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• “Derrick: It's moot because any person needing help with getting a photo ID currently have the means to get ...”
• “Personally, I'd call the entire stretch of Providence "blighted" and put it entirely underground. Then we could plant trees ...”
• “@John S: I wonder if the Bicycle/Pedestrian Commission invited any of those 420 displaced motorists to give their input ...”
• “I believe that a photo ID should be presented to the poll worker before being allowed to enter the voting ...”
• “("Bike boulevards are narrower streets where bicycles are encouraged and vehicles treat bicycles as cars...,") Vehicles are heartless, mindless and ...”
• “It wouldn't surprise me if somewhere in the ObamaCare legislation it allows HHS to mandate that all church oriented ...”
• “The morel of this story is that truffles are nothing to trifle about. There's not mushroom for me to ...”
• “CPS is such great stewards of our property tax monies that we should be happy to handover anything they ask ...”
• “The only improvement to where 63 and 70 intersects would be a cloverleaf approach where drivers don't leave one ...”
• “Sort of feels like city council's new version of redlining. It's my misunderstanding that the city council passed ...”
• “Are they for real? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x_QbVDlLbI”
• “Iowa City's has its own lawyer and a far better, user-friendly web page than Columbia's: http://www.icgov ...”
• “@Christopher: Doesn't matter which way one "leans" as good, safe, well maintained reasonably priced maintenance and expansion of roads ...”
• “("But even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked") -Bob Dylan”
• “As long as their salaries get halved each time they're reelected, I see no problem with giving them some ...”
• “Will the county assessor significantly reduce property taxes for all those "blighted" properties? How do our realty brokers feel about ...”
• “Imagine if that tax money was used to help maintain Missouri's interstate highways instead of a supposed "feel like ...”
• “("To do this, the department hopes legislators will authorize a public-private partnership. If a partnership were created, a consortium of ...”
• “Frank: It's the Bilderberg's who conspire. Also, for the record, former Republican presidential candidate, Senator McCain endorses Romney ...”
• “The primary "job" of any political party is to get its candidates elected. Perhaps if the media was required to ...”
• “("UPDATE: Man shot in thigh during fight in central Columbia") Rah Rah Ree, shoot him in the knee. Rah Rah ...”
• “("State Rep. Ward Franz, R-West Plains, filed a bill Wednesday to prohibit animals from enjoying greater rights or privileges than ...”
• “Rick Perry is a Bilderberg. So is Bill Clinton. My concern is that Rick Perry endorses Newt Gingrich. Clinton obviously ...”
• “Michael: I agree. Thanks for the clarification. I kind of thought that was the basis of your post. All organized ...”
• “I've spoken to a few petition signature gatherers and discovered that of those I spoke to, none were getting ...”
• “@MW: But in this case, people who pay for cell phone minutes and answer their home line and cell as ...”
• “(“Courts have tried to talk in terms of affirmative acts,” said Sandra Davidson, an associate professor and adjunct associate professor ...”
• “Idealogical "Complete Lives System" hurts those on the aged side of our population: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933 ...”
• “Health and human care services for both ends of the chronological age spectrum, and even those in between, is a ...”
• “From the above article: ("...You didn’t hear Dr. King say, ‘Yo Yo Yo, I got a dream Bitches.'") Must ...”
• “I prefer my Venus flytrap poached. Over easy ain't too bad either.”
• “Parents should be teaching their children at home on how to prepare healthy meals. Leftovers can be used for brown ...”
• “Close down Amtrak service in Missouri and use the money to improve I-70 and other major highways in the state ...”
• “I'm surprised that there's no security cameras monitoring the halls outside their offices or and/or a security ...”
• “FYI: ("Freak out! MoDOT chief wants to toll I-70 without your vote") http://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Freak-out-MoDOT-chief-wants-to-toll-I-70-without-your-vote/1715-480621-755.aspx”
• “If MoDOT manipulates the courts to implement a toll road on I-70 without a public vote their will be all ...”
• “("Mike Right, an officer of the AAA-Auto Club of Missouri, testified that his members show greater support for a statewide ...”
• “@Justin: My two cents in would be: That the "elders" focus on coordinating a neighborhood/park watch program with the ...”
• “It really cracked me up to see and hear a KOMU-TV reporter interview a local lady in Douglass Park complain ...”
• “When tax money was plentiful, half day kindergarten in the public school system became full day kindergartens. Monies were also ...”
• “It's also my understanding that Columbia Public Schools intends to build the new elementary school and a preschool on ...”
• “Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was... ("A year’s headlines: Douglass Park has been in the ...”
• “PDF] Rent-to-Own's Image: Part III | By Richard May www.rtohq.org/pdfs/ImageInfluence_RTOHQJF11.pdf”
• “("The nature of payday loans is neither forgiving nor helpful to most Missouri consumers.") What alternative is being formulated to ...”
• “Poverty can’t be school district’s excuse to fail: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/16/3211706/poverty-cant-be-school-districts.html ...”
• “("COLUMBIA — It wasn't the average Wednesday night for Derby Ridge residents, as several hundred made their way to the ...”
• “Connect the trails with tunnels.”
• “I'm all for education. I hope the citizenry of Columbia have been properly educated to understand that if CPS ...”
• “("Sheltering the Homeless: Alternatives to the Armories:") http://www.lao.ca.gov/1997/120397_homeless/120397_armory.html”
• “I'll feel a lot better with nuclear radioactive waste when we start shipping it to the moons of Saturn ...”
• “("This shameful conduct has come to be expected as a hallmark of the efforts of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Princeton ...”
• “Without any decent alternative route for travel in this East to West corridor, there will be consequences including increased truck ...”
• “I guess Regency Trailer Park was not "affordable-living" enough.”
• “("WHAT OTHERS SAY: Don't expect much out of 2012 Missouri legislature Tuesday, January 3, 2012 | 10:40 a.m ...”
• “("Kansas City spent as much as $11,700 per pupil--more money per pupil, on a cost of living adjusted basis ...”
• “Christopher: Technology and maximizing resources, not bicycles, is a better answer to future energy needs. As for spending money on ...”
• “Devil's still in the details. Choose your definition of coexist and come up with your own argument. co·ex ...”
• “("...More attention to the skills and knowledge students need to transition effectively from school to work and college... The core ...”
• “Mark: I have no problem with coexisting. It's a matter of proximity, interference, impeding commerce, maximizing resources and inclusion ...”
• “Technology is great, especially when Frankencorn yields Frankenbugs. Meanwhile, I use my microwave to heat up left over Chinese Food ...”
• “I don't know if Matthes/McDavid will be looking to discard this combined County/City group of volunteers, but ...”
• “("The bicycle infrastructure is a tiny drop in the bucket. BTW, they don't do the back in parking by ...”
• “Why is there a $10 charge to attend? What is the city trying to accomplish downtown? Who are they trying ...”
• “@Jimmy: I would think that if a person, a parent, a couple or a family desired to use a homeless ...”
• “Just another dismal failure for GetAbout and bicycle lobbyists. Aside from one small street/area suddenly becoming a "Boulevard," (akin ...”
• “Perhaps less is more. However considering that the city council ignored Planning and Zoning's recommendation to not rezone Regency ...”
• “I would think that if a Joplin nonprofit or church group acted as a clearing house with Columbia, Springfield, KC ...”
• “@mm: To yours and U2 as well.”
• “Nice, free advertisement. However, ("Establishing the Columbia Star wasn't easy. One major obstacle was resistance from people with disabilities ...”
• “@mike mentor: What's important to me is that every child attending public high school in Columbia has an opportunity ...”
• “@Tracy Greever-Rice: ("Being bounced from building to building will impact these kids moving through CPS high schools during this transition ...”
• “("That not only breaks state law, Kespohl said, but "it's almost unethical for that to happen.") The courts can ...”
• “Personally I would rather have seen the creation of magnet high schools, with each having a specialty such as vocational ...”
• “Soylent Green is people!”
• “This is not the first time I've been told to take a hike. I'm certain it won't ...”
• “@Casey: But isn't a college education a right and not a privilege? And isn't it true that only ...”
• “("Cultural perspectives Sociological theories about how the norms and behavior of the poor affect children began with the “culture of ...”
• “("Clearly we are doing something wrong. Throwing money at the problem has neither reduced poverty nor made the poor self-sufficient ...”
• “Unlike the county's sheriff position, our police chief is a hired job. He's not voted into office. All ...”
• “I suspect that there's some reason for implying that if these children and their parent/guardians, (or even the ...”
• “When did being financially successful and business savvy become fodder for attacking one's character as greedy? The only character ...”
• “@MW: When Joplin was hit by a natural disaster, government, churches, United Way, nonprofits, the media and others joined together ...”
• “So like I just looked at the "demographics" of our new ward boundary lines and discover that it's reported ...”
• “("Another school has been "teaching" Islam by having students study and learn Muslim prayers and dress as Muslims, and a ...”
• “What White Privilege Sounds Like: http://academic.udayton.edu/race/01race/whiteness04.htm Black Privilege: http://www.americanthinker.com/2011 ...”
• “Jack: As there are many good reasons not to eat ham, I must agree with your premise that we define ...”
• “("Every day thousands of Muslim intellectuals are leaving Islam. They find Islam inconsistent with science, logics, human rights and ethics ...”
• “There's plenty of blame to share. The city of Columbia failed to protect the residents from the neglect of ...”
• “Doctors and lawyers are "one percenters": http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/the_one_percenters_include_more_doctors_than_lawyers/ Politicians who are "one percenters": http://thedaleygator ...”
• “("Just as Columbia is a college town, Greever-Rice says its efforts to market itself as a retirement destination have led ...”
• “Word Origin & History: racist 1932 as a noun, 1938 as an adjective, from race (n.2); racism is first attested ...”
• “("Why does capitalism work best? Capitalism works best because it is the only social and economic system that aligns itself ...”
• “("With neither adequate leadership from the school board nor sufficient funding from taxpayers, the school system basically collapsed--test scores plummeted ...”
• “("The Columbia Fire Department issues local burn permits, and the report found it would prefer that open burning no longer ...”
• “Occupy this... http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://usm_eagles_nest.homestead.com/files/out_house_msu_fan.jpg&imgrefurl=http://usm_eagles_nest.homestead.com ...”
• “Is there still only one park ranger assigned to provide security for all these parks? Is the city creating new ...”
• “And considering that the price of down is up, horse feathers can be used to stuff pillows.”
• “("Brick roads don't always lead to Oz. ...It amazes me that, at the 20th anniversary of the Americans with ...”
• “From the National Motorists Association: Why Toll Roads Are A Bad Idea By James Baxter, NMA President http://www.motorists ...”
• “Here's what the people of Topeka had to say when someone saw a money making opportunity to sell bricks ...”
• “If the Occupy group wanted to demonstrate their concerns for the most needy of the so-called 99%, I'm certain ...”
• “("She also said she agreed with the Planning and Zoning Commission's unanimous vote against the rezoning in September.") Why ...”
• “Gee that brick street looks awfully slippery. Is that why it also appears to be abandoned? No cars. No people ...”
• “(A more influential factor, Rogers said, is that minority households were less likely than whites to have savings or wealth ...”
• “Nonparticipants have rights too. When this globally-organized social/political computer connected revolution of anti-capitalistic Marxists, Communists, SDS, envious, anarchistic, idealistic ...”
• “Natural chunks AND Salmonella. Yumm-O.”
• “("The world's leading auto manufacturers have partnered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to provide funding to develop ...”
• “Every year, as incoming students opt for the brand spanking new apartments or duplex rentals, the graduating students leave behind ...”
• “Jimmy: Try this for starters: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/PSJC/Services/911/911dispatch/police.php”
• “("We're not obligated to help you," Vatterott said right before so many people began speaking that park management entered ...”
• “("OXFORD PINES — The Oxford Pines ...The Oxford Pines Regency mobile home park is owned by a company called Regency of ...”
• “("It may not seem like a huge difference, but over time that extra sugar and calories add up, especially when ...”
• “("Jimmy Bearfield November 14, 2011 | 1:05 p.m. Now if the city were considering closing some streets (e.g ...”
• “Get a public school student to bring in an application regarding their eligibility for free or reduced school cafeteria lunch ...”
• “@Jimmy: Then "they" should stop complaining about the achievement gap. . Also, it wouldn't hurt if school superintendents included in ...”
• “@Charles: YOUR comment, and now unfortunately mine, are the only ones currently placed here.”
• “@Sally: Magnet High Schools would still have similar equipment, just different general interest focus assigned to each high school. For ...”
• “Ellis: As for me, just looking at the spaces between brick road demarcations makes me dizzy/throws off my balance ...”
• “Sandy: Trackless kids are clueless kids. If CPS was set up with magnet high schools, their Intermediate Schools down to ...”
• “Please note: Pavers (or paviours), generally in the form of pre-cast concrete blocks, are often used for aesthetic purposes, or ...”
• “@Jimmy: Here's two examples: Complete Streets: http://www.rollingrains.com/2011/03/complete-street-ud-takes-to-the-road.html Guidelines for design of streets ...”
• “Jimmy: People are "in the street" all the time. Jaywalking runs rampant downtown. If universal design was adapted for downtown ...”
• “@Jimmy: People change paths all the time. Internal transfers can always be done through a good guidance counselor system. First ...”
• “("Kaleb Rippstein November 8, 2011 | 1:41 p.m. @Mike Martin: "You gents are making WAY too big a deal ...”
• “I spoke to a few women who work at Douglass High School during the most recent "World Cafe" gathering to ...”
• “I'd like to see a youth services resource center/drop-in facility for teenagers staffed by teachers, guidance counselors, peers ...”
• “("Muslims around the world understand exactly this doctrine and it rules their collective behaviour preventing them from ever integrating into ...”
• “Homelessness is about relationships: http://www.jubilee-centre.org/document.php?id=172 Being homely is an act of God.”
• “Impounding and Destroying Dogs: http://doglaw.hugpug.com/doglaw_012.html”
• “Hritz said that the humane society is often portrayed in a bad light because it euthanizes animals but that there ...”
• “The "Humane Society" in Columbia is being paid to do the dirty work of the city government. Until the citizens ...”
• “("The District is 43-square blocks nestled between Columbia, Missouri's three colleges. Roughly speaking, we're bordered by Providence Avenue ...”
• “("John Schultz October 24, 2011 | 9:27 a.m. Sally, what do you think kills more people - drugs or cars ...”
• “Drug deaths now outnumber car crash kills: http://rt.com/usa/news/drug-deaths-prescription-car-883/”
• “("Hard lessons learned in protracted struggle over reapportionment") Mob rules in Columbia was the lesson I learned. What a shame ...”
• “("Pugh also told the council about a citizen-initiated map known as Trial J, but said that it was not officially ...”
• “("LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trial E is most beneficial for downtown neighborhoods") It's obvious to me that Columbia has ...”
• “("I don't think it was put together for that purpose, but I don't want any part of being ...”
• “Local Developers to Columbia College Town: "You are my density."”
• “Thanks for your reply, Mr. K. I guess that keeping the first ward "landlocked" was more desirable than just skirting ...”
• “Some times the best efforts are left on the cutting room floor. Could someone please tell me why Plan J ...”
• “Yes. People are tawkin' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2047168/Occupy-Wall-Street-protesters-make-love-class-war-sex-drugs-tap.html”
• “("I don't think Mr. Dudley owns part of Atkins.") Atkins obviously "owns" part of Dudley as Atkins was on ...”
• “("You and the people of your "ilk" are doing more damage to this country than any progressive. You support big ...”
• “("You should probably know what I think about perceptions.") With real estate, home values and criminal activity...perceptions should never ...”
• “@Gary Straub: Then what's your take on this article? ("The Government-Created Subprime Mortgage Meltdown by Thomas J. DiLorenzo The ...”
• “("How many African Americans do you regularly talk to, Ray? My guess is 0, and if it is not, they ...”
• “("Paul Allaire October 12, 2011 | 2:19 p.m. The worst neighborhood in town is Demerit Street, which includes properties ...”
• “("...and dilute votes from African-Americans in the First Ward." Of course Dudley reportedly believes this is nonsense.") Of course it ...”
• “Yes. Government influences for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, thanks to the likes of Barney Frank and his ilk, to ...”
• “One of the best letters I have ever read signed by a volunteer representing GRO. Well done, Ms. Wilcox.”
• “Paul: I really don't have "it in" for the first ward. But I do know that it's the ...”
• “@Paul: When did discussing the truth about trends and what the progressives are throwing out to justify their position become ...”
• “("Tuesday's event is the second in a series that will focus on racial bias in traffic stops and ways ...”
• “("Police Chief Ken Burton said he didn’t realize the number was so high. “The Columbia Police Department stops African-American ...”
• “I always liked the idea of high pressure water hoses to cool off a crowd. Of course, if you don ...”
• “@Paul: You say: ("You have that completely backwards. It would "reward" the first ward if the boundaries were to remain ...”
• “The problem isn't with Daryl Dudley trying to do what he thinks is best for his ward, his career ...”
• “("For the past 12 days, Columbia residents have gathered in Liberty Plaza to protest corporate greed and advocate for the ...”
• “It amazes me how readily council representatives are willing to hand over segments of their wards to the first ward ...”
• “("Annexation would allow the subdivision to receive city services such as police and fire protection and infrastructure maintenance.") Why would ...”
• “("Instead of posting a bunch of supercilious rhetorical questions in the Missourian, why not follow one of the two links ...”
• “Is this group also working to improve the Citizens Police Review Board and our new city manager, or are they ...”
• “("COLUMBIA – The Columbia City Council unanimously passed a bill Monday evening authorizing the acquisition of property on Short Street for ...”
• “Communists? http://island-adv.com/2011/10/%E2%80%98is-wall-street-%E2%80%9Coccupation%E2%80%9D-a-communist-rally%E2%80%99/ SDS? ("She ...”
• “Ed Robb spent some time in my living room speaking with me about his ideas for our community. He impressed ...”
• “@Kelly Moffitt; I looked at your website to see if a recommendation I made to include the nonprofit sector in ...”
• “Knapweeds must be some kind of Jeff City code word for poppies.”
• “@Greg: I did notice that, but it was too late. Sorry. I have a stuttering index finger.”
• “@Gregg: While it doesn't come across as being too classy, class warfare is just another campaign tool for Obama ...”
• “Just wait until most vehicular traffic is banned from "The District" for the exclusive use of bicycles and pedways. Then ...”
• “@Paul: My list is a living document. No need to grovel, although humility does wonders.”
• “No Paul. It means that in response to Jimmy's post I did a quick search and pointed readers in ...”
• “Simple Paul: Believe what you want. @Mike Martin: Thanks for bringing out how the money flows.”
• “("Report shows substantial resources used in the city's First Ward/central city A report submitted to the City Council ...”
• “Some early history on the process: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:9SDqyDllRowJ:www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning ...”
• “@Paul: I have "it in" for the process, data and method being used to determine how this is to be ...”
• “("But I think the school cafeteria should be place where children learn about healthy nutrition, not a copy of a ...”
• “@Jimmy: Then without an accurate analysis of the federal census, as it relates to college students residing in the first ...”
• “("Instead, it says, "boundaries shall be reviewed and revised from time to time, as may be necessary" to maintain an ...”
• “("The city charter doesn't specify that reapportionment must be done every 10 years. Instead, it says, "boundaries shall be ...”
• “Good article. Personally, I believe that the city should disband this old first ward and divide it up into the ...”
• “("John John, a real estate agent with Boone Realty, said...Columbia needs more student apartments.") I find this to be ...”
• “"People Before Profits" is another bridge burner for me. Why not focus on "People Because of Charity thanks to Profits ...”
• “Some history about some Jews and some Muslims concerning Israel... What exactly is a Palestinian? http://www.wnd.com/news ...”
• “This is all too much for me to singularly handle. I put the outcome in the hands of the zoning ...”
• “@Jimmy: No "handout/handup" assistance program is perfect. Whether it's administered by the government, churches, nonprofits, foundations or wealthy ...”
• “Nice free advertisement for a new venture in Columbia which received a boost from the city and our chamber of ...”
• “The best year yet, regardless of numbers. Kudos to Richard King's group of volunteers, security personnel, police officers and ...”
• “("Residents of Austin's 'Pecan' paradise revel in their disappearing lifestyle Affordable housing in a tiny part of town") http ...”
• “Does anyone have police crime reports involving Regency residents? Demaret Drive and Whitegate areas? Those living North of Smiley? I ...”
• “Most people who live in squalor either are too unskilled, poor, mentally or emotionally impaired, old and depressed, substance abusers ...”
• “Mike: It was some Reese Witherspoon look-a-like & it was rice krispies, not cheerios, thank you very much.”
• “@Jimmy: I see downtrodden, poor old people, depressed women and innocent children. Use your sixth sense, man.”
• “United Way, CMCA and our local churches should be helping these folks. Perhaps they can partner together to rehab the ...”
• “While I know that each ward council rep selected a member from their ward to serve on the committee, how ...”
• “("Megan Kamitsuka, the sorority's vice-president of housing, said Cowlishaw also asked her to walk in the runway show. "I ...”
• “@Paul: I agree with your premise that the city has a moral responsibility to their citizens if the city chooses ...”
• “("Trial J, like Trial E, would expand the First Ward west, but it would go a step further and take ...”
• “Can someone give me Mrs. Obama's/this administration's definition of "food desert?" I visited Forest Park in St ...”
• “("...eliminate "food deserts") My favorite food desert is chocolate cream pie at Waffle House. Please Mrs. Obama, don't take ...”
• “Tim: Just be prepared for buyers' remorse from Dems and Independents. ("The former mayor has repeatedly referenced the 2010 election ...”
• “Christianity went through a reformation. Jews went through theirs. I feel so alone. Where's my mahdi? I want my ...”
• “Jack: Boo! ("g. Is it fair to paint all Islamic schools of thought as violent? Islamic apologists often point out ...”
• “@Gregg Bush: One of the best postings I've read in a long time. However, after reading all these comments ...”
• “"A group congregates at Courthouse Square off Walnut St. on Sunday afternoon after the peace procession from the Islamic Center ...”
• “I sometimes wonder what America would have been like today, sans the murdering of our almost 4,000 citizens on ...”
• “I still don't know why the city council must use the federal census body count as their population number ...”
• “@Rick: The more mistakes you make, the more likely you get one thing right.”
• “RIP: Jared Destiny, It's also important to police your own, especially when you live in a town with 65 ...”
• “"Trial by Trial: What Happens With First Ward?" Why not just do away with and divide up the first ward ...”
• “Columbia Explores "Free" Transit from Missourian, 2009 http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/05/08/city-explores-free-transit/”
• “GetAbout could give out free bus passes to cyclists, wheelchair users and seniors to encourage getting about during winter months ...”
• “How much United Way money goes to Joplin? With FEMA money being tight, does United Way help any Joplin homeless ...”
• “"McCaskill: Call centers should disclose location" The heavy Hinduish accent usually discloses enough for me. To make certain the service ...”
• “GetAbout might be able to get some brownie points if they brokered some of those millions over to our police ...”
• “Jimmy, Agreed. However, who's to say how accurate or inaccurate Columbia's census turns out to be. Considering the ...”
• “There are plenty of intact homes available in Columbia for Joplin Tornado survivors to consider as possible new homes. I ...”
• “Jimmy, I just got a chance to log on and wanted to share the following article which addresses the manner ...”
• “Jimmy, Actually I assumed that most college students get around town and to and from class via pogo stick. But ...”
• “Jimmy: Can you please refer me to the documentation which shows this 74% figure. How does the city know that ...”
• “@Jimmy B: Of course the city should serve college students and have a liaison committee for public transportation with its ...”
• “The only unbiased plan would be to divide this city up into representative segments similar to the quadrants Chief Burton ...”
• “Columbia is relatively a small town of 75,000 residents which grows by an additional 33,000 when college is ...”
• “Wouldn't it be a hoot if Garagezilla, Short Street Garage and other municipal garages around a Special Business District ...”
• “I see nothing wrong with a government issued photo ID being needed for election purposes. It's all a matter ...”
• “Any good city maintains an affordable balance of viable transportation modes based on the needs of its citizenry. To vilify ...”
• “Plan 9 from Outer Space works for me.”
• “Increasing ridership might help. Instead of spending money on school buses for "free transportation" for Junior High Schoolers and High ...”
• “Politics aside, the quality of life for a homeless, displaced or shell-shocked Joplin resident or family relocating to Columbia has ...”
• “Would this mean that National Companies like WalMart and Home Depot would also be exempt from property taxes or just ...”
• “"E. coli in Flat Branch Creek only dangerous if ingested." And the rocks, in Flat Branch Creek, are only dangerous ...”
• “Genealogy's getting old.”
• “When did adjusting Ward boundaries become an opportunity to manipulate voting results, one way or another? I guess using the ...”
• “Community Benefits of Feral Cats: http://www.saveacat.org/communitybenefits.html”
• “Is it still OK to feed squirrels to the nuts in the park? "Cat Management in Communities" (Webpage on Community ...”
• “Most Hickman High School students either drive a car to school, use the bus or get dropped off to school ...”
• “I don't know if "Jc" is your God-given name but I definitely don't see a breakdown of democracy ...”
• “Worth repeating: ("Amanda Rudgar October 10, 2010 | 1:40 a.m. Quality Breeding Is A Profession To Be Respected Most ...”
• “Anyone, except those who are St. Louis and KC yuppies or H$U$ duped suckers will stand up for Missourian ...”
• “Marina: Everything is temporarily permanent. Some high-rate Kill Shelters hold their dogs for 5 days and then destroy the animal ...”
• “Read, Marina, read. I never said anything about thinking Missouri "Grew the puppy mill business on purpose?" Animal Rights activists ...”
• “Marina: It is disingenuous of H$U$ not to mention that the number of kennels in Missouri grew as a ...”
• “Shelley: ("COLUMBIA - Election Day is coming soon and that means Mid-Missouri groups are picking sides on tough issues like Proposition ...”
• “Imagine how many restaurants the health departments would be closing down across our country if they were as over zealous ...”
• “("jim foster October 28, 2010 | 9:39 p.m. Dear Rose, Come visit us in Shelby County or any of ...”
• “It's not about puppies: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/08/19/guest-column-its-not-about-puppies/ And remember, when they control the ...”
• “Sheila: They hate breeders. Plain and simple. They are doing their best to destroy an industry. Spay and Neuter blinds ...”
• “Be sure to check out: Number 16. in the "Fliers and Hand Outs" section, Why Vote NO! It has just ...”
• “Maybe that's because each have elements of government INTRUSION in Human Rights to property and person.”
• “Marina: It is disingenuous of H$U$ not to mention that the number of kennels in Missouri grew as a ...”
• “("The barn board has been fundraising, but they can't rebuild in a timely fashion without revenue from the park ...”
• “("After a lot of reading and listening, I’ve decided to vote for Proposition B in spite of its evident ...”
• “("...I will Vote No on Prop B is now Missouri Voter. You got that??? Now caring if they are Licensed ...”
• “Be sure to check out: Number 16. in the "Fliers and Hand Outs" section, Why Vote NO! It has just ...”
• “("Puppy Cruelty Has Nothing To Do With Prop B Prop B: The Planned Puppy Euthanasia Bill. Maybe we should just ...”
• “All you H$U$ "paid lobbyists" out in full force across this great state of ours? Nothing like using those ...”
• “("Michelle Cascio has been with The HSUS since 2007, initially in the role of outreach assistant for Animal Sheltering Issues ...”
• “("Please vote Yes on Prop B and be a part of improving the quality of life for dogs who spend ...”
• “("You can tell a lot about any issue by looking at who’s against it.") ("Our goal has always been ...”
• “Anne: I read the Proposition. It's poorly written. Speak to a few lawyers about how poorly written it is ...”
• “Shelley: This ain't fun. I just don't want to see Missouri's people and its economy hurt. Proposition ...”
• “THE TRUTH ABOUT MISSOURI’S PROPOSITION B Oct. 25th, 2010 “Puppy Cruelty Prevention Act” http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx ...”
• “("Mark A Landers October 28, 2010 | 1:28 p.m. There is a tiny minority of less 1500 that is ...”
• “("Michelle Cascio October 28, 2010 | 3:10 p.m. We are a transparent organization, are you?") I'm not very ...”
• “Let's bring this back to using Missouri's Bark Alert to enforce the 20+ laws already on the books ...”
• “Michelle: There are people with families all over the world. You're not that special. HSUS "Corporate" Lingo: http://hsus ...”
• “("Mark A Landers October 28, 2010 | 1:28 p.m. There is a tiny minority of less 1500 that is ...”
• “Shelley: Tell that to Michelle: ("Michelle Cascio October 27, 2010 | 1:17 p.m. I do work for The Humane ...”
• “("CCF Director of Research David Martosko expressed a growing sentiment among animal lovers that the Humane Society isn’t living ...”
• “("just received a notice about a dog at the Summerville GA shelter. I don't know what their kill rate ...”
• “Thanks Shelley for letting me know that many kill shelters across our great nation are getting ready to dispose of ...”
• “Michelle: Speak to your boss lately? http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/challenge_to_wayne_pacelle_put_up_or_shut_up/”
• “Michelle: You are paid by a national nonprofit lobbying group. Your bias and employment hinges on your stock answers as ...”
• “A fiscally conservative federal government which works in tandem with the nonprofit sector, private businesses, churches and respects states' rights ...”
• “AnneHSUS: Missourians are already empowered. We need to work with what we have. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/06 ...”
• “Shelly: Your village stinks on ice... http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14201857/detail.html http://www.woio.com/global/story ...”
• “It's not about the puppies: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/08/19/guest-column-its-not-about-puppies/”
• “Proposition B has nothing to do with giving dogs a decent, dignified burial. Dead dogs feel no pain. This is ...”
• “GUEST COLUMN: It's not about puppies- http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/08/19/guest-column-its-not-about-puppies/”
• “Soylent Green is puppies!!!”
• “Michelle says: "With approximately 3,000 puppy mills in Missouri..." Please define what you mean by puppy mill, it sort ...”
• “Michelle: Disposing of dead animals is a human health issue, more than a bury with dignity issue. It's also ...”
• “This is about enforcement of current disposal laws. Proposition B does not address what to do with dead dogs. I ...”
• “@Michelle Casco: I doubt you're from around these parts and probably work for or have close ties to your ...”
• “All depends on how many voters do their homework. http://twitter.com/shelleypowers/status/27829347733”
• “@QuaShawn: Ugly and mean? Sometimes all I'm doing is taking the bull by its tail and facing the situation ...”
• “Ellis: Keep a bottle of Heinz Ketchup on your kitchen table as a reminder of that magic number. Variety is ...”
• “HSUS is the spawn of PETA: (""PETA loves to point the finger at others when they should be looking at ...”
• “No problem for me this year. I will not vote for any Dem.”
• “("Detractors call it an unnecessary law passed on trumped-up puppy-mill allegations, one that puts the focus on the number of ...”
• “("While the text and title of the Proposition sound good to the average reader, further investigation proves that the Amendment ...”
• “Liz: Thanks for clearing up that HSUS is apolitical and that Proposition B will have no economical impact on the ...”
• “Susan: Are you against capitalism? Are these not commodities? http://terselubung.blogspot.com/2009/11/top-10-badass-guard-dogs.html What's wrong ...”
• “Worth a repost, IMHO: ("Thomas Kirby July 8, 2009 | 11:41 a.m. The first thing that everyone should know ...”
• “("However, I can be realistic, and say that while there is always the exception, 15 other states have passed similar ...”
• “("Jessica Bryand October 26, 2010 | 9:34 p.m. John Doppler Schiff is webmaster for Humanewatch.Info (supporter of HSUS ...”
• “("Proposition B well-intentioned, but not in state's best interests Puppy mill proposal fails to address real problems") http://www ...”
• “Hey Lisette: Is it Jack or John? ("We searched Jack Lisette and found 0 records nationwide We searched John Lisette ...”
• “All that matters is who comes out to vote and how many realize that the wording of Proposition B is ...”
• “("Sarah Barnett October 26, 2010 | 8:30 p.m. The idea that this will result in some massive death toll ...”
• “Jackie Baby: If you're so sure that more than 50% of Republicans are for Proposition B, why all the ...”
• “("Meanwhile Arizona continues to employ the honor system for voter registration, despite the fact some of those registering to vote ...”
• “("It will increase enforcement, and stop the cruelty going on in puppy mills in Missouri on a daily basis.") And ...”
• “Linda Dunne said: ("You can disagree with someone and still be respectful. When you tease someone in a hateful manner ...”
• “Sarah: Then what makes a breeder irresponsible if they can treat more than 50 dogs "decently?" (Which that term in ...”
• “@lacinda florez: I can't believe it. I just can't believe it. I was just told that even Oprah ...”
• “@lacinda florez: Trick or Treat...go smell my feet.”
• “By the way, Stephanie, if you come across a home that's dropping dogs and puppies into the kids' bags ...”
• “I salute Sgt. 1st. Class Charles M. Sadell for his service to our country. Rest in Peace, sir.”
• “Per a spokesperson at CPD, this Sunday after dinner, is the time for neighborhood door-to-door knocking and candy gathering. (This ...”
• “Sarah: Why not also tell them to have their non-HSUS affiliated veterinarian and a trusted attorney read over this poorly ...”
• “("Now, I am not going to question the motives of the HSUS as others have, but I will question if ...”
• “Sarah Barnett says: ("Ray demonstrates exactly what is expected of opposition - they cannot defend puppy mills...") I responded to Rose ...”
• “Thomas Kirby said: ("I don't know if you are a follower or a leader here, but this is a ...”
• “("All of St louis is talking and so should you. Listen and learn the truth about the moral compass of ...”
• “("Where I live I witness truckloads of chickens packed into cages like dead sardines. People are sickened by such sights ...”
• “Marina: I think it's a fair and balanced article. If I thought it was too slanted in your favor ...”
• “("NPR firing of Juan Williams — it can’t get worse for Democrats? By Rick Manning - 10/25/10 05:55 ...”
• “Hey Marina: I have not seen any posts from any "Pro-Puppy Mill extremists" although I have read some comments from ...”
• “("Are you supporting Obama and the HSUS? How many animal people are leaning toward Obama? and Do you know that ...”
• “Vote “NO” To defend Missouri against animal rights extremism!: Missouri Family Network, defending traditional families http://missourifamilynetwork.net/2010/09 ...”
• “Baker is an overrated zealot who is adored by many Dems as seen on this site. He even admits that ...”
• “Cody Hobbs: Bob is a Baker, not a Barker, although he is definitely barking up the wrong tree in Missouri ...”
• “lacinda: Do you think it's more important for Missouri to use its tax money to keep murderers behind bars ...”
• “("...There is the Animal Terrorist Act that says the HSUS cant steal animals . There is the matter of law suites ...”
• “("The invasive alga threatens to disrupt the food chain.") -Sounds more like H$U$, the spawn of PETA, to me ...”
• “If Proposition B passes, people will start buying dogs from the country of Mexico. This is just another bad legislation ...”
• “Well then Marina Shane, if H$U$ is a national lobbying group which threatens our economy, why wouldn't my ...”
• “"Ignernt" enough to get you to post a comment on Rock snot, thank you very much...”
• “("The so-called “puppy mill” bill is unnecessary legislation that would arbitrarily limit the number of dogs a breeder can raise ...”
• “HSUS is DECEIVING YOU: Read all about it here... http://www.mofed.org/Hand-outs-Printable-info.htm Vote No on Proposition B.”
• “("We are in serious trouble, everybody.") Considering how H$U$, the spawn of PETA, can set out to destroy a ...”
• “Animal Welfare/Right to Raise Animals/HSUS ("We strongly oppose Missouri's Proposition B.") http://mocattle.org/legislative.htm”
• “Better to ban felt-soled boots than currently legal dog kennels which will be destroyed if Proposition B gets passed and ...”
• “Missouri needs to focus on maximizing government resources on maintaining security at our prisions, not making it more expensive and ...”
• “Vote No on Proposition B. Focus on human rights and decent treatment of our own. More resources are needed to ...”
• “How much did it cost to clean up the litter and debris left by the tailgaters? You would think that ...”
• “("But animal rights activists (an almost exclusively liberal province, by the way) perceive that simply by virtue of birth, every ...”
• “AVMA Refuses to Partner with HSUS: The organization representing more than 73,000 veterinarians across the country has dismissed plans ...”
• “Opposition to Proposition B increases... ("Missouri State Representatives Rep. Kenny Jones Rep. Mike Parson Rep. Mike Dethrow, Chairman of Agriculture ...”
• “...Local vets voice opposition to Prop B. http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/news/x2030530698/Local-vets-voice-opposition-to-Prop-B”
• “Save the Dogs. Vote No on Proposition B. http://listverse.com/2007/11/13/top-10-badass-guard-dogs/”
• “("The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) levels the playing field. It shifts the burden of the cost of the pursuit ...”
• “("Other states have passed similar legislation and have had good success in doing so. We'll be the most significant ...”
• “Marina: Your invovement with MAAL explains your "animals before people," anti-private business bigotery towards the good hard working Missourians who ...”
• “Hey Schiffty: Thanks to H$U$, the spawn of PETA, the way this proposition is written, any legal, service industry ...”
• “Katz, dog poo on you. Missouri's Bark Alert needs more support. Not more legislation. This proposition will hurt Missouri ...”
• “("Is a negative opinion of Islam really evidence of bigotry? In "Does a negative opinion of Islam amount to conclusive ...”
• “Schiff: What business do you have in Missouri's economy anyway, first time poster on the Missourian? Proposition B will ...”
• “("Don't be fooled on Prop B") http://www.semissourian.com/story/1673145.html Joplin Globe editorial oppossed to Proposition ...”
• “("Friday, October 22, 2010 Missouri's Prop B Bad For Beagles & Beef: ...Not surprisingly, the Washington, D.C.-based anti-agriculture ...”
• “("...We’re dealing with a possible ballot initiative in Missouri that HSUS is spearheading. The ballot language is honestly very ...”
• “("Do you believe that MU invented homecoming?") Yes. I also believe in Global Warming and that Al Gore invented the ...”
• “Hey Marina: Is that the same Kansas City and St. Louis that actually expects 80% of its Democrats to turn ...”
• “Who cares what you consider to be an overbearing businessman? If he's advocating for an industry within legal parimeters ...”
• “Keep the good, hardworking, honest legal dog breeders in business. No limitation should be put on acquiring private property if ...”
• “Stop HSUS, the spawn of PETA from making advances onto Missouri's legislature. Vote No on Proposition B”
• “Protect Missouri's economy. Don't force more black market operations onto the industry. Better enforcement of existing laws. Stop ...”
• “Ray Shapiro October 22, 2010 | 6:15 p.m. ("Proposition B will not solve our problem with substandard dog breeding ...”
• “("Proposition B will not solve our problem with substandard dog breeding facilities in Missouri.") Ms. Nuttall: Your approach to addressing ...”
• “("The Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF), the political action and lobbying subsidiary of the Humane Society of the United States ...”
• “Ed, and a registered Democrat, were knocking on doors in my neighborhood, yesterday. I invited them in, and Ed spoke ...”
• “HSUS, ASPCA sued under RICO Act: http://www.goldenretrieverforum.com/chit-chat/73759-hsus-aspca-sued-under-rico-act.html”
• “Marina: Nothing's simple. Moral decisions are difficult and part of the difficulty is that we do not live in ...”
• “("Jon Hagler, director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, said since 2009, when Gov. Jay Nixon took office, Missouri has ...”
• “The Patriotic Resistance has come out against Proposition B. Read all about it here... http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blog ...”
• “Don't be a space cadet. It's just a good idea to deep six Propostion B. We need different ...”
• “("Vote No HSUS Fort Worth, TX Future of Dogs: PUPS ­ Federal Anti ­ Hobby Breeder Legislation. ‘These laws are designed in ...”
• “("Dog breeder ballot issue worries farm groups By Mindy Ward, Missouri Farmer Today") http://www.missourifarmertoday.com/articles/2010/10 ...”
• “("Sen. McCaskill said Thursday she's disappointed and the law should treat her brother no differently than anyone else.") Disappointed ...”
• “("To have a chance, that’s what she’ll need.") And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But ...”
• “Marina: I don't know you from Adam. You could be working for Wayne's world for all I know ...”
• “Does the college offer a sword swallowing course? Then the swords can be carried around on campus in one's ...”
• “Marina: Answer me this... How will Proposition B better serve the state of Missouri's economic interests and this service ...”
• “("Marina Shane October 21, 2010 | 9:51 a.m. Missouri actually has the weakest laws in the United States.") Marina ...”
• “From: Advocates for Agriculture: ("The HSUS doesn’t want people using animals for any reason, not as pets or as ...”
• “("The reason MO has so many large scale dog breediers is that we have the WEAKEST laws for dog breeding ...”
• “("Twenty years ago, people knew that a "puppy mill" was a substandard kennel where unhealthy, overbred dogs were kept in ...”
• “("Peachey recently spent more than $20,000 on upgrades at his Stone Mountain Kennel, outside of State College, to meet ...”
• “The prudent, safest and most economically sound thing to do is to vote No on Proposition B and work with ...”
• “Gloria: While I might have a large bottom, I can assure you that I have no bottom line. I am ...”
• “@Terry: I'm certain that I nor Mark pose any physical danger to your well being. Your verbal slights on ...”
• “@Terry: I'd be very careful about slights made towards Mark. While I might be the joker in the midst ...”
• “Here's all that matters: Missouri Proposition B: The Puppy Mill Bill No 966 54% Yes 770 43% Other (explain ...”
• “Hey Terry: Read this and tell me what you think... http://www.news-leader.com/article/20101017/OPINIONS01/10170319/Proposition-B-well-intentioned-but-not-in-state-s-best-interests”
• “("Puppy mill ballot measure worries farming supporters, animal rescuers: Alice Wybert, director of Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary, enjoys a moment ...”
• “Terry: I responded to your allegation. Was there any question???”
• “I knew this article smelled bad. It's not so much about bullying. It's more about moving the LGBTQ ...”
• “While I think it's commendable that the author is using his victimhood to address bullying in a proactive manner ...”
• “Who's preserving those smelly pigs that are penned right near that old barn site? That might be a good ...”
• “Terry: No matter what we legislate, there will be always be animals "suffering" somewhere. With 20+ pages of laws, rules ...”
• “From P&R site: ("Capen Park: Rock climbers enjoy the bluffs and scenic overlooks at this park. The City of ...”
• “Terry: Save some of that pity for the countless number of dogs which will be killed, abandoned or released into ...”
• “Personally, I would like to see the Mayor coordinate a serious meeting with representation from the City's Disability Commission ...”
• “("Donations to both campaigns promoting Proposition B continued to pour in...") Um, I thought that there's one campaign promoting ...”
• “("A 300-pound chimpanzee that escaped from a Kansas City home...") I never heard of a chimp getting that huge. It ...”
• “("Christianson said it appears Robb does not understand how the makeup of elected officials at the government center provides a ...”
• “("Blunt spokesman Rich Chrismer says the woman merely helped at some church events and was never employed by the Blunts ...”
• “Cody Hobbs asks: "Mrs. Jenkins where are you getting your information from on this so called 89% approval rate?" Well ...”
• “Marina Shane said: ("...But i have a rebuttal for each & every point. Actually, I might post it online on as ...”
• “Wait until hunters realize that wild buffalo are even larger than deer and elk. Time to get a bigger gun.”
• “@Shelley: Seems to me that some activists would rather pass more legislation to gum up the works then use channels ...”
• “("Why do we need Proposition B, the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act? According to the BBB, the lack of effective ...”
• “("Hobbs: Prop B will affect breeders and farmers") http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201010090314 http://www ...”
• “@Shelley Powers: I guess you didn't bother reading these comments either. What did you expect? That we'd all ...”
• “How much did it cost to put up the permanent outhouse-type bathrooms at Rockbridge State Park and at Little Dixie ...”
• “("The Garth Nature Area project would cost $100,000, while the Grindstone Nature Area restroom would cost $130,000 because ...”
• “This article must be aimed at women. However as a guy who knows and sees how criminals are frequenting isolated ...”
• “("Missouri GOP Senate candidate Roy Blunt feels heat for opposing Zadroga 9/11 health bill") http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local ...”
• “Part Two: Prop B will kill our economy. There are over 1400 licensed kennels. This would cause unemployment for thousands ...”
• “One of the best comments I have read which explains why a No vote on Proposition B is so important ...”
• “Cody Hobbs said: ("...These standards are not modest, but unrealistic. Especially, the rule about the solid surfaces only. Wire is ...”
• “Personally, I like both Chief Burton and Dan Viets. I just wonder why the ACLU members didn't have Dan ...”
• “Shelley Powers must either believe that good people in Missouri will not be hurt by this proposition or she really ...”
• “Marina Shane, if that's your real name. How do you respond to this. Or are you just a one-day ...”
• “Marina Shane: If you are a real person and not just an HSUS drone, respond to this article, if you ...”
• “Hey Marina Shane: You're not the only one who runs an ethical business. Read this and get back to ...”
• “Marina: How's this for a class act? http://saova.org/MissouriBallot.html”
• “QuaShawn: What do you think of this? http://saova.org/MissouriBallot.html”
• “You make such a good fire hydrant, Shelley.”
• “Shane: Read this and tell me what you think: http://saova.org/MissouriBallot.html”
• “Marina Shane: Read this and tell me what you think: http://saova.org/MissouriBallot.html”
• “Some good reading: http://saova.org/MissouriBallot.html”
• “Some good reading: http://saova.org/MissouriBallot.html”
• “Some good reading... http://saova.org/MissouriBallot.html”
• “Some good reading... http://saova.org/MissouriBallot.html Vote No on Prop B.”
• “If you're sincere about that, I'll bring a few of my friends over to help you work out ...”
• “@Mark: Hugh Maine. Get it? Humane. The Missourian apparently missed another spammer. Maybe local Columbia Missourian readers should take postings ...”
• “@Marina Shane: You should compare notes with Shelley. You are both spouting different numbers. But I agree with you. The ...”
• “Shelley Powers says: ("I put my name against everything I post online, which is why I post under my name ...”
• “How about Missourians showing compassion AND informative decision making as it relates to Proposition B and how it will impact ...”
• “Martina Shane says: ("I'm a conservative,female, business owner & I run an ETHICAL business...I could CARE LESS if ...”
• “The righteous thing to do for the protection of all dogs in Missouri is to address how to better enforce ...”
• “Shelley: Granted that your reported 1,451 is accurate, why has it been reported that all 3,000 are all ...”
• “Amy Wilson: Welcome to Columbia. Who are you people? Do you also shout at all those "Save the Dogs" rallies ...”
• “("Marina Shane posted: I would wager to say that all or most of the posters toughting no on B have ...”
• “("A Message From The Missouri Veterinary Medical Association: I quote some of what is said in this message from the ...”
• “We should let the Generals decide on this one. Preferably the straight ones.”
• “Mark: http://twitter.com/shelleypowers/status/27281095013 http://twitter.com/shelleypowers/status/27281588508”
• “I would think that anytime construction by a government entity does damage to any private residential area, a good lawyer ...”
• “Anne, this is who those who are against Proposition B want to protect... http://www.neoshodailynews.com/news/x1547144581/Breeders-rally-against-Prop-B”
• “Hey lobbyist Anne Hogan, I see you and Shelley brought back your dog and pony act to the Missourian. Considering ...”
• “Here are two extremes regarding park sales tax initiatives; In a ten year period, Wentzville's population increased by 400 ...”
• “@jim foster: I'm a registered Dem as well. I do think that this Proposition reeks of a big government ...”
• “Shelley Powers relinquishes: ("I can't stand the comments in this publication any more. I can't. I'll spend ...”
• “Chamber of Commerce and the mayor aside, Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney served as role models for me to believe ...”
• “@John Schultz: I can't believe it. I am so blessed. The President of the United States wants to meet ...”
• “("Think of the thousands of kids who romp and play on the city's soccer fields; think of the tranquility ...”
• “("...this is a Missouri bill, voted on by Missourians...") Which Missourians is that? http://twitter.com/shelleypowers/status/26688886101”
• “("Groups remain divided over Va.'s puppy-mill law posted by jim on December 14, 2009 in Dogs,Laws STUARTS DRAFT ...”
• “("HSUS Agenda on Par with that of PETA By Patty Khuly, VMD") http://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/vet-practice-news-columns/reality-check/hsus-agenda-on-par-with-that-of-peta.aspx ...”
• “@Ellis Smith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9t_VsKsG2k”
• “("Kara says: ...I would like to know where this mystery fund is the H$U$ has set up for these ...”
• “("Shelley Powers said: I don't know if the Depart of Agriculture has done a good job or not.") http ...”
• “The mayoral candidate I supported, Sid Sullivan, was sitting in front of a microphone at our local radio station, recording ...”
• “So, Shelley P, your answer to all this is to get behind a poorly written Proposition which will create havoc ...”
• “Obama: Let's Give Up American Nukes: http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2009/04/06/obama-lets-give-up-american-nukes/ How do candidates from the ...”
• “("Then what, genius?") Hire Donald Trump. If he does a lousy job, he's fired.”
• “Based on the wording of both Propositions, voting No is the only intelligent way to go. Both propositions are poor ...”
• “("The Elementary Language Arts Program Evaluation Committee approved the choice because cities similar to Columbia have used the program and ...”
• “@Adrian McBride: I just might accept your invite. By the way. What's your personal opinion on Proposition B? Written ...”
• “@Samson: Here's what I posted: Ray Shapiro October 12, 2010 | 12:35 a.m. Is Hate a Bad Thing ...”
• “("Harold Samson II posted:October 13, 2010 | 11:09 a.m. Puppy mills are concentration camps for dogs, I have ...”
• “("Access to Missouri dog kennel inspections only available via Sunshine Laws. Have asked for quote, but know will be more ...”
• “("A sad side effect of the battle for Proposition B (puppy mills) is my sympathy for small farmers has tanked ...”
• “("The next speaker to take the stage was Chris Chinn from the Farm Bureau. She explained how Prop B is ...”
• “Seems like Chicagoland thugish lefty liberal progressive use of charitable contributions which were sucked out from those who were really ...”
• “("But state officials say Chris Seib, owner of The Pink Galleon, must have the same licenses as those required for ...”
• “("What Prop B is actually doing is creating it harder to have an animal-based business in Missouri") http://thebaconblogger.blogspot ...”
• “And hey, Allan: Maybe these lefty progs should leave the Democrat Party and start their own Socialist Party. They'll ...”
• “@Allan Sharrock: You mean this Shelley P? http://twitter.com/shelleypowers/status/27144399928”
• “("Sponsors: Dennis Waits Indexes: ELECTION, PUPPY MILL CRUELTY PREVENTION ACT") http://jacksonco.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=777035&GUID=2B5CA5F8-254C-4404-85B6-AE0A3ACCC605 ...”
• “("jake carter says: Ray Before you inflict anything on the rest of the state, focus on Columbia. You want to ...”
• “("“Hispanic people have come here to work,” Martinez said. “And they’ve come here to stay.”) Until ICE deports...”
• “("Youth crime by the numbers June 6, 2009 BY Jordan Wyner COLUMBIA, MO http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/06 ...”
• “("...the protesters get more coverage than the main story.") If anything, coverage seems to be more balanced than I expected ...”
• “("Please vote NO on Proposition B and encourage your family and friends to vote NO also. The Yorkies and their ...”
• “(“They still call me a puppy mill even though I do what they say I have to do,” Swofford lamented ...”
• “@Ellis Smith: Of course the government should not have to pay parents to be good parents. I think even the ...”
• “("Theories/Speculation •There is a lot of speculation about whether the BBB is more interested in protecting consumers or protecting ...”
• “("If the proposition is not approved, the sales tax will drop one-eighth of one cent. That means Columbia residents would ...”
• “Perhaps public opinion swayed the union folk to see the light of day. Perhaps they realized greed would not prevail ...”
• “Must be an Obama thang.”
• “("Our scores for African-Americans are abysmal, especially at lower levels," Superintendent Chris Belcher said.") Here's an interesting article: Improve ...”
• “The White Sox gave him his first managing job. Oprah must have given him a call for this gig.”
• “("by Mitch Ryals: The final cost of the sculpture will be three times as large as the model and will ...”
• “("Another interesting point is that, as you can see, some of the standards that Prop B would establish are actually ...”
• “Is Hate a Bad Thing? http://www.ptsalt.com/commentary/is_hate_a_bad_thing”
• “("Proposition B opposition Don't be fooled by the slick television ads or the Hollywood celebrities. The Humane Society of ...”
• “("Despite the fact that Winfrey agreed to a follow-up interview with the NCBA's policy director, the industry took legal ...”
• “("...Oprah, as a revered and iconic African American and a woman who has broken so many racial and gender barriers ...”
• “@James Browning: It's the President's arrogance and Chicagoland strategies which have made me look elsewhere for inspiration and ...”
• “("AND NOW "THE REST OF THE STORY" ABOUT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE U.S.") http://www.retrievertraining.net/forums ...”
• “Harold Samson II posted: "I don't feel strongly about this issue either way, but Ray Shapiro's silly comments ...”
• “("Harold Samson II claims: The 89 percent approval spoken of on here, I have verified on the net myself.") And ...”
• “John Mancini asks: "Ray, are you a right winger, Tea Partiest?" Ray Shapiro answers: Some of my best friends are ...”
• “Yes John. This is the same Robin Carnahan that not only knows bull, but can dish it out with the ...”
• “Eating healthy is a good thing. Humane treatment of animals is a good thing. Close ties to HSUS and PETA ...”
• “Juanita Bynum-Schrader said: "Let's make a Proposition C....please don't allow Ray Shapiro to fill up these message ...”
• “("Joe McLoughlin October 10, 2010 | 2:04 p.m. and although Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill, things aren't any ...”
• “Funny. I always thought that people who have the greatest stake in their livelihood would have some keen insight on ...”
• “Joe, last time I checked, no dog breeders were directly involved in the drafting of Proposition B. Vote No on ...”
• “@Elson: Betcha far more cumulative pollution is spilled out downtown from all that black sooty smoke blown out of bus ...”
• “@Matthew Marshall: I'm usually pretty good at researching supporting documentation for my own views and opposing views. The earliest ...”
• “They probably don't want any competition for advertising space on city buses. Some might believe that only the government ...”
• “Good to see them standing up for the photo. It would look real lame if they were just sitting around ...”
• “@Joe McLoughlin: Regular readings of the LA Times during breakfast will turn your brain to mush. http://www.youtube.com ...”
• “The poll, Janet, the poll. This is Missouri, Janet. Show Me the Poll. You claim that you heard about a ...”
• “("The proposition states that no person can have more than 50 dogs that are each older than six months and ...”
• “@Janet from another planet who said... ("89 percent of those polled think Ray Shapiro is wrong...") Show me the poll ...”
• “@Janet from another planet: Thanks for the label. "Racist Tea Partying Radical Fundamentalist." Did you get that from an Oprah ...”
• “Do you support Proposition B? Yes 43% No 57% Total responses: 3222”
• “("Animal Rights legislation masquerades as Animal Welfare in order to destroy Human Rights and Constitutional Freedom") http://www.thedogplace.org ...”
• “("HSUS readies launch of new veterinary association Group merges with AVAR to form alternative to AVMA") http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com ...”
• “("Proposition B will be on Missourian's November 2, 2010 ballot. No matter how it is promoted it is fundamentally ...”
• “John Mancini: How do you come to the conclusion that I endorse the suffering of puppies? What I do not ...”
• “I have always believed that the worth of a society can be gauged in the manner in which it protects ...”
• “(“It’s not just about body size, it’s also about loving your curly hair and freckles and big feet ...”
• “("Monkeys Are People Too: According to the report, people are “adopting” monkeys and living with them as their surrogate “children ...”
• “Shelley Powers says: ("Proposition B is about the dogs. No more abuses, no more neglect, no more factory farms, and ...”
• “@Helen: I always question the motives of any fundraising organization which cons money out of caring people by telling them ...”
• “If they need money so bad, why not sell off the old Crane property and Phillips Lake Park? Neither one ...”
• “Snakes are people too? ("Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), The Fund For Animals, and People for the Ethical ...”
• “("Sha-NeQua Jackson says: Ray Shapiro's comments are offensive and utterly despicable. Puppy mills are concentration camps for dogs.") Ray ...”
• “("Sha-NeQua Jackson says: This is like the civil rights movement for African-Americans in the 60s, but for dogs.") Ray Shapiro ...”
• “("The proposition was sponsored by Missourians for the Protection of Dogs, a coalition of various animal rights groups...") I see ...”
• “("A Message From The Missouri Veterinary Medical Association: I quote some of what is said in this message from the ...”
• “Hey Mancini: How many businesses currently have more than 50 well taken care of dogs on their private property and ...”
• “("...Missouri already has the best animal welfare laws in the country. Proposition B side by side with the present Missouri ...”
• “Any person who values voting should read through the comments on the following article's thread and call up the ...”
• “@Kate McIntyre: Religion and etiquette aside, which way are you currently leaning as to voting Yes or No on Prop ...”
• “("Prop B Supporters: Pet Ownership Is Slavery: I've read the legislation and the language. On its surface, it seems ...”
• “Hey Shirley: I'll show you my poll if you show me yours... Do you support Proposition B? Yes 43 ...”
• “Shirley Rosenstein said: That is the epitome of social justice. Like polls say............89 percent support it. Well what else ...”
• “Yes, Janet from another planet, everything one needs to know can be exclusively found on Oprah. She is a goddess ...”
• “@Janet from another planet: I once checked into a hotel in LA awhile back. Let me tell you, it was ...”
• “("Currently, there exist many obstacles on the road to a smoothly functioning system. These include political interference, corruption, over-centralization, a ...”
• “John Mancini said: "Ray Shapiro believes dogs should not be treated with a decent standard of care and love." John ...”
• “Shirley you jest.”
• “Why didn't the city just make these bins available to the hardcore recyclers who want to use them? Plunking ...”
• “Ellis Smith says: ("@ Ray Shapiro: If the present law is good (and I'm not arguing that it isn't ...”
• “("...Missouri already has the best animal welfare laws in the country. Proposition B side by side with the present Missouri ...”
• “Special thanks to Joe McLoughlin where his one and only post on this Missourian is for us all to read ...”
• “And what exactly is the will of these people: Apollo Alliance California National Organization for Women CEEF: Center for Community ...”
• “John Mancini says: "Ray Shapiro needs to find a hobby..." Sorry John Mancini, I thought this was the Hobby Lobby ...”
• “("California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed AB 241, the anti-puppy mill bill that would have limited commercial dog and cat ...”
• “Maybe working on this interactive map will keep the commission too busy to advocate for downtown bricked pavers to impede ...”
• “@John Shultz: Speaking of Terry Ward? I can smell a Prog a mile away! Hey, Shelley Powers: Do you think ...”
• “@Shelley Powers: I have been posting articles which expose HSUS and PETA and Proposition B for what they truly are ...”
• “Terry Ward said: "A responsible dog breeder IS NOT IN IT FOR THE MONEY." I reply: Terry, who are you ...”
• “("Proposition B will be on Missourian's November 2, 2010 ballot. No matter how it is promoted it is fundamentally ...”
• “("Proposition B is not about animals or about cruelty, it is an assault on property rights, small businesses, and the ...”
• “@Ellis Smith: Good observation. Rose Nolen and Shelly Powers must be part of that "hopey-changy" brigade. Novermber's right around ...”
• “("--Mr. Shapiro has been making the rounds of the web sites. I rather expect that he is a puppy mill ...”
• “Commissioners on commissions, which are ignored by the Council, should resign. Why have these commissions if 10 neighbors can decide ...”
• “Here's a list of select "Americans" who stood up for their beliefs, along with NAACP, during their most recent ...”
• “Here's one model airport: ("Escorting a Person with Special Needs: Please contact your airline in advance if you need ...”
• “("The campaign supporting the measure plans to use $1 million for television commercials starting this week in several Missouri markets ...”
• “wes scribner said: ("@RAY Its people like you who give the so called "industry" a bad name.") And how exactly ...”
• “@wes scribner: How many satisfied customers does Kara Crass have? Your argument to close down an entire industry because of ...”
• “@wes scribner: This is one of two of the only comments you have ever posted on the Missourian. Both comments ...”
• “@Spencer Miller: Your letter and the premise it perpetuates is greatly flawed. So flawed, that you have convinced me to ...”
• “HSUS and ASPCA working together in Missouri: http://brownfieldagnews.com/2010/01/07/hsus-and-aspca-working-together-in-missouri/”
• “Just an announcement that the H$U$ clan have made their selection for Proposition B's Poster Dog. They have ...”
• “So would he: http://www.brandsonsale.com/pfr-46610.html#images/2125_1206883745 And as for horses: http://images.celebrateexpress.com/mgen ...”
• “Ellis: What's Mahatma with you? Tonight, I'll probably dream of a visit from the birthday boy, sitting on ...”
• “Bob Carlson said: ("Oh, yikes, i somehow KNEW that this would degenerate into "Bible-believing Xtians") Who you calling a degenerate ...”
• “I wonder how many Pagans will vote for this Proposition and how many Pagans will vote against it? How many ...”
• “("While the HSUS may publicize more moderate positions with respect to animal cruelty in general, which welfarists like myself support ...”
• “Learn the Truth about Prop B: http://www.restoringprinciples.com/2010/09/learn-the-truth-about-prop-b/”
• “("Below you will see a comparison of current Missouri law and Proposition B. What you will find is that most ...”
• “("This from Anita Andrews with The Alliance for Truth: The biggest and most dangerous part of this bill is that ...”
• “Just had time enough Friday night to grab a quick bite on 9th street and wanted to cut across a ...”
• “("Vote NO on Proposition B Meeting, at Coach's Pizza World, Tuesday, October 12 7:00 PM, 112 South Washington ...”
• “Here's the thing. The Humane Society of the United States is the spawn of PETA. This group has an ...”
• “("Anita Russell, president of the Kansas City branch of the NAACP, said. “We march for jobs, justice and education. We ...”
• “@Annie Hogan: How many of those 100 vets you talk about were recruited by HSUS? ("HSUS Agenda on Par with ...”
• “("A Message From The Missouri Veterinary Medical Association: I quote some of what is said in this message from the ...”
• “Helen: I do not think that it was any surprise that HSUS came to Columbia and spoke at Cafe Berlin ...”
• “Sex education is a subset of a good Health Education curriculum. Without other subsets like Drug and substance abuse education ...”
• “("Annual crime numbers say little, Columbia officials say") On the other hand, sad songs say so much.”
• “("We need legislature that will effectively allow for the investigation and prosecution of the abusers and neglectful individuals that are ...”
• “No kill policy is a great idea to advocate for. Better to vote No on proposition B and use resources ...”
• “Cody Hobbs said: ("I will answer your question. If you would quit calling us puppy mills...") Lots of luck with ...”
• “Good thing they didn't land on Highway 63 where it meets up with I-70. They'd have to visit ...”
• “("Something else to consider: not all brilliant researchers are good teachers. Some just flat hate to teach.") Then keep those ...”
• “Does anyone consider that some colleges have too large a professor, (PHD), salary heavy load of non-teachers and too heavy ...”
• “Do you support Proposition B? Yes 43% No 57% Total responses: 3109”
• “The Puppy Mill Prevention Act or Prop B, which will be appearing on the November ballot in Missouri, isn't ...”
• “I have always prefered the Little Dixie lake area as the model "closest to Columbia" fishing hole and recreation spot ...”
• “Cassie: Unbelievable! You have discovered the "missing link." I would not expect anything else from a site which originated from ...”
• “("The City intends to use this sales tax to fund projects in the City’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space ...”
• “*The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommends that everyone ages six and over get the vaccine. ("CDC ...”
• “("Meet Former HSUS VP David Wills: Wills’s legacy at HSUS is substantial. According to Animal People News, it was ...”
• “("Many kennels hire employees to help them maintain a clean, healthy, well-socialized environment for their animals. Limiting the number of ...”
• “("I guess somebody finally figured out that the tips that mosque property owner Sharif El-Gamal was getting as a waiter ...”
• “For a few weeks I've been looking at this guy's puss and wonder why no one has taken ...”
• “I enjoy eating at the Olive Cafe here in Columbia. I enjoy speaking with the few Muslim friends that share ...”
• “Aimee Ruth said: ("As for the HSUS and PETA having deep pockets, good they can continue to fund this until ...”
• “("Perkins said the weather could be the biggest problem. "When it rains, it gets really muddy," he said. The amphitheater ...”
• “Bob: Spelling pissing matches never impress me much. I've slept on hard floors, in my car, on the dirt ...”
• “Celebrate some recent developments as well... http://www.servicedogcentral.org/content/node/297 ("Updated ADA Rules July 27, 2010") http ...”
• “@Ellis Smith: Trojan heads and shamrocks will do that to your shillelagh. Every jock knows that.”
• “Thank you, Mr. President... http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/09/23/its-tough-job-president-has-already-accomplished-great-deal/”
• “lacinda, Cassie Morr has been breathing in too much fumes from dog fur dye. Her psychedelic poodle looks like it ...”
• “Does it really matter? ("Control the youth and you control the direction of the country for generations to come.") http ...”
• “It's fool hardy to accuse trained, certified caring teachers as incompetent until our society addresses the fact that many ...”
• “Legal immigration is fine. Illegal invasion, from a foreign country onto USA soil, is a crime. Whatever happaned to those ...”
• “("I would prefer that anyone who has a pet to be responsible or be fined to the extent the animal ...”
• “Aimie Ruth said: Like it or not I being from Chicago know for a fact that Missouri gets no respect ...”
• “Aimie Ruth said: "FYI this poll is not an accurate guide as out of state voters and internet manipulation are ...”
• “Aimie Ruth said: "...we all know that a bill to shut down animal agriculture would never pass.") All depends on ...”
• “Do you support Proposition B? Yes 43% No 56% Total responses: 3008 This is an astounding response for a Missourian ...”
• “@Mark: Thanks to PETA People, I bet you have to go through some kind of specialized class training to make ...”
• “Too many college students try to play "Frogger" across College Avenue. Be careful boys and girls. The cars and trucks ...”
• “@Aimee Ruth: If you really want to see an abused animal, take a look at the multi-pastel dyed poodle Cassie ...”
• “@DUANE REYNOLDS: Thanks for reminding me that good watchdogs can never bark loudly enough.”
• “@Aimee Ruth: So like what took you so long to make your second post EVER on the Missourian, BOTH about ...”
• “("houndlover (anonymous) says... ...H$U$ does not donate but a pitiance to local shelters BECAUSE what they REALLY are is ...”
• “@Ruth Elledge: You have the right to be a busy-body anywhere you choose. Did you wear out your welcome in ...”
• “("Holly Binder says: The proponents of Prop B are dog lovers...") I contend that so are those who oppose two ...”
• “Wow Jennifer. Two whole comments on the subject of Prop B and one assuming that anyone against the HSUS and ...”
• “Do you support Proposition B? Yes 44% No 56% Total responses: 2945”
• “Carla: I know that your heart is in the right place, and you might not get what I'm about ...”
• “How'd they get from MU to Walmart Who was driving the car”
• “("“When I looked into Darrius’ eyes, I saw evil, a level of nihilism … a level of complete disregard," Byrne said ...”
• “Hey, Tom Kelly: Check yourself into CMHS on Big Bear. Tell them you're a healthy older dawg. If you ...”
• “@Ruth, "Speaker of the Untruth": Here's your very first sentences from your debut on MY HOME TOWN paper, on ...”
• “@Jason Entermeyer: Yes, Jason. It would be nice AND appropriate to have a "Barn" in homage to the one which ...”
• “("Ruth Elledge September 24, 2010 | 2:11 p.m. To Stacy Farley.........you're in the news! http://blogs.dogtime ...”
• “H$U$ and PETA sheeple should read through this site and consider the real implications of Prop B, in Missouri ...”
• ““Our perspective has to be historic," said Brent Gardner, the commission's vice chairman.") Nothing wrong with having a historic ...”
• “Rick Huffman says: ("...racism and fear, its the only policy the republicans and the Tea party have.") Ya think? http ...”
• “@Dee Green: What's unethical about licensed, humane, caring, loving people running a business where they tend to providing a ...”
• “Paul and I both love da bacon. But my docta not so much... http://www.superiorpics.com/paul_simon/pictures/Simon_AG78888480659_picture ...”
• “If a vote for this Poposition is a vote for H$U$ then based on the Missourian poll results, the ...”
• “IMHO It's My Health Organization”
• “That's better. I feel so much more in balance with my surroundings. And, it now looks like a more ...”
• “If saving money on the cost of keeping people in the county jail is the only objective, then this might ...”
• “@John: I'll donate twenty bucks to his campaign if that's his campaign slogan and you get me the ...”
• “And we get to decide which fairy tale to believe. The one about Little Miss Muffet being nothing more than ...”
• “Why'd they delete your photo George? This now looks like a news article instead of an opinion column. http ...”
• “@Sarah Owens: Yes I have. What I don't do is kill healthy dogs and cats. What I find odd ...”
• “The barn burned down. It was most valuable as a venue for outdoor theatre. While I believe it should not ...”
• “("The Missouri Federation of Animal Owners and the American Kennel Club are among the organizations that have been against the ...”
• “Cassie Morr says: ("@ Ray... I don't trust any breeders anymore unless I've been in their house and met ...”
• “("Advocates for immigrants and the Hispanic community say the decline may be due to the poor economy, which has led ...”
• “TODAY'S QUESTION: What do you think about Proposition B? The question is what do we think about PETA & HSUS ...”
• “@Cassie Morr: How do you feel about the people running these businesses? http://www.puppysites.com/breeder_mo.shtml”
• “Wow, Mark obrien. You make your Missourian debut by calling a nice sounding dog breeder from Lancaster delusional over her ...”
• “@Bob: The way I heard it, it was that they didn't want their son to marry a vegan. Howdy ...”
• “Cassie Morr says: ("@ Ray...Isn't the internet GRAND!") ("The HSUS annual report for 2007 showed $120 million in revenue ...”
• “("A Message From The Missouri Veterinary Medical Association: I quote some of what is said in this message from the ...”
• “@David Tucker: Oops. I was wrong. I ain't human... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkz1i1CNUo4”
• “@David Tucker: I just took physical inventory. You're wrong. I'm human. Let me ask you this: With 22 ...”
• “Bob Carlson says: ("Shills for the HSUS, huh, Ray? You sound like a radio-programmed zombie to me.") I'm not ...”
• “@lacinda florez: IMHO, catching the bad guys is something CPD does a pretty good job at. If you need a ...”
• “I called a suicide intervention hotline once, and a recording told me that my call was important to them. Then ...”
• “How many first time Missourian commenters who "chose" to make this subject their premiere outing are actually shills for HSUS ...”
• “CaptBarbosa commenter on the RFT article says it best: (Excerpts): So most the people posting here thinks it is ok ...”
• “("Is Columbia dangerous enough to need downtown security cameras?") "Dangerous" enough to get Bob McDavid elected mayor. (" McDavid was the ...”
• “("Carrie Gartner, director of The District, said the diversity of businesses in Columbia is also important. The online business publication ...”
• “("Ruth Keezer September 17, 2010 | 3:08 p.m. We have 22 pages of USDA regulations about food, water, vet ...”
• “@Kirsten Richards: Great post and I agree with what you stated, in its entirety. If every one who has a ...”
• “Thanks Amber. I did some research on the HSUS and discovered many more reasons to Vote No on their lobbying ...”
• “Here's another group against Prop B... (" "ONE OF THE GREATEST DELUSIONS in the WORLD is the HOPE that the ...”
• “@Cassie Morr: Are your blonde roots showing?”
• “For my answer, watch this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3KoJj4dz2I&p=64F6F80D9CD22D92&playnext=1&index=12”
• “("She threw freedom of speech around as if it were a rag doll.") I have witnessed people with chemical brain ...”
• “@Cassie Morr: I am an advocate of the humane treatment of pets and service animals and truly believe that IF ...”
• “*The City Council also appointed Don Stamper to the Comprehensive Plan Task Force. Stamper works for a developer advocacy group ...”
• “This is the 21st century. If Missouri doesn't have decent laws on the books by now, which are being ...”
• “The children of St. Louis need to be taught about the kind of change they should believe in. MMM, good ...”
• “("Brent Gardner would like to see a downtown lined with brick streets, where motorists slow down to see the shops ...”
• “So who gets the cooler if the original owner doesn't come forward? Maybe CPD could auction it off, ala ...”
• “Hey, "Humane" Society: Kill any healthy dogs lately?”
• “If city monies are going towards these "safety" cameras I hope The District will return the favor by allowing the ...”
• “John: As of yet, I have been unable to find any reports, studies or ascertations that breathing in the smoke ...”
• “("HUD’s Non-Smoking Policy Notice for Public Housing Could Stamp Out Tobacco for Good: AAHSA views this as an encouraging ...”
• “Page 1 of 10 REASONS FOR BANNING SMOKING IN CERTAIN PUBLIC OUTDOOR AREAS * 1. Careful scientific studies - based upon both ...”
• “Did the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Columbia include input from Services for Independent Living, or any other ...”
• “("I find it hard to believe ...") If you believe I'm just blowin' smoke, read on. If you believe breathing ...”
• “("John Erkle September 18, 2010 | 6:47 a.m. They have created a fear that is based on nothing") Whether ...”
• “Must be too early in the morning for Goodwill Hunting.”
• “("The Kansas City Star reports that the restaurant chain says the religious group's use of the IHOP logo “confuses ...”
• “Alert, defensive driving is always a good motto. Especially if you're a young person riding your bicycle out in ...”
• “The following article shows how well this clothing hides a person's identity in public. http://www.newsoxy.com/politics ...”
• “Doesn't public smoking become a hazard to others, as perpetrated by the cancer stick burner? Inhaling the smoke from ...”
• “How about a remake of "Gone With The Wind?" They could make it into a musical comedy. Drew Carey could ...”
• “("Breeders are charged a $100 base fee plus $1 per putty sold...") How much is that putty in the window?”
• “Widespread, excessive, repetitive news coverage of reactions from that little group of holy book burners reminded me of the furor ...”
• “@John: Seems like the Dems believe that some entities are more deserving and serving than others. BTW, is the League ...”
• “("If you Prick Them, Do They Bleed? Corporations as Persons.") Shakespeare's Shylock had to stand up for himself as ...”
• “("Each person must be dressed as a recognizable superhero or villain from a published book, comic, television program or film ...”
• “("Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, also attended.") I guess this must be part of an Obama initiative. Do you think he ...”
• “("Johanna Somers September 11, 2010 | 1:06 p.m. Gary and Ray, I ask you to ask your questions to ...”
• “("MUSLIM RECRUITING: Wooing Recruits To Radical Islam Like 'Dating' by Dina Temple-Raston National Public Radio") http://www.truthandgrace.com/muslimrecruiting ...”
• “(“Mutual respect and religious tolerance are teachings of the Quran," Hameduddin said. "And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise ...”
• “("There is no difference between acts of terror, acts of war and support for a war that terrorizes," Brown said ...”
• “BTW, I listened to the Keep Columbia Free radio interview this evening and it was interesting how Life, Liberty and ...”
• “Yea, John, I read through that website, but I still choose to exercise my right to "say" and voice my ...”
• “("Map: Where 9/11 Victims' Remains Were FoundThe Post published this map showing where human remains of victims from the ...”
• “(“(The sermon) reflects the need for Muslims to educate the people around us,” Kapili said. “We are the minority. If ...”
• “("Should Maryland Avenue have been renamed to Tiger Avenue? The only concern was there would be confusion between Tiger Avenue ...”
• “("For law enforcement (LE), the Dazer Laser non-lethal weapons should logically fill the non-lethal role preceding the Taser less-lethal electro-shock ...”
• “While this clown of a "pastor" has the right to pay homage to Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, just as ...”
• “Why do I have the sudden urge to burn my JC Penny catalog?”
• “By high school, I would hope that a youngster would be able to prepare a decent bagged lunch from leftovers ...”
• “("Ensuring Nondiscriminatory Zoning and Commercial Leasing Policies Some of the damaging consequences of disability discrimination are the isolation and segregation ...”
• “This link should help: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ADA/notice.php”
• “(“They tell us not to do it," said Makayla Benney, a Hickman student. "They come over the intercom and they ...”
• “Seems to me that this committee will not rest until the city limits and the county limits are one and ...”
• “@Jason Entermyer: Will they charge for parking in that new enclosed parking lot? Will traffic run smoothly in that area ...”
• “How much does the city plan to start charging for hourly parking if these meters are set up for paper ...”
• “("We might not all agree on the proposed mosque being built so close to the wound in lower Manhattan, but ...”
• “1. Christianity and Judiasm have seen their reformation. Until fundamentalist Islamic clerics begin to preach against Jihad, Americans will be ...”
• “Like I say, better to find a friend like the AntiDefamation League than enemies of America...Everyone needs a mench ...”
• “It's America's anger, not fear, towards the progressives' inability or unwillingness to respond to the populace, (as demonstrated ...”
• “It'll probably turn out to be artificial germs...”
• “Salmonella? Isn't that when you have a mini-bagel with a little lox and a shmear while listening to this ...”
• “("Carrie Gartner, executive director of Columbia Special Business District, said the relocated benches were causing problems.") So will the relocated ...”
• “I made a ruckus over piles once and was given a sample of Preparation H.”
• “Seems to me that a city void of "neighborhood welcome wagons," neighborhood block parties with little more than self-absorbed sub-divisions ...”
• “("One of those issues identified by the district is the increasing number of students living at or below the poverty ...”
• “This article is a good start, but needs more. In Columbia for instance, the term "neighborhood" is very rarely used ...”
• “(...we practice freedom of religion until we don’t approve of the religion.") This is not a freedom of religion ...”
• “("It is a touchy subject because people feel emotionally about it," he said, "but it is also a great moment ...”
• “When did the city's urban chicken ordinance go beyond the egg laying fowls to snapping necks and hanging the ...”
• “What can you expect if you begin the school year during the dog days of August? If school and comfort ...”
• “("City towing system penalizes those who can afford it the least.") Most expenses do. Although, Mike Martin makes a good ...”
• “("...other folks are free to use their First Amendment right to protest the protesters.") Would it be OK if we ...”
• “Will he be happy to accept votes from Independents as well? ("I will work to ensure the government’s only ...”
• “("The sanctity of funerals should be preserved, and those grieving should have the right to privacy.") When I die, I ...”
• “("Tim Woemmel August 18, 2010 | 10:56 p.m. I whole-heartedly agree with Mr. Rosman on this issue. Whatever happened ...”
• “(But in Islam, the literal force of the Qur'anic passage is paramount. "Saudi court mulls verdict to cut defendant ...”
• “One term black lefty progressive presidents always try to do as much damage as possible. This country would have been ...”
• “Funny how even Rick Sanchez on today's CNN broadcast of Rick's list in discussing Dr. Laura's decision ...”
• “("Jim Jones August 18, 2010 | 12:32 p.m. David You said "Those who preach intolerance are nothing more than ...”
• “My parents taught me not to tolerate abuse and ignorance. There's a heavy price to pay for being an ...”
• “("These are the people who say they want their country back. In other words, they want the country to be ...”
• “("On a bicycle built for two, one marriage finds its pace") Now this is what a bicycle should be used ...”
• “While I believe it's in bad taste to crash a private funeral on private, sacred ground, if Westboro has ...”
• “("UFO conference under way this weekend") From VOX: UFO conference Where: Days Inn Conference Center; 1900 I-70 Drive SW When ...”
• “("An Open Letter To Black Leadership The Nation of Islam has released An Open Letter To Black Leadership from the ...”
• “It always makes me feel good when I'd see a grocer, such as Kroger/Gerbes, attend to the special ...”
• “If you look at Blunt's website, it is mostly filled with some very highly respected endorsements. There is no ...”
• “List of mosques in Israel and the Palestinian territories http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mosques_in_Israel_and_the_Palestinian_territories How many mosques are there ...”
• “("Economy: Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with 80% of the population living under the poverty line ...”
• “NACOLE knows best. Not Kespohl.”
• “Another understanding of the "history" of the CPRB can be attained by reading through the minutes of City Council meetings ...”
• “After the attack on American soil on September 11th, the political correct thing would have been to discourage the use ...”
• “("Some also have objected to Arizona's law over concerns that it could lead to racial profiling.") An organization actually ...”
• “The lumber building looks like a large barn. I wonder if something like this might help. They've been used ...”
• “I haven't written off Nauser totally, but I am wondering if this teethy nuisance enforcement will extend to properties ...”
• “Fair enough. Have a good week.”
• “So much for dialog on an open board. Save your lengthy response for another time. I hope I get a ...”
• “Nathan: 1. It was Don Imus. He was targeted by Al Sharpton, etc for political purposes. (If it were Don ...”
• “("It turned out the old tenants must have not cared much for their landlords — they left early and not only ...”
• “Reverend: Although I will stand firm and not worship the beast, his image, and take his mark, it'll be ...”
• “(“I didn’t have the heart to starve the little ones to death,” he said.") At least the white haired ...”
• “The right order is everything. Find your perfect neighborhood first... Crime rates for Neosho, MO (This city is safer than ...”
• “John: Of course it's activities and our response or degree of tolerance which constitutes that which is truly deemed ...”
• “Bad, unfair, unreasonable laws need to be changed, not given more teeth to further punish the populace. Flat mates/roommates ...”
• “@Senior Sanchez: I really have no emotional feeling about the Judge's decision. For me, it's more about the ...”
• “I was once fired from a job for trying to break up a fight between a sober white redneck and ...”
• “The government should not be involved in legislating marriage at all. People should be allowed to live together as they ...”
• “("Tim Dance August 3, 2010 | 11:32 p.m. Wow. A lot of people who voted guess probably thought this ...”
• “Village Square Park is right next to First Christian Church's Children's Playground, Paquin Park is right next to ...”
• “This is one of the best articles I've read in a long time. Save me the trip to the ...”
• “("Reasonable people may disagree, after all.") Unreasonable people may have an opinion too, you know.”
• “("I am constantly reminded that Missouri's health indicators (rates of smoking, obesity, diabetes, etc.) are bad and getting worse ...”
• “And what of the lyrical porn soon to be spewed at this Friday night's gathering on 9th Street? Does ...”
• “("...a measure to exempt Missourians from participating in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.") 1. Actually, it will ...”
• “I'm beginning to wonder if everything Lefty Progs advocate for, from Obama on down, is nothing more than veiled ...”
• “What a croc! (They should've tanned him into a cute little pair of baby boots for some upcoming two ...”
• “@tom kelly: Uber-feminists will never understand your logic, even though you were able to temper your testosterone and balance the ...”
• “This will be the first time in more than four decades of voting that I will in all good conscious ...”
• “("A short skirt doesn't equal consent") Does rap? http://socyberty.com/psychology/rap-music-destroys-the-world/ http://acjournal.org/holdings/vol10/04_Winter ...”
• “("COLUMN: A short skirt doesn't equal consent") -Neither does a T-Shirt... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz-xcQoeW4M”
• “(“There’s a societal idea that you should be thin, or you should look a certain way, and sometimes you ...”
• “You make a good point, Senior Sanchez. And once the public option becomes the only option for all peoples living ...”
• “@Russell: Yes. People need a health care system. We had a health care system comprised of several tiers which included ...”
• “Basic Guide to Non-Profit Financial Management: http://www.managementhelp.org/finance/np_fnce/np_fnce.htm”
• “("Prosecutors say Williamson routinely drove to apartment complexes in Kansas City where people lined up to buy illegal prescriptions for ...”
• “("Vote for Missouri Proposition C The Missouri Health Care Freedom Amendment, Proposition C will appear on the August 3, 2010 ...”
• “The League of Women Voters should rename themselves as the Missouri League of Obama Trucklers. (After all, it is obvious ...”
• “Any article of clothing which conceals the identity of the person should not be allowed in public schools and universities ...”
• “It's like the 70's all over again. Conserve water. Shower with a friend.”
• “Maybe these two officers knew something, or a bunch of somethings, which we are currently unaware of. On the surface ...”
• “More ugliness in a third world country... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qbc2J0zZr8&feature=related”
• “Bear traps in the vagina? Are these women licensed? This article about South African culture and their third world solution ...”
• “("low-income neighborhoods don't have easy access to healthy, affordable foods.") Low-income neighborhoods=clusters of people in a political party ...”
• “Hey Berg: Read this and then get back to me... http://www.jrwhipple.com/guns/firearm_facts.html Focus on violent ...”
• “@Ellis Smith: I tend to favor derision to uglification. It's all a facade. Just look at the library's ...”
• “("Racial profiling refers to the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity by law enforcement personnel as a key ...”
• “("Obama said the black community is hit especially hard by child obesity, in part because fresh fruits and vegetables often ...”
• “Has the following approach to helping our Veterans, who are distressed and may feel the need to decompress outside of ...”
• “@Will Guldin: Sorry if my comment encouraged you to claim your by-line on this article...My intent was to answer ...”
• “1. When and if the need exists, I'd like to see "rush hour" express buses use Highway 63 for ...”
• “Bill: Your comment is right where you left it... http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/06/28/one-month-after-edward-acostas-disappearance-he-still-declared-missing/#c18751”
• “("Bosco, from Shreveport, Louisiana, serves up style as the main course Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, at the 27th Annual National ...”
• “Granted that it is in poor taste to attempt using humor intentionally as a psychological weapon against another person or ...”
• “("Burton also wants his officers to become more involved in crime prevention by reaching out to people, identifying risks and ...”
• “Nathan: That feeling is based on an assumption. The stats on car stops are being used to feed into that ...”
• “("It was fascinating," board chairwoman Ellen LoCurto-Martinez said after the meeting, adding that the complexity might make her a little ...”
• “I for one, don't enjoy reading about situations where a taser was used as apparent punishment, a tool to ...”
• “If our Coast Guard were being used to protect American citizens from an enemy organization such as Hamas, would these ...”
• “It's a shame that Stephens College decides to level these homes and put up a parking lot. http://www ...”
• “Here's one thing to consider: ("Prison Study to Investigate Link between Junk Food And Violence") http://www.amenclinics.com ...”
• “Nuke that slick: http://trueslant.com/juliaioffe/2010/05/04/nuke-that-slick/”
• “("Brooks said he expects between 250 and 300 new homes to be built as a result of Project Tiger. However ...”
• “("Spokesman Jay Vicory, of OSHA in Kansas City, said completion of the investigation may take three to six months.") For ...”
• “Ellis: What's wrong with being "provincial?" If I didn't care about the residents of Columbia, I also wouldn ...”
• “A piece of the "big picture:" ("Reality Check! 800 IBM jobs to be “created” in Missouri What about the 14 ...”
• “("Belcher said IBM's move will result in the purchase of about 300 homes in and around the city.") Is ...”
• “("Haden said. "With violent crime, we know we stand a better chance to solve it than prevent it.") It amazes ...”
• “Colonel Miller: May I recommend the following, with a beer chaser, to cure all that woes ya. http://ex-lax.com/”
• “("Nixon figured out that he could succeed politically “by using the angers, anxieties, and resentments produced by the cultural chaos ...”
• “J KARL MILLER says: ("I don't recall anyone complaining that the presidential, governor's or representative's races were ...”
• “("I don't recall anyone complaining that the presidential, governor's or representative's races were bought and paid for ...”
• “24/7 Mardi Gras, red light district, bring the kids, no cops. Self-policed. I'm game. As long as it ...”
• “(@Ray: A "dry" downtown. Get real. The bar business would simply migrate somewhere else.") And so would the police. Having ...”
• “("Sen. Joan Bray, D-University City, said legislators should focus their attention on education and comprehensive sex education programs, rather than ...”
• “("Though police and bouncers try to catch people using false identification, it can be difficult to catch them all.") It ...”
• “If the bars are over-serving and police resources are being tied up on drinking related problems downtown, maybe it's ...”
• “("The Federal Government can and ought to be a force for good in our world..."promote the general happiness") Here ...”
• “I can still taste the mud from Kespohl's campaign. I commend Karl Skala for keeping himself available as a ...”
• “("Ellis Smith April 7, 2010 | 5:05 a.m. "It takes a village to raise a child." -Hillary Clinton") In ...”
• “("The Rolla Daily News reported that Loughridge told the Phelps County Commission last week that the program had spent half ...”
• “("Kevin Gamble Kespohl's win is a sign that ugliness, slander, and propaganda are now accepted as reasonable by a ...”
• “Thank you Ms. Nguyen. Now I know what to do the next time someone tells me to go fly a ...”
• “Interesting article, Dan. But I'm going to have to read it over a couple of times and keep repeating ...”
• “Yea. I guess that Skala and company must've really deserved exactly what the Kespohl-led campaign dished out. ("8:07 ...”
• “@Carl: While I believe that Richard M. Nixon went way overboard in a hyper-punitive penal-system oriented "war on drugs," I ...”
• “The speed limit on I-63 should be 63 and the speed limit on I-70 should be 70. Why confuse people?”
• “("Drivers should yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians before turning when the yellow arrow is flashing.") I'm confused now ...”
• “Here's the rub, Emily. It doesn't matter "what changes" or improvements I'd like to see in Columbia ...”
• “@Carl: Yes. There has been lots of activity on population control. This is why I am concerned about the control ...”
• “Yes, John. Those who live in the first ward, who exercised their right to vote, expressed more nays to this ...”
• “With proposed cuts to mental health programs, behavioral health counseling, and increased substance abuse, as an unhealthy coping mechanism, perhaps ...”
• “Projected halos over the heads of baby doctors, allowing criminals to have a roof over their heads and the pleasures ...”
• “Cecelia, you're breaking my heart. Were you frightened by a mime in the 70's? http://www.youtube.com ...”
• “@Carl Kabler: I don't know about opening up "performance art" to all those unsavory undesirables who frequent and sometimes ...”
• “("Economic Individualism, Social Individualism, and Political Participation: Previous research has focused on economic individualism. However, there is another kind of ...”
• “This is a terrible idea. These cameras were meant to film criminals, not neighborhood watch performers. How's any self-respecting ...”
• “("McDavid said. "That's what adds to the community, and I don't think the character of Columbia will change ...”
• “("They said that they were weavers, claiming that they knew how to make the finest cloth imaginable. Not only were ...”
• “I agree, Mr. V. Those who are deceived, misperceive. Thank you for pointing out the limited, slanted, skewed reality the ...”
• “David Rosman says: ("...the proposal to locate “conspicuous” mobile security cameras in the Columbia Special Business District. ...a feel-good measure ...”
• “I think that this is the perfect time for a proposition that the city distributes free-Tasers to all its residents ...”
• “Allan: The Missourian would "know," and if "Dale" used his complete real name here, like we all have been asked ...”
• “("Dale Jones April 1, 2010 | 2:05 p.m. Well......it looks like Skala, Hoppe are in bed together...I ...”
• “What I want to know is who picked "hot-pink" for the labels. Not only is it stereotypical, but it also ...”
• “L. Dale Jones: There are proper ways to address city-approved expenditures, proper ways to finance private area surveillance cameras and ...”
• “("Doug Carter says: ...because they are necessry. So are tases.") I think you meant taxes. You did mean taxes, didn ...”
• “I don't know what a "Taser-Free Columbia" means, but I for one have concerns when this devise is used ...”
• “("LETTER: Prop 1 will keep our kids safe Monday, March 29, 2010 | 8:11 p.m. CDT BY Ann Merrifield ...”
• “("The Columbia Missourian’s story from Sunday, March 28, totally misses three essential points about Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala ...”
• “("What do you think is the reason for the threats against members of Congress?") 1. -The "Town Hall Meetings" were ...”
• “Some more stats and articles: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/graphic/2009/06/06/columbias-criminal-activity-age/ http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories ...”
• “("Sid Sullivan: He thinks crime is largely an issue of perception. He believes crime is on the decline downtown and ...”
• “("Because circumstances change, policy should be continuously monitored and updated, at the bidding of the City Council. It is understood ...”
• “("Third Ward incumbent candidate Karl Skala is taking flak for trips financed by the City Council's travel budget.") It ...”
• “I'll tell you what Paul. You get the "Karen Taylor-District/Chamber-Bob McDavid" group to "fire" Vangel and "hire" Viets ...”
• “Way to go Mr. Viets and all sensible Columbians who will Vote down this unfairly restrictive use of general funds ...”
• “("The Downtown Safety Summit was created last July to make recommendations to improve safety in The District. As part of ...”
• “("The choices are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and for those who just want to support the cause, there's ...”
• “I like Sid Sullivan, Karl Skala and Tracy Greever-Rice, but that must just be me.”
• “Kespohl's spot on with this one. No voluntary servant of Columbia should expect to order what everyone else is ...”
• “("Go for it Ray and Dale. Your comments show the type of support for McDavid competition.") Hey, I'm a ...”
• “("With the April 6 election looming, the Keep Columbia Free coalition has made clear its commitment to combating Proposition I ...”
• “Here in lies the problem: Excerpts from most recent E-mail from Mitch Stewart Director Organizing for America: ("Ray: We knew ...”
• “("COLUMN: Anti-health care mood reflection of Republican ignorance") ig·no·rant   [ig-ner-uhnt] –adjective 1.lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned ...”
• “("...one of the things the community can do now is support Proposition 1, which will be one more spoke in ...”
• “Public Comment: Item #4. The selection choice which reads: Mental Illness/Substance Abuse You've got to be kidding me ...”
• “Did he personally bake that $300 cherry pie?”
• “I found the forum to be very disheartening. -The meeting was more Services for Independent Living "heavy" and I heard ...”
• “("I don't recall ever having to disallow money for council members," Fleming said. Many of Skala's trips have ...”
• “("Kip Kendrick says: John, I agree. The handling of the Kespohl campaign has been completely negative and definitely shady. It ...”
• “("But Carnahan says it is far from perfect and changes are needed to hold down costs and crack down on ...”
• “Bob McDavid is the only mayoral candidate who has hitched his wagon, (or is it that he's been hitched ...”
• “1. Are reported crimes involving physical violence not being solved in "The District" and other areas of Columbia? 2. What ...”
• “I was needing a cup of Jo today. I was hoping the phrase was "Free Coffee." C'est la vie.”
• “(“We put them in because we have so much tourism because of the Lincoln sites,” Midiri said.) -Springfield, Ill. The ...”
• “Just wanted to share another event which took place at Parkade Center, that evening. http://comoneighborhoods.wordpress.com/2010/03 ...”
• “@Mr. Grossman: With all due respect, proud of what? That it took more than 100 years for this kind of ...”
• “I kinda like this guy. Any candidate that has such a catchy campaign song can't be all bad.... http ...”
• “@John Shultz: Here's one that I know is from August, 2008, and today it's as pertinent as ever ...”
• “There are different kinds of "peacemakers." For instance, there's this kind: http://home.earthlink.net/~knuthco1/Itemsofinterest3/Buntlinesource.htm ...”
• “("Parkade’s Managing Director Ben Gakinya") One great guy who deserves the support of all those not caught up in ...”
• “("Jerry Wade, read from the resolution presented to the City Council on Monday night and said bringing young people to ...”
• “("Keep Columbia Safe is a grassroots public safety organization founded by Taylor's mother, Karen Taylor.") It makes me sick ...”
• “Just wanted to share an open invitation to all for a family-friendly St. Pat's evening w/mayoral candidate Sid ...”
• “I don't know who Ray Shaprio is, but I noticed that Ray Shapiro did not say that Chief Burton ...”
• “Dale: Seems to me that Bob McDavid has hitched his wagon to what might be construed as a misappropriation of ...”
• “Belly bombers at there best. Make mine with extra pickles, please.”
• “Everything I needed to learn about Ms. Read I learned from the comments following this article.... http://www.columbiamissourian.com ...”
• “Why was it so hard to find these comments about Ms. Read?”
• “Kespohl for Chicken Catcher!”
• “Or maybe someone got upset that waffle house doesn't serve pancakes.”
• “Funny how Chief Burton was hired by the city-manager, took a loft in "The District," was immediately courted by a ...”
• “@Dale Jones: I don't want to be surrounded by neighbors with chickens either. But, if that's all you ...”
• “("Mr Millsap says: With respect to Law Enforcement officials and Parents alike I would like to pose the concept of ...”
• “@Dale Jones: After serving as the Mayor of Columbia for almost a decade and a half, Darwin Hindman will no ...”
• “People who openly buy a pie for $300 or a wooden box for $550 at a campaign fundraising auction, usually ...”
• “Why would a Republican Senator think that this is a good idea?”
• “Good job, Mr. Goldstein. It just seems to me that "people" who have never posted on the Missourian ever before ...”
• “("Barnes said. “And I’ve heard his name around Columbia forever, so I decided to get involved with the campaign ...”
• “I don't know the ground rules or whether it's just anything goes, however any Mayoral Candidates' address should ...”
• “("Bill that would ban fake pot is stalled") Due to lack of concentration, no motivation, a bad case of the ...”
• “@Eric Cox: You, unlike I, are a man of few words. Vote as both your heart AND mind tells you ...”
• “The wording of Proposition 1 instills a bad precedent as it does not allow Chief Burton to use city furnished ...”
• “"John Smith" has invited every past, current and future Missourian commenter to his place on Tuesday morning for green eggs ...”
• “("Larry Schuster February 21, 2010 | 9:04 a.m. FYI -- the Chamber of Commerce is over 1,000 members...") -So ...”
• “(“We felt we needed to be fair,” Chamber President Don Laird said.") To who? Their biggest financial backers?”
• “("They are combined with plant materials to use as the recreational drug/incense K2.") Is playing with recreational drugs the ...”
• “("LEE TYREE February 17, 2010 | 1:10 p.m. Well i have been a avid smoker for 30 years and ...”
• “("Remember: the objective of requiring a driver's license is for people to drive safely.") That could be an objective ...”
• “("I suspect there is a hidden agenda behind the move for an 'English only' test.") A visit with Rep. Cynthia ...”
• “Every 18+ year old in Missouri should immediately register to vote and organize a march and a mission to express ...”
• “("Post-DARE, who will provide substance abuse education?") http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/07/07/how-will-elmination-dare-program-cps-effect-substance-abuse/”
• “@Jeremy Essig: I cut my own hair as well. But I make certain I'm sober when I do so ...”
• “("Why do some of us want to punish those who want to become a part of our nation and obey ...”
• “@Rob Weir: If I were driving down Creasy Springs Road and came across that, I'd first be wondering why ...”
• “Here's an article about stats from the other side of the pond... ("Thirteen girls under 18 were among the ...”
• “@George M Melby: Nearly 2 billion people speak English. Spanish comes in second at almost 500 million. In America, if ...”
• “Of course it should be. Especially if we agree that there's value in having English as the primary national ...”
• “Come on Mark. It's got to be just as bad, or even worse, than marijuana. Just look at what ...”
• “My question is who and how is it manufactured and why is an unregulated poison being allowed to be sold ...”
• “@Jeremy: Like all substance abuse it can lead to other substance abuse. This all started for you by first abusing ...”
• “I liked Sid Sullivan’s approach to expand on Columbia’s ability to be viewed as a service town for ...”
• “("Alice Rigney: The market is the best indicator.") I agree. I am also compelled to say that it would be ...”
• “("As far as what can be discerned from what was related to me, the council retreat was an isolated incident ...”
• “@Marvin Megee: 1. I can't call you because this is the first time you ever posted something on the ...”
• “It disturbs me too that a Review Board hangs out their shingle, then positions itself as ambulance chasers when there ...”
• “Just got back from the Bill Medley almost "Valentine's Day" concert in Booneville. Clicked on the Missourian and read ...”
• “Having lived more than 40 years on the east coast, I was surprised to find Columbia dirtying up its roads ...”
• “John: I wonder how a vote of the populace would go if the proposed initiative read, "Do you want your ...”
• “(“Cameras are an ineffective tool for fighting crime,” O’Day said.) Plaster the entire city with cameras for all I ...”
• “("Sid Sullivan is a relative newcomer to town, with an impressive resume that ranges from community organizing to marketing. He ...”
• “If you don't have dental insurance or a credit card, getting a dentist to accept a payment plan is ...”
• “("There seems to be a lack of understanding on the part of the bicycle and getabout community.") -Or they just ...”
• “Some history on the President's Council on Physical Fitness: http://www.fitness.gov/about/history/index.html As my ...”
• “("Rep. Tim Flook, R-Liberty, has written a bill allowing students in public schools to take a ballroom dance class instead ...”
• “Great article, Colonel Miller. I find it discomforting to hear that our first lady is focusing on school cafeterias and ...”
• “Persuading those who are anti-Gay Marriage, (which on a level threatens moral, religious, societal, legal, behavioral beliefs and impacts decisions ...”
• “I'll give you the chance to first change "change" to "chance," in the headline, and then I'll stop ...”
• “Dear Miffed: If you can hear the chickens cluck, "Live free range or die!" they may very well be Libertarian ...”
• “Purple rain in the snow? Where I come from, any parkway covered with beet juice would give a whole new ...”
• “Chase down the chickens first, then go after the old people who don't want to get a heart attack ...”
• “Using crime as a wedge for economic development is lame: Education and Crime: http://economics.uwo.ca/faculty/lochner/papers ...”
• “I like mine over easy. Eggs on sale at Gerbes: 99 cents a dzn. And if you're a leg ...”
• “It's all Jake.”
• “@John: Your link works. I was busy typing my post. At least now it's accessible. (I like my post ...”
• “As I had difficulty clicking on to the site I've decided to "go public" with the 13 questions I ...”
• “I'm clicking on the link but can't get to the site. Have I been pre-banned? Is it the ...”
• “I don't think "ballroom dancing" is the best course for gym class, per se, but I do believe that ...”
• “("He said the lack of development contributes to higher crime rates and lower revenue.") Lack of moral development, substance abuse ...”
• “("Do you plan on raising hens in city limits?") Of course not. But I will raise cane should my neighbor ...”
• “("Police on the front lines in Missouri are sensitive to claims that the state is the "meth capital.") @Tim: You ...”
• “("I've talked with Paul Love a few times prior to the forum, but thought he came off very well ...”
• “Ms. Russell: Such a sweet anecdotal feel good naturalist article about rural living in Mexico, MO. I'll try to ...”
• “I was there. While acknowledging all the good intentions of the organizers and everyone involved, an open common areas with ...”
• “John: Pay no attention to that poster behind the curtain. Dale's probably just a shill for the seat's ...”
• “@Mr. Weir: Seems to me, by just looking at the chart, that the bottoming out of the yellow line runs ...”
• “John: This summer, like when it's around 90+ degrees, I'm going to save some flushing water costs and ...”
• “Is it still legal to feed squirrels to the nuts in the park? Peace out.”
• “("Sullivan said he worries about the rising number of requests for assistance at the Central Missouri Food Bank, the the ...”
• “("John Schultz says: That's right Ray, but you also have no right to tell your neighbor how to live ...”
• “("Why is this such a big deal? If my neighbor wants them, fine.") I'm sorry, Ms. Skala, but I ...”
• “Hey John: But Mr. Van Dam put it so eloquently: ("And, while both men assembled a 2009 body of work ...”
• “("Larry Bossaller: This was one of the crazy ordinances I have even see. Now Columbia will be known as the ...”
• “Hey Andy: I'll be your huckleberry.”
• “("Trina Brunk February 2, 2010 | 9:52 a.m. This is fantastic news. what an awesome opportunity to show our ...”
• “("There is a deeper problem that accounts for the achievement gap, she said. "The achievement gap is also a wealth ...”
• “@Mr. Warhover: No biggie. Just my sorry attempt to be a congenial gladfy.”
• “Jesus Christ. This is the most difficult article I have ever tried to read. In fact, I haven't been ...”
• “Ellis, You're welcome. With regards to crime in America, the following site might also be of interest to some ...”
• “("DAVID KORTEN: Well, I mean, one of the interesting examples is the data that shows that people who shop in ...”
• “@Ellis: Here's some info: Hispanics and Firearms Violence: https://www.vpc.org/studies/hispexec.htm”
• “I read that the president plans on addressing concerns that got to him from a group suddenly in crisis calling ...”
• “Some data: The Recent Surge in Homicides involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time to Reinvest in Prevention and Crime ...”
• “("Should MU pursue the idea of bringing a live tiger to home football games?") -Only if it can be trained ...”
• “(Goals: States receive a block grant to design and operate their programs to accomplish the purposes of TANF. These are ...”
• “Any single parent or guardian involved in substance abuse should be encouraged to participate in a treatment program. IMHO, this ...”
• “("Among the president's ideas: — Nearly doubling the tax credit that families making under $85,000 can receive for child ...”
• “Yea, Allan. It hit a raw nerve with me too. Personally, I like my sushi served up well-done.”
• “(" Stimulus funds are being put to work weatherizing the homes of around 21,000 low income Missouri families. That means ...”
• “All good points, Columbia Heartbeat. The landlords' role, in an open town with fluctuating demographic changes, is one of a ...”
• “("Now party insiders are trying to figure out why public sentiment turned against them so quickly.") So quickly? So quickly ...”
• “Unlike Katrina, where many sat still waiting for someone from neighboring states to come and evacuate them from impending doom ...”
• “Sal's not coming? Oh man...who's gonna bring the beer?”
• “The average taxpayer should support downtown businesses installing cameras to monitor their properties, as long as the property owners and ...”
• “@Mr. Goldstein: I like and respect your approach to the need and manner in which a more team management approach ...”
• “@Eric Cox: You have a point. However, how many "bosses" does a school teacher have? How many "bosses" does a ...”
• “("Welcome to the Strong Mayor-Council Institute. Our mission is to serve as a resource for communities engaged in a civic ...”
• “Mark: That would mean that public opinion, expressed by voting citizens, would actually carry some weight. Sounds like a good ...”
• “One of the reasons I wouldn't go to the public input meetings in the past was because I'd ...”
• “("The only alternative to the death penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.") We need more alternatives.”
• “("...there are several comments I made in jest or just to play devils advocate...") You're joking......right? It's ...”
• “Standard issued equipment in 1997 on Ford Taurus was a back seat pit bull for emergency situations such as this ...”
• “Man, my cat doesn't agree with my prior posting and meowed that I've once again made a fool ...”
• “I post things I regret all the time. Having the ability to remove one's post, on their own, however ...”
• “Ketchup is a vegetable. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2517/did-the-reagan-era-usda-really-classify-ketchup-as-a-vegetable”
• “("Ecoscience discusses a number of ways in which the global population could be reduced to combat what the authors see ...”
• “("Bilderberger Plot to Control U.S. Food Supply Infowars March 7, 2009") http://www.infowars.com/bilderberger-plot-to-control-us-food-supply/ -And we want ...”
• “I never could understand why parents don't send their children to school with a lunch made of leftovers from ...”
• “("The tepid apologies and excuses offered by MU personnel in light of the embarrassing post-game musical confusion ring so hollow ...”
• “Great column, Colonel Miller. A little long, verbose, lengthy and extensive, but a great column of clarity without any hidden ...”
• “@Carlos Sanchez: Send in the clones.”
• “Jimmy: FYI: A friend of a friend has asked me to convey that cc is not who I think you ...”
• “("Humane Society interim director Alan Allert says the shelter hopes to find homes for them quickly.") Well that's good ...”
• “The Catholic Church needs to start sending Nuns to Medical School and then they can do missionary work in these ...”
• “Mr. Rosman: You work on the fix it part and I'll do my best with the GIT-R-DONE part. We ...”
• “@marvin saunders: Is it about blame or taking responsibility and moving forward?”
• “Global warming must also have a frost cycle.”
• “@NS: If you ever go into a bar, stay away from drunken sailors.”
• “("Weder notices many patients who say they can't afford basic prescriptions — now carried by discounters for as little as ...”
• “Erin: How 'bout it? I'll admit to typing this post in my Scooby-Doo Underoos if you admit to writing ...”
• “I'm not much of a music critic, but next year take my advice. Both bands need more cowbell.”
• “Psst. Alex: Good post. I know no disrespect was intended by da Band. You guys did what you've been ...”
• “"Obama Job Stimulus Plan Creates More Jobs in the Education Arena. College Football Marching Band Referees on Tap." Reminds me ...”
• “I invite any out of towner to come visit the MU residential life Frat and Sorority Houses during HomeComing. There ...”
• “Wow. What a novel idea. Beads. Who woulda thunk it. http://rosaryshop.com/”
• “III llliiiivvveeeeddd nnneeeexxxttt ttttooo aaa ssssttttrrriiiippp mmmiiiiiinnnneee ttthhhhaatttt uuusssseeddd TTTNNNTTT aaannnndddd iiitttt dddiiiddd nnnooootttt eeeffffeeeecccctttt mmmeeee aaatt aaaallll.....”
• “Note to: Margaret Fries, The Woodlands, Texas, wife of an MU alumnus in response to, "Someone needs to talk to ...”
• “("Should see-through scanners be installed at airports to make it harder to bring dangerous materials onto a plane? Should requirements ...”
• “Repeat after me: To Control Malaria, We Need DDT! http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/articles/Fall02/DDT.html”
• “("Missouri's senators split over legislation overhauling the nation's health insurance system — as have the state's two leading ...”
• “Armories as shelters? National Guard | May 1, 1999| House Banking and Financial Services subcommittee unanimously passed legislation April 15 that ...”
• “("For the first time, Americans would be required to carry health insurance, either through an employer, Medicare or Medicaid, or ...”
• “(“I do worry about what door this opens next. It’s one thing to have chickens, but soon someone will ...”
• “@Carlos: Rest assured that I have a very high regard for the Phoenix House shelter, the Phoenix Programs which counsel ...”
• “But what about all those cute and cuddly Polar Bears? ("To save the polar bear from extinction, the U.S ...”
• “("In addition to securing housing, the program furthers one of the stimulus act’s overarching goals, creating jobs. The program ...”
• “Companies may "own" the technology but do they "own" the employee's personal information? To what extent do they "own ...”
• “If the goal of this grant is to provide financial aid and case-management services to prevent people from becoming homeless ...”
• “Yea. BCCP has made the news regarding its audit and its board. For this particular grant, among CMCA, Phoenix House ...”
• “One organization which addresses this issue: ("Building Life Skills: The program materials present mini-courses in communication, assertiveness, handling peer pressure ...”
• “The Big Bear facility seems to be too small a property. Wouldn't it be great if MU School of ...”
• “("Ask me about the woman screaming into her telephone in a checkout line. I now know everything about her husband ...”
• “("Iraq war changes view of military service") Want to see another change of view? Bring back the draft.”
• “I guess normal grieving, apologies, condolences and saying sorry just isn't enough anymore. (Does all that money really soothe ...”
• “I've been homeless. This time of year is most difficult. Yes, you can catch your death of cold. Seek ...”
• “Finally got to read this one. Makes sense to me... http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/08/24/letter-surveillance-cameras-are-not-answer/”
• “And here's something from another high crime area... ("Are surveillance cameras worth the cost in resources and loss of ...”
• “Here's an area with mega-crime. ("A new UC Berkeley study of San Francisco's 68 security cameras appears to ...”
• “@John: ("I'm of the opinion that police presence will do a lot more to move criminals out of downtown ...”
• “@Eric: ("Good call Ray lets close down a huge amount of business downtown, put lots of people out of work ...”
• “I think CPD needs to set up some surveillance cameras downtown in front of Aardvark, Cool Stuff, the Peace Nook ...”
• “@Eric: ("But these situations are going to come up again and I think the cameras are a great way to ...”
• “I read through their web-site. Especially liked their tag line, "Truth of Words" in government initiatives. We need more watch ...”
• “I ate poached deer once. Tastes like venison.”
• “@Eric: In a progressively-run world, every situation and decision has its own unique socio-economic and political ramifications and nuances. (Sorry ...”
• “Considering any violent crimes, (or even petty stuff), that's taken place in "the District" during 2009, how much would ...”
• “Commendable, but misleading. 1. The clinics do not require proof that patients lack insurance. 2. This program is not people ...”
• “I'm all for private property owners paying for "surveillance" cameras to make their business areas more "safe" to the ...”
• “@Sarah Horn: The little light bulb over my head told me to steer you in this direction: http://www.lighttherapyproducts ...”
• “The Big Bear facility seems to be too small a property anyway. Wouldn't it be great if MU School ...”
• “This has got to be the weirdest e-mail I ever got from a President of the United States... ("Ray: As ...”
• “("I think there's a definitive difference between public and private surveillance," Fifth Ward Councilwoman Laura Nauser said. "I believe ...”
• “("U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, has urged members of Congress to consider the joint opinion of nearly 32,000 ...”
• “Four years of mandatory National Service, logged in by citizens prior to reaching their 30th birthday, would make you eligible ...”
• “("The amendment also would block a proposed new government insurance plan from covering abortions except in cases of rape, incest ...”
• “I propose an experiment. Let's see how they fare. Only Copenhagen should be smokeless. Snuff said. http://www.latimes ...”
• “My question would be, "What is the United Nation's strategy in protecting sovereign nations from organized, well funded Islamic ...”
• “("VOTE FOR ME..AND..I'LL SET YOU FAH-REE!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy_aahkIdEI&feature=related”
• “Tim: Know of any private employers allowing payroll advances or company loans at "reasonable" interest rates? (Some might view that ...”
• “("Obama heads to Hawaii on Dec. 23 for Christmas.") I invited him over to my place for the holidays, but ...”
• “Children in Missouri have access to health care even if they do not have a government issued health insurance card ...”
• “There's no moratorium on bicycle repair shops or tattoo parlors and I don't see them popping up everywhere ...”
• “Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of 'Anthropogenic Global Warming'?: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100017393/climategate-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-anthropogenic-global-warming ...”
• “I wanted to attend as an average/less then average, common resident of Columbia, however it was explained that this ...”
• “@JB: I agree. Any assistance from nonprofits and churches should also include budgeting classes, payback and future compliance with demonstrated ...”
• “Would be nice if the Church community and nonprofit 501c3 agencies did more to offer help to these people in ...”
• “(When she visited with enemy camp's Chris Matthews to discuss her new book, 'Going Rouge,' she explained, "I'm ...”
• “("At issue is a treatment known as "applied behavioral analysis." Some parents say it dramatically improves their children's condition ...”
• “WH Budget Director: May Be "Decades" Before Health Care System Works: http://comments.realclearpolitics.com/read/42325/509432.html”
• “OPINIONDECEMBER 1, 2009, 8:31 P.M. ET The Afghan-Pakistan Solution: An exit strategy must be predicated on achieving military ...”
• “("Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut independent, said the idea of setting deadlines for an exit of U.S. troops from ...”
• “Brian: When does an "entire" city comment on anything? Is this not enough for you? http://gocolumbiamo.com/Public_Comm/Public_Information ...”
• “("Columbia Heartbeat November 30, 2009 | 4:41 p.m. As the only person I know who's never even tried ...”
• “Children in Missouri have access to health care even if they do not have a government issued health insurance card ...”
• “There is a "world of difference" between countries. A country's demographics, the general overall quality of life of its ...”
• “@Keith Novinski: LOL You win a free Thanksgiving Day dinner at Nephews! When it comes to semantic pragmatic language disorder ...”
• “A leaner, more efficient run government with a decreased government employee/politician payroll, partnership with the private sector to stimulate ...”
• “Coy regarding what? http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coy I have nothing to argue about. Hence, don't expect any ...”
• “No Chuck. Look in the mirror and say these words out loud. "I, Chuck Dudley Jr. have put the Missourian ...”
• “("Walter Norton November 24, 2009 | 4:16 p.m. If the intention was to help these people, the debate would ...”
• “Chuck: ("...the Jews doing a total character assassination against one person.") Please be so kind enough to disclose where "the ...”
• “Well said, Colonel Miller. ("Out-of-control spending of borrowed money merely deepens an existing hole.") The US-China Ponzi scheme By unwittingly ...”
• “@Ali Tharmar: Thank you. Sincerely, -Ray Shapiro”
• “("It is clear to me that doing nothing is not an option," said Landrieu, who won $100 million in the ...”
• “A Brief Biography of Michael Savage http://www.thesavagemichael.com/biography.html "...he is a national leader who works across ...”
• “("the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: "Any Democratic senators -- including Joe Lieberman -- who support a Republican attempt to block a vote ...”
• “Different treatments work for different people at different times. Here's another alternative: ("To follow, are 28 flash cards called ...”
• “Missouri Peers for Vets (Peer support for Veterans w/Mental Health issues, PTSD and/or Traumatic Brain Injury) Thursdays @ 3pm ...”
• “("If you are upset with the new task force findings and want to ensure that we are able to celebrate ...”
• “("State Rep. Marlow Colvin, D-Chicago, predicting a legislative response next spring, said the numbers show not "an ounce of objectivity ...”
• “("At the White House, press secretary Robert Gibbs issued a statement saying the president was gratified by the vote, which ...”
• “Seems to me like Ellis was preventing and interfering with the Walmart cashier from doing their job and then the ...”
• “("Forced health insurance on shaky legal ground: “No law shall be passed that restricts a person’s freedom of choice ...”
• “("Ziv said he's not alone; almost every landlord in Columbia has had a crime occur on his or her ...”
• “("Or into some comfortable shoes. All of it aimed at behavior change.") I got an idea. If GetAbout wants to ...”
• “("Money to replace the dropped Providence Road overpass project will instead be spent on installing raised medians in the middle ...”
• “("...to help the "health care systems that are out of control.") I guess there must be some kind of "out ...”
• “("More than 4 in 5 Americans now have health insurance, and their perceptions about costs are key as Obama tries ...”
• “Sutu Forte' provides a glimpse of Liberace, Victor Borge, Spike Jones, Lucille Ball and Cindy Lauper, and then some, all ...”
• “@Eric: I have eleven toes. God must love me more.”
• “Eric: Personally, I don't know if not including federally administered monies in the abortion pool is solely based on ...”
• “Eric: Superstition or not, for much more then 2,000 years, human beings have had the inclination that following some ...”
• “Eric Cox says: "Federal Money" WTF is that? It's my money, this is the government telling me I can ...”
• “Layton says: "Then I guess you're too dense to see the irony of someone who mentions an injury that ...”
• “This is still less then the 2,000 page house bill: Regarding the insurance industry: It would be a good ...”
• “Continued: The premise would be for the feds to partner with medical schools/health professional training schools and offer a ...”
• “Continued: -I don't agree with their premise and I am outraged at their statistics and proposal. Insurance should not ...”
• “Cont. 1. I don't think it's having an insurance policy that solely improves health overall. 2. The claim ...”
• “Continued: People die because people die. Having an insurance policy and overeating, lack of exercise, and high stress will kill ...”
• “Continued: At the same time, there are many people who will go to the hospital because they do not have ...”
• “Jane Whitesides, representing a Progressive Coalition said: "...not offering a viable alternative does all Americans a grave disservice...") Well Jane ...”
• “Of possible interest: Fewer Americans Uninsured Than Previously Reported SOURCE National Center for Policy Analysis http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin ...”
• “From the above article: Jane Whitesides said. One of her signs said that 77,000 people in the 9th Congressional ...”
• “Layton: I don't see the Irony. I see a benefit. Jealous? Run for the Senate.”
• “Jane Whitesides, representing a Progressive Coalition said: "...not offering a viable alternative does all Americans a grave disservice...") I say ...”
• “By the way, the headline contradicts the first sentence of the story.”
• “("An Actuary is responsible for analyzing the possible outcomes of the types of events that could potentially cause policyholders to ...”
• “*jack buthod* -Third time's a charm. (One reason I prefer to copy and paste.)”
• “Hey, jack butod: I need to apologize for my typo. I must have been thinking about the old one I ...”
• “jack butold said: "The Communist Party, USA has no guillotines. We might knock on your door to encourage you to ...”
• “Communist Party vice chairman speaks at MU Friday, November 13, 2009 Angela Davis speaks about civil, human rights at MU ...”
• “I have more faith in Mr. Luetkemeyer's decision to not support a bad bill then any understanding of the ...”
• “John: Even with my blond roots, I knew what you were referring to. Perhaps, some members of the Progressive Vote ...”
• “FAMILY HEALTH CENTER 1001 W. Worley Columbia, MO 65203 573-214-2314 The Family Health Center is a federally funded community health ...”
• “Use your own money or go halvsies with the daddy. ("In-Clinic Abortion Procedures at a Glance Medical procedures that end ...”
• “("Obama IN HIS OWN WORDS admitting his Health Care Plan will ELIMINATE private insurance OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATS HEATH CARE ...”
• “It's pretty sad when the mentality of America's progressive left would rather exercise a self-imposed attitude of "political ...”
• “("Ismail Hameduddin, outreach officer for the Islamic Center of Central Missouri, questioned the relevancy of including the shooter's religion ...”
• “For the record.... ("House Passes Stimulus Plan With No G.O.P. Votes: All but 11 Democrats voted for the ...”
• “@binky: ("I don't think employers should offer insurance anyways.") Why not? Care to expound on this position. ("...stay out ...”
• “("The argument, then, is whether to extend benefits to partners who cannot legally marry.") I would rather restate that with ...”
• “("House Republicans held a rally Thursday against the House Healthcare reform bill. Led my tea party protesters, Rep. Michelle Bachman ...”
• “High Fructose Corn Syrup Makes You Fat High Fructose Corn Syrup is a leading driver behind the obesity epidemic. This ...”
• “While my favorite cola is cold Pepsi Max, it does contain Aspartame, which unto itself has its own set of ...”
• “("Wade told the council Tuesday that the moratorium should be a time to look at the options and see what ...”
• “("We should start with study, look at options and see what is best for the community," Wade said.") Seems to ...”
• “Eric Cox: While religions go through reformations, my concern is that Marxist philosophies might impact our governmental policies and attitudes ...”
• “Until something better comes along, tasers unfortunately need to be around. If you can't work with and support the ...”
• “@Eric Cox: ("Tribune Format Journal/Newspaper Uniform Title Tribune (Communist Party of Australia. Central Committee) Description Sydney, N.S.W ...”
• “@Ward Young: ("Kathy Forck reads Monday outside Planned Parenthood of Mid-Missouri at 711 N. Providence Road. Forck is among some ...”
• “@Eric Cox: You are correct, Eric Cox. This has nothing to do with abortion. This has to do with Marxism ...”
• “@VW: Regarding your first post and what I surmise: Don't know what they billed it as or what "they ...”
• “@Mr. Sharrock: That's a much more meaningful and realistic way to look at deaths in America. I sometimes wonder ...”
• “Unsecured lending is a slippery slope. If small emergency loans can not be administered by a United Way agency, such ...”
• “IMHO, the government is looking to take too much on and this will change the very nature of how our ...”
• “I began my spiritual path in New York City. During my college days, I remember having a religious experience in ...”
• “Bring on the sluts...”
• “("He describes himself as a fiscal conservative and a political independent.") I like how that sounds.”
• “@DK: Good post. @Mike J: Obama and McCain were asked... Health Care? A privilege? A right? A responsibility? Obama answered ...”
• “Mike Jennings says: "He's basically taking a chance knowing that in a real emergency, the hospital or the government ...”
• “There are many ways, other then a government public option health insurance policy, to bring down the premiums for working ...”
• “Why isn't the ASPCA being consulted?”
• “@CD: That answers nothing.”
• “Mark Foecking October 20, 2009 | 5:42 p.m. ("ray wrote: "I sure wouldn't blame car drivers for my ...”
• “("Charles Dudley Jr October 20, 2009 | 5:43 p.m. Mark Foecking well stated,presented and to the point. There ...”
• “("I am extremely sensitive to the public outrage," Feinberg said, adding that his decisions were made without any input from ...”
• “@Chuck Dudley, Jr. I try to make a point of not asking for things I am not deserving of and ...”
• “("Charles Dudley Jr, says: I guess they must figure my daily presence here and past interaction with alot of their ...”
• “Assimiation? Sort of like the Borg. Resistance is futile.... Oh wait, the Obamaphites already have that hive thing sewn up ...”
• “John: Does Pat Fowler know what you're up to? (Oh wait, she does now.) Good Luck.”
• “@ColumbiaHeartbeat: Photos be damned. I've met both Chuck and John in person. Chuck's noggin is very much more ...”
• “@Mark: Not addicted. Just offended.”
• “("Mark Foecking October 20, 2009 ray wrote: "By creating an ordinance to villafy gasoline powered vehicles makes Columbia just that ...”
• “Didn't this town just spend 3/4 of a million dollars on a "nuisance" department? Having neighbors with chicken ...”
• “("COLUMBIA — Pedestrians and wheelchair users under Columbia law will now command the same respect from motorists as bicyclists do.") Is ...”
• “("The report then refers you to the CBO’s report on How Many People are Uninsured and for How Long ...”
• “Know thy enemy: ("WAYNE HEIMBACH, a former Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) organizer and a witness to the events ...”
• “How many arrests were made during the G20 protest compared to the September 12th march on Washington and what was ...”
• “Do something different this time. Build an underground tunnel.”
• “In it's entirety, CMHS stands a good chance of going from its current operating budget of about one million ...”
• “("The city has $300,000 in parks sales tax money for development.") Put it to a special public vote to ...”
• “("When this president cherry-picks his audience, you can be almost assured that he is picking his bias to be heard ...”
• “The Snooper Report Entries in Obama ACORN (18) http://www.snooperreport.com/snooper-report/tag/obama-acorn”
• “-DK: Just wanted to see if anyone else cared enough to report the schedule. Thanks for listing the official amounts ...”
• “("Seventeen of the citations to cyclists were for riding on the sidewalk, four were for stop sign violations and one ...”
• “-Supporting an American ally such as Israel by addressing legitimate concerns regarding Ahmadinejad's Iranian religious rules and lack of ...”
• “("Seventy-five percent of the funds raised will be sent to Church World Service to be used overseas. The remaining 25 ...”
• “("In addition to learning about tele-medicine, Prince has had the opportunity to learn CPR and dissect a cow's eye ...”
• “Charles Dudley Jr. Shrewed business men?”
• “One nice, decent fair-minded guy. But who am I to judge? Keep in shape and stay well, Derrick. Best regards ...”
• “Charles Dudley Jr: Power broking bureaucrats?”
• “Chuck: Deaf ears?”
• “@Chuck: If GRO reads articles about their group, my comment and the other personal and printed communications I have made ...”
• “What can I tell you John? He's to New Yorkers what Darwin Hindman's been to Columbia.... ("There is ...”
• “GRO's worse at bridge building then I am. Public Option doesn't stand a chance. And in this case ...”
• “("In September 2007, the city paid $8 million for the property, The 320-acre undeveloped...area...") $25,000 an acre for ...”
• “Personally, I would have liked to have seen a shot in the arm for New Orleans. Considering how much Obama ...”
• “("Trail Surfaces: When deciding on a trail surface material, a site manager should ask the following questions: What is the ...”
• “Lieberman: Independent Bellwether? http://donklephant.com/2006/04/14/lieberman-independent-bellwether/”
• “("It is not fear that grips me; only a heightened sense of things...... Second thoughts? I will not condescend nor ...”
• “Situational dependency and/or perceived fear for one's own financial security may not always enhance one's ability to ...”
• “("Missouri is one of the stingiest states") When I read the word "stingiest" I checked to see who authored this ...”
• “Are corporations fueled by greed or success? What about haves who share with have nots? Suddenly the have nots have ...”
• “("In summary, we find the FairTax would not decrease charitable giving. To the contrary, the FairTax would serve to increase ...”
• “("On the flip-side, where is protection of the vulnerable in profit-driven enterprise?") -First off, what do you mean by vulnerable ...”
• “It's the people of America vis a vis heartfelt, soulful, faith-based Voluntarism and not Government Mandates which makes America ...”
• “What makes you think progressives care about you? (And, I'd appreciate it if you do not drag my personal ...”
• “("Many have wondered how ANYONE AS EXTREME AS Obama’S “Green Jobs Czar” Van Jones – a self-described “Communist” obsessed with ...”
• “("John Palatiello, president of the public affairs consulting firm John Palatiello & Associates, said that President Obama’s plans to continue ...”
• “Chuck: If you believe that lefty progressives are champions of the poor, you are sadly mistaken. They are tempting and ...”
• “("Political correctness has changed everything. People forget that political correctness used to be called spastic gay talk") Frankie Boyle, Mock ...”
• “Many good ideas have come forward at town hall meetings and during the September 12th. tea-tax party on Washington. I ...”
• “RACISM is the BELIEF that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and ...”
• “(...Kennedy does the unthinkable, he pulls out the race card! Lately the left has done this when they can’t ...”
• “("...this was a seriously inexcusable breach of protocol and common courtesy.") Or a spontaneous, uncontrollable outburst due to cracking under ...”
• “When those who have achieved legal civil rights still play the "victim" role or live in the past, yet attain ...”
• “Cash for Clunkers Buyers Suffer Buyer's Remorse, Won't Save Fuel The perfect stimulation may not be perfect after ...”
• “Hé ! L'ami! BLATANT ACCUSATIONS??? CONJECTURES???? I think you must be seeing things. Just like I imagined the initial display ...”
• “Cool House Rock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFvr6b0OYfs”
• “Charles Dudley Jr asks: Why is this article all in bold faced type? -That's either another one of your ...”
• “("...equipment meant to measure paranormal activity...") Help me, help me. I'm shrinking...shrinking. Oh, what a world. What a ...”
• “Well this explains why there is such a large selection and so many varieties in Shnuck's pasta aisle. The ...”
• “Charles Dudley Jr September 21, 2009 | 3:43 p.m. What happened to that Bill Of Rights thing called the ...”
• “There was a time when privately owned mom and pop stores displayed whatever religious artifacts they identified with. While I ...”
• “Grass, trash and paint...oh my. If we can't hold landlords accountable for providing "safe houses" for criminals, why ...”
• “Got pudding? ("It's a shame that Cosby, normally a proponent of personal responsibility, has chosen to play the race ...”
• “What time was curfew back then in June? http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/06/30/parking-garage-robbery-game-suspects/”
• “Great video of a violent, cowardly, vicious gang attack on a vulnerable target. I will refrain from posting anything further ...”
• “Double Standard? Political Correctness? Infantile Embarrassment Syndrome? Spent my early days as a liberal civil rights advocate during the 60 ...”
• “("...including requiring all individuals to purchase health care or pay a fine...") Do they mean health care or an insurance ...”
• “BN says, in part: ("Ray, you understand that insertion was made after the fact...") Yea, I gathered as much. Chain ...”
• “("Why do race, ethnicity, and sex need to be considered at all in deciding who gets awarded a contract?") Lobbyists ...”
• “Missouri Peers for Vets (Peer support for Veterans w/Mental Health issues, PTSD and/or Traumatic Brain Injury) Thursdays @ 3pm ...”
• “(* This column has been edited to remove a derogatory name used to describe protesters who used tea as a symbol ...”
• “I like the way that word sounds. TRAIPSE I wander what it means.”
• “Miss Nobody, (who I suspect is really a Miss Somebody), you have piqued my interest. I look forward to catching ...”
• “BW: I think JS does a pretty good job handling silly provocations. ("I'd just as soon go back to ...”
• “Brian Nitsllaw asks: "Does an opinion editor get to errantly call someone a liar, and get to just walk away ...”
• “How Killing A Chicken For Voodoo Will Improve Your Writing http://wordwebbing.com/http:/wordwebbing.com/killing-chicken-voodoo-improve-writing/ Court gives Santeria ...”
• “Dear Ms. Heaton: Do you also speak with a high squeaky voice? Or are you just a very soft-spoken whispering ...”
• “Jesse Jackson on Congressman Joe Wilson: ("JACKSON: Well, it’s globally embarrassing. The whole world watched that display by the ...”
• “A knowledgeable congressman has a faux pas and here's how MSNBC handles it.... ("According to MSNBC’s David Shuster ...”
• “That second gun-toter must of been the real Manchurian Candidate. The first one must of been a decoy.”
• “The most biased coverage of the September 12 Project/Tea Party Protester/Concerned Americans' Rally I have ever seen... http ...”
• “You've verbally told me about it. We spoke about it. Never bothered to click on, until now. Finally got ...”
• “Brians: Unless I've seen Mr. Wallstin use this offensive word in other articles, I for one must take his ...”
• “Chuck: Interesting technology. If an "off the grid" approach proves to have no lethal effects on the environment or living ...”
• “No big deal speaking to O'Reilly. You just need to get through his switchboard. Speaking with Gary Nolan's ...”
• “The presentation I viewed was with Joe Bastardi and that smart, good looking fellow, Neil Cavuto. Last time I spoke ...”
• “Not to offend Newsweek, the typo came from copying and pasting the entire site I posted. Read it for yourself ...”
• “@Brian N: I was watching a meteorologist the other day, (not our local "Doppler Dave"), and he explained how the ...”
• “("Here is the text of Newsweek’s 1975 story on the trend toward global cooling. It may look foolish today ...”
• “BW: So like the feds can do no harm when it comes to our health? ("The cost is largely borne ...”
• “The following made me a convert... ("5. Despite their secularism, Jews may be the most religious ethnic group in the ...”
• “Sounds like one big party-line to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKhR8QtQ4do”
• “Where are we today? Let's not forget the horror we witnessed as the Twin Towers came down... "At War ...”
• “Here's how a municipality, not the Feds, do it... ("While continuing to redefine public health care to become the ...”
• “Granted any health care provider or clinic has its limitations, just as any insurance instrument will. My concern with Obamacare ...”
• “Mr. Nitsllaw: Thanks for the compliment. Have a great weekend. -Ray S.”
• “How weird can this get? I just heard Jesse Jackson on MSNBC accuse the Wilson-types as being the same people ...”
• “Wi-Fi? Wha' For?”
• “@Connie H: ("People without health insurance need an option.") People without health insurance have options.”
• “Thank you, John Schultz.”
• “("Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaking on the House floor: Now weve moved into the realm of gangster government. We have ...”
• “("...wait until after it is finalized and signed then pitch your rants.") That's the funniest thing you've ever ...”
• “("Despite what Obama said, the House bill would allow abortions to be covered by a federal plan and by federally ...”
• “I didn't hear Obama announce to all those civil servants present in that great hall that they will be ...”
• “@Erin O'Neill: (...choice for women who don’t have the money to pay, who are the most vulnerable and ...”
• “Perhaps CMHS plans on raising the alligator by feeding it the dead carcasses of other unwanted healthy animals which are ...”
• “Or we cold have "government death panels" for those in the womb and for old people who are just taking ...”
• “@Jake Sherlock: My opinion could be that abortions used as a sexual life style alternative or as a form of ...”
• “Ms. O'Neill, Oink! ray shapiro”
• “@Greg Bush: This country has three camps. Those who are busy calling one camp, "racist bigots" and the other camp ...”
• “Mr. Gilzow: Obviously feminists love entitlements. My belief is that those who questioned that their tax money might be routed ...”
• “("Second Ward Councilman Jason Thornhill brought forth an alternate resolution to "identify areas known to be full of bikers, rather ...”
• “(...right-wing activists saw an opportunity to hassle him and to stir up people who don't like the president by ...”
• “(Something gets in the news - suddenly, everyone is an "expert".) I say: Something gets in the news-suddenly, everyone has an ...”
• “("Economists Craig Perry and Harvey Rosen, in a study for the National Bureau of Economic Research, found that "the lack ...”
• “@Columbia Heartbeat Wow. Thanks for taking me down that rabbit hole. That trip really made my night. Well done.”
• “("But it's safe to say that it's better for your health to have insurance than not.") Safe to ...”
• “@Brian: You bring up an interesting point which should be looked at from a variety of angles. ("Having insurance improves ...”
• “@Brian: I'm looking at the following and will travel down the rabbit hole for a bit to see where ...”
• “@CD,Jr. ("...but why should you care ray you are covered aren't you while others are not.") I've ...”
• “The CEO’s Blog HEALTH CARE REFORM – by John Mackey, August 14, 2009 While we clearly need health care reform ...”
• “CD,jr, says: ("People are dying daily from a lack of care and the Emergency Rooms can only do so ...”
• “("But, no new government plan and no guarantees that everyone would be covered.") It's a bad plan. It guarantees ...”
• “Insurance policy owner or not, all American citizens have far better access to health care services then you allude to ...”
• “@CD,jr. ("---And old age,senility,treachery,greed,lack of helping your citizens,inciting wars not needed nor wanted and ...”
• “--Skyscrapers are going up all around ground zero. Perhaps one reason for lack of momentum is that the Port Authority ...”
• “("Insurers say they could never compete against the price-setting power of government. Employer groups warn it would undermine the system ...”
• “Maybe the guy's appointed shows bad judgement on Obama's part by appointing this guy in the first place ...”
• “("The latest dumbest thing is the green astroturf on Forum.") Saw that ugly thing the other day. Thought it was ...”
• “DJJ: While I prefer gold over silver and platinum over gold, me thinks there are a few in Sedalia who ...”
• “Is "Montezuma's Revenge" politically incorrect? http://jta.org/news/article/2009/04/29/1004758/swine-flu-name-wont-be-changed-in-israel”
• “Dorian: That was one hysterical/historical reenactment. "Every one who...voted for Obama...leave now... Burn them if you have ...”
• “("Obama plans to speak directly to students Tuesday about the need to work hard and stay in school.") I too ...”
• “Hey John: I kind of figured she was trying to rope you into discussing her, as of yet, unclear preconceived ...”
• “Two reasons the Vietnam War finally ended was: 1. Americans hit the saturation point of seeing the body bags, carnage ...”
• “Rios: If you're asking for input from me, please rephrase your question. If you're asking for a response ...”
• “("A provision in the MMA, termed the “noninterference” provision, prevents the federal government from acting as a third party by ...”
• “"Cameras catch nearly 300 running red lights...." My guess is that most of these were due to the flow of ...”
• “("— It wasn't the average Wednesday night for Derby Ridge residents, as several hundred made their way to the Tiger ...”
• “("The Washington Times: President Obama’s plan to inspire the nation’s schoolchildren with a video address next week erupted ...”
• “@King Diamond: "...and the teacher was trying to show how people can become desensitized to harsh language." So, if we ...”
• “John: Here's what they do in Illinois... ("Community Development Commission Application for Recognition for WBE/MBE I am applying ...”
• “Jessica: Fighting in wars, in the halls or at home and getting away with listening to K-RAP on your own ...”
• “("The NAACP said only 1 percent of stimulus-related contracts awarded by MoDOT have gone to minority contractors.") How many applied ...”
• “I think the campus should allow drinking in that building behind the Beetle Bailey statue until the "epidemic" blows over ...”
• “Miss Nobody: If you are going to try to misuse this board to punish a wedding photographer, who you have ...”
• “Regarding HC 3200: 1. Throw it away and start all over. 2. Public Option is not an option if it ...”
• “Dear Mr. Rosman: Typos aside, yours and mine, you have done this community a great service by providing a basic ...”
• “Glenn: He's been peddling pedaling. Make's sense to me...”
• “("After studying 522 black girls between the ages of 14 and 18 from non- urban, lower socioeconomic neighborhoods, researchers found ...”
• “("For my own little bit of activism, I'm going to use the lyrics to Eminem's two songs about ...”
• “Just because it rhymes doesn't make it poetry. (If the verbiage would violate the public rules for this commentary ...”
• “I fried gloves once. Tastes like chicken. ------------------------ Tyson invents new product. Turduckgloven...”
• “("This paper reviews a humanistic risk management policy that includes early injury review, steadfast maintenance of the relationship between the ...”
• “Almost too unbelievable to comprehend... ("Report: 9 People Visited ER 2,678 Times in 6 Years Wednesday, April 01, 2009 ...”
• “("Facilities may be forced to limit outings and reduce or restrict visitors if necessary to reduce residents exposure to infection ...”
• “John: Apparently it's always deemed an emergency when using the emergency room. Also seems that in effect these emergency ...”
• “What's all this hub-bub about sparrows? Why in my day, Model T drivers would never think of plastering sparrows ...”
• “John: Yes, you have the right to demand a physician or nurse to treat you. And they have the right ...”
• “("Participants at Tuesday's event chanted that health care is a right, not a privilege, and that no one should ...”
• “("Columbia police find officers' conduct 'proper' in Cafe Berlin incident.") Um, O.K. Now my question is, could it have ...”
• “When government bureaucracies have upside down priorities and cash stops flowing to the voluntary sector via taxpayer monies, United Way ...”
• “Just don't get sick. But if you do, only get lab tests that are absolutely needed. Of course this ...”
• “("Our NEW automotive alcohol detection system, The Determinator® ignition interlock device automatically stops drunk driving!") source and more: http://cc ...”
• “Good Point. The headline very well could have read: Study reveals 90% Don't drive after Binge Drinking. or: Study ...”
• “@jhenry: So like driveable F-150's are being taken out of the used vehicle market and totally destroyed just to ...”
• “Why would Obama want these decent, driveable cars removed from the used car inventory realm at this point in time ...”
• “("People at the Alaska town halls were civil, in contrast to the often-hostile Lower 48 health care town hall meetings ...”
• “("Come on down to Uncle Sugar's Auto Mall! It's the CASH FOR CLUNKERS EXTRAVAGANZA and Uncle Sugar has ...”
• “Sen. Lisa Murkowski seems to have run an excellent town hall meeting... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj1gf6yzfEQ”
• “Yea, John and Bobby Kennedy and MLK did their bit, but let's not forget Malcolm X or the likes ...”
• “@TIM MURPHY: THANKS FOR THE ASTUTE OBSERVATION. SOME SAY THAT THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE. YOU PROVE THAT THE ...”
• “("If the shirts had said 'Brass Resurrections' and had a picture of Jesus on the cross, we would have done ...”
• “("$950,000 for the property, which includes a single-family house.... 2.9-acre property") I've looked at a very nice ...”
• “("A recently proposed but little-noticed Senate bill would allow the federal government to shut down the Internet in times of ...”
• “Mike Martin provides accurate, insightful investigative journalism as a seeker of truth and objectivity. His reports provide a service and ...”
• “("Playground remarks precede Attack by group of Juveniles By BRENNAN DAVID Thursday, August 27, 2009 The boy responded by saying ...”
• “May I also add the following perspectives: Leadership Styles: http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=leadership+styles&d=76567697105899 ...”
• “("What's the job? The mayor of Columbia is considered a City Council member at large and in most respects ...”
• “Missouri Peers for Vets (Peer support for Veterans w/Mental Health issues, PTSD and/or TBI) Thursdays @ 3pm Truman VA ...”
• “("Rather than increase governmental spending and control, what we need to do is address the root causes of disease and ...”
• “@Roy-- Personally, I prefer dialog over idealogue, however there are very few community focus groups or "brainstorming" workshops taking place ...”
• “Wow. Mary Ratliff making some noise about a perceived slight against "colored people." Imagine that. It would be a surprise ...”
• “At the very least, we need an independent, strong, smart, salaried mayor who will advocate for nominal compensation for duties ...”
• “("Linneman's day care, which serves 13 children, is licensed by the state.") Sharon Godsey says: "I live in the ...”
• “("You need to think about who "they" is. "They" are not the people who wrote the bill. "They" are political ...”
• “("Your organization has been cited by Obama's Press Secretary as planting those people who protest from those town hall ...”
• “Free Medical... Brings you the most recent information about Free Medical Clinics and Free Dental Clinics that are available in ...”
• “--And what a great concert it was. Thank you Chuck Berry, Jr. for the "CB roll over" guitar pick. Kudos ...”
• “("HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE: SOLUTION TO HEALTH CARE CRISIS? 08/05/2009 The U.S. health-plan market is run by a ...”
• “John Schultz says: ("Funny, my black neighbors don't seem to have bought into those various messages...") --You must be ...”
• “I'd like to thank the black community for buying into the messages glamorized by "gangsta' rap" music, the absence ...”
• “("I think one of the problems we have in Washington is that ... sometimes some folks out there are more worried ...”
• “From: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/08/17/update-sierra-club-questions-i-70-truck-lanes-missouri/ ("Trucks were involved in more than 4,100 crashes on ...”
• “("Here is video of Glenn Beck today taking a detailed look at President Obama's "Green Job Czar," a man ...”
• “Why is A (H1N1) death rate in Malaysia four times the global case fatality rate? http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2009 ...”
• “("Auto Dealers Paid for Just 2 Percent of 'Clunkers' Claims, Congressman Says Rep. Joe Sestak says only 2 percent of ...”
• “Joe: I beg to differ with your statement. Citizens have the right to drive their vehicles. Government has the right ...”
• “Post signs that there are neighborhood watch speed spotters who will jot down license plates and bear witness that specific ...”
• “("Officials say the road has outlived its planned 20-year life span and is now used by a hazardous mix of ...”
• “("Municipal Solutions«Speed Cushions Speed Cushions: Speed cushions are the newest available traffic calming device, and perhaps the most innovative ...”
• “("Here's McHenry, as quoted in the Congressional Record: "A major component of the Democrats' energy legislation and the Democrats ...”
• “("Because we have a biracial president, much of the hate speech is racist in nature, and these individuals seem to ...”
• “Hey doobs: I got an ordinance for you. How about we pass a bicycle sobriety/stoner ordinance which advocates for ...”
• “("Pennsylvania's DUI Laws Apply to More Than Just Motor Vehicles A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania resident convicted of Driving Under ...”
• “Hey, DK: I don't abuse my car. I also follow these rules, which were already on the books: 304 ...”
• “("Thanks to a flurry of emails and calls from area bicyclists and a good turnout at the Columbia City council ...”
• “These reports offer you information about the quality of care your VA medical center provides. http://www.qualityofcare.va.gov ...”
• “("Health co-ops’ Fans like Cost and Care: Dr. Barbara Detering, a family physician at Seattle’s Group Health insurance cooperative ...”
• “John: Nor should they be. If ANY person feels they are being physically assaulted, harassed or placed in imminent danger ...”
• “("It's an effective way to encourage people to walk or bike," said Ian Thomas, executive director of the PedNet ...”
• “("Aggravated harassment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor. S 240.31 Aggravated harassment in the first degree ...”
• “("HARASS Definition: 1. keep bothering or attacking somebody: to persistently annoy, attack, or bother somebody 2. exhaust enemy with repeated ...”
• “Seems strange to me that GetAbout will use federal money intended to help all of Columbia by focusing on an ...”
• “DK wrote: ("Has even one driver been charged under this ordinance (which has been in effect for several weeks now ...”
• “("Giles was arrested that night on suspicion of public urination and resisting arrest.") No doubt the dude was being arrogant ...”
• “I, for one, commend Councilmen Wade and Thornhill for realizing the publc relations, community tone and practical impact the ordinance ...”
• “Cost of Living in the United Kingdom http://www.expatforum.com/articles/cost-of-living/cost-of-living-in-the-united-kingdom.html”
• “("Key issues......... æ Stronger partnership working within the voluntary sector and between the sectors æ Better and consistent commissioning æ Promoting self care ...”
• “("Key issues ”
• “Of special note as we hash out the government's role in health care and the insurance business: We should ...”
• “Subject: healthcare A few things I'd like to see the government do about health care... 1. Do away with ...”
• “Watch Bill Moyers' interview with David Frum, take a gander at HC3200, scrap the Obama bill, go back to the ...”
• “("Well, we talk about the health market. We don't have a health market. We have 50 state markets. And ...”
• “Any one have accurate Cliff Notes on this? http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f ...”
• “("Robert Johnson, who works for the PedNet Coalition and was part of the panel, said he thought the meeting was ...”
• “Part of the blame is this: http://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ASENXc71pkc%3D&tabid=2333&mid=6539. ("Seventeen ...”
• “When all is said and done on this case, I hope I have a better understanding as to why there ...”
• “("TASER CAM Overview A picture is worth a thousand words. The new TASER CAM™ recorder offers increased accountability - not just ...”
• “@s owens: 1. Some of the best drug counselors are those who are former users. 2. You say: ("...the Jehovah ...”
• “("Organizing for America, Obama's political operation, is urging supporters to visit the offices of members of Congress to express ...”
• “("She asked the crowd several times to "just give me a chance.") We did when we voted you in. Now ...”
• “George: This is the difference between a hoax and not a hoax: hoax: http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/Resources/bat_boy ...”
• “@George: Yea, I saw that tickler in that long narrow column on the left. I wouldn't exactly call that ...”
• “@George: IMHO, silent lambs have put out some red flags concerning JW. I could not find any headline on the ...”
• “Texting? How do you text? I'm still trying to figure out how to program my VCR...”
• “Something else to try at home: http://www.gumbopages.com/food/scottish/haggis.html”
• “("THE PRACTICE OF RHETORIC AT THE ACADEMIES The rabbis of the Academies derived Divine sanction for the practice of rhetoric ...”
• “("While most Christian religions claim to pattern their organizational structures after that described in First-Century congregations, we are aware of ...”
• “("WHAT IS A CULT? With such an overwhelming number of religious groups around these days, it is necessary to understand ...”
• “Also of possible interest: ("Ten Step Program To Liberate You From The Watchtower’s Mind Programming by Victor Escalante Worldwide ...”
• “Of possible interest: ("ABSTRACT A scientific literature review found that the rate of mental illness among Jehovah's Witnesses is ...”
• “(part three) Many of these phobias are rather obvious to outsiders. Simple, harmless things are blown out of proportion in ...”
• “(part two) A Cultic WorldView The first step that the Watchtower takes in their indoctrination of their followers is to ...”
• “The Development of Cultic Personality Traits in the Jehovah Witness Child reprint of the Sep/Oct 1991 Bethel Ministries Newsletter ...”
• “Taxes Not Paid by Witnesses Cost City $10 Million a Year Brooklyn Heights Press & Cobble Hills News/June 1, 1995 ...”
• “("Women are picking up some of the dangerously bad habits of men,") Next thing you'll know they'll be ...”
• “("Tens of thousands of non-JW parents have discovered too late they do not know what they are up against when ...”
• “@Tim Dance: ("Time for some new blood.") Go get some.”
• “@Mr. Thomas Hermann: (Maybe Mr. Kennedy said those things to prove his point that there's plenty of stupidity to ...”
• “("...there is an alarming correspondence of diagnosis of “regressive” autism and administration of MMR vaccinations. Regressive autism refers to the ...”
• “Could we at least get a photo of that little baby? I just want to make certain that feet was ...”
• “@leslie Shaw: You can take the country gal out of the country but do me a favor and don't ...”
• “A coffee/beverage dispensing machine would suffice. It's a small town library not a KC Barnes and Noble for ...”
• “Airport master plan.... Don't force your master plan on others when it is not appropriate to do so. (Didn ...”
• “Don't know enough about this program to make a comment, but how much was wasted on that "buy a ...”
• “That's 4 million for the computer salesmen. Four million for state-wide entry level teacher salaries or a teacher incentive ...”
• “Depends on the playlist. Who's the draw? How good is the promotion? My guess is lower attendance because: 1 ...”
• “Chuck: As you brought it up, the following may be of interest... www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2005/05/25/officer-disciplined ...”
• “@Chuck: I'll discuss what I think about your post on guy cop vs. lady cop etiquette at a later ...”
• “I wonder how the police would have handled the situation if tasers were not available. Maybe we should give the ...”
• “Are there a chain of Cafe' Berlins in Berlin?”
• “("Wade also issued a proposal on how to create better communication and interaction between cyclists and motorists. His suggestions include ...”
• “("The city defined loitering as "remain(ing) in any one place with no apparent purpose.") That's my sheer existence!”
• “Now I'll have to get rid of my car because it tends to sputter and stall out at around ...”
• “@Ben Cairns: My computer has smell-a-vision. Thanks for ruining my evening.”
• “("Fierce lobbying for the program came from other quarters: The National Automobile Dealers Association and the American International Automobile Dealers ...”
• “Ben: @Ray: >>What exactly do you want to be protected from and why? Your question may be a typical homophobic-baiting ...”
• “@Cafe Berlin: spatula jones, all kidding aside, your place has a well deserved favorable reputation. Keep up the good work ...”
• “@spatula jones: Oh yea. Your employees might be toilet trained, but I heard a rumor that you guys installed a ...”
• “Veterans, and others, have also been known to show up for "moral support" and camaraderie at monthly NAMI meetings. There ...”
• “@Stuart Snyder: How many illegal aliens from Mexico live in Sydney? Also consider this bit of nonsense and cultural dilemma ...”
• “@Kindra Bach: How'd you manage to get beef? (Is Greg your husband or employer?) I guess if you came ...”
• “("Recipe for getting 99.7 mpg from a Geo Metro...") http://www.metrompg.com/.”
• “Just yesterday I watched a television advertisement for this program and it encouraged viewers to "recycle" their older cars by ...”
• “John: I agree. It is inappropriate for Obama to allow a subsidy to the dealerships for all gasoline powered vehicles ...”
• “JS: When I visited Australia, they tried and convicted me of some violation of their internet censorship laws. I had ...”
• “I believe that gays need to win over the souls of children to legitimize and validate their own sexual lifestyle ...”
• “("What next a goat in every back yard?") The way this town is going, they'll be trying to pass ...”
• “("Do you think raising chickens in urban environments is a step forward...") We can't even raise our children right ...”
• “http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/02/04/city-manager-bill-watkins-gets-two-percent-raise/.”
• “On a sale day you can buy a 10lb bag of chicken thigh/leg quarters at some grocers for $4 ...”
• “(“It’s unprecedented," Saunders said. "You don’t have to ask your neighbors if you want a dog.”) Well then ...”
• “("Even though the city is seeing tremendous cuts and changes in the budget, there are two notable additions: the creation ...”
• “("Sexual orientation is not a protected class in Missouri.") What exactly do you want to be protected from and why ...”
• “@Mary Hussman: I know your heart is in the right place and I too would like to see Pepper and ...”
• “("Why is it called "Nigerian Fraud"? Regardless of the country or countries mentioned in the letter -- even countries located outside ...”
• “Missouri: Number of Reported Legal Abortions for 2005: approx. 8,000 source and more: http://www.statehealthfacts.org/profileind.jsp ...”
• “("Areas where child well-being is worsening are percent of low-birthweight babies, infant mortality rates and percent of children in poverty ...”
• “Infant Mortality: Blame the mother. http://www.bookrags.com/research/infant-mortality-woh/. ("Currently in the United States, the greatest risk factors ...”
• “("Areas where child well-being is worsening are percent of low-birthweight babies, infant mortality rates and percent of children in poverty ...”
• “("In the summertime, these kids don't have anything to eat," said Branham...") If that's the case, these children ...”
• “I would have brought my signature carved "potluck" edible arrangement. Yes, it would have been a better article if the ...”
• “Somehow I didn't get my invitation.”
• “@Darren Hellwege: And what are you doing to promote dialog across the cultures? If all we do is constantly address ...”
• “@patricia harvey: Noticed you like to advertise for pets, on sites across our great nation. Stay off this "blog." It ...”
• “@Ms. Archer: This article is from May 13th. Just tried to look up some more info on that advertisement spot ...”
• “Unlike what Obama wants us to think, it doesn't seem like health care delivery systems are broken to me ...”
• “We need to drive down the expense of health care, not destroy the quality of care currently available. Health care ...”
• “Politics once again gets in the way of reason and reality as Obama's minions jump on a bandwagon and ...”
• “("Both sides said they want to improve the system and provide care for almost 50 million Americans who lack health ...”
• “Chuck, good point. There are often "normal" domestic relationship disturbances which manifest similar intense emotional responses and reactions similar to ...”
• “("Boyle left the home with a hug.") And apparently a well deserved one at that.”
• “("Many of the uninsured are young and healthy (40 percent are between ages 18 and 34) and at this point ...”
• “Fifty year old cartoon predicts Obama-type selling snake oil. Insurism? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB6p5QPVhPI”
• “@Allan Sharrock: Silly rabbit. Trix are for kids. Besides, all you need are 2 of the "correct" kind of wabbits ...”
• “First cut is the deepest. (She should have found a different way to make her point.)”
• “There's no Santy Claus and there's no escape clause. Do both parents need to sign? Is there a ...”
• “@Timmy me boy: If you are part of the Obamatribe, then don't waste your time trying to read or ...”
• “We need to drive down the expense of health care. The health care industry needs to be free of the ...”
• “("We need real solutions, not sound bites.") Soundbites: ("We need a public health option to compete with private insurance to ...”
• “("Also you can blame the other skaters/boarders and such for the continuing of this ordinance too.") I could make ...”
• “@Evan Jones: ("No one wants sidewalk skating. I am talking about through-routes on arterial and collector STREETS that will allow ...”
• “("The injured man, whose name authorities could not immediately provide, was extricated from his vehicle and taken to University Hospital ...”
• “We need to drive down the expense of health care. The health care industry needs to be reformed. If you ...”
• “("At issue is the potential union representation of about 13,000 workers who help people living in their own homes ...”
• “Baby bunny rabbits are being treated inhumanely by the traveling carnies at this fair. Send a message to the managers ...”
• “The health care industry needs to be reformed. Obama is not reforming the health care industry. He is becoming an ...”
• “("According to healthcare litigation attorney Jim Saxton even lawyers say empathy works. "That 'I'm sorry' done the right way ...”
• “1. Close down the ARC. The city did fine before it was built. Attendance at the Armory would increase. As ...”
• “@Ms. Hagarty: Thanks for responding as a proud mom should. Their efforts are indeed admirable and commendable. This news article ...”
• “("Powered by a 22.5 cc two-stroke engine, a stock Go-Ped will reach top speeds of about 20 mph.") http ...”
• “I'll compromise. Ban bicycles from downtown and I'm willing to "put up" with roller skaters and skateboarders as ...”
• “@Evan Jones: Good luck. I wish you well.”
• “("It was humiliating.") Humiliation is a bummer. I can understand your outrage. Your "inner-child" should be allowed to skate freely ...”
• “("The participants hope to raise money and promote public understanding of the issues facing disabled Americans.") From the website I ...”
• “("One of the organizations the fraternity has worked with is The Arc. The Arc is an association that seeks to ...”
• “I've eaten crow. Never goat. Don't plan on buying any either. I'm just too sheep. (I kid.)”
• “Diversification at its best. Eurasian, kinkajou, grizzly bears, snow monkeys, lying tigers and crazed hyenas all in the same place ...”
• “I'm all for separate safe routes for non-motorized transportation, but not at the expense of the average taxpayer. Bicycles ...”
• “My guess is that the only people who will benefit from this will be union and government bureaucrats. Since Blunt ...”
• “In October of 2007, Patch Adams and the Gesundheit Board unveiled its campaign to raise $1 million dollars by the ...”
• “GetAbout should get out and start painting some roller skate and skate board logo tattoos on authorized roadways so that ...”
• “("Mayor Darwin Hindman said parking is an important part of a thriving downtown area...") I've never had any problem ...”
• “John: Thanks for sharing some alternative proposals. While I too think the democrats are going to destroy our country, most ...”
• “ray shapiro July 21, 2009 | 7:57 p.m. The health care industry needs to be reformed. Obama is not ...”
• “As I mentioned to Gary Nolan, when I called into his show during the elections, I voted for Bob Barr ...”
• “The health care industry needs to be reformed. Obama is not reforming the health care industry. He is becoming an ...”
• “When's unicorn season?”
• “@Tim Dance: Thanks for trying to define what I am through your own unsubstantiated assumptions and implications. No one is ...”
• “As a child of the 50's, my mom would plunk me down in front of the old black and ...”
• “$TimDance: Your approach to personally attack the messenger is typical of liberals who can not debate a topic. If you ...”
• “The old format for the Twilight Festival was both safe and enjoyable. I refer to the days before the powers ...”
• “Got milk?”
• “@Tim Dance: ("American History is essentially Men's and Gender studies.") I disagree. American History is that which historians document ...”
• “("The governor was invited by the U.S. Department of Defense.") What criteria was used for these invites. Did any ...”
• “Considering the amount of money brought in by MU football, there just might be an untapped market for Men's ...”
• “If I had the big bucks I would. Would you be kind enough to talk to Gary Nolan about a ...”
• “@John Schultz: ("I believe I saw the pastor out riding his bike this afternoon...") Last time I checked it was ...”
• “When will there be a Men's and Gender Studies Department worthy of great esteem and new found justice? ("Feminism ...”
• “And here I thought it was all about the music and good eats. It's not even about good will ...”
• “("Columbia pastor bikes to raise awareness of racism") What good is raising awareness about racism? Discussing the topic only opens ...”
• “As far as I'm concerned the bars would rather serve alcohol to minors, if they could get away with ...”
• “I agreed with Obama when he implied that heath care should be a basic right for all Americans. In fact ...”
• “Vending machines should suffice. The hospital has one that dispenses coffee and hot chocolate for 25 cents. Most people who ...”
• “Private downtown business owners can place cameras inside their personal property or outside on their buildings, at their own expense ...”
• “In a religious, low-tech cultural environment where one's anonymity, demeanor and desert wind-blown sands may be a concern, in ...”
• “("A person’s brain does not stop developing until his or her early to mid-20s and adding alcohol to the ...”
• “("We need Congress to pass real health care reform in 2009.") What's so "real" about it? If you want ...”
• “("The economy depends on workers being healthy and ready for work. Americans can't compete economically with other developed countries ...”
• “@DK: I'll give you my car when you take it from my cold, dead hands ...”
• “@terry bura: Snowmobiles are cool. Seasonal, but cool nevertheless. Maybe we should pattern this city after Colorado, instead of Oregon ...”
• “--And where was the man in the white hat?”
• “Cyclists will be more respected by the vehicular motorist community when bicycles display a license plate, receive and pass a ...”
• “("At least half of all collisions between bicycles and motor vehicles are the fault of the rider of the bike ...”
• “("If City Council suspends the bicycle harassment ordinance, does it set a bad precendent for the future?") There is no ...”
• “I'd suggest some kind of community partnership coalition comprised of representatives from the PTA/CPS, the student population, Law ...”
• “("Gregory D. Holden, 22, had initially been arrested on suspicion of committing five burglaries as of Monday morning, Officer Jessie ...”
• “What exactly are these city council members trying to do? How dare they admit to being human and force me ...”
• “The wearing of helmets should not be an issue of governmental decree beyond the level of special warnings on packs ...”
• “Milk is the gateway drug, Richie. Especially when it comes straight from Mom.”
• “("In Missouri, blacks make up about 11.5 percent of the population. But at Drury, the total population of all ...”
• “All drugs have side effects. You put yourself at-risk when you use drugs. All civilized societies have laws. Breaking laws ...”
• “("Unless you just want to make it more difficult and expensive for someone to ride a bicycle.") Not my intention ...”
• “This is like the French warning that Quiche kills brain cells. If I want to light up and smoke an ...”
• “@JS: You can extrapolate any proposal, apply "a line of thinking" and infer an extreme conclusion. If cyclists want to ...”
• “@Glenn Rice: ("Here's a thought -- Do what you want and let others enjoy the same privilege.") Does this mean ...”
• “("During the Bent Oak Drive robbery, a handicapped man in a wheelchair was hit in the head with a shotgun ...”
• “Great article as we head into "Independence Day."”
• “We also need cyclists to display license plates on their personal bicycles as well. Might as well treat them equal ...”
• “@Anton Berkovich: Good point. Ever notice the newer, sporty cars parked in campus parking lots. Seems to me that mommy ...”
• “Low income Housing equals an increase in crime. With all the homes throughout town currently up for sale, in the ...”
• “We need to allow Chief Burton to play a game with these teenagers as well. Let's call it "Gotcha ...”
• “JS: If you drive a car, you know that you are constantly scanning. There are constant distractions. Accidents happen. All ...”
• “NSM is not a civil rights group. They are monitored by the FBI at the same level as KKK. Like ...”
• “@Mark Foecking: ("Why doesn't everyone just ignore the Nazis?") It depends on how you define "ignore." Europe and Roosevelt ...”
• “@MF: Smaller vehicles are more likely not to be seen, period. (Especially if they dart in and out of traffic ...”
• “@JS: ("I hate Libertarians" blog post by a grumpy postal worker who didn't understand libertarianism") That grumpy postal worker ...”
• “@T C: ("That's funny.....it didn't cost any money at all for me to walk to school when ...”
• “A retired school administrator or other qualified volunteer coordinator and "gifts-in-kind" sponsorship for the incentive program would cut the budget ...”
• “("COLUMBIA — About 20 members of Columbia Hope Episcopal Church met Sunday afternoon to discuss racism within the denomination as well ...”
• “("Brian Evans, pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia, said the decline in church membership is keeping staff awake at ...”
• “(From the Missourian) "High temperatures make for high-risk exercise Friday, June 26, 2009" My car has A/C. What does ...”
• “Pedal Pednetting Podnuts. Where do they come from? (Snark-Snark.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gstv0-44Xis”
• “@Colonel Miller: That's how they try to change people. They send out these "recruiters" the same way those L ...”
• “Hey, now. I'm a man who lives by his opinions. (Although my opinions can be changed.) And yes, sometimes ...”
• “@CD: ("If Sam Walton were alive today he would roll over and die all over again seeing how Sprawl Mart ...”
• “("Ray, if you want to jump me for the rape comment, better start with Chuck as I was just using ...”
• “@JS: Oops...”
• “@JS: ("Ray, do any insurance companies even offer bike insurance?") I'm not talking to you. (Well at least for ...”
• “No good Public Relations will come from this ordinance. It was not necessary and is just another example of an ...”
• “In a truly free market, Detroit auto plants would not get "bailed out. The "bailout" provides no incentive for these ...”
• “All in all. A very sad case for the town of Moberly. It's a shame that all too often ...”
• “I'm so anti-social, my brain must be the size of a pea.”
• “If companies were able to diversify and work on new technology to change the course of our dependency on traditional ...”
• “John Schultz, Chairman of the Boone County Libertarian Party. Is that a lifetime appointment, or the kind of position that ...”
• “@John Schultz: ("raping my wallet? What's good for the goose is good for the gander, right?") "Idiom Definitions for ...”
• “@J. Karl Miller: Great article. Honest and full of truth. Personally, I blame the City Council for drinking the Mayor ...”
• “@Mark Foecking: I really do know that you and Mayor Hindman mean well. I also recall hearing about this book ...”
• “@Mark: Thanks for answering the question. I agree with everything you just posted, except if that oil/gas hardship should ...”
• “A photograph speaks a thousand words. Awesome photo! Keep 'em coming...”
• “I don't like seeing the little guy being hurt by decreased demand for spanking brand new homes going and ...”
• “@Mark Foecking: I was hoping that there just might be enough moderate peace loving Muslims in Iran and maybe, just ...”
• “I'll venture to guess that the checks and balances in Iran pale when compared to the accuracy of Boone ...”
• “Maybe”
• “@Ayn: Maybe the dog's waiting for the tail to wag...”
• “@andrea ratkovic: Rehab is a major challenge way on to itself. Hang in there. ("Want a cookie now?") Got milk?”
• “If it's such a wonderful program, get parents and retired folk to volunteer. $75,000 from a $22 million ...”
• “@Steve Spor: I kind of understand your point. If there are individuals with understandably minor offenses on said list, it ...”
• “WWSD? (What Would Snoopy Do?)”
• “DK You seem to be a member of a very small and select group of anti-car cyclists who respond to ...”
• “I am for any teenage curfew plan that CPD's Chief Ken Burton proposes.”
• “@andrea ratkovic: Accidents are a bummer, indeed. I see this is the first posted comment on the Missourian with your ...”
• “Does anyone administer last rites to the innocent healthy pups killed at the "Humane Society" just before their fatal shot ...”
• “@Pamela Thorne: In response to your question, I'd like to quote a poster from another thread on this ordinance ...”
• “@Pamela: So like honking has now been elevated as a hate crime against a newly created "overly-protected" special interest group ...”
• “@Charles Dudley Jr: Of late, Church groups have been having workshops for people with "Shame based Identities." What's odd ...”
• “John: What constitutional right is Chief Burton advocating to remove from the realm of 15 year olds hanging out downtown ...”
• “("Traditionally under the jurisdiction of local governments, curfews are commonplace in cities and towns across America, according to the U ...”
• “("If you prevent teenagers from committing crimes, Burton said, they'll be less likely to do it when they're ...”
• “@Mark: ("It behooves you to be diplomatic about how you operate it.") You obviously were never a New York City ...”
• “(...especially anonymous others who might be a trivial inconvenience in our self-center, self-righteous hurry to get somewhere.") By virtue of ...”
• “@Eric Cox: ("People have the right to get around without the expense of a car.") Up until you impede on ...”
• “@Bob Burt: Except for being another guy on this planet, I can assure you that while you may believe this ...”
• “@Greg Collins: ("What's next? An ordinance that requires us all to play nice together?") Exactly. Just another reason to ...”
• “John Schultz: Here's my proposed "ordinance." Harassment of a living, breathing human being. (a) A person commits the offense ...”
• “Mark: Per the ordinance: "...a misdemeanor offense punishable by a $1,000 fine or one year of jail time, the ...”
• “The mayor's next step in forcing people to give up their cars and "love" bicycles will be the passing ...”
• “(It's amazing that this town is now issuing ordinances on manners and creating a new "protected class" of citizens ...”
• “(..."Steve Epstein said of being tailed by frustrated motorists.") And God Forbid a slow moving cyclist would move over to ...”
• “@Ryan L: ("What exactly is back-in parking?") I'm glad you asked that question and I'd like to take ...”
• “("According to rally organizers, about 4,760 people attended") According to other sources, it was more like one or two ...”
• “("Stone said Emery Sapp & Sons inadvertently dammed Hinkson Creek when it dumped rock in the creek bed to facilitate the ...”
• “("In addition to recording the effects of reduced speed limits...") What a waste of money on a "study" which concludes ...”
• “Sell off all the park land you've been amassing on the outskirts of town. It's a real bummer ...”
• “@JamesVincent: You can go salute yourself. @AynRand: Good post...”
• “("Other challenges Whitt said he would like to address are the increasing minority dropout rates and narrowing the academic achievement ...”
• “("we're starting locally, especially since Columbia is already bike friendly.") Bike-friendly? More like car-unfriendly. (Nothing like declaring your town ...”
• “@dog gone: I've never been identified by name on KOMU TV so you must know me personally. Next time ...”
• “@james vincent: ("...redneck bigots...") I don't think so. ("...you come across like the Grand Wizard of the KKK...") Big ...”
• “Perfect example of the arrogance, nuisance and aggressiveness caused by not having bicycles as "off-the road" toys. (Bicycles do not ...”
• “("We need a logo to portray who we are," Farris said.") I've already picked out a few book titles ...”
• “Bicycles are the nuisance, distraction and obstacle on any road were there is a 20+mph speed limit. We need ...”
• “The gray area I see with this policy is that while a police issued description is intended ultimately to catch ...”
• “If there are problems under the roadway I say fix them. As far as what's above the surface, for ...”
• “The problems with W. Broadway are below the surface of the road and the traffic control devices which need modifying ...”
• “("Tiller, whose clinic was one of the only facilities in the country that performed third-trimester abortions...Operation Rescue president Troy ...”
• “(“I think what we will find is that if you ask a room of people how many have actually been ...”
• “Mentioning the reported fact that these suspects were black would have taken every white teenager off the hook.... ("The Community ...”
• “("BEFORE we publish the race of a suspect, we will make sure the description includes at least THREE other identifying ...”
• “@Katherine Reed: ("...most crime in Columbia is not black on white.") How do you know this is in fact a ...”
• “@Ms. Reed: Hey. it's your newspaper. (I still think your "race" policy stinks on ice!) ("Jake Sherlock May 12 ...”
• “(...police attending a meeting hosted by Second Ward Councilman Jason Thornhill on Wednesday about crime in the Derby Ridge neighborhood ...”
• “("...would add nothing to the story..." ) 1. It would add the truth. 2. It would add the racial component. 3 ...”
• “Protecting the "feelings" of the gang members who attacked this guy and giving criminals preferentail treatment because of their race ...”
• “("Taylor said he was walking through the parking garage when five or six males in their mid-to late teens approached ...”
• “Apparently the age group between 15-24 seems to have a high arrest record. I wonder how these stats would look ...”
• “@DF: I respect your self-classification as a "business-class" bicyclist. (Not counting students, you and the Mayor, how many "business-class" bicyclists ...”
• “The only way I'd support this venture would be if Paul Pepper and my "uncle" James Mouser were hired ...”
• “("The other is that allocating $3.14 million of the $22 million grant to promotion and education seems a little ...”
• “@A.H. I understand your questions. As women become more powerful and wealthy in business and politics, I guess some ...”
• “While these homes are available with bidets, magnifying cosmetic mirrors, interior pastel colors and peacock feathers, I prefer the ones ...”
• “Seems to me that the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act is a major regulation document. Perhaps a simpler ...”
• “How come they didn't paint the house a pretty shade of pink? What's next? Homes designed for gay ...”
• “Increasing penalties and jail time for those caught might serve as a deterrent. Putting bounties and rewards out for these ...”
• “(For more complete coverage...) ("Alleged intruder was hired for yard work - Jun 3, 2009 ... A Columbia man hired by an ...”
• “("Local activists honor slain abortion provider George Tiller... “I’m here because it’s important for women and men and ...”
• “("Heavy rains did not prevent people from gathering Tuesday night to share memories and thoughts about Dr. George Tiller and ...”
• “@Pizza Eater: Sorry to hear about the flood. I just read an article about water damage. It atated that its ...”
• “North Korea an 'imminent threat' Friday, March 18, 2005 SPECIAL REPORT Iran North Korea International Atomic Energy Agency LONDON, England ...”
• “To students: Thanks for coming forward. I did not write this Missourian article. Personally, I would have had a completely ...”
• “("The students found that areas of intensity for crime rates appear to be around Tiger Village and Columbia Square, Whitegate ...”
• “("The students found that areas of intensity for crime rates appear to be around Tiger Village and Columbia Square, Whitegate ...”
• “Support your local Police... http://people.howstuffworks.com/profiling.htm”
• “("It's unacceptable, just unacceptable," Ratliff said. "It can't be just the report coming out every year and us ...”
• “("The speed humps worked for awhile, but Moore said when the city repaved the street, it didn't repave the ...”
• “("Women's Health Care Services, was among just three in the nation to perform abortions after 21 weeks of pregnancy ...”
• “@CD: ("...people these days just need to learn to have some respect for private,public and city property or if ...”
• “@Big Bad Broken Ankle: What makes you so sure that some third grader didn't chew his way through the ...”
• “("Shannan Baker, an account manager at Vangel, said the firm's contract with GetAbout Columbia is focused on...the push ...”
• “Considering all the money spent on nutritionists, dieticians, "lunch ladies," food and equipment you'd think that we've gotten ...”
• “FYI: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/05/07/bike-walk-wheel-hosts-seminar-commuting-bikers/”
• “Did GetAbout Columbia put too much money toward advertising and education? What difference does it make if no one is ...”
• “Downtown TIF projects in holding pattern Applications face deliberate process. After months of anticipation, the first applications from developers seeking ...”
• “@David Rosman: Yours is one of the worst articles I have ever read in my life. ("Anthropophobia is a condition ...”
• “("COLUMBIA — So far, Boone County has not had a confirmed case of H1N1, or swine flu, though not everyone with ...”
• “What a great article for people with OCD. Now I'm going to be stuck in the shower...for hours.”
• “Men Also Gain Weight During Partner’s Pregnancy http://news.softpedia.com/news/Men-Also-Gain-Weight-During-Partner-s-Pregnancy-112306.shtml.”
• “("Bottom line: If the council approves the admission fees, Columbia taxpayers should not directly or in-kind subsidize this newly admission-restricted ...”
• “@ Big Chief Broken Ankle: One time I was abducted by gray aliens...”
• “@CD: That's O.K. We all came from the gray aliens, anyway.”
• “Nothing new... mulatto noun Form(s): plural mu·lat·toes or mu·lat·tos Etymology: Spanish mulato, from mulo mule ...”
• “Personally, I'm against roundabouts, mini, maxi or regular. Have you guys checked out this website? http://www.trafficlogix.com/”
• “There's nothing wrong with a good old fashioned "dogfight." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNremK0cBEg”
• “California Supreme Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban http://averypoliticalwoman.com/?p=346”
• “Same-sex marriage does affect others (excerpts): Two powerful objections to this unnatural doctrine are the question of who really determines ...”
• “Here's what it sounded like.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXeEOgntkkk”
• “How quickly would public opinion and voting moms and dad end this war if we brought back the draft? Until ...”
• “@Pam: While I am all for Jerry Wade's plan, have you also considered speed bumps?”
• “("Show Me No Hate")? No matter what happens in California, why not just make it a love-in?”
• “Poochie Pants are the best dog diapers on the market. http://www.poochiepants.com/”
• “4 Muslims Arrested: NYC Jewish Temple Bomb Plots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI3Y1qVA4F8 4 Arrested In NYC Plot ...”
• “Congratulations to the graduates! I wish you success in any and all future academic and personal endeavors pursued. Keep making ...”
• “@student student: For the article I referred you to I think it fits with the concept of full and complete ...”
• “One approach: Nonviolent Choice Directory ...because there are, and can be, better ways than abortion... Pro Every Life, Pro Woman ...”
• “It's a shame that the parents of these kids can't stretch the hundreds of dollars in food stamps ...”
• “("Fourth Ward Councilman Jerry Wade has proposed an ordinance that would prohibit all commercial trucks from using West Boulevard as ...”
• “("Reintegration Court — aims to help Boone County inmates transition back to society after their 120-day "shock" incarceration in a Missouri ...”
• “To all the college students planning to live with their parents after graduation, be forewarned. Keep your room clean and ...”
• “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UHOgkDbVqc”
• “@Tatiana: ("Just thought you should know, they were what got me interested in reproductive justice and balancing that with my ...”
• “@Tatiana: If ignorance is based on one's unawareness I am glad my ignorance prodded you to come forward and ...”
• “I hope that video makes its way to YouTube. I'll go make some popcorn!”
• “If going to college was only for vocational training, any college student and college advisor should know the job market ...”
• “Howie baby: Attitude is everything. First off, I disagree with: ("People like you are the reason kids go and practice ...”
• “Any person requesting to be on a "no-call" list for any solicitations should not receive ANY "robo-calls" at all. These ...”
• “I'm confused. There's a map on the following site which indicates that there's all kinds of crime ...”
• “All handing out 500 condoms does is encourage promiscuity. Why can't someone advocate for being pro-choice with an understanding ...”
• “Great photo. Even a creep like me got teary eyed. I hate you guys.”
• “They've been using this stuff on college campuses for years. Just look at anyone carrying a backpack.”
• “@Bill Moyes; Perhaps some of these "at-risk" children should be taken out of these homes and become ward's of ...”
• “@Greg Collins: I agree with your posting in response to Ms. Nolan's article. "Time Outs" for violent physical behavior ...”
• “What's next? The coalition for ugly socially inept homosexual religious libertarian nerds with foreign accents? How many "special" classifications ...”
• “I'm glad the Missourian shared this story with me. I had my windows open today and thought that smell ...”
• “Yea, what he said.”
• “That's what happens when Bullwinkle tries to emulate Rocky. (That trick never works.)”
• “I'm a city boy, so I really don't have a clue what any of the above or following ...”
• “Matt Y: I agree with you. It is important that the Missourian knowingly eliminates 95% of Columbia's population from ...”
• “@Jake Sherlock: Yea, what he said.”
• “@Jake Sherlock: Thank you for your clarification on discrepancies. I did not know that you had an "official" policy to ...”
• “AT Heist: I would have stayed away much longer and spared you lots of "it," but if you read my ...”
• “@Darin Preis: I know you're heart is in the right place and I too do what I can to ...”
• “("Described in the release as a 6-foot-tall, light-skinned black teen...") Amazing. You're now answering the question, "How black was ...”
• “("The continuous points about stalkers seem to ignore my understanding...that anyone who has a special reason to be considered ...”
• “From the Daily Tribune, May 11th ("the sheriff’s department said. The victim was treated and released from a local ...”
• “@MF: Thank God they weren't part of that splinter gang of bicycle riding, sub-stealing white Hassidic Rabbis that you ...”
• “Mark: ("The article doesn't mention it, so why would you?") Just an observation regarding what the Missourian tends to ...”
• “I would be horrified and outraged to find out that this gang of 8 violent sub-stealing older teenagers were white ...”
• “@Jenny Rogers: They are going to be used to increase the value of Apple stock... http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple ...”
• “("...incoming freshmen would have to have (Apple's) music player or (Apple's) iPhone...") How inferior teaching at the School ...”
• “("...how to recognize a rash and correctly take a child's temperature. King said she expects to gain hard data ...”
• “("As chairman of Pulaski Bank, Donius represents the new face of the gay movement.") The new FUBU?”
• “KU has good company.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hicZKvkPfAA”
• “Oh. and for indication purposes, any one under 21 years of age really doesn't count. (School kids love bicycles ...”
• “("The seminar was presented by Robert Johnson, a licensed bicycle instructor with the League of American Bicyclists and education coordinator ...”
• “If a variance was allowed for the very few NEV type vehicles on the road, I'd think your perceived ...”
• “Considering all the crime that goes on in and around Douglass Park, I think both of these men are turning ...”
• “Teens hurt when car strikes median, tree Published May 4, 2009 at 10:13 a.m. http://www.columbiatribune.com ...”
• “Dear Ms. Grothoff: You go girl! Don't you ever let those politicians use you as their "poster child." With ...”
• “@Ms. Roosevelt: "It's time that folks get their facts straight and understand that photo ID requirements threaten our access ...”
• “@Tina: A legitimate state photo ID, a legitimate state drivers license or a legitimate "Wendy-issued" photo "registered-voter" card, (instead of ...”
• “("The training will educate parents about basic care such as recognizing a fever and appropriate tools to measure medicine.") Any ...”
• “For 5 million dollars, conservation department staff can live with me and I'll let the kids fish in my ...”
• “Just like two lesbians leaving me off of their invitation list and making me read about this atrocity in our ...”
• “This article "hits me" on several different levels. When used as "hate speech" or as described in the above article ...”
• “("Godon said. “People shouldn’t always feel like they need use a car.”) Ms. Godon: Why do I need you ...”
• “@Frank Bier: ("This is no image to present to the young fans who can be influenced by what they see ...”
• “@sam: No sweat.”
• “With all the breeds and mixed pups available, and such a negative reputation on pitbulls, why would any 18 year ...”
• “From the Missourian article: ("N>GG>R, written in capital letters.") Funny, the Missourian wouldn't allow me to cut ...”
• “Ms. Chally: Who is mandating what you may and may not use in your sexual life? Nowadays, almost anything can ...”
• “If I attend, will they embrace my whiteness? Can I play Pat Boone, (real loud with the bass cranked up ...”
• “sam: Your message to Drew contains some good sound advice, filled with wisdom. However, "belligerent" Ray Shapiro? Of course you ...”
• “That was one of the gayest comments I've read on a Missourian story in a while. Thanks Sam.”
• “The old hand shake of death? Do you have proof that President Obama is inoculated? Sheesh.”
• “I think I'll start referring to it as the Illegal Immigrant Influenza! (We should have stopped it at the ...”
• “Rose M. Nolan: Go to this site and check out "Bullets for my Beast Brain." http://www.rational.org/html_public_area ...”
• “Flu Masks Available Here: http://www.buycostumes.com/Pig-Mask-Child/31506/ProductDetail.aspx”
• “Would paintball at Boone County Fairgrounds generate any cash flow? Maybe Parks and Rec could allow it at Phillips lake ...”
• “In consideration of juvenile delinquency and gang activity on the rise, day time truant officers and night-time curfews seem to ...”
• “I feel better... http://www.paulenunn.com/FG.html”
• “If Kansas has this Mexican flu bug then Missouri has this Mexican flu strain as well. The most decent suggestion ...”
• “Briged: How rude for a religious street preacher at Speaker's Circle to use the words slut and whore. And ...”
• “Traci Wilson-Kleelamp: Who's dictating? (Don't have sex with men and they won't express a concern.) Also, are ...”
• “I would rather have both "Plan B" and RU-486 only be available in the doctor's office. Should these drugs ...”
• “@Nat: Frugal gays? Now that's an oxymoron!”
• “("Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman said the reference to pigs is offensive...") --Shouldn't the pigs have a say in ...”
• “Great article and photograph. How much did they get for the sandal?”
• “Definitions and the usage of words can vary, however the government and its lawyers will determine how to administrate state ...”
• “("Black thinks one of the biggest problems in the LGBT community is lack of visibility, and the media overall doesn ...”
• “If you come out of the public school system, diversity requirement fulfilled. If you ever watched television, watched Hollywood movies ...”
• “I hope it's not going to be like putting lipstick on a pig.”
• “Will he be putting lipstick on the pig? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yheKh8Em6c”
• “John: Fair enough. For now we can consider ourselves three silent partners. (I hope.)”
• “John: How much can I put you down for?”
• “Brett Knight: ("People seem to forget that Jesus was a Jew. Beyond that they seem to forget or ignore the ...”
• “This "dude" is just jealous that she's prettier than he is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deSaC-EKJSA”
• “Kenny gee...Kenny gee...Kenny... (Kute.)”
• “Chuck: I like your idea better, as well. I used the words, "grocery store would be nicer," primarily because I ...”
• “("Agency spokeswoman Polly Carver-Kimm said officials are considering other changes, including the designations of "mother" and "father" on birth certificates ...”
• “("And while Iowa requires a three-day waiting period before marriages can occur, judges may waive that delay and allow immediate ...”
• “("And while Iowa requires a three-day waiting period before marriages can occur, judges may waive that delay and allow immediate ...”
• “I consider the old Athena/NY Pizza place location as being off the beaten path of downtown. Prior to that ...”
• “I discovered Discovery Parkway last month. It's a newly designated road that goes to a dead end. Not very ...”
• “MattY: The animal kingdom, which we are part of, probably connects the sex and pleasure dynamic over the "love" connection ...”
• “What a way to run a business... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svSGKJFSl-8”
• “Matt: Those animals must really "love" each other.”
• “I found this great opinion composed by another blogger. I think his take on homosexual behavior is dead on... ("For ...”
• “Some of my best friends are Mexican.”
• “Drew: Thanks for clearing things up and putting this issue into the context it deserves. You are a true American!”
• “("Oliveri said that, especially in the Midwest, housing "segregation patterns are as stark as they could be." On the levels ...”
• “@david bert: Good points. I was listening to Gary Nolan's radio show this evening and was slightly surprised to ...”
• “What's all this hubbub about allowing exotic primates as service animals? Many can behave as if they're almost ...”
• “Sounds like some purse strings have finally been loosened so that Chief Burton and his department can maximize the talent ...”
• “Ayn: I'm surprised you didn't post that he should personally pay for all of their "botellas de leche ...”
• “Ladi da ladi da. I occasionally read an article written by a Missourian reporter, but usually only read every other ...”
• “Inda, what part of, "Being in this country illegally" don't you understand? Cry me a river Mr. Inda, and ...”
• “Matt Y: I know of no homosexual marriages which Jesus blessed or attended. Do you?”
• “("Here's the thing that we can agree on: Jesus loved people.") Yea, but as a Rabbi, how many homosexual ...”
• “SAM: Until the language was challenged by gay activists, it has been administered as an understanding that the word marriage ...”
• “Chris: Thanks for mentioning the fanatical/radical group which plans on visiting our fair city. ("Columbia has caught the attention ...”
• “Thank you Derrick...”
• “@sam: ("For a government to legislate against love is wrong. For a Christian to encourage them to do so is ...”
• “@Derrick: Cool. Thank you! -RS”
• “Or as Grouch Marx put it, "What this country needs now is a seven cent nickel." http://www.youtube.com ...”
• “Take 2 water pills and call me in the morning... ("Dam it, I'm a joker not a doctor, Jim ...”
• “I was there at 6pm and became quickly disappointed by the dynamics of the meeting. The audience was full of ...”
• “Here's the full interview with the Texas oil billionaire. "This is going to be a model in America on ...”
• “@Dave F: Good job. As hidden in the article above there is a desire to do away with and/or ...”
• “Hopefully,in the future, there will be more alternatives in handling animal population control... "Birth control pills for Animals being ...”
• “When Is the Best Time to Spay or Neuter My Dog? It is generally considered safe for puppies as young ...”
• “("According to Columbia/Boone County Environmental Health Manager Gerald Worley,...a city regulation charging residents three times as much to ...”
• “It's all baby fat.”
• “Gang related or isolated incident? ("A 36-year-old man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after suffering a gunshot to the arm ...”
• “T. Boone has the right idea. He has all ready made his fortune in oil and will leave behind his ...”
• “I had to change my given name. It used to be John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. His name was my name ...”
• “I spent nine months at Jerry's. They said I was incurable. After all these years, my finger tips are ...”
• “Well deserved. Congratulations!”
• “Colonel Sanders is rolling in his grave.”
• “Mark: How about an electric cable car running from let's say Prathersville and Rangeline South to business loop (west ...”
• “@Ayn: Good point. While a commute to your job in St. Louis by bicycle might be longer and perceived to ...”
• “Ayn Rand: Have you been taking smart pills, lately?”
• “The city council seems to rubber stamp Bill Watkin's and Mayor Darwin's proposals. I often wonder which city ...”
• “John: I never said that. The current concept just doesn't seem to be working for this city anymore. I ...”
• “Chuck: I have thought along those lines as well. The city council seems to rubber stamp Bill Watkin's and ...”
• “We don't need another "nightclub" serving booze and having loud music. A full-service grocery store would have been nicer ...”
• “("Wade said he believes the project is more than a parking garage; it is part of the transformation downtown needs ...”
• “@Ibelieveinnewspapers: Considering that you quoted my "bonk" where have you ever found me to post the word "radical?" Do you ...”
• “Angie: My kind of thinking. Unfortunately, this ain't the television show to make that happen. Maybe "Pepper and Friends ...”
• “I think that there should be no speed limit signs posted in the town limits. Drivers should learn how to ...”
• “This project represents everything that's wrong with Bill Watkins and our illustrious mayor. Is there really such a lull ...”
• “Greg: Thanks for sharing the desire for posting lower speed limits in residential neighborhoods as one of CVP's goals ...”
• “(“It’s about accepting others for who they are – no matter what," Ingrande said. “No matter their gender expression, race ...”
• “John, As far as I'm concerned: Inherently, no. Agenda-wise, perhaps. Sexually, yes. Do you have a critical/judgmental answer ...”
• “Mon, Apr 13, 2009 Sun coverage Headlines from the gaming industry Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s latest debt-exchange deal apparently ...”
• “("Speed limit study could lead to citywide Slowdown... The PedNet Coalition, Columbia’s pedestrian and bicycle nonprofit, is beginning the ...”
• “Wayne: FYI: ("The NATIONAL Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Each year the ...”
• “("Between 2007 and 2008, we saw a doubling of biking and walking to school and work in Columbia due to ...”
• “I have witnessed Brother Jed verbally harassed, heckled, cat-called, berated and laughed at during his numerous Speakers Circle sermons. I ...”
• “("A crowd of about 200 gathered at Speakers Circle on Friday to witness a silent protest organized by Triangle Coalition ...”
• “Arnie, you are just too cool... http://www.columbiatribune.com/weblogs/arnie-fagans-downtown-blog/”
• “("I called Hank at home Wednesday morning, interrupting him as he was getting ready to write an editorial, and asked ...”
• “I expect the next thing I'll be reading about is Sexton and Garth asking for a Satellite ARC Facilty ...”
• “("At the end of a week-long voting race, the Central Missouri Humane Society is currently leading a competition that could ...”
• “Their website: http://www.hsmo.org/”
• “(...3 pounds of marijuana...Shea estimated the value of the marijuana to be near $2,400 and said it was ...”
• “("The closest grocery stores to the neighborhoods surrounding the intersection of Garth Avenue and Sexton Road are more than a ...”
• “("City Manager Bill Watkins said Burton's request led him to recommend that the council establish a deputy chief position ...”
• “Any business person, sitting on a board, will encounter situations which may reek of conflicts of interest. If a pattern ...”
• “I'll be there, with bells on!”
• “@Traci: Mr. Waters is a business man. What would motivate elected officials and one of the highest paid city employers ...”
• “IMHO, good intentions, bad implementation. Our city leaders should not have conspired with the eminent domain approach. Considering other readily ...”
• “("She also told police her cell phone and coat were taken from her to keep her from leaving.") I'm ...”
• “Meanwhile, Missouri's rating for immunization coverage plummeted from #5 in 2007 to #41 last year... Poor physical health days ...”
• “("Krewson says her goal is to protect workers from second-hand smoke.") Admirable goal. Considering that there are other laws, rules ...”
• “@Art: Thomas Jefferson said a lot of things. Why would he say such a thing about Jesus? Who are "pro-gay ...”
• “Personally, I would rather see the governmnent out of the "marriage business" entirely. However, in response to those who advocate ...”
• “("Stereotyping "is something I see in everyday life and with people in general, not just African-Americans," Mims said. “Being a ...”
• “I agree with the premise of the fair tax and that which it is trying to achieve. My concern would ...”
• “My kindergarten was so rough, teacher had a sign over the door which read, "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter ...”
• “["Police looking for two armed robbery suspects"] (Three armed ones are rare.)”
• “@Roxanne: You are so on the money when you posted, "The driver needs to get what's coming to him ...”
• “Rick: Mr. Dresner took time to make himself available to Mr. Gould. This was an Easter evening and I was ...”
• “@Tim: You could interpret my post as audacious or you could interpret it as an awesome compliment. The choice is ...”
• “RR: Different strokes for different folks. I just hope that there will always be religious leaders who understand the pitfalls ...”
• “Mr. Dresner: It's Easter Sunday. Don't you have better things to do? I trust that Mr. Gould clarifies ...”
• “Sunday, April 12, 2009 | 5:41 p.m. CDT BY RYAN GIBBONS COLUMBIA — Sunday at 1:55 a.m., police ...”
• “MB: Thank you for going on the record. Perhaps the organizers of this Easter gathering should have asked for a ...”
• “@Mr.D: It was prefer as in P.R. It was never meant as a promise, per se. http://www ...”
• “RR: As a self-ordained heterosexual male, I read the site you posted. I go to church to worship and connect ...”
• “kate: Didn't you know that it's all about numbers. It's a religious BUSINESS. It has little to ...”
• “"Officers said a fight between youths caused the commotion." --"Gun-Toting" Parentless Youths?”
• “"We wanted to make some noise and unite the minority groups on campus," Hollins said. --Just typical of some minorities...”
• “As the "black community's" park, it's a shame that "they" ruin it for their own. Perhaps it's ...”
• “It's a shame that the people of Columbia were told by CMHS management that the prize was a million ...”
• “AJ: ("I strongly believe Democracy can be and should be a parental form of government to ward off all its ...”
• “Concerning the vehicles checked, how many are single driver occupied vehicles, how many are cars crammed with multiple passengers? Of ...”
• “Concealed weapons are a bad idea. Students, with permits. should be allowed to carry their guns, in plain view, in ...”
• “A Secular Case Against Gay Marriage The biggest danger homosexual civil marriage presents is the enshrining into law the notion ...”
• “John: My main concern would be the asbestos and lead problem. I would hope the CVB and city council would ...”
• “Humane Society volunteers can join forces and recruit some of Jamestown's Amish to help whitewash that building and then ...”
• “("Date: June 19, 1970 This memorandum is to inform everyone that, through extensive court cases and rebuttals, Angela Davis, Professor ...”
• “("Ratliff said more must be done. “In my opinion, racial profiling habits have barely changed at all,” she said. “Police ...”
• “Jose: What kind of "discrimination?" What have THEY done to jeopardize your economic stability and the welfare of your family ...”
• “Using private voluntary nonprofit agencies to provide support services to "unmarried" pregnant women, (with or without children), might be a ...”
• “Ayn: There will always be a "black market" for some thing. TANF administrators would need to address that accordingly. No ...”
• “Tracy Greever-Rice: I agree. The hormones of a teenager rules. You go girl! On a more serious note: ("I don ...”
• “Ayn: In theory, I agree. Illegal street drugs, booze and cigarettes should not be purchased by those depending on government ...”
• “Can't be... http://www.flickr.com/photos/hartnupj/118179555”
• “MattY: If you choose to ignore answers to the following request, don't waste my time asking questions for articles ...”
• “The committee brought up many issues with the current state of West Broadway, including pedestrian safety, the ability to accommodate ...”
• “A Secular Case Against Gay Marriage...void of MattY's annoyance of the moralistic ramblings of near eastern, barely literate ...”
• “("I don't think there is an issue that is a tougher issue for people to stand up against in ...”
• “Mysti: Where do babies come from?”
• “John: You are obviously a more confident and secure person than I am and free of any ambiguities. I am ...”
• “John: {... impact how I raise my children.) You don't have as much "control" over your children as you might ...”
• “Testing for "Parenting while Intoxicated" should be considered for any parent receiving TANF. My concerns would be focused on what ...”
• “John: There are powers and dynamics at work far greater then me which could threaten any heterosexual guy's relationship ...”
• ““The agenda and vision that we must proudly articulate is that yes, indeed, we intend to change society.” –Matt Foreman ...”
• “Travis: Don't be so naive. They listened to the public and then made a decision to vote in a ...”
• “Since the post-Civil War years the government has done much more with their power over marriage and the American Citizen ...”
• “(Republican warns of 'gay marriage Mecca' ...Iowa does not become the gay marriage Mecca due to the Supreme Court's ...”
• “Danielle/Misti: We've all been emotional/passionate about the people and issues which we are concerned about. In my ...”
• “...the financial crisis will lead to the creation of a global central bank and a global single currency within 15 ...”
• “I'm not kicking anybody out. I do not have such great power. I am, however stating my preference. And ...”
• “Today's Question: Should gay marriage come to Missouri? My answer for Today: No. Gays who want to marry should ...”
• “MattY: Thanks for adding to reasons why our society is having so many problems with youth crimes, mental illness and ...”
• “John: The die was cast. I can see the direction the politicians are going in. Why waste my time when ...”
• “John: Details..Details...Details... If the Missourian checks out their accuracy on concrete or the grassy knoll, would they also ...”
• “No surprise. They're just pandering. Paul Sturtz might think he's helped his Lesbian sister. I think he's ...”
• “JJ: I don't agree with your comment. 1. The announcement is one of Burton's first official mandates since ...”
• “Ayn: Thanks for coming up with the solution. [...straighten up and take responsibility.] Why you just single-handedly took jobs away ...”
• “Mr. Sharrock: I really didn't expect him to publicly endorse his choice. (I just wanted to see which candidate ...”
• “Holding off on a Stephen King novel in the making, just for a moment... What if there are no jobs ...”
• “{According to a graph given out at the meeting, between 165 and 170 of the 322 members are classified as ...”
• “Which candidate does Mr. Janku endorse for this baton thang?”
• “[- The man fell nearly 15 feet...2 broken arms, a broken eye socket and fractured jaw.] I don't understand ...”
• “[The six groups forming the Coalition to Control TASERs are: American Civil Liberties Union-EM (ACLU of Eastern Missouri), GRO - Grass ...”
• “[Missourians — one in six people in the state — needed federal aid last month to keep food on the table. That ...”
• “I've been told to go fly a kite, more times than I can remember.”
• ““Love Your Body” Freudian origins of Narcissism Dr. Sigmund Freud based his theory of Narcissism on this legend. Here is ...”
• “[Homosexuality had been becoming increasingly widespread in Greek society for some centuries. By the time of the death of Alexander ...”
• “Robert: I highly resent you calling the posters above bigots and haters. After reading their posts, I see nothing but ...”
• “Thomas Json: Not afraid. Just concerned. "Political Correctness" is already being used as a form of censorship. Who knows what ...”
• “Tracy Greever-Rice: Personally, I'm happy for you. However, at the same time I'm concerned about our borders. At ...”
• “John: I didn't know that the Missouri State Constitution was amended by a whole slew of Missouri's Liberal ...”
• “[...in Missouri because of a 2004 amendment to the state constitution that states “marriage shall exist only between a man ...”
• “[Berg said in a March 8 Missourian report. "We are not in favor of banning (Tasers). They have a use ...”
• “Rick: The article above refers to the following: [The gaiety of the event was enough to make Maria Tapia smile ...”
• “Rick: Yea, sorry if I offended anyone. Thanks for pointing out to me what's distasteful. (You also left out ...”
• “Rick: When I made my comment about Special Unemployment Olympics, I was thinking about those who depend on Sheltered Workshops ...”
• “No Rick, It has nothing to do with gratitude. You have no idea how or what I feel. It's ...”
• “What's next? Special Unemployment Olympics?”
• “A Des Moines man, who police say skipped out... They say he picked it up... --The surveillance camera shows that ...”
• “[That's when authorities discovered he was wanted on a warrant for the theft of the leg.] Not reported here ...”
• “"Man who stole fake leg charged with meth conspiracy" And now when he goes to court, he won't have ...”
• “[Sheriff Jeff Danker says Zarazua-Rubio was jailed on suspicion of being in the country illegally. That's when authorities discovered ...”
• “I use to be addicted to the red ones, but I got tired of walking around with all that red ...”
• “"Today's Question: To build or not to build second nuclear plant in Callaway County" I think we should build ...”
• “"Report from Missouri Information Analysis Center is absurd" Oh yea. What's absurd is that the Farmer's Almanac reported ...”
• “Hey DK, Did you hear about the cow that couldn't give milk? She was an udder failure. (Get it ...”
• “"Missouri Democrats contend sex discrimination in House" Meanwhile, the Republicans contend that there's not enough sex discrimination in house ...”
• “[Anderson has agreed to a new seven-year contract, according to a press release from the Missouri Athletic Department Tuesday evening ...”
• “[...Sharrock was given charge of a brand new vehicle that, just a few minutes into the mission, was hit hard ...”
• “"This guy died on the couch," Thornhill said of what he thought at the time. "How do I deal with ...”
• “There's just no Hope for the St. Louis Zoo. (All Polar Bears go to heaven.)”
• “Anyone hear the rumor about April Fool's Day being canceled this year?”
• “Don't let me be the first to tell you, but the first of April has been canceled.”
• “I just read somewhere that April 1st. has been canceled.”
• “It's my understanding that because the spring equinox csme early this year, that April 1st. has been canceled. (At ...”
• “Why even bother to print such an article? If you consult the Farmer's Almanac, you'll find that because ...”
• “Why bother printing such an article? If you consult the Farmer's Almanac you'll notice that the Spring Equinox ...”
• “I'd rather die happy than healthy. Bring on the MEAT! (That's why it's called a "Happy" Meal...”
• “"More than 99 percent of the State Historical Society of Missouri's artwork, manuscripts and newspapers — dating back as far ...”
• “John: What about the missives of a malcontent? (You don't really need to answer my question. I just wanted ...”
• “Rick: I can agree with your second comment above. I do not agree with your first one. (Who's Al?)”
• “Seems like a tragic accident. Condolences to the family. Officer Mitchell: Brave the storm.”
• “I just closed my eyes to the whole thing. It was dark. Does that count?”
• “(from the article): "The study didn't assess the mechanism linking hot tea to esophageal cancer, but the researchers said ...”
• “Mike: Oh all right. He might be old, but at least he's an ex-marine. I'll cut him some ...”
• “John: I'm glad they rallied and resolved. Do you know where I can get some anti-grumpy pills. I think ...”
• “Question: There's no doubt Columbia has grown in population, but is increasing the City Council from seven members to ...”
• “--Why haven't other groups come to advocate for the Libertarians' right to be Libertarians? I haven't met one ...”
• “Oh, and Mr. Miller, if it's too painful to watch, just stop being a voyeur...”
• “Colonel Miller: Thank you for responding to my comment concerning an ulterior motive for these cameras. You may think that ...”
• “If MAC does not include white students in need of help, I'd either be for eliminating the entire program ...”
• “"Because the 'Choose Life' plate is different from the standard Missouri license plate, a reasonable observer would understand that the ...”
• ““The only thing we know we can do is cut spending,” Thornhill said. (You can't cut spending. It hasn ...”
• “Thank you for the clarification, Mr. Thornhill. I am now less confused.”
• “He's got my vote.”
• “"Give the teacher credit for creativity," Donnelly said. "There's no question we're in desperate financial straits." CREATIVITY. What ...”
• “"Second Ward candidate Allan Sharrock laid out the steps of the redistricting process and said he thinks the city will ...”
• “March 25, 2009: Oh no, not again... Boone County National Bank robbed The armed robbery occurred around 3:30 p ...”
• “(from the Missourian): Unlike Thornhill, Sharrock felt that developers need to communicate with neighborhood associations early on in the process ...”
• “Teenagers at home, shooting guns. Illegal use of an out of town vehicle. Stolen property. This incident took place just ...”
• “Tracy: With all due respect, so much sugar, so little reality. The Humane Society needs help all right, however it ...”
• “Mr. Sharrock: Interesting. Perhaps there was some shyness on their part. Nevertheless, thank you for encouraging parent involvement and accessibility ...”
• “I didn't get a chance to attend the meeting but I did bump into Allan Sharrock later that night ...”
• “Is it not a traffic violation to run a red light? Yes it is. Is the operator of the vehicle ...”
• “Without a Family Court structure, with family support services and parental/minor accountability/responsibility requirements, pouring more money into Columbia ...”
• “Dear Shawn Wallace: How do you know the "stats" on LGBTQ suicides are due to discrimination? Exactly what is meant ...”
• “Perhaps people who are on a spiritual path and seek answers from organized religious businesses are becoming more disillusioned with ...”
• “Jason: FYI: There's nothing funny about homeless people "camping out" in your garden when you're trying to grow ...”
• “Chuck: I hope it helps. -RS”
• “Chuck: One solution at Paquin Park is to make it smaller by fencing off CPS owned property, thus giving the ...”
• “I used to have a sense of humor until P&R took it away. (The Powerful & Rich.) http://www.columbiamissourian ...”
• “Charles Dudley Jr. Why can't we just all get along? When it comes to winning a million dollars, it ...”
• “I suggest that a curfew for children 12 years and younger should be on the books, in a town such ...”
• “Tim: I've heard and seen these kind of protesters before, back in the Vietnam Days. Many used people's ...”
• “I suggest that a curfew for children 12 years and younger should be on the books, in a town such ...”
• “"The University has the Heinkel parking lot slotted for new Anthropology and Art & Archaeology museums." Suggestion: Add an extra floor ...”
• “Mr. Art Vandelay: Stop the presses. I am in agreement with you, sir. Perhaps advocating for a United Nations which ...”
• “Kudos to Dr. Holem and the dedicated, professional staff at the Family Dental Center. Also, I just made two phone ...”
• “Dear Mr. Griggs: Thank you for your response. I know who some of them were, and some of them no ...”
• “Dear Mr. Griggs: Consumption of store bought alcohol, urinating in public and using and selling drugs in a small city ...”
• “According to the Castle Coalition: Missouri has one of the worst records on eminent domain abuse in the country. Cities ...”
• “"A report from City Manager Bill Watkins to the council stated that it's an opportunity the city and society ...”
• “(from the article) "Sue Fenton, 79, has been going to the Health Connection for 16 years. "There's no place ...”
• “From a poster on zoo-too: "The Humane Society use to be a great place. Today however there are two many ...”
• “The public schools are not in a mess due to the lack of formal pre-kindergarten, such as Head Start or ...”
• “DK: I would think the following: #1...The smell, from the lack of disinfectant in the drainage channel which runs ...”
• “This looks so much nicer than your story about vagrants hanging around kids and our disabled neighbors.... Local green thumbs ...”
• “Come now, Chuck. It's so much more serene admiring the efforts of innocent little children than holding Board Members ...”
• “The Community Garden Coalition might need to take some photos of the plots and shed at Paquin Park. Considering that ...”
• “They all sounded like Horny Toads, to me.”
• “JE: From an article about State Farm and their love of parks: "...the Columbia Board of Realtors CEO said, “... and ...”
• “Our city leaders should close down Mike Hood's department for 5 years and catch up on everything else. What ...”
• “The following is the only portion of this article that has any social redeeming value: “It will apply to heterosexual ...”
• “Hey John: When was the last time you took a risk and posted one original idea? You seem to enjoy ...”
• “RG: Maybe because intimidating suspects to take a polygraph test is actually what they have faith in. Not the fact ...”
• “The elderly are living longer than ever. Subsequently, time spent at facilities such as Lenoir will also increase. Without the ...”
• “He's olmos my favorite character actor, and definitely a great humanitarian. (Superb article.)”
• “Jarrod: Must be a bad case of "mad at cows" disease.”
• “Perhaps it's time for Parents as Teachers to expand their involvement with the lives of their young children/students ...”
• “Chuck: I actually invited John Schultz to give me the opportunity to sit in on a meal with his hard-core ...”
• “As investigators study why a 14-year-old went into cardiac arrest after being hit with a Taser in Chicago, some new ...”
• “Taser use by the police will always be a "trust of judgement" issue. I am glad to see our CPD ...”
• “Mr. Schloot: I'm not fishing for anything. Just responding to an article printed by the Missourian. I'm certain ...”
• “John Schloot: I ask that you contact Jake Sherlock of the Missourian I would be happy to meet with you ...”
• “John Schultz: What can I tell you. We all heard what we all heard. It was upsetting to hear and ...”
• “John: When I participated in the community volunteer coalition's small venture to help the Veterans' Group, Welcome Home Inc ...”
• “John Schloot: First off, I don't know who you are, and this is the first time I have ever ...”
• “And, yet I see this article from a more local perspective. We live in a town that has an annual ...”
• “John: Excuse me for thinking that this is going on in Hallsville. I must have misunderstood one of the original ...”
• “Nice to know the manner in which our Hallsville neighbors support our men and women who put their lives at ...”
• “['Dresner said under current procedures, officers remove the probes from people who have been shot, clean their wounds and give ...”
• “I think it's a shame that the "Humane Society" has been killing healthy dogs and pups for way too ...”
• “John: No need for "Stone Soup." One approach to a "better way" may come from the ideology of the following ...”
• “While the topic of sheltered workshops is a little off the articles's main theme, I am compelled to add ...”
• “...Ray has an odd way of communicating online at times that makes it hard to tell if he is talking ...”
• “Marcie McShane: Even people with Tourette's syndrome sometimes manage to find good things to say. I suggest you try ...”
• “From the article: "Districts choosing a four-day week could lengthen their school days by an hour and have 32 fewer ...”
• “Jim Dog: I totally agree with the concept of local school boards making decisions and having options. I think it ...”
• “While I contend that Richard Nixon took his cannabis problem a little bit too far and there needs to be ...”
• “Mr. Cone: Thank you for the invite. I just might take you up on it. My comments had more to ...”
• “"With the economy (in the United States), the first thing on your mind is going to be keeping your house ...”
• “Legislated mandates for the installation of sprinkler systems, in all existing homes is not a bad idea, as long as ...”
• “From the article: "Districts choosing a four-day week could lengthen their school days by an hour and have 32 fewer ...”
• “Re-classifying rape Ilona Jasiewicz argues for re-classifying rape from a sex crime to a hate crime, to make clear that ...”
• “Merchants, sharing that parking lot, and the Gas station across the street, know they have some "toughies" in that area ...”
• “I hope our new school superintendent, Dr. Chris Belcher, advocates for Parent Teacher Associations, which include our students/youths in ...”
• “Kudos to CPD for doing their job. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tasew58vcPg”
• “Charles D: There must be a good reason why that video is called "White Chicks and Gang signs" intead of ...”
• “My guess, coming from a gun carrying thug who got killed during a botched up drug/money exchange/robbery is ...”
• “MattY: Talented (synonyms) able, accomplished, adept, artistic, brilliant, capable, clever, cut out for, endowed, expert, having a knack, ingenious, intelligent ...”
• “Kevin Gamble, many people, myself included, wrote to and spoke to the politicians and organizations we could about W's ...”
• “Columbia is becoming more bike-friendly and less people-friendly. We were doing just fine without white bike logos all over our ...”
• “(Excerpts from SchoolHouseTalk) Columbia Public School Board Vice President Steve Calloway said it’s possible the board will choose.... ...Calloway ...”
• “"[Mason was a longtime friend of his wife's family. He knew her as John Vallandingham before she had gender ...”
• “What would any teenager do with large amounts of marijuana? It's kids like these that give teenagers a bad ...”
• “Photographs the Missourian did not want you to see... http://www.freakingnews.com/Bat-Boy-Lives-Pictures--2302.asp”
• “I found a 10 foot ugly stick.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgOIEGz7o_s”
• “Dear Superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher: Although both you and your opponent are residents of Missouri, I just wanted to let ...”
• “I wouldn't touch this one with a ten foot pole....”
• “John: I'll send them my resume if you send them yours. If either one of us are excepted, we ...”
• “John: I know Richard King and I'll handle it the way I choose. I'm not complaining about the ...”
• “RMH says... There is no state sale tax on cars in Montana. You do need an address or a PO ...”
• “Report: Watkins expects to offer CPD chief job next week By Joe Meyer, (Tribune) February 13, 2009 In a report ...”
• “John: What do you believe about NAACP's exclusiveness? Would they welcome the Chairman of the Boone County Libertarian Party ...”
• “Like I've said before, Nixon missed his mark. I hope Obama helps all of us by adjusting some aspects ...”
• “Why a separate program for marijuana? Marijuana Anonymous It is very difficult to go to a meeting and be called ...”
• “Marijuana, testicular cancer link is found Young male users seem to be more likely to get an aggressive form of ...”
• “MARIJUANA ADDICTION (Excerpts) Marijuana addiction causes many problems. Marijuana addiction does much damage in the life of the person addicted ...”
• “John: Just found something your local drug pusher might just not want to share with you.... http://www.marijuanaaddiction.info/”
• “John: You might find your answer here, or you could always ask one of the drug pushers who just might ...”
• “John: I refer you to the actual programs which the AntiDefamation League administers.... http://regions.adl.org/missouri/programs/ (I ...”
• “John: I thought they did and that's how they came up with... Dronabinol Dronabinol is used to treat loss ...”
• “Dear Superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher: Although both you and your opponent are residents of Missouri, I just wanted to let ...”
• “Dear Superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher: Although both you and your opponent are residents of Missouri, I just wanted to let ...”
• “Shannon Hale: The only hemp product I have a problem with is the one that "NORML" advocates for you to ...”
• “John Schultz: I usually don't like sharing personal stories over the internet, however, considering that you have been not ...”
• “Nice "in-your-face" photos. Aren't there many olive-skinned Muslims and Jews as well? And, George Farris, a 45-year NAACP member ...”
• “Also of possible interest: A new study by Northeastern University Professor James Alan Fox showed black teen murder rates have ...”
• “Alice Interesting web-site. Seems like for "College Town Columbia" in 2008, Columbia, your obsrvation of white teens arrested for pot ...”
• “Well done, Superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher! I hope Michelle Gadbois and the rest of the board realize the importance of ...”
• “During our last night's meeting, I had conveyed my dismay that we had only one black person in the ...”
• “Superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher seems to be the best candidate for CPS... http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/feb/12 ...”
• “Superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher would be a welcomed addition to Columbia... http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/feb/12/small-district-chief-wants-larger-schools-role/”
• “Note: Superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher, will participate in a public forum at 5 p.m. Thursday, (tonight!), at Paxton Keeley ...”
• “Per Hank Waters, Publisher of the Tribune: {"...Deming and Chris Belcher, superintendent of the small Kearney School District north of ...”
• “Wow, considering that most public comments making it to the Trib site express concerns about Deming being "retired," his lack ...”
• “Cliff Village is a town of about 4 dozen people. The mayor, who clearly benefits from "medical marijuana," creates an ...”
• “Why Mary doesn't look a day over 99! This is 2009. We now have America's first black President ...”
• “MattY: Yea, I checked out his photo on the site that Ayn posted and he does kinda looks black to ...”
• “Open to all interested persons: "House Parties" discussing the Economic Recovery Act. We would > like to take the opportunity to ...”
• “Did Hickman's principal run through the streets and gather up all of his students who were hanging around McDonald ...”
• “From the bio portion of her web-site.... "Throughout her career, Rep. Oxford has received the Burning Bush Award..." Well, that ...”
• “Per Hank Waters, Publisher of the Tribune: {"...Deming and Chris Belcher, superintendent of the small Kearney School District north of ...”
• “Dear John: IMHO, not a bad start concerning Social Security. I would still be concerned about affordable housing, health and ...”
• “I have no problem with "smaller government," however how do we make the transition without hurting those currently vested/dependent ...”
• “Also from St. Louis: http://www.courts.mo.gov/hosted/circuit22/juvenile.htm (Click "Report Card" feature} When we ask ...”
• “One aspect of Family Court in St. Louis is the Family Support Team... Excerpts from their brochure: A Family Support ...”
• “Ayn: KCMO. 2002... The Family Court offers an array services ranging from residential care facilities to mentoring programs. "In addition ...”
• “Ayn/John: In your worlds, exactly what does "contributing" and "taking" look like? And, how does the concept of "sharing ...”
• “{"Nationwide, the number of murders and violent crimes overall dropped last year after increasing in 2005 and 2006, according to ...”
• “If you want people to "understand" why "Officers arrested Columbia resident Coty Thomas Galbreath in his home on Wednesday in ...”
• “Brett: If you click on the top bar graph to the left of this article you will note that "property ...”
• “Walmart, Target, Gerbes, restaurants, bars and pretty much every retailer at the mall would rather hire young College and High ...”
• “Either Chris Belcher or Skip Deming will get the job of superintendent for Columbia Public Schools. Belcher...is currently the ...”
• “http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Eating_Disorders/peacelovehope/ocd.html For someone with an eating disorder, OCD manifests itself by leading ...”
• “Dear Ms. Lambeth: While I hold your agency in high esteem, for marriage counseling services, I feel compelled to share ...”
• “Dear Ms. Slater: I agree that Neihborhood Watch activities may help, but it will be through people actually organizing and ...”
• “{“We’re going to try to be everywhere the bad guys are,” Dresner said.} With the proliferaton of Section 8 ...”
• “Mr. Ziegler pleaded guilty and probably feels remorse. While he did take matters into his own hands, by poisoning the ...”
• “I guess now he's really up the creek, without a paddle. (What kind of caviar are they serving in ...”
• “It's good to see cut throats plead. Releasing them into our community, even with "restrictions," puts us all at ...”
• “Three comments, of many, from US News blog: Put a Lid on Limbaugh February 04, 2009 05:05 PM ET ...”
• “An interesting "pay scale" site... http://www.payscale.com/research/US/School=University_of_Missouri_-_Columbia/Salary”
• “Spend less, save more. Be free of debt and credit. The greed of corporate America, (under the Bush administration), the ...”
• “{"The funeral home, which its owners say is the only black-owned funeral home between St. Louis and Kansas City... H ...”
• “John Schultz, Chairman of the Boone County Libertarian Party: I don't belong to any "gang." Is the Libertarian Party ...”
• “Bart Undaware: What does your reference to a potential script for the movie, "Legal Search Leaves Mayor's Dogs Dead ...”
• “An article which mentions the Major back when she was "just" a Captain... Kansas City Police Chief Rick Easley said ...”
• “Ayn Rand: Koo Koo Ka-choo... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBRss3HUipw”
• “Some examples that city council members present initiatives from the "voters" of Columbia: http://booneliberty.org/StopTheBan/SmokingBanPetition.pdf - http ...”
• “It seems to me that bike and park initiatives are carry overs from Ray Beck who groomed Bill Watkins and ...”
• “One motorcycle cop spot opening at the end of last year is no big deal. Maybe another reason for not ...”
• “Beth Kopine: It's the True/False festival! How do I know if what YOU are saying is true or ...”
• “Maybe quotas are down or it's just good P.R. Either way if each speeding ticket generated $100 that ...”
• “From Trib blog on this matter: {landmine says... An Executive style of a salaried mayor-council type of government might work ...”
• “I wonder if Pat and her zoning friends would still mind if Mr. Sallee decided to make his 5 acres ...”
• “Personally, I am against legalized government killings. However, this article is from Matt Blunt's reign. Why are you bringing ...”
• “California and snow never seemed to click with me. Although, I'm certain that there's California snow in their ...”
• “Maybe these guys can access the African American Studies Center database and figure out where they went wrong. Or, maybe ...”
• “...The final candidate is Major Christine Laughlin of Kansas City, Missouri. Although she hasn't been a police chief, she ...”
• “Haltom City police chief a finalist for Missouri post BY DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR.ramirez@star-telegram.com HALTOM CITY -- The Haltom ...”
• “What are you drinking Sanchez? Lime Kool-Aid?”
• “Welcome Home's need for bicycles, pots and pans, is just the tip of an iceberg. (Of course cash donations ...”
• “When is the next mayoral election? Will the city council decide to replace our current city manager, before their authority ...”
• “John: Just some thoughts... Icy Road Verdict to Cost $3.55M Friday, April 4, 2008 by Vic Vela • Journal Santa ...”
• “John: I don't advocate anyone driving reckless in bad weather. I also do not consider the government totally blameless ...”
• “Unless the roads are closed down as being dangerous, I hold those responsible, for keeping them safe to drive on ...”
• “The only person responsible for the success of a child is the child. Everyone else has the responsibility to provide ...”
• “I am more inclined to believe Mayor Hindman than believe that Bill Watkins was pretending to be a mime all ...”
• “RW B It's not about money. It's about the truth, as I see it. I live by my ...”
• “Here's your sign... {"Some have joined the anti-immigrant vigilante movement, committing drive-by shootings of Mexican labourers. Others are scattered ...”
• “Rickmeister: Thanks a lot for making me cite the dictionary, as my "off-the-top-of-my-head" formula has been challenged. This one is ...”
• “Foote: So many questions, I might get a headache. Better leave it to the United Nations to do their job ...”
• “The rich have always known that most "private" schools are far superior to "government" schools. Bureaucrats have much to learn ...”
• “Emotional reactions are the enemy of intelligent solutions..... Rick Knowledge + Life Experiences + Intuition = Wisdom Ray”
• “DK: Sometimes symantics gets in the way of communicating one's ideas. Probably even more so on-line. I have taken ...”
• “Eric: I hope someday you can see beyond the tip of your nose... ...the national hate crime program collect details ...”
• “DK: Hitler was ignored for quite some time. In fact, you might say that appeasement helped make his Nazi movement ...”
• “I'd like to see them make reparations by disbanding their circus and disposing of their costumes. It's still ...”
• “Tactics Over the years, the National Socialist Movement (NSM) has displayed a growing ability to attract media coverage of the ...”
• “The National Socialist Movement Criminal Activity In 2006, a number of National Socialist Movement (NSM) members were involved in criminal ...”
• “Know thy enemy... Extremism in America NSM calls for a "greater America" that would deny citizenship to Jews, nonwhites, and ...”
• “[we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back ...”
• “Some comments from a Springfield,Missouri thread... 1. Freedom of Speech is one thing. Being a good civic organization is ...”
• “The sham of the Adopt-a-Highway program is that while organizations like the KKK and Nazi groups get State supplied advertisement ...”
• “Katy, I must disagree with you on this one. If anything, the law should be enforced. I have read that ...”
• “Dear Ms. Rosenberg: Your honesty and integrity places you high above those who condemn Israel for defending its people against ...”
• “Lane Wilson: What part of "between a man and a woman," don't you understand?”
• “The Constitution does not guarantee the desires which homosexuals currently advocate for, and already have certain "protections" by virtue of ...”
• “Hey Rick: You don't need to be a bloodhound to appreciate this one... (Farting in Public is Now Illegal ...”
• “More shabby journalism from the Associated Press (Don't expect "fair and balanced" from AP's Karin Laub) PMWATCH - April ...”
• “Hamas brought it on their own. They also brought it onto the children of Israel... Gaza Rockets Keep Israeli Children ...”
• ““This film is obviously very relevant today in terms of what we’re faced with: religious fanaticism endangering all democracy ...”
• “John: Services for Independent Living and other groups highly discourage excessively smelly stuff, such as perfume. Most people will find ...”
• “John: If you are smoking and we walk past each other, as I breathe in your smoke, the discomfort and ...”
• “Smoking obviously takes its toll on health and our environment. Charles Dudley, thanks for some links and comments that make ...”
• “[we ask you to help us work for th