Speak Out

The majority of Cape Girardeau County supported the Right to Work legislation proving once again that Union leadership has no leverage here. The Washington Post reported that Senator Bernie Sanders' universal healthcare plan would cost the federal government $3.3 trillion more dollars per year. The Democrats don't have a plan that doesn't include spending more of taxpayers' money. Looks like their only platform remains Russia and hating our President...

A big thank you to all the wonderful folks who have shared the bounty of their gardens with the Senior Center. Only a genius would determine that it makes sense for school lunches to be broken into the following three lunch periods: A lunch in building B, B lunch in building C, and C lunch in building A. Common Core has officially made its way to the Jackson school administration.

I am absolutely disgusted by the fact that all students in our district will receive free breakfast and lunch for the next four years. We all know who is footing the bill for that, and I'm tired of hard-working people's tax dollars being used as handouts for those who choose to have children they cannot afford and who choose not to take care of the children they give birth to. ...

I jog and walk on the LaCroix Trail about four to five times a week and just want to give a big thank you to all of the hard-working City of Cape workers who keep the trail (and bathroom) so well kept! Kudos to all of you. Republicans want the Mueller investigation to end, stating it has gone on too long. The Benghazi investigation into Hillary Clinton took two years, the Ken Starr investigation into Bill Clinton (Whitewater and then shift to Monica Lewinsky) lasted four years...

The latest NBC poll has President Trump's approval rating climbing to 45 percent, and the Democrat's generic midterm election lead dropping to 6 percent. Looks like America will keep winning as Democrats keep losing. The Washington Post proudly proclaimed that the "FBI believed Carter Page had been recruited by the Russians." Three FISA warrants and more than a year later and the FBI still can't prove its belief. ...

Regarding President Trump's Supreme Court Pick, the liberal left thinks abortions are more important than protecting the constitution of the U.S.A. That makes me proud to be a Republican, and a Trump supporter. Pro life and pro Second Amendment. Following up on an earlier speaking comment if Donald Trump discovered a cure for cancer the Democrats and the media would claim the Russians gave it to him!...

Where are the sidewalks? On the corner across from Jackson Middle School a builder with permission of the city/aldermen is building a large apartment complex with no sidewalks on Route D (Independence) side nor the Broadridge side. Sidewalks extend a mile and more along these two routes to the swimming pool and Jackson Boulevard but are not being built along the two sides of this new construction. ...

When is the city going to repair Broadway street, from Clark Street to Kingshighway? It's like driving on a washboard or street with chug holes. About five years ago they ground the bumps down and I thought they where going to resurface it. They repair or install sidewalks, repair or completely replace the concrete on side streets, but will not repair a major street like Broadway! Who makes these decisions anyway? Is this our tax money at work?...

With all the changes taking place on the St. Louis Cardinals, now is the time for the Redbirds to sign Cape Girardeau native and current free agent Shae Simmons. Simmons is a talented pitcher who could help the new-look Cardinals reach the playoffs this year and beyond...

Let's review the Democrats platform: Economy/tax cuts -- oppose whatever Trump proposes; Immigration -- oppose whatever Trump proposes; North Korea -- oppose whatever Trump proposes; Iran -- oppose whatever Trump proposes; Supreme Court -- oppose whomever Trump nominates. Very simple, but not very effective and certainly not good for our country...

So what is the rest of the United States doing with their plastic bags for recycling? Is every city and town in the U.S. having to do what we are going to do? If not, why not? Please fix the interaction at Main Street and Farmington Road. The four-way stop is terrible...

I guess the wisdom of, "Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer," doesn't apply to Trump's meeting with Putin. I don't think I am standing alone when I say I have had it! I have had it with every word President Trump says being scrutinized by every Democrat and some Republicans. ...

Most of the city of Cape Girardeau's ordinances are good for the majority of the citizens but one of the worst is allowing a few to shoot off loud fireworks until midnight on the 4th. Why can't it be amended to at least limit the time to 10 p.m.? A lot of people have to get up early and go to work feeling dragged out and distressed...

Brett Kavanaugh certainly has conservative bona fides, but I'm surprised President Trump would pick such an inside the beltway, George W. Bush-endorsed, establishment Republican. The only hope for progressives now is that Judge, soon Justice Kavanaugh evolves in office and will, perhaps 30 years from now, become another Earl Warren, an Eisenhower appointee, who became a progressive and the greatest Supreme Court Justice of the 20th century...

Ponder the following: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the self-declared socialist who defeated fourth-ranking House Democrat Joe Crowley of New York last week, shot back Sunday at a sitting Democratic senator who questioned the efficacy of embracing the far left in a presidential race. ...

We'll all look back 25 years from now and realize that Notre Dame's Riley Burger and Jackson's Katie Schumer were the best and most accomplished athletes of their generation. Since we cannot use plastic bags to keep all the loose recycling from littering our neighborhood, are there any plans to find a solution? Could large paper bags or other recyclable bags be made available? We already have a lot trash on recycling day, and I'm sure it will get worse...

Cape is already a brighter place to live. Drive down Broadway. No longer the most boring town. Thanks, Mayer Fox. The Jackson City Council agenda can be summed up as follows: Go through the motions. Ignore citizen comments and input. Then vote to waste money, place the interests of businesses over individuals, and hurry home to Facebook...

Thank you for finally giving some press to the outstanding area high school track and field athletes. I know a lot of teams and fans had been waiting to read a few words and see a few pictures about the all-staters. Hey, Jackson! Stop wasting more money on the Whitey Herzog baseball stadium. You've already poured $2 million into it which works out to about $33,000 per fan...

Mizzou doesn't care about the collateral damage of their misplaced activism. And I don't care enough about Mizzou to spend my $30,000 a year there. Social media is anything but social. It's often an excuse to avoid relationships, for misrepresenting the truth, and creating false propaganda. ...

I would like to see Cape's fireworks ordinance changed to reflect equal consideration of all residents, not a portion of the residents. A large number of cities ban the sale and use of fireworks except for city-sponsored fireworks display. Sikeston I think follows this practice. ...

O Lord Jesus, may those with heavy hearts feel your presence and comfort. Amen.

Democrats said Trump didn't understand the economy, yet we have two-decade low unemployment and rising wages. Democrats said Trump didn't understand foreign affairs, yet he's sitting down with the North Korean leader. Democrats said Trump couldn't negotiate with world leaders, yet Canada and Mexico are renegotiating NAFTA...

O Lord Jesus, our Savior, thank you for your unfailing love. Amen.

It is not comforting to know that the Jackson Board of Aldermen thinks it knows better than the police department, public school, fire department and thousands of residents that live and drive through the dangerous curve on West Route D, where the board is allowing the largest apartment complex to be jammed into the curve which makes it a dangerous public safety hazard by the middle school plus two nearby grade schools...

I have just two sentences I need to write to all the Trump supporters in Washington and elsewhere who have been wailing at the top of their voices that the Mueller investigation of all of Trump’s wrongdoing has gone on too long and needs to be stopped, after only 13 months. ...