| Fear strikes out as the House passes historic health care reform bill |
‘Yes’ on Prop A: Metro is vital to healthy, prosperous St. Louis region |
Feeling poorer? That’s because you are. |
Corrigan takes neutral stance on Proposition A |
Four big lies about health care reform |
Earmarks: The pork that defies reform. |
Gateway Mall may earn a place in pantheon of public spaces |
Chief Justice’s partisanship weakens U.S. Supreme Court |
Matson’s view: Tiger tees off |
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| 'No Child' law should be left behind, but Obama must ensure teachers get support Mar 21, 9:04 PM Almost 10 years after the passage of the No Child Left Behind law, President Barack Obama and Congress must work together on a plan to transform schools so that they provide students with the skills needed to be successful. |
Kansas not exempt from consequences of doling out ill-considered tax breaks Mar 21, 9:05 PM Kansas legislators must stop fiddling. It’s time to review the state's tax exemptions and junk the bad and unfair ones. |
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| Good job; build on this trust |
Post a Comment Recommend Adapt, change and focus. |
Home building news cause for joy - 11/4/09 |
Get out; vote in affirmative - 11/3/09 |
Altered document unexplained - 11/1/09 |
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'Silence' gives voice to abused - 10/28/09 |
Review MSU holiday policy - 10/27/09 |
Yes to no-tax-change school bond issue - 10/25/09 |
Thanks to difference-makers - 10/23/09 |
Pension board must change - 10/22/09 |
Violence not asleep at night - 10/21/09 |
City, WOW reach starting place - 10/20/09 |
Yes, we support pension tax, but ... - 10/18/09 |
Joplin's idea worth imitating - 10/16/09 |
Video, audio, complaint, internal probe? It all adds up to bad PR for Nixa police - 10/15/09 |
Introducing our new editorial advisory board - 10/11/09 |
Mayor should follow his vow - 10/9/09 |
Are 'dangerous buildings' really worth the title? - 10/8/09 |
Greene's DWI court deserves to be expanded - 10/7/09 |
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| Jurors deserve more than just a pittance Posted Mar 20, 2010 @ 12:37 AM The many who are summoned to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County usually amounts to 1,500 to 2,000 residents per month of which 20 to 30 percent end up at the Independence Courthouse Annex. |
Popular books keep names and places alive Posted Mar 20, 2010 @ 12:35 AM If you are tired of winter and ready for spring, now’s the time to put together some fun outings for when the weather breaks. You might also be looking for something to (temporarily) replace the distraction and interruptions caused by cell phones, iPods, and other electronic media. |
On campus, it's always springtime Posted Mar 20, 2010 @ 12:30 AM It's March. The snow is gone. Oh, wait... It's cold. Everyone's bundled up. Oh, wait... |
Spellers show their true grit Posted Mar 20, 2010 @ 12:22 AM Some kids dream of being the star quarterback or the point guard. Some dream of Hollywood. Others just want to be known as the best speller in the whole county, heck, the whole nation. And for kids from 83 schools throughout Jackson County, this weekend is a big step toward that goal. |
It's spring; are you ready for snow? Posted Mar 20, 2010 @ 12:20 AM No human institution is more fallible than the calendar. The seven-day week, which springs directly from the earliest pages of the Bible, seems to work pretty well, but after that it gets dicey. |
Reflecting on the joy and sorrow that rain brings Posted Mar 20, 2010 @ 12:18 AM If there is one lesson to be learned in humanitarian and development assistance, it is that context matters. |
Bartle: Your ideas can help us in ‘Rebooting Government’ Posted Mar 18, 2010 @ 07:59 PM The state of Missouri, like most states across the nation, is in the middle of a historic budget crisis. |
Everett: Real March madness is pay inequity Posted Mar 18, 2010 @ 07:57 PM My primary interest has never been to upset people, but some topics are just plain upsetting. Today’s thesis, with which you are free to disagree (and I am sure many of you will), is that we are experiencing the great dumbing down of America. |
Honor U.S. and its history by getting facts straight Posted Mar 17, 2010 @ 10:12 PM I agree with Rosalie Hoffman that we must wake up and defend the U.S. from internal attack (guest column, March 3). The difference, however, is I believe we need to defend against ignorance of facts, fear mongering and lack of understanding of the Constitution and outright falsification and lies |
Jensen: Art and more: Englewood renewed Posted Mar 17, 2010 @ 10:11 PM An art district before its time, the new Englewood Arts District in historic Independence is the place to be tomorrow night for 3rd Fridays Art Walk on Winner Road. |
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| LETTER: MU Student Recreation Complex is wrong to bar breast-feeding from pool area By Ericka Alten, Fulton : According to the Missouri Revised Statutes, women have a legal right to breast-feed with discretion in public places. |
LETTER: Republicans need corporate support by LOUIS J. ANESI, Centralia : Sarah Palin and John McCain are trying to block health care because it hurts the large insurance and drug companies that help their party. |
LETTER: Tracy Greever-Rice would get my vote by Linda Rootes, Columbia : Greever-Rice is a friend to neighborhoods who helps developers and communities arrive at win-win situations. |
DEAR READER: Anonymous words become weapons against sexual assault victims by Roseann Moring : The bad habit of victim-blaming is apparent in anonymous comments, and it needs to stop. |
Global Journalist: Compromise in Middle East makes little progress by Stuart Loory : The Quartet is trying to bring the Israeli and Palestinian sides together at the negotiating table. |
TODAY'S QUESTION: When have you accessed public records? by Emily David : Government transparency and public records policies are being celebrated in a week-long salute. Sunshine Week comes to a close this weekend. |
COLUMN: Election forums showcase credible candidates by George Kennedy : The front-runners in the mayoral race are Jerry Wade, Sid Sullivan and Bob McDavid. Take a look at what I think they each have to offer. |
COLUMN: A corporation isn't an individual, can't run for Congress by David Rosman : A corporation in Maryland is running for Congress. In January, the United States Supreme Court decided it is unconstitutional to limit amounts of money corporations can spend on candidates, because they are "individuals." I think it is a wonderful idea that this corporation decided to run. Still, a corporation is not a registered voter, and Murray Hill Inc. is only two years old. |
TODAY'S QUESTION: What do you think of Obama's proposed changes to the No Child Left Behind Act? by Kourtney Geers : On Monday, Congress received President Barack Obama"s plan to implement sweeping changes to the country"s education policy, removing some mandates of No Child Left Behind and adding others. What do you think of the proposed changes? Will Columbia schools be affected? |
COLUMN: Improving public defender system is predicament for Missouri by David Webber : Here are five ways to help the crisis in the Missouri Public Defender System. |
LETTER: Sarah Read embodies community spirit by Clifford W. Tompson, Columbia : Sarah Read is a good candidate for the City Council because of her cooperative personality and commitment to improving Columbia. |
TODAY'S QUESTION: Will you go through airport body scanners the next time you travel? by Alex Ruppenthal : Full-body scanners started to be installed around the world after a man attempted to blow up a plane headed from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day in 2009. |
LETTER: Read is right for City Council by Gail and Howard Hinkel, Columbia : Sarah Read"s experience and background make her the best candidate for the Fourth Ward. |
LETTER: Support Sunshine Week by getting involved by Elaine L. Blodgett, Columbia : It is crucial that the public have access to public information so it can hold the government accountable. |
LETTER: Flier opposing Columbia school bond issue is a hoax by Paul Wallace : Attaching The St. Louis Scholarships Foundation"s name to an anti-school bond flier when the organization did not give consent nor agrees with the stance is just plain wrong. |
TODAY'S QUESTION: Do you think the Tigers deserve a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament? by Michelle Hagopian : The process of determining seeds for the NCAA Tournament is an extremely complicated one. Did officials place Missouri in the right spot? |
COLUMN: Pick your spot for the weather you like by Andrew Van Dam : If you"re sick of the temperatures and precipitation in Missouri, or even if you like it, there are lots of other places to match your weather preferences. |
COLUMN: When politics gets you down, remember the good things in life by Rose M. Nolen : Turn away from the TV and embrace what good is around you instead of hearing about our crumbling world. |
COLUMN: Academy Awards give hope for quality films by J Karl Miller : Recently, the academy has selected unworthy movies as winners, but "The Hurt Locker" shows that quality filmaking will be rewarded. |
LETTER: Blame Obama, not Luetkemeyer for overspending by Paul Sloca : Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer has supported conservative spending during his tenure in Congress. |
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| Senate rules As the health care debate grinds toward conclusion, one thing becomes clear: The filibuster rule in the U.S. Senate clogs up the works so much that leaders who would pass anything controversial resort to unfortunate, little-understood tactics. It would be much better for clear majorities to be able to carry the day in normal legislative fashion. 24 comments |
Banking reform If anything is clear from today’s economic trouble, it is the need for reform in the financial industry. 2 comments |
Tear down that bridge The oft-maligned non-motorized transportation federal grant will provide funds for knocking down the similarly maligned pedestrian bridge over Providence Road, an ugly, useless span extending from Douglass High School to the Blind Boone Community Center. 2 comments |
Access Missouri Succumbing to the inevitable, Missouri’s private college presidents are agreeing to changes in Access Missouri, the state-funded scholarship plan for higher education students. Under current law, students can receive more assistance for attending private colleges based on tuition rates. |
Community Partnership When Gary Stangler was state director of social services, he noticed an age-old problem: How could state funding agencies properly allocate funding through the web of public and private not-for-profit agencies claiming to solve problems for babies and retirees and every needy group or person in between? 1 comment |
Humane Society The most tangible evidence yet of happier times for the Central Missouri Humane Society came earlier this week when the Columbia City Council approved an increase of $20,000 for spay and neuter services for dogs and cats, and local public health Director Stephanie Browning reported a new era of collaborations between the city and the shelter. |
Downtown noise Back in February the Columbia City Council could not reach consensus on needed changes in the downtown noise ordinance mainly because the downtown Special Business District board of directors had not weighed in. Since then the SBD has fielded public comments and tried to suggest a policy, with marginal results. 2 comments |
Health care: The basic decision America has not yet made the basic decision that must preclude eventual basic health care reform, the decision that moved every other developed industrial nation in the world: Will we provide basic health care to everyone as an entitlement of living in our society? 39 comments |
Petition changes Faced with a possible onslaught of initiative petition signatures to evaluate, Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren wants systematic changes. 2 comments |
Earmarks Politicians in Congress are rushing to cut earmarks, the largely unrestricted grants individual members make to local projects. Democrats propose eliminating for-profit recipients. Republicans, seeking to one-up, say all earmarks should end. 15 comments |
Going broke The other day I said here defined benefit pension plans are going broke. What I should have said is such plans are increasingly hard to underwrite. As helpful managers of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System informed me, and as managers of other publicly funded retirement programs would agree, MOSERS and its kin are not going broke. 2 comments |
Nixon’s budget On rare occasions when a state is faced with devastating revenue shortfalls, the chore of crafting painful spending cuts falls primarily to the governor. No legislative body could make the terrible choices without leadership from a single-minded chief executive. 13 comments |
Kay Murray Boone County government won’t be the same without Kay Murray. The perennial county treasurer has been in office since 1976, easily winning re-election term after term — and for good reason. She has done a great job without seeming to break a sweat. |
School board: For a one-year term Phil Peters and Jonathan Sessions are the candidates, and again voters are blessed with a happy choice. Both are articulate and knowledgeable, but they are quite different. 3 comments |
School board: For a three-year term Jan Mees, Dan Holt and Jim Whitt compete for two full-term seats on the board. Mees and Whitt are incumbents. Mees was elected three years ago, and Whitt was appointed last year to succeed Rosie Tippin, who resigned for health reasons. |
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| What color is your census group? Wednesday, January 20, 2010 My mother and father sometimes use the term “negro” when referring to members of our race. I have cousins in rural areas who, to this day, still use the word ... Alonzo Weston |
Taking the small steps, with love Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Horrors unfolding in Haiti point out not only the fullness of nature's fury, but give Americans a sense of poverty's grip on a nation living in their shadows. Ken Newton |
Maris had to endure more than McGwire did Monday, January 18, 2010 The Roger Maris Museum is located in the West Acres Shopping Mall in Fargo, N.D. It's situated right there with the usual mall stores, kiosks and boutiques. A bronze plaque ... Steve Booher |
Guest column: Missouri needs telecom reform Sunday, January 17, 2010 All Missourians benefit from a robust telecommunications network, and while many people take the underlying infrastructure for granted, we all rely on it every day. |
Tears come and tears go for big guys Sunday, January 17, 2010 Some childhood memories seem too strange to be true and too vivid to have been invented. This is one of those memories. Ken Newton |
King's dream resonates at museum Wednesday, January 13, 2010 On a bright summer day a few years ago, I stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. The motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated ... Alonzo Weston |
Parochialism loses charm on big issues Tuesday, January 12, 2010 For all we know, people in St. Joseph called Lewellyn White an East Sider. The cutter for R.L. McDonald Manufacturing Co. lived at 3131 Felix St. Ken Newton |
City should practice some patience, too Monday, January 11, 2010 It's been a few years since St. Joseph has seen this amount of snow. It's piled up in every corner of our city. We've probably forgotten what it feels like ... Steve Booher |
Screening earthbound strangeness Sunday, January 10, 2010 The science complex at the university I attended stood at the end of the campus farthest from the language arts building. After I finished my general education requirements, I'm not ... Ken Newton |
A faithful friend is never forgotten Wednesday, January 6, 2010 He was a young man. Much too young to be dying from cancer. But he had a type of cancer that many don't recover from. He also had a wife ... Alonzo Weston |
Cold truth: No margin for error Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Notes from my time spent among the brownlanders. Ken Newton |
Fighting in Yemen: The perfect winter escape Monday, January 4, 2010 Last week, Sen. Joe Lieberman told FOX News that Iraq was yesterday's war, Afghanistan is today's war and, if we don't act pre-emptively, Yemen will be tomorrow's war. Steve Booher |
Guest column: Snow removal procedures explained Monday, January 4, 2010 Snow and ice control is a public service the city provides, and just like any other, a level of service is chosen that meets the competing demands of good service ... |
Guest column: Prosecutor responds to public defender 'crisis' Sunday, January 3, 2010 A recent article in the News-Press (“Supreme Court decision puts limit on caseloads,” Dec. 26) made two points to which I would like to respond. |
A few thoughts on this pesky white stuff Monday, December 28, 2009 The sun is shining and yet it's still snowing outside. Either snowing or the flakes are blowing off the neighbor's roof. Here are some random thoughts about the blizzard that ... Steve Booher |
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| In our view: System overhaul The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has been under considerable scrutiny lately because it has decided to walk away from the folds of the Jasper County Emergency Services 911 dispatching center and do the job itself. But, it certainly isn’t the first one to walk, and we doubt it will be the last. .... |
Carol Stark: Congress can’t fix everything As you read this, we may have a vote on new health care legislation. And, if you’re like me, maybe you’ve had trouble from day one following the changes to the reform package. |
Dave Woods: Proposed bill unleashes abortion debate A Missouri state senator wants women considering terminating a pregnancy to answer a few questions. Tom Dempsey, a Republican from St. Peter’s, wants to mandate physicians and staff at clinics to ask women about the reasons they want to terminate their pregnancies. |
Voices: Conspiracy? I’m really having a tough time with this, and all I can figure is there must be a vast left-wing conspiracy involved in just about everything. |
Voices: tand up, be heard According to the Missouri PSC Web site, the mission of the Public Service Commission, is to: “Ensure Missouri customers receive safe, reliable, utility services at a just, reasonable, and affordable rate.” |
Konrad Heid, guest columnist: Government is wrecking homes If you’ve ever tried to listen to Congressman Barney Frank ramble on and on, you’ve probably wanted to say, “Get it over with Barney,” or perhaps something more direct. |
William Keczkemethy, guest columnist: Columnist responds to blogger's critism On Dec. 18, 2009, The Joplin Globe graciously published my guest column “Will you be the next victim?” In this article, I used facts and data to demonstrate the failure of government officials to adequately protect Americans from violent criminals. |
Voices: Don’t give up Why should we have health care reform? Or why should we not? The president, his family, the Senate, the Congress — they have health care that we taxpayers pay for. |
Voices: Against Empire rate hike Why is Empire District, which made a $41 million profit in 2009 and $39 million profit in 2008, not setting aside money in a reserve fund for: * Replacing poles installed some 50 or 60 years ago, knowing the life of treatment on them which are rotting are ground level. |
Voices: Poor judge Maybe the latest protester to the letters of Rita Crowell considers her not unlike a semi-invalid who nevertheless chases the neighbors, brandishing her crutches. |
Voices: One-way ticket In reference to your article “Protest dispute before justices,” I can’t understand protection for anti-American behavior. I am a Christian and as a Christian, Christ teaches me to hate the sin but love the sinner as he does. |
In our view: Covering the costs A bill that would require group insurance policies to cover treatment for children with autism is on the fast track to becoming reality.The Missouri Senate earlier in the week voted 26-6 to require health insurance plans regulated by the state to cover treatment for autism up to $55,000 annually. |
Voices: Court logs I was looking at the Globe, Feb. 22, 2010, and came across the court logs. |
Voices: Joplin stars The photo on Page 3A of the Feb. 20 edition of The Joplin Globe featured a selection of participants in the “Dancing With the Joplin Stars” competition held recently at the Downstream Casino. |
Voices: Commoners Being an animal lover, I am very impressed with the new shelter we now have to better house the many stray animals that we have around town. |
Voices: Front-page worthy In most venues set for news — newspapers, television, radio, magazines, etc. — the people of our country read/see/hear displeasure numerous times. |
In our view: Athletics may need change State and federal budget cuts arriving this year at levels far deeper than in the past will focus public attention on the value of combining the essential service of education and the significant, but secondary, service of school athletics. |
Voices: ‘Grit and go’ Geoff Caldwell’s considerable, pensive piece on police pursuit wasn’t the last word, as we see recently. |
Voices: Campaign signs I am a volunteer for the Kelly Maddy campaign and am frustrated by the recent thefts of yard signs. |
Voices: Smell the dog doodle It’s been said that “knowledge is power.” No, wisdom is power. Knowledge is merely collected datum. An adage to illustrate: Getting hit over the head with a two-by-four and knowing it hurts is knowledge. |
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| OUR OPINION: Lawmakers poised to help children with autism Missouri lawmakers are on track to help children suffering the mysterious and debilitating disorders known as autism. |
ANALYSIS: Mo. medicine law still not in effect JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Concerned that some patients were having to wait too long for medications, Missouri lawmakers passed a bill in 2008 broadening the ability of thousands of specially trained nurses to write prescriptions. |
OUR OPINION: Missourians advance ideas to close budget deficit Missourians have advanced a surplus of ideas to close the state's looming budget deficit. |
OUR OPINION: Halt federal health care juggernaut The steamroller that is federal health care reform is poised to flatten opponents in its path, as well as a public that doesn't understand it and states that don't want it. |
Black support high for Obama's race-neutral stance CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- In this banking center walloped by the Great Recession, where unemployment just hit a 20-year high and as many as one in three black people are out of work, blacks could easily be frustrated with President Barack Obama's insistence that a rising economic tide for all will lift African-American boats. |
SUNSHINE WEEK: Q&A with the open records ombudsman WASHINGTON (AP) -- As part of Sunshine Week, when news organizations highlight the importance of government openness, the nation's new Freedom of Information Act ombudsman, Miriam Nisbet, took part in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. |
OUR OPINION: A responsibility to respond to the census The U.S. census is not a government caprice; it is a constitutional mandate. |
FACT CHECK: Premiums would rise under Obama plan WASHINGTON (AP) -- Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print. |
PROMISES, PROMISES: Records not so open with Obama WASHINGTON (AP) -- One year into its promise of greater government transparency, the Obama administration is more often citing exceptions to the nation's open records law to withhold federal records even as the number of requests for information declines, according to a review by The Associated Press of agency audits about the Freedom of Information Act. |
OUR OPINION: Let sunshine help restore public trust “When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.” Thomas Jefferson In that quote, the namesake of our city and the seat of Missouri government offered a keen observation on the link between openness and trust in public life. Open government is the theme of Sunshine Week, observed nationwide through Saturday. This year’s observance comes at a time when it is much needed. Faith in government is in serious decline. The federal government continues to run up deficits while Americans endure tough economic times and rampant unemployment. |
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OUR OPINION: Area schools take individual approaches to budget cuts State budget cuts will be painful, and local public school districts wisely are preparing if they are not spared from the sting. |
PERSPECTIVE: At midpoint of session, money woes continue The Legislature is on its annual spring recess this week. This marks the midpoint of the legislative session. Other than a technical session of one, yours truly, legislators will be absent from your Capitol until Monday, March 15th. PERSPECTIVE: At midpoint of session, money woes continue The Legislature is on its annual spring recess this week. This marks the midpoint of the legislative session. Other than a technical session of one, yours truly, legislators will be absent from your Capitol until Monday, March 15th. |
OUR OPINION: Join effort to shelter victims of disasters Hope for the best; plan for the worst. |
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| Strong economy (03/22/10) While economic signals are still mixed around the nation, there is one indicator that shows the economy in the Cape Girardeau area is holding its own. Sales tax revenue for the city is down less than 1 percent so far in 2010 compared to last year. This indicates sales are steady for area merchants... |
Op/Ed Column Quality: Recession's antidote (03/22/10) By Gangaraju Vanteddu The soaring national budget deficit hovering around 10 percent of the GDP, reduced consumer demand, unemployment at 9.7 percent and the jittery world economy are making everyone cost conscious, and the search is on for a panacea that would reduce costs but not lead to more layoffs... |
Speak Out Speak Out 3/22/10 (03/22/10) THERE has been much news about recent budget cuts, and it disturbs me. I understand that states are having budget problems and that cuts are needed. What disturbs me is that one of the first things being cut is funding for education. There are much less important things the states could be cutting: pay to state employees, selling unused state property, pet projects that can easily wait, other less important activities. ... |
Op/Ed Column Homeless shelter needs support (03/21/10) It was a risky thing, last year, to oppose the Rev. Larry Rice's bid for the old federal building to establish a very large homeless shelter in Cape Girardeau. It was risky because Cape Girardeau has had a track record of denying that there are homeless in our midst. And when the homeless keep showing up at the back doors of our churches, we have assuaged our consciences by giving them a night in a motel and inviting them to move along... |
Letter to the Editor Tactics are part of larger agenda (03/21/10) Much has made of the battle over Obamacare. The Democratic Party's efforts to pass the bill have taken on a new mode: a no-vote vote, that is, they deem health care reform is law without actually voting on it. Scholars of the Constitution call this action unconstitutional... |
Speak Out Speak Out 3/21/10 (03/21/10) IS the Missouri Public Service Commission actually for the people? People have lost your jobs, and if you're lucky to have one you've not received a raise in years. AmerenUE sent out letters comparing usage and how to save. How much electricity and ink did they use to do this? We had no ice storm this year, and Ameren is pushing for a rate increase? That's ridiculous... |
Letter to the Editor Thanks for Redhawk sellout (03/21/10) Dear Redhawk Nation:On behalf of everyone associated with the Redhawk basketball program and the entire Southeast Missouri Department of Athletics, I want to thank you for helping make the Show Me Sellout on Feb. 27 a great success. More than 5,500 Redhawk fans packed the Show Me Center and provided an unbelievable atmosphere for our seniors' final home game... |
Editorial Better schools (03/21/10) One of the most important issues for families, businesses or industries thinking about relocating is this: What's the school system like? That's the case when Cape Girardeau is the relocation destination. Families want to know if their children will get a good education in up-to-date facilities. ... |
Op/Ed Column Discovery Playhouse ready for sneak peek (03/19/10) After years of planning, hard work, private donations and extensive volunteerism, the Discovery Playhouse is preparing to open in downtown Cape Girardeau. On Saturday night adults in this community -- we're not ready for the kids yet -- are invited to a special sneak peek of what the excitement is all about. The open house will start at 4 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. The location is 502 Broadway in Cape Girardeau... |
Editorial Home and garden (03/19/10) The welcome warmer days of spring, which officially begins this weekend, are a good time to think about improvements around the house. For these folks there is an outstanding opportunity to see all the latest trends up close at the 30th annual Home and Garden Show today through Sunday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau... |
Letter to the Editor Hope I'm still here on April 1 (03/19/10) Twice in one month. First it was the Republican National Committee. Now it's the Department of Commerce. I'm starting to get seriously worried about our government's ability to carry out even simple tasks. Today I received my census form. The instructions in bold type state "Please complete and mail back the enclosed census form today." The first question, however, asks how many people are living in my residence on April 1, 2010. ... |
Letter to the Editor Solution: Balanced budget (03/19/10) Here we go again. As David Broder concludes: "Once again this year, Congress has passed a 'pay-as-you-go' bill requiring it to make compensatory cuts whenever it increases appropriations for some worthy purpose. Then it turned right around and began waiving the requirement when circumstances pinched."... |
Speak Out Speak Out 3/19/10 (03/19/10) SHERIFF Rick Walter in Scott County is a true hero. He's one who looks at both sides and makes a person want to do better and makes me proud to be from Scott County. He's such a fair and good-hearted person. REGARDING the riverboat, which I hope will be coming to Cape Girardeau: The community needs it. ... |
Op/Ed Column Avoiding Obama; Cuba's health care for oil (03/18/10) Some polls show that President Obama has a negative rating in Missouri of 60 percent. So it was not surprising that Secretary of State Robin Carnahan was missing during Obama's visit to Missouri last week. His visit included a fundraiser announced for U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill , but the bulk of the proceeds are really to be channeled into Carnahan's campaign for the U.S. Senate... |
Speak Out Speak Out 3/18/10 (03/18/10) FOR every winner there is a loser. The gambling industry tries to sprinkle a sugarcoating of helping education or some other fine cause on the moldy bread of children going without food because a parent gambled away the paycheck. It is instructive to compare the courses, over the years, of Cairo where gambling was permitted and Cape Girardeau which prohibited it. ... |
Letter to the Editor Applied ethics for progressives (03/18/10) Everything we do must lead to U.N. control. We won. So you have no say. We have to pass it so we can find out what is in it. We always abide by the rules. If they don't work for us, we'll change them so they do, even if they are unconstitutional. One bribe is wrong, but more than one makes them OK (David Axelrod)... |
Editorial Thwarting meth (03/18/10) For the ninth consecutive year, Missouri in 2009 had the most methamphetamine lab incidents in the nation. Since 2005, anyone purchasing over-the-counter drugs containing ingredients used to make meth has been listed on logs kept by retailers. This meant law enforcement had to go from pharmacy to pharmacy to see if meth makers were making purchases at multiple locations... |
Op/Ed Column Pork projects (03/17/10) Federal budget earmarks -- those well-hidden local pork projects -- generate as much negative public reaction as just about any antic undertaken by our lawmakers. When the public hears horror stories about million-dollar fruit-fly projects or equally expensive swine-odor projects, there is virtually universal opposition... |
Speak Out Speak Out 3/17/10 (03/17/10) IN response to the story "Nixon visits Trail of Tears to talk about jobs for young people": This is the same administration that cut 100 full-time state park slots that could have been kept with these funds as the economy improves. FROM noted pessimistic historian Niall Ferguson through cynical Speak Out callers, there has been a long-running theme that the international economy is going to collapse. ... |
Letter to the Editor Recognition for our veterans (03/17/10) I was in the Army during the early part of the Vietnam War. The news media seemed to be more interested in the other side than in our troops. To this day there is an image of the Vietnam veteran as rebellious and negative, even though more of them have accomplished more since the war than any other group of veterans. ... |
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| Grant puts SFCC's Waste to Energy project on the map Comments Recommend aboxArticles[aboxArticles.length] = "Articlesedalia22702"; When it comes to preparing local residents for 21st century jobs, State Fair Community College is not waiting for someone else to provide a blueprint. SFCC is drafting its own vision, and is picking... Full story |
Well Said: Sen. Kit Bond Comments Recommend aboxArticles[aboxArticles.length] = "Articlesedalia22664"; “Right now, generations of kids who grew up... Full story |
Lawmakers should back stronger Sunshine Law Comments Recommend aboxArticles[aboxArticles.length] = "Articlesedalia22650"; We are in the middle of Sunshine Week, the annual... Full story |
At tourney time, it’s all play and no work Comments Recommend aboxArticles[aboxArticles.length] = "Articlesedalia22591"; So the question of the day is not whether... Full story |
Drawing the line on Sean Penn’s pal We’re really hopeful that Sean Penn has his passport up to date and is ready to take a one-way flight to Venezuela so he can hang out with his best buddy, Hugo Chavez. According to the Associated Press, the Venezuelan president is just giddy... Full story |
Hopefuls right to urge public participation What is needed to propel Sedalia to greater heights? Wednesday night’s municipal election candidate forum proved that the answer depends on who is being asked the question. The Sedalia Democrat, KSIS Radio and State Fair Community College... Full story |
Forum offers chance to hear candidates To give Sedalia voters more insight into the views and priorities of those seeking public office in the April 6 election, The Sedalia Democrat is teaming with KSIS Radio and State Fair Community College to provide a forum tonight for mayoral... Full story |
State budget cuts painful, but must be endured The Sedalia Democrat The concept holds true for individuals, households, businesses and even governments: When revenue declines, there must be a corresponding decline in spending. Otherwise, potentially stifling and long-term loads of debt are incurred. Of course,... Full story |
City building smoking ban harms no one's rights The Sedalia Democrat More than a sigh of relief, Monday’s news that the Sedalia City Council voted to prohibit tobacco use inside all city facilities and vehicles should elicit a chorus of “it’s about time.” The council’s actions are... Full story |
Heckart Performing Arts Center worthy of standing ovation The Sedalia Democrat While the sustenance of our lives is some combination of family, faith, education and occupation — the formula being different for each individual — the agent that provides our existence with vitality and meaning is the arts. We... Full story |
County's K2 ban another 'solution' where no problem exists The Sedalia Democrat Pettis County leaping to the front to ban the herbal mix known as K2 is eerily reminiscent of the Sedalia City Council acting in August to eradicate any possibility of adult businesses setting up shop within Sedalia’s limits. In both cases,... Full story |
'Perils of Pauline' pale next to our potholes The Sedalia Democrat Drivers complaining that road conditions around Sedalia are about the worst they have ever encountered aren’t alone — their opinion is shared by Sedalia Public Works Director Bill Beck, whose department is in charge of filling the... Full story |
Work assignment: Stay at home if you're sick The Sedalia Democrat Whether in the workplace, shopping or eating at a restaurant, far too many of us have been exposed to illness by workers who believe they are doing themselves and all of us favors by coming to work sick. The December issue of HR Magazine, a trade... Full story |
Olympians’ efforts: This time, the hype is right The Sedalia Democrat Every couple of years leading up to the Olympics, NBC cranks up the hype machine and inundates us with imagery and stories of athletes who it deems are either talented enough or telegenic enough — and in some cases, both — to serve as... Full story |
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