Speak Out

Claire McCaskill's insane statement about Republicans wanting dogs at airports searching for women who seek abortions is why she is a "former" U.S. senator. Cape's mayor made a glaring error in her otherwise excellent "State of Cape Girardeau" speech. ...

The Biden administration is denying we are in a recession when the GDP has been in negative territory for the last six months. A good leader recognizes problems and does what it takes to solve it, and a great leader sees problems in the future and tries to do things before it develops. But if a leader fails to even admit there is a problem it will get worse than it should, and in the private sector that leader would be fired...

Electric cars seem to be growing in our area, but most people don't know of the dangers they have. The batteries can kill a person if they don't know the procedure to disconnect them before doing repairs or they are involved in a wreck and rupture. They also pose an environmental hazard, plus replacing a battery can cost over $20,000. ...

The six-game suspension of Cleveland Browns QB for sexual assault is an example of what is wrong with our society values toward women. Mr. Watson has had over 20 accusations of sexual assault of women. He has made at least 12 settlements. He should never be allowed to play professionally again, but because he's a professional athlete and makes millions of dollars he is allowed to keep playing. ...

I have read where people are saying the two-game series with Toronto is critical to the Cardinals making the playoffs and Goldschmidt and Arenado are selfish for not getting the vaccine and are not allowed in Canada. First, it is their right to choose to get a shot that doesn't prevent the spread of COVID just as it's everyone's right to get the shot. ...

I'm not an economist. I never attended college, but even I know the main causes of our inflation: It's the policies of the Biden administration, their determination to destroy the oil industry, and the reckless spending. Now they are trying to convince us that we are not in a recession. ...

Citizens in Scott City keep mowing their lawns and throwing it on the street. On the back of the water bills it notes not to do this. One place is back and across the street by the police station. It is dangerous to people riding motorcycles and bicycle as it may cause them to lose control. Also it gets in the storm drains. Can't it be stopped?...

The AP has finished a survey of all states that used drop boxes in the 2020 election and found that no widespread fraud was found in either Republican or Democratic districts. This debunks the idiotic claims of Donald Trump and the film "2000 Mules". What drop boxes did do was allow minorities to cast safe and legal ballots and that's why Trump's toadies demonized them and lied about fraud. The only fraud was Donald Trump!...

Most young people today do not have a good work ethic, but it's not all their fault. I know several parents from many backgrounds, many who constantly complain about the jobs they have, so it isn't a surprise their children don't want to work. My parents raised me and my siblings that if you worked hard and did your best, at the end of each day it would be satisfying to know you did your best. ...

There is no use reading the Cape Girardeau police report if they don't name names and locations. I want to know if there are felons, DUI, theft, assaults in my neighborhood, and I'm sure that I'm not alone with this. We all know arrest does not imply guilt. I hope more citizens of Cape will speak out also...

To keep the homeless from creating a crime problem in Cape Girardeau, we need to outlaw camping in the Cape Girardeau city limits. In order to prevent the set up of homeless camps in Cape Girardeau. As Congress piles on gun legislation, mass murders will escalate. American citizens become an increasingly softer target. Criminals do not obey gun laws, plain and simple. The solution is strengthening anemic economic policies to busy idled hands. Congress is a long way from figuring that out...

O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for your grace is sufficient. Amen.

Can someone tell us the logic behind the interchange at center junction? It makes no sense to me. Mitch McConnell just accused Joe Biden of acting "beneath the dignity of the president." So where was ol' Mitch during Trump's term? A recent Speak Out caller blamed Biden for the deaths of 46 migrants at the border. ...

I wish the city would be more honest about these city raises for all the employees. They don't tell you that employees that have worked for the city 20-plus years at most only will get a 2% raise while all the new hires and employees that have worked for the city a year to five years are getting the almost 12% raise. ...

The debate is ongoing about whether Donald Trump should or should not be prosecuted for his attempted coup and inciting an attack on the Capitol. Many Conservative pundits are saying no because that will open the floodgates for every future president being put on trial or at least being charged with crimes. ...

The film '2000 Mules' played recently in Cape and I'm sure many Trump supporters spent their hard earned money to see it, but did they even try to see how flimsy the "evidence" of voter fraud really was? If someone has that much so-called evidence, why are they wasting their money making a movie about it and just take it to the FBI or the police? The reason they can't is because it would be thrown out for being fraudulent evidence and the lawyers presenting it could be disbarred, that's why. ...

The vaccine for children under the age of 5 has finally been approved for the COVID-19 vaccines. They can finally get the protection that they so desperately need. We live on Mount Auburn between Independence and Bloomfield Rd, and I am appalled at two things my husband and I see as we sit on our front porch and enjoy our morning coffee and relax after work (we both now work from home). ...

With inflation rising weekly all the Democrats and Biden can do is look to blame anyone but their reckless spending and assault on oil companies. As far as the spending, they are not totally at fault. This has been going on for decades and now we will feel the pain for many years to come, but their regulations on oil companies along with stopping key pipelines from being built is the reason for everything we buy skyrocketing and has made oil companies profits soar -- which is not what the Democrats intended. ...