OpinionFebruary 23, 2008
Speak Out 2/23/08
Thanks for hard work; Potential firewood; Such great help; Feel-good people; Children will suffer; Great service
Thanks for hard work
I LIVE in Jackson and saw firsthand the effects of the ice storm that incapacitated businesses and left thousands of residents without heat and electricity. My husband and I were fortunate enough to have family to stay with during this time. I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the many diligent workers who endured harsh weather conditions in order to restore power as quickly as possible. I would like to see thank-you notices on business establishments here in Jackson and elsewhere, because we all owe a debt of gratitude for their hard work and endurance for what I'm sure amounted to many long hours. Thank you to all who came to our rescue, both from Missouri and elsewhere. May God bless you and keep you safe.
Potential firewood
PEOPLE SHOULD place the tree limbs they cut that are suitable for firewood by the curb. Let people pick it up instead of throwing it in the dump.
Such great help
THANKS SO much to everyone who helped in any way during the ice storm, especially the Jackson police who transported people to the warming center at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. They were so careful to not let you fall on the ice. The Red Cross and the people there, most of them volunteers, were so nice. Thanks also for the people working tirelessly on the power. It was an experience we had never experienced before. Thanks to everyone, and God bless.
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Feel-good people
I WOULD like to thank the men who helped me off a snow drift in front of the Jackson Dollar Store. I didn't get their names. Thank you again, good people. God bless you.
Children will suffer
AS A parent of a child with a disability, I am outraged that the Missouri Department of Mental Health is getting rid of caseworkers at the Sikeston and Poplar Bluff regional centers. Privatizing of these centers means county Senate Bill 40 boards or a service provider in the county would be asked to hire caseworkers. Apparently the department promised to let current caseworkers keep their jobs, but now I have found out that all state-employed caseworkers will lose their jobs. When my child's caseworker loses that state job, there is no guarantee he or she will be hired by a private provider. My child likely will get a caseworker who is not as knowledgeable. I am disgusted that in order for the state to save money my child and many others with disabilities will suffer.
Great service
TO ALL the men and women of the U.S. Postal Service, I would like to say thank you. The kind of service you provide often goes unnoticed until times like the ice storm. Keep up the great work.
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