OpinionDecember 15, 2015
Speak Out 12/15/15
Erin Unerstall's eye- opening story on the departure of three SEMO basketball team members would have been blasphemy in the old days. A reading between the lines of the story reveals an apparent gotcha effort by Unerstall designed to generate sympathy for the players at the expense of Coach Ray for apparently not being as cooperative with the press as Unerstall would have liked. ...
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Erin Unerstall's eye-opening story on the departure of three SEMO basketball team members would have been blasphemy in the old days. A reading between the lines of the story reveals an apparent gotcha effort by Unerstall designed to generate sympathy for the players at the expense of Coach Ray for apparently not being as cooperative with the press as Unerstall would have liked. On the other hand, in an attempt to be fair and balanced, it seems at times more difficult to get SEMO coaches and other university officials to comment on stories than the government of North Korea.
National joke
Don't hold your breath but with a federal investigation underway, Missouri just may see some substantive changes in its ethics rules and subsequent enforcement in state government. Currently, one writer accurately characterizes the ethics in Missouri's state government as a "national joke."
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Perry County rep
Every time I pick up the paper it's Perry County this and Perry County that with an article following about corruption or lawlessness of some kind or another. Who would have ever guessed that Perry County would be home to the baddest actors in the Bootheel?
Sandy Hook legacy
States expanded gun rights after Sandy Hook school massacre. And this was done by the Republican legislators. They do not care about anybody else's lives or families. They have to have that NRA blood money. When it comes to the time they lose family members, they may change their thinking, but I wouldn't bet on it.
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