OpinionJuly 18, 1996
SPEAKOUT
IN ANSWER to Dr. Wolfers' letter in the Missourian: Until he and the other doctors will give adequate pain control to their patients, I think they should keep their mouths shut about Dr. Kevorkian's suicide machine. When you go to a doctor and you ask for pain medicine, right away they act like you're an addict. ...
Medications for pain
IN ANSWER to Dr. Wolfers' letter in the Missourian: Until he and the other doctors will give adequate pain control to their patients, I think they should keep their mouths shut about Dr. Kevorkian's suicide machine. When you go to a doctor and you ask for pain medicine, right away they act like you're an addict. Even when you're in the hospital and your doctor has ordered you pain medicine, the nurses still insist that you try an aspirin. The nurses have their orders, and the doctors have another.
A medical opinion
DOCTOR WOLFERS' impassioned letter is nothing more than a difference of opinion. Unfortunately, not many doctors are publicly allowed to say the opposite.
Unreal cancer concerns
I CANNOT believe that someone called Speak Out and said that their husband was addicted to Pepsi-Cola or Coca-Cola or Dr. Pepper and that it would not kill you anymore than cigarettes would. I have not seen anyone reported dying of Pepsi-Cola cancer, and if there is, I am unaware of it. Get real.
Stand on health care
THE RECORD shows that the late Rep. Emerson voted against the national health care insurance program. I assume that Jo Ann Emerson will feel the same way since she says she's carrying on his work. I wonder: Will she approve some other health care program, especially for the middle-class people?
Speak Out can be uplifting
JUST WANTED to make a comment about Speak Out itself. I've enjoyed Speak Out for all the years it's been here. The one thing I don't miss in the paper ever, even though I may miss some articles if I get behind when I read it. Especially today, I know the reason why. The little tidbit about the daughter waking up her mommy and saying, "Mommy, Mommy, the sun is on!" That was precious. Thank you, Speak Out.
It could have been worse
I WAS the caller who said support for Carnahan, and you said "another governor might not have allowed runaway taxation to trigger the refund in the first place." Well, I'll tell you what. Another governor might have taxed you twice as much, so don't be so biased, Missourian.
Eradicate killer dogs
I AM the grandfather of a 3-year-old, and this morning on the news when I heard that a 3-year-old was killed by a rottweiler breed dog, I cried. I'd like to know how many children are going to have to die before these killer dogs, of any breed, are eradicated from the face of the earth.
Clinton voters questioned
A CLINTON victory in November won't mean the end of the world. There will be enough responsible people in both parties to hold him in check. What concerns me is the quality and integrity of the people who would vote for such a man. His moral behavior and countless scandals are bad enough, but my primary concern is Bill Clinton's inability to tell the truth. His lying is not alleged. It's documented. He will promise anything and everything in order to get votes and then ignore those promises when elected. It's understandable how people could be fooled by this guy in '92, but it's inconceivable how these same people could put all of their ethical and moral principles aside and vote for this man a second time.
Liberal justice system
THIS IS the policemen who called in and accused Clinton of appointing liberal judges, which is true if you check your facts. Since defense attorneys and law enforcement officers are usually at the opposite ends of law enforcement, I'm not surprised at the approval rating of the ultraliberal American Bar Association. Most rank-and-file police officers are politically conservative because we support the ideals of honesty, ethics and integrity which seem to be virtually nonexistent in the liberal agenda. I hold the same basic opinion of Mel Carnahan as I do of Bill Clinton. If the person who called in has ever been the victim of a crime, thanks to a liberal justice system he would find out that the criminal had more rights than he did. Remember, a society that makes war on its police officers had better learn to make peace with its criminals.
Economic statistics
ONE OF those mean old Republicans, President Reagan, launched the longest peacetime economic boom in U.S. history. It ran 92 straight months from October 1982 to June 1990 at the peak, and it spawned 21.1 million new jobs -- more than 229,600 a month. For real growth, you couldn't beat it. From 1983 to 1989, the gross domestic product surged an average of 3.9 percent a year. When Reagan left office, the U.S. economy had grown by one-third, adding the equivalent of Germany's entire economy to our own. You say that's questionable information? The source of the information is the Labor Department, the Commerce Department and the Census Bureau. They're all headed and run by Clinton. So, it seems like the Clinton administration and the politicians related to him are lying once again when they criticize the decade of the 1980s and say that the Republicans were having a poor showing.
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Support for Carnahan
COME ON, Southeast Missourian, I know you don't like Gov. Carnahan. A fellow called in and said that he deserves our vote for re-election because of the tax amendment he's for, and then you gave credit to Hancock. Carnahan doesn't care who's got the credit. He's for it, he initiated it, and you then you said that any governor would. That's not the point. Anytime a Democrat's involved, it's no more than he should do. Then, you bash him in other ways because he's a Democrat. I could've said the same thing about Bill Emerson. You gave him credit for that bridge going across. Stop being so biased. We do have a good governor. The guy said he wasn't the best, I don't know about that, but we had one other good governor: Teasdale, and I bet you gave him a hard way to go too. He took on Blue Cross, and he took on the big boys, and you don't like that.
Effects of higher wages
I'D JUST like to say that I'm a firm believer against the raising of minimum wage for the main reason that the prices of food have already started rising already. That's what's going to happen when they raise the minimum wage. Rising, rising, rising.
Outraged by comment
I'M OUTRAGED about this Speak Out response that you gave to the caller's support for Carnahan. The caller said that Carnahan was the best governor, and you answered him with "He's talking about the Hancock Bill," and "It wouldn't matter who the governor was, except that another governor wouldn't have allowed runaway taxation to trigger the response in the first place." I would like some examples on that. There is no way that can be objective. I don't think it's right for you to print things like that, and I'm getting to the point where I don't even want your Missourian anymore.
Disgusted by wage comments
I THINK your editorial on July 11 was most disgusting and untrue. I have done factory work for all my life -- 34 years, and after being laid off for the third time with the closing of the Chaffee factory, we were offered jobs in Cape at its sister factory. I started as a new employee at the minimum wage of $4.25 per hour. You have the gall to say that minimum wage was never intended to be anything more than a starting wage for the most menial and basic jobs? After running sewing machines for 34 years, I think a person should earn more than $4.25 per hour. I thank God that there is a minimum wage, or people would have to work for $1 per hour, as you would probably like. I thoroughly disagree that increasing the minimum wage would only mean fewer jobs for workers who need them. Any businessman is working with the least amount of employees now, so how can it mean fewer jobs? Apparently, you have never worked for minimum wage.
Not perfect, but so what?
THIS IS to the person down on Clinton's back. Although he didn't go to service, how many boys did the same thing? I don't blame him. We didn't have any business over there in the first place. Why wait until now to say something? Why didn't they bring it up when he first ran for president? I won't vote for Bob Dole -- I don't like his looks. If he will cut our Social Security, then what will these old people do? I'm 80 years old, and have been through a lot. Roosevelt is the best president we ever had, and Clinton is no Roosevelt. But that goes to show about him running around with other women -- I don't know if he did or not, but it's none of my business. If you would all see the real White House, you'd be surprised at what you'd find out. They didn't pick him out because he was running around, and I think he's done a good job. He's made a few mistakes, and we've all made a few mistakes on our lives. Clinton isn't perfect, but who is?
Philosophical grass
THE WEATHER was so nice this morning that I decided to do some early-morning yard work. As I worked, I noticed some grass growing in the street in front of my house, so I decided to pull up that grass. As I did this, some of the grass tried desperately to stay in the street, safe under the concrete. As I was playing tug-of-war with this grass, I thought to myself, "Did you ever wonder why grass can grow in the street under concrete, but it won't grow in the yard where I planted it and want it to grow?" Oh well. It's just a rhetorical question anyway. Have a great day.
Old hotel an eyesore
WHY IS the grass and all the weeds allowed to grow around the old Marquette Hotel? It just looks awful.
Not on the Dream Team
I WONDER why the $25 million man isn't playing on the Dream Team? I believe that all the other countries have their best players on their teams. Most players believe it is an honor to represent their country. I believe you should be proud to live in a country where you can get paid $25 million a year just for playing basketball.
Trusty and trustee
I'M GLAD Marc Powers used his literary powers to try to straighten out the two callers who were so mixed up about "trusty" and "trustee". Several years ago, a local TV announcer made the mistake of referring to a jail trusty as a "trustee", but even before he had finished the news broadcast, he had corrected his error.
Emerson Expressway?
I JUST thought I would share a suggestion I had to further honor the late Congressman Bill Emerson. I just wondered if the city has considered my idea of naming new Route 74 the Emerson Expressway in his honor. Since the bridge is already being named Emerson Memorial Bridge, I think it would be a good idea to honor the late congressman and his service to the community by naming new Route 74 the Emerson Expressway. Hopefully, the city won't let this fall upon deaf ears and they will rename it that.
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