a big historical preservation buff, but in the interest of shared sacrifice I must respectfully request that no more tax credits (welfare) be given to historical preservation efforts.
Change leaders
I have noticed the career politicians claim to have the worst economic conditions in their districts. Look at Detroit and Nevada as examples. They keep admitting they have done nothing to improve their districts. Or they blame the other party for stopping progress. Yet they keep asking to be re-elected because they have more to do. This has to change.
Bond issue
IN order to understand how the school district has money for a stadium but not for books, one must consider this is what the people voted for when the no-tax-increase bond issue was passed. Also, note artificial turf was installed but cuts will be made to a library and cultural arts center. Operating costs will increase due to the stadium, additional classrooms and the arts center, and the people will get another voting opportunity to fund these costs through property tax increases. But still no money for books. That's our schools.
Census data
THE 2010 census report shows which states receive more from the federal government than they contribute in taxes and vice versa. When depicted on a map, this data looks a lot like maps from the last few presidential elections. That is to say, the overwhelming majority of states that take more from the federal government vote Republican.
Election importance
I agree with Mike Jensen that "never have the stakes been so high" for the upcoming presidential election except for the presidential elections of 1796 to 1832, 1860, 1864, 1900, 1912 to 1916 and 1928 to 1940.
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