OpinionJune 1, 2001
SPEAK OUT
I IMPLORE Gov. Bob Holden to put tobacco-lawyer fees on the agenda for a special session of the Missouri Legislature. I urge him to do it in large part to appease the Southeast Missourian and, perhaps, motivate them to editorialize about another subject...
Let's move on
I IMPLORE Gov. Bob Holden to put tobacco-lawyer fees on the agenda for a special session of the Missouri Legislature. I urge him to do it in large part to appease the Southeast Missourian and, perhaps, motivate them to editorialize about another subject.
An honest person
WE HAVE a lot of good, honest people in this world. I want to say thank you to one of them. I left my purse in the shopping cart at Schnucks parking lot after putting my groceries in my car. The person found it and turned it in to the service desk. When I got home, I missed my purse and called Schnucks. They had already called my home and left a message for me. Thank you, Donna, for your call. And a big thank you to the person who found and turned in my purse to the customer service desk.
Turn off park lights
ABOUT THE lights in Shawnee Park being on all night long: I think the people here in the city need to think about what's going on in California, because it could eventually happen to us. And we know the taxpayers have to pay the electric bill to keep the lights running in the park all night long. I think it's ridiculous.
Get involved in program
THE SCOTT City High School graduation ceremony left a lot to be desired. The audience would never have known who the valedictorian and salutatorian were by the introduction given. Did they have a grade-point average? Did the class have a president who could have given a summary of class accomplishments over the years? Did anyone even consider honoring Jessica Arnzen by giving her parents some token of recognition? These are just a very few of the questions people were asking each other. My advice to parents of the next senior class is to get involved next year and make sure the celebration will be remembered and cherished. It will be worth your time.
Gas prices about right
U.S. DEPARTMENT of Labor statistics show that costs have increased about 10 times in the past 50 years. For example, a Coke cost 5 cents in 1950 and 50 cents in the 1990s. A new Chevy was about $1,800 in 1950 and about $18,000 in the 1990s. Gasoline cost about 18 cents a gallon in the 1950s and about $1.80 per gallon today. So maybe increased gas prices aren't any higher than any other products. Maybe we shouldn't complain.
Public apology
I WOULD like to publicly apologize to letter writer Donn Miller. Years ago Miller warned us that militant Islamic Taliban rule of Afghanistan would be worse than rule by the now-defunct Soviet Union. I was extremely critical of Miller. However, events since then have proven Miller correct. The Taliban is forcing some who don't subscribe to this fanatical brand of Islam to wear identification badges. Does that ring a bell? In addition, the Taliban has destroyed priceless Buddhist monuments dating back centuries. They are so extreme, they jeopardize the peace and security of the entire region. I publicly and sincerely apologize to Miller.
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Don't cash the check
AN INQUISITIVE Speak Out caller asked: Can a teacher be suspended for having a letter opener in school? No. If the teacher were caught using the letter opener to open an envelope containing the tax rebate from the Bush administration, he or she would be booted out of the teachers union.
Thanks for stop signs
THANKS TO the city for placing the stop signs at Mount Auburn Road and Hopper Road. I'm glad it didn't take a death to get the city's attention. Motorists on Mount Auburn were not slowing down. Thanks for the quick action.
Too many stop signs
TO FRANK Stoffregen of the city council: You are telling motorists to "get over it." Why don't you get over yourself first, and end your crusade for four-way stop signs at every intersection that has the slightest buildup of traffic?
Gore's gas prices
I FIND it interesting how liberals continue to blame President Bush and Vice President Cheney for the current gasoline prices. What they fail to mention is that these prices started going up well before Bush was even nominated for the presidency. And for those who supported Al Gore in the last election and now complain about the price of gas, they need to read "Earth in the Balance." In this book, Gore proposed a gas price of anywhere from $5 to $6 a gallon. We would be paying that now if Gore had won.
Horses and buggies
FRANK STOFFREGEN and Al Spradling are two peas in a pod. Spradling says we should learn to use the roundabout, and Stoffregen says we should just get over the new stop signs on Mount Auburn Road and learn to live with them. It's as if they think the people of Cape Girardeau can actually learn to do something different. How arrogant they are to think we know how to adapt. I say no change is good change. Let's go back to horses and buggies.
The snowplow test
THE MAYOR says the roundabout is OK. Fit a city truck with a snowplow and salt spreader, and let the mayor see if he can negotiate the circle with the blade down. If he can, I will agree with the mayor. If not, the mayor and whoever designed the roundabout should be assigned to snow shovel and salt duty at the roundabout for the coming winters.
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