OpinionJune 3, 1997
SPEAKOUT
IF THE City Council wants to exclude mobile homes from the city on private property, it should state the real reasons: property values and snobs. When I read in the paper that mobile homes adversely affect the character of the neighborhood, it makes me furious. ...
People, not houses
IF THE City Council wants to exclude mobile homes from the city on private property, it should state the real reasons: property values and snobs. When I read in the paper that mobile homes adversely affect the character of the neighborhood, it makes me furious. Character belongs to the people who live in any kind of home, good character and bad character. It's the people, not the house. Are you telling me that all people who live in trailers are of bad character and all people who live in houses are of good character? I think not. Sounds like the Cape City Council is using the White House spin doctor. They called Paula Jones trailer park trash, and now they've got a lawsuit on their hands. If Paula Jones is telling the truth, she has the character and Bill Clinton, who lives in that big White House, is the trash.
Cheers for editorial
THREE CHEERS and a standing ovation for the Southeast Missourian's editorial on May 28. Truer words were never spoken.
Frightening statistics
THE COURTS have ruled reinstating something called gain time by which thousands of convicted murderers, rapists, robbers and other felons have been or soon will be released from prison. Gain time refers to time off automatically given to prisoners to reduce their sentences. You add these criminals to the thousands of dangerous criminals who are already being released early from prison each year, and it becomes apparent why crime continues to be one of the main concerns of the American people. What is particularly disturbing is that, according to a study by Dr. Michael Brock and Steve Twist, recognized experts in this field, each day in America 14 persons will be murdered, 48 will be raped, 578 people will be robbed by a criminal who is on probation or early parole. Travesty does not stop there. When these convicted criminals are arrested for a new crime, many times they are released on their own recognizances at the recommendation of a government funded pretrial service agency. Basically in other words, the offender has given his or her word that he or she will appear at trial. The logic dictates that the word of a person who has repeatedly gone against the laws of society is probably not going to appear in court. So you're adding more of these people out on the street to continue their rampage.
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Loss of university support
I WOULD like to thank the Southeast Missourian for the editorial May 28 entitled "Sun mascot is clouded by handling of dismissal." That was a great editorial, and I'd like to express my appreciation for that. It seems like the university has more important issues now than trying to decide a mascot. I think the firing of Coach Shumate was unprofessional and handled in an very immature fashion by university officials. The university has lost my support. We no longer be SEMO boosters or buy season tickets because of the firing. It could have been handled in a different fashion. I'd just like to thank Coach Shumate. He made a name for SEMO basketball and was instrumental in getting the Show Me Center. We had 16 great years. A lot of us are behind him, and we'd like him to know that and we support him. I'd like to say thanks, Coach, and good luck to you and your family.
A grateful widow
I'D LIKE to say something about kindness week. Kindness week may be over, but it should go on. I'd like to thank the best neighbors I've ever had, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Rawlins for their kindness. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Reese Ware, also Mr. Steven Williams of the block grant program and the men who worked for him from East Prairie. They worked on my home and did such a good job. They were perfect gentlemen and fixed things in my home that I could never afford to get fixed. God bless you all. -- A grateful widow.
Please use signals
PEOPLE driving your car: please, please, please, turn your signal lights on, would you please?
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