OpinionMay 15, 2016
Speak Out 5/15/16
Payday loans should be banned in Missouri, period. Their interest rates can reach levels of 80 percent to 100 percent, making the usurious interest rates of the old days look good. Google has banned online ads for them. Will the Missouri Legislature ban them as it should? That's a rhetorical question...
Ban payday loans
Payday loans should be banned in Missouri, period. Their interest rates can reach levels of 80 percent to 100 percent, making the usurious interest rates of the old days look good. Google has banned online ads for them. Will the Missouri Legislature ban them as it should? That's a rhetorical question.
Expensive day care
I hope all of you who vote no on school taxes read the article in Tuesday's paper on the summer struggle to pay for children's day care while school is not in session. You don't pay anywhere near $400 per month to attend school. That's the cheapest day care you'll ever have.
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Generous city
Kudos to Cape Girardeau for being named the third-most generous city in Missouri for philanthropic giving. However, I don't think we would rank so high when it comes to making tax contributions to our various levels of government.
Ant remedies
Got any home remedies for ants besides smacking them? All this rain is really running them inside.
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