Speak Out

My wife and I were some the lucky recipients of the Southeast Missourian Newspaper Catfish Baseball Ticket contest. We were given tickets for the Tuesday night game which the Catfish won! We wanted to thank the Southeast Missourian for wonderful seats, great food and beverage and an all around enjoyable evening! We were greeted by Mr. ...

The Democratic Party and its leadership think it is a crime for a person to be successful in this country. They want to see more people on welfare and food stamps so they will be beholden to the government. This is not the American way. This is pure socialism...

If Congress votes to give themselves a pay raise, we should vote each and every one of them out of office. Why do you deserve a raise for doing nothing? Why do you deserve a raise for wasting millions of tax payers money? Why do you deserve a raise for not protecting our borders? The answer is "You do not deserve a raise!"...

Its amazing that Cape Girardeau city hall can spend millions of dollars on a swimming pool and ballpark but doesn’t have the money to repair the city streets. Seems like a problem with management. ...

The citizens of Cape should send their bills for realignment and balancing of tires to the city of Cape, due to the deplorable conditions that our streets are in. Going North on Mt. Auburn near El Acapulco is a large hole that has been there for months. This could easily cause a wreck...

People dying on Mt. Everest making the news. People die every day, they know the risk, yet still do it. Why? What about the rescuers they put in peril because of their ignorance? Sorry, but cannot get too worked up about these deaths. Surprise, surprise! The Cape Girardeau SportsPlex is not breaking even. ...

Is President Donald Trump really a friend of farmers? Farmers have been hoping that India could be a market replacement for China. But now the President is taking on India, too. Farmers prefer markets to federal payouts. The Democrats lost an election they rigged. The Democrats lost an investigation they rigged. Can anyone tell me what the Democrats in office are doing besides hating Trump, promoting communism and staging fake hate crimes?...

Capaha Park and Arena Park need more lighting that stays on all the time. The headline reads: "Cape city expenses exceeding revenue; staff to propose changes, cuts." And yet the city will still commit millions to building a swimming pool. Hey, voters! Here's your sign...

If Missouri raises its gas tax it will result in a net loss of revenue, not gain! As pointed out countless times here before Missouri borders seven other states, all of which have higher taxes on gas, cigarettes, etc. If we raise our taxes as high as these states people will stop crossing the state lines to shop here resulting in less tax revenue for projects. Not more!...

I expected to hear/see some kind of review (and/or pictures) of last night's rocking Chicago concert at the Show Me Center but didn't find anything in today's paper or on our local TV station. The concert was great! I would personally like to thank Chicago and everyone who helped get them here. ...

Cape Girardeau city of statues, they are everywhere and only the artist knows what they mean. Great Idea! How about making something that we can understand. ...

It appears our representatives are placing more term limits on government positions. After the utter failure of placing term limits on state representative, why would anyone think it is a good idea to extend the limits. We now have a body of representatives that are largely inexperienced and rely heavily on lobbyist. ...

Please explain how I am better off with Trump's tariffs. I pay more for stuff because the tariff is rolled into the cost. China doesn't pay. Then the government pays farmers compensation with my taxes. Seems the only one getting tariffs is us! It seems the most sensible solution addressing the future of Cape Girardeau City Hall is to build on to the back of the present building (old Lorimier School) and update the interior to meet the city's growing needs. ...

To all bicycle riders. Just because you can ride on the highways doesn't mean you should. Especially now since a new sand company is coming to Oak Ridge on Route E. Four trucks an hour, 24/7. On Route E we have a concrete company, a black top company, a lumberyard company that has 18-wheelers carrying logs. It's not safe to ride your bicycle on that highway. Please don't. Thank You...

For the organizers of the gay pride festival to say they hosted a "family friendly" event is a joke. You had people in drag sucking dollar bills out of other people's mouths in front of children. There's a reason that the inclusiveness you seek is elusive, and it's because of your public displays of immorality...

I am a veteran and 88 years old. This week at a local grocery store, a young lady helped me load my groceries into my truck even though I was physically able to do this chore. She was very helpful and gave me a hug also -- and thanked me for my service. ...

On May 2, the California Department of Water Resources published a monthly report of its water reservoirs. The department found that the snow packs surrounding the basins were on average 31 inches of snow water equivalent thick. This is 144% greater than the average depth and the fifth highest ever recorded. This means the global warming scientists have found a new phenomenon, snow forms and falls at temperatures above 32 degrees Fahrenheit...

President Donald Trump continues to win for us, and a new CNN poll confirms it as 56% of the country approves of his handling of our economy. Democrats continue to demonstrate that they have no interest in legislating as they comically beat the dead horse of disproved collusion. And the DNC has already conceded that they’ll lose more Senate seats in 2020...

With all the flooding of county roads by the Mississippi River and its tributaries, why do people drive past road closed signs? Is it curiosity or just plain ignorance? Stay off these roads for your safety and the safety of the people who actually live on them...

Wake up America! If you want to get rich quickly, just get hurt in a State or government building, then just sue the state. Someone has to pay them. Taxpayers or people that pay insurance premiums. Now that their Russia collusion lie has been proven false, Democrats now care about the President's 30-year-old tax returns. ...

Gallup reports that President Trump's approval rating ticked upward from 45% after the Mueller Report was released to 46% after Senate Democrats looked like fools questioning Attorney General Barr. The country and Trump keep winning as unemployment dropped to 3.6% and the economy added 250,000 jobs. MAGA!...

City of Cape Girardeau has $10 million of the taxpayer money to put toward a swimming pool. And now claim they need to pass an improvement tax on the August ballot. Think City of Cape and most other cities have too much tax money to play with and always want more...

Thank you, Mike Jensen for your column about making every minute count. I realize that I will save precious time by not reading your columns. ...

Do you really want to lower college tuition? One way is to quit paying sports coaches crazy salaries. Example, Clemson just agreed to a 10-year, $92 million contract with its football coach. The kicker is if they fire him in the first 2 years he is guaranteed $52 million. Crazy...

I was reading about the Facebook guru Mark Zuckerberg building a glowing 'sleep box' to help his wife know what time it is without having to look at her phone so she knows when their kids are about ready to wake up. Really? Hey Mark, did you know someone already invented something for this? It's called an alarm clock. ...

Great time at Cape Comic Con, however with the increase of people attending we have outgrown the Osage Center and should look into holding it at Arena Building or maybe even the Show-Me Center and get some bigger names. Jackson recently held its volunteer park clean up day. Just think of all the good we could've done if we'd better spent that $300,000 instead of wasting it on a cinder-block bathroom...

Two years ago, the Southeast Missourian changed its online comment policy because “Our hope is that public officials engage, educate and inform oppositional ideas rather than seek to quash them through back channels. ” All one need to do is read the same 4-5 posters commenting to see that Mr. Rust’s policy hasn’t achieved its goal...

Come one, come all! Bring your shovels to south Cape and let's dig this pool ourselves. No reason to wait on the blank check to be signed because I've got a pocket full of Monopoly money to bankroll our school district's foray into community redevelopment...

Congress has the power to declare war. With that being said, I feel like they have the right to see the Mueller report completely. Not just what the A.G. wants them to see. This is one of the biggest cover-ups ever of the Trump Administration and Republican Legislators. Puts Nixon's impeachment nothing to what they are doing today...

The master has once again schooled the student. President Donald Trump floated the idea of sending apprehended illegal aliens to sanctuary cities since these cities claim to welcome illegals with open arms. Pelosi suddenly seems to think illegals should go someplace other than San Francisco...

It's sad that people think they're too busy to really build and maintain real relationships because they're updating Facebook. It's sad that people can't fix their child breakfast, but can Tweet. It's sad that people can't do good for others, but can post every facet of their lives in Instagram. It's time for some people to get woke!...