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- “You got a cite for that little factoid? Smoking not only affects the health of those who smoke, but all ...”
- “My home town has had roll carts for decades. My 85 year old mother has no difficulty rolling her trash ...”
- “Mike Mentor, the Ryan/romney position is brand new; as in, they did not believe or say those positions prior ...”
- “J Karl Miller, many republicans have quoted this erroneous information: http://www.christianliferesources.com/article/rape-pregnancies-are-rare-461 James Leon Holmes (lifetime ...”
- “Comparing Obama's obvious malaprop slip of saying there are 57 states to Akin's statements is ludicrous. I am ...”
- “@Kevin, we do need carbs in our diets. However, grain-based carbs are pretty bad for us, especially highly processed grains ...”
- “Go Grok! Lots of mounting evidence that not only excess soy very bad for you, our GMO, big ag funded ...”
- “Frank Christian, this election is not only about the economy. It's about the extreme Christian right wing making a ...”
- “Mike Mentor, Ryan and Akin co-sponsored a bill that tried to narrow the definition of rape to "forcible" rape (like ...”
- “@Mike Mentor, sorry, try again. The law prohibits Medicaid funds from being used for elective abortion, but provides exceptions for ...”
- “Michael Trapp was one of two politicians who have ever shown up at my door, and I've lived in ...”
- “@Frank, I chose Dobermans years ago for many reasons, including their medium large size, short coat, intelligence, trainability, and loyalty ...”
- “Frank, as a Doberman owner since 1981, a past member of the Doberman Pinscher Club of America, a present member ...”
- “I have owned Dobermans since the early 1980s. At that time, Dobermans were the "vicious" breed-du-jour. Hype, myth, misinformation and ...”
- “Oh and by the way, this is worth reading: http://studentactivism.net/2012/02/03/komen-statement-on-planned-parenthood-is-a-pr-move-not-a-policy-reversal/”
- “Too little, too late. I've learned a lot about the SGK foundation these past few days. Making the huge ...”
- “As an animal welfare activist and a horse lover, I actually support equine slaughterhouses in the U.S. Why? Because ...”
- “It may be because I'm an "outsider" only having lived in MO since 1978, but my feelings about the ...”
- “Yes. Exactly. I am a lifelong Democrat, but I am totally disgusted with the entire system, on both sides. It ...”
- “The OWS movement is not about asking rich people to give away all their money to people who are too ...”
- “@Michael, I would say that there is a very excellent chance that Fano can be placed successfully with another handler ...”
- “I actually think Fano should remain with the police department. However I very strongly doubt Fano is an aggressive dog ...”
- “Very cool! The Commerce Bank location is very near my house. Having family in various places, I can say with ...”
- “I am sure the former officer is tremendously bonded to this dog and would love to have him. However, if ...”
- “I wonder who someone would talk to that is interested in a possible future event date at the fairgrounds? It ...”
- “Ronda's peaches are the best! Not just incredible flavor but they tend to hold well for almost a week ...”
- “@Dillard, um.... if it's a petition drive, and they get 90,000 signatures, and it's put on the ...”
- “For those of us who knew Karen and still mourn her death, your using this story to get in inane ...”
- “I grew up in Kentucky, which like Missouri, did not actually secede from the Union. However, Kentucky is very much ...”
- “As a Geologist's daughter (and no expert but I heard a lot from my Dad when growing up) I ...”
- “Feral cats are a huge problem, but this is not the fix for it. As you say, it's ludicrous.”
- “I'm a bit tired of all the media treating the possibility of a relationship between Karen and Sunny as ...”
- “I just want to cry every time I see the lovely lines of that old stately home, now sitting on ...”
- “As someone who has booked events in several places (including the fairgrounds though we don't currently use it), I ...”
- “Anthony, that's not what I heard. And even if it was just the smaller ones, since when is it ...”
- “Well. I know who my first call will be to the next time I need help with air conditioning, heating ...”
- “Very interesting differences between this article and the Trib article. The Trib article focused only on the death of the ...”
- “I've been following Eric's blog for awhile and am glad to see this situation addressed more publicly by ...”
- “I just saw a 60 minutes piece on fracking this past Sunday. Thanks to Halliburton and a Bush era law ...”
- “Roger, respectfully, you do not get to be the arbiter of what is and is not art. Nor do I ...”
- “Rose, I'm right there with you. However, we already have the strongest laws in the Nation regulating breeders in ...”
- “Hmmmm. It's June 24 and you're just reporting on this NOW? I, for one, would have been glad ...”
- “If it's being shown that the new labels are helping convince some people to quit, I say go for ...”
- “Just ask any new business owner in Columbia about trying to actually open a business in Columbia. It's a ...”
- “I was walking my dogs early Sunday morning. Usually Cosmo park is a very quiet place in the early morning ...”
- “Oh yeah. "It's already a hideous eyesore, let's make it even MORE tacky!" Brilliant idea. Not.”
- “Yeah, and I bet your grandma and grandpa did not eat any cicadas either! Seriously, of course you are correct ...”
- “Oh dear. I see "intelligent design" all over this. So if the teaching of evolution violates a student's "religious ...”
- “I do own a dog. I used to go to Grindstone Park years ago. Before the bridges, and before the ...”
- “@Frank, to be clear, I'm not saying that people should put up with horrible conditions and poor treatment just ...”
- “@Jean, I'm curious as to your statement, "more dangerous nuclear power." More dangerous than what? More dangerous than coal ...”
- “@Kevin, I don't really buy the "poor quality of work" idea. Almost all young kids are going to have ...”
- “It's more than rules. Remember when we were kids and would go to a birthday party? There would be ...”
- “@Tom, where do you get your 100,000 number? So far the nuclear accident in Japan has killed no one ...”
- “Oh great. My dogs will be in hog (or rather, cicada) heaven. I, on the other hand, will not.”
- “Compared to other energy sources, nuclear energy is very safe. An average of 30 coal miners die each year, and ...”
- “@Frank, how do you know this is a deliberate fostering of feminine traits on this boy? Maybe he likes pink ...”
- “Yeah, I'm with the "let's live in reality" people. Prop B is unenforceable, draconian, will not do a ...”
- “Anne Ross, were you by chance the woman who was jumping on people at the Columbia Public Library trying to ...”
- “@Harold, don't expect an answer to that question, because if Mindy answers it truthfully, it will show that very ...”
- “@Matt et al, it does make sense, especially if you show dogs or are, say, moving cross country with a ...”
- “I actually do both. I have a nook on which I read ebooks. And I also still use and buy ...”
- “Unfortunately for physicians and patients alike, the BMI is really not a good indicator at all of overall health or ...”
- “@John, true that. I haven't heard that he won't though.”
- “The bill as it stood was unenforceable and quite possibly unconstitutional. The legislators were really faced with no choice. That ...”
- “Anyone who blames all breeders for the actions of a few really needs to consider getting help, or perhaps simply ...”
- “Ditto on the racism. He has a foreign sounding name and he is not white, therefore he cannot have been ...”
- “Ah Terry, the truth comes out. You feel all breeders, any breeder, is a thug. Even breeders following the law ...”
- “I was told by a Rock Bridge State Park guide that the Old Plank Road, which can be seen from ...”
- “@Mike, my issue is actually with both the HSUS and with Prop B. However, I do dispute your claim that ...”
- “I did not say shelters were different in the UK. I said that the shelter situation is different, in that ...”
- “To get back to Kathryn's letter, Kathryn, do you have any numbers on total numbers of dogs that various ...”
- “@Mike, I respect your viewpoint, but submit that the shelter situation in the UK is fairly substantially different than that ...”
- “I find it very interesting that when asked questions and confronted with facts, Terry chooses to attack and flame a ...”
- “Terry, where, exactly, do you see funds coming from for more inspectors? (which, by the way, Prop B *also* does ...”
- “I'm very curious how the HSUS treats animals rescued from substandard conditions. It is my understanding that you neither ...”
- “Oh yeah. Punish the folks at the bottom of the latter who are struggling to put food on the table ...”
- “@Jack I think it may have something to do with the way the lines run, which is why AmTrak only ...”
- “@John, no strollers for a couple of very good reasons. First, it gets very crowded in there. Second, and more ...”
- “Just to be clear, a dog show is not a "race" and there is no "racing." There are three main ...”
- “I'm with Christopher. I would have no moral issue with the death penalty if the system were perfect and ...”
- “Brad, as a science lover I think it only fair to point out that you were not hearing crickets that ...”
- “I think that commenters from other states have the right to voice their opinions. However, I also feel that those ...”
- “Michael, you say it is not difficult, but let's be realistic. Let's take your three suggestions (which are ...”
- “@Shelly, I have never said that there were not problem individual breeders in Missouri. There are problem individual breeders in ...”
- “I'm still wondering who Terry's "we" is. Who is "we" Terry? Are you officially representing the HSUS and ...”
- “Here is why Proposition B will not help with the breeders in this state who are treating their dogs cruelly ...”
- “@Mark, you are right... and not right. Unfortunately, as you age it becomes increasingly difficult to lose weight. You are ...”
- “This is definitely a great thing for Columbia. However, I would caution people about the BMI as an indicator of ...”
- “One other small comment on the implication that this legislation does not have a thing to do with responsible breeders ...”
- “Terry who is "we?" Unfortunately your reading comprehension skills seem to be a bit lacking. Either that, or you are ...”
- “@Terry your sensationalistic hysterical wailing does not a factual argument make. Histrionics are rarely effective, and in this case you ...”
- “Terry, many of the links you are providing are coming straight from animal rights organizations. And seriously? Using a Cafepress ...”
- “My personal belief is that Proposition B should never have passed, and would never have passed if it had not ...”
- “Ms Dickerson states, "This attack is fueled by special-interest dog breeders, some of whom have been charged with cruelty to ...”
- “Hi Amanda! Good to hear from you. I think the point some are making about Proposition B is that unlicensed ...”
- “@Robin Barrows, no one is saying that Missouri does not have a problem with some unethical, scumbag breeders. We do ...”
- “Karl Miller brings up the truth of the weakness of Proposition B. Prop B will do nothing to alleviate conditions ...”
- “703 spaces, and only 13 handicapped spaces? Only 120 metered spaces. The rest are supposed to be permit parking. That ...”
- “It's an ugly eyesore. It used to be that driving Eastbound on Broadway, when you crossed Garth and came ...”
- “So the Wildhaven Thursday nights are still open to the public? I lived at Wildhaven for a couple of years ...”
- “Missouri has one of the lowest cigarette tax rates in the nation, and has been condemned for its failure to ...”
- “@Frank dogs do not understand what is right and what is wrong for them. Just because your dog liked his ...”
- “Like many such ordinances, everybody seems to ignore the elephant in the room. The question is not whether long-term tethering ...”
- “The Chrysler commercial was my top ranked one, followed by the VW commercial. The other ones went for cheap laughs ...”
- “Shelly, wrt people with 10 or more intact bitches being called puppy mills it's quite simple. The Animal Rights ...”
- “Fact: Missouri's Proposition B labels all breeders with 10 or more intact bitches as puppy mills. That would include ...”
- “Excellent commentary. One group that is trying to spread the concept of civil discourse is the Coffee Party. It is ...”
- “This is about way more than the "breathing impaired" and making accommodations for such. Secondhand smoke has been shown in ...”
- “No one commenting on these boards is in support of dogs being kept in inhumane conditions. No one. The difference ...”
- “Unfortunately, Shelly has a very poor understanding of Missouri ACFA regulations. I understand her passion but do need to correct ...”
- “For those of you who are trying to rewrite history and point to some kind of overwhelming statewide support of ...”
- “Ways in which Proposition B directly and indirectly harms dogs. Proposition B requires that breeders allow all dogs free access ...”
- “In all this inane bickering back and forth and point-scoring by saying nasty things about others there is a very ...”
- “IMO the Tribune is trying to prop up its big printing plant using this online subscription model. Their new tiered ...”
- “@Mark are you seriously trying to imply that Sean Kahler is incapable of recognizing his own *Father*? I think you ...”
