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• “Water towers aren't so much for storage as for maintaining a fairly constant pressure in the distribution system they ...”
• “Oh, and we left 4 years before the Cuyahoga caught fire. It was really bad then - I was in a ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "I hadn't realized you lived in Cleveland." Yes - I was born there, and we relocated to ...”
• “"Businesses could commit some of the more than two trillion dollars that they are collectively hoarding to fund the increase ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Investment will always be the instrument to restore ours and every economy on earth." Except in many ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Yeah, Right! Only matters to the 32.7% (record high)unemployment among our MO teens. "Now, adults ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "remarks that a governmental mandated salary minimum has much to do with the lack of hiring" Since ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "We want a huge, expensive military for "security", but... we really don't want to pay to ...”
• “Michael WIlliams wrote: "The consumer" Yes. That's what happened in the last increase. I looked around a bit last ...”
• “Politicians have never been generally honest. The fact that presidential campaigns are very expensive, and thus funded in large part ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "He caused things to be done that people are now crying "can never be done". Like, balance ...”
• “"that they’ve been tested for whether they’re harmful or not. And the answer is no, they haven't ...”
• “Keystone XL would have carried about 800,000 barrels/day, and if the Northern Gateway carries 525,000, that means ...”
• “It also should be said that polls of violent criminals in prison show that what a robber or rapist fears ...”
• “I haven't read through all of this, but very often, just having a gun in a home invasion or ...”
• “And there are people that deny that the climate is warming. You don't get much less political than the ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "I am wondering how you or I or any of us now senior citizens ever managed to ...”
• “I'd like to hear someone define "American Dream". Consumerism is a big part of why people have less money ...”
• “Jimmy Bearfield wrote: "That's why Congress is studying usage-based taxes, where a GPS module tracks how many miles a ...”
• “Don Milsop wrote: "Private schools and home schoolers continually show superior achievement over publics schools, and at a fraction of ...”
• “The problem here is actually collecting those taxes. If the IRS believes that only $65 billion of the $450 billion ...”
• “There is already an age limit (18) for clerks that sell alcohol for carryout, and they have to be 21 ...”
• “Louis Schneebaum wrote: "You should also consider the fact that current practices are exponentially more deleterious to our most valuable ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "this context is totally about politics and D's and R's." Frank, are there any contexts ...”
• “Jonathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "But, perhaps we should first establish what constitutes good leadership and go from there. Got any names ...”
• “You're right, John. I went by there yesterday and the back-in sign was still there. I did read somewhere ...”
• “Ray Shapiro wrote: "Do you really think that those who have been driving cars, vans and trucks around town for ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: "it's neat how I can recognize the same faces sellin' at local farmers' markets buyin' bulk ...”
• “Corey, I believe the Terminator seeds that you're referring to were taken off the market. However, there's a ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: "DK: I'd like to know what chemicals, if any, local "organic" producers are using for insect ...”
• “Ray Shapiro wrote: "An agenda obviously directed to displace motorists and make Columbia more car-unfriendly." Columbia has spent tens of ...”
• “matt arnall wrote: "Public opinion is that people don't want to eat GMO food." The public is generally quite ...”
• “DONATE NOW!!!!! WHIP UP IGNORANT FEAR SO WENONAH HAUTER DOESN'T HAVE TO GET A USEFUL JOB!!!! The overwhelming health ...”
• “Anyone that worries about matters outside of their control is going to be unhappier than someone who only concerns themselves ...”
• “"We need to fight those who are willing to sell our freedoms to earn personal wealth. We need to identify ...”
• “Gary Straub wrote: "There is no debating whether there are some that take advantage of those who give, whether they ...”
• “I've used CFL's for 6 or 7 years now and have only replaced one (and that was for ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Why not add the word Yet! to your final sentence, then contemplate the future you are prescribing ...”
• “"For one thing, mega-bank CEOs as a group have seen their pay skyrocket back to 2008 levels and higher." CEO ...”
• “The trouble is that the volume of petroleum used wisely is a tiny fraction of our total petroleum use. Chemicals ...”
• “Jonathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "Heck, if we halved our military budget (i.e. spent only 3 times as much as China ...”
• “Jonathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "I'm talking about investing in the American citizens themselves, through better education, more opportunities, etc." Well ...”
• “Jonathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "are you implying that the rich people you're defending have nothing to gain from providing more ...”
• “@Ellis: Sure. That's why it's important to plan for these expenses early. Parents generally have 18 years+ to ...”
• “Um, I don't know if I would consider a family of 4 living on $40,000/year "low income ...”
• “I think that if someone chooses to drive distracted and has an at-fault accident (or other serious lapse of control ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "how many law suits could be derived from practicing Christian Hymns in a public school, then assisting ...”
• “Gary Straub wrote: "if you said that our polluted atmosphere, water, and food are also major players in the cancer ...”
• “Jonathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "I am definitely Jonathan Hopfenblatt, though I don't particularly care to prove it" Hm. A quick ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: "....who knows, you might even get wealthy selling it to occupybooks." Well, I think it has to ...”
• “Just an addendum to my comment above: It's not the wealth of the top 1% that matters to the ...”
• “Jonathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "Maybe you would care to hazard a guess as to how high income inequality can climb before ...”
• “Jonathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "Also, since they're rich, they SHOULD cough up more money to fix things--a lot more than ...”
• “Jonathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "I don't remember the exact figure, but something like 60% of college graduates never use their ...”
• “Johnathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "but imagine how they would be affected if your one of your kids had recurring leukemia, or ...”
• “Johnathan Hopfenblatt wrote: "In an ideal world (or one better than this one), the amount of wealth you possess should ...”
• “I don't think the issue with this alley is the same as it might be with 9th St. 9th ...”
• “NO ONE needs to text while driving. Automobiles and trucks are deadly weapons, and must be operated with constant respect ...”
• “One problem with allowing comments at all is they often wind up discussing politics and religion, two subjects oft recommended ...”
• “Michael Brooks wrote: "Do any of the armchair critics here care to brave the elements to influence positive, NON-VIOLENT, reform ...”
• “mike mentor wrote: "Reduce uncertainty!" I'm not buying that as an explanation for why businesses aren't generally expanding ...”
• “For the little I hear of it, the news reporting on Fox seems very dry, neutral and factual. It's ...”
• “The Christmas tree, of course, is an adaptation of a pagan solstice symbol. Evergreens were considered special, and ancients would ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "Over the last few years, we hit that level of inequality again, and guess what?" My thinking ...”
• “History shows that most revolutions merely replace one whatever-ocracy with another. Usually it doesn't do anything for regular people ...”
• “MikeM, all of the groundwork was laid for the housing bubble and resultant depression long before Obama was president. It ...”
• “Horse meat is also lower in fat and has a healthier lipid profile than beef does. I'm told it ...”
• “mike mantor again cut and pasted: "The policy in question is the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)..." This is a ...”
• “mike mentor wrote: "They were forced to make mortgages available to people that would not have qualified prior by good ...”
• “OK, let's go back to when diphtheria killed one out of every two children whi caught it. Or when ...”
• “The issue is not whether city hall is a public place. Of course it is, and Occupy is a legal ...”
• “The main problem I have with skateboarding on public roads is that when a skateboarder falls, often the skateboard goes ...”
• “@Derrick: The problem isn't that the cuts aren't a necessary part of deficit reduction. The overwhelming problem is ...”
• “Jeff Jones wrote: "Come on, you are telling me that Right to Work proponents want Missourians to make more money ...”
• “I think it's stupid to punish Pinkel by suspending him when he has a game to coach. There's ...”
• “"Too many people of our country are more interested in sports, celebrities and the latest electronic gadgets than what is ...”
• “Richard Saunders wrote: "While "putting people to work" may sound good, it is nothing but the squandering of what precious ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "How about "Our Lady of Perpetual Indebtedness," a popular export item to both Greece and Italy?" I ...”
• “My understanding is the Kroenke's always owned the property, and refused to renew Osco's lease. Osco was a ...”
• “I don't think it's really about socialism or capitalism (our economy having elements of both, but still not ...”
• “stan chaz wrote: "We need to get back to what America was, and what it should be, and what it ...”
• “mike mentor cut and pasted: "The former director of New York ACORN, Jon Kest, and his top aides are now ...”
• “Here's some perspective for the Occupiers: http://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/list/ These are the 400 richest people in ...”
• “matt arnall wrote: "Do you think that the majority of people struggling to make ends meet are happy that they ...”
• “matt arnall wrote: "I am sure the information is fair and balanced." Taxfoundation.org numbers come straight from government statistics ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Before rejection of the piece because it comes from a conservative source, read -" The Spectator article actually ...”
• “@matt, what I have seen people suggest is they forgive delinquent mortgages and allow people to stay in their homes ...”
• “matt arnall wrote: "Why is it that it is fine to bail out banks with tax payer money, then claim ...”
• “Bill Fisher wrote: "The two sections of brick streets we have downtown are nearly impossible to ride a bike on ...”
• “One thing people may have trouble with is some credit unions restrict their membership in some ways (e. g. to ...”
• “Who does Fred work for? Please don't tell me it's God. DK”
• “mike mentor wrote: "Could it be that the corrupt folks in the U.N. pocketed most of the money and ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "I also fear the liberal view that we should "accept" because, eventually, we will all be living ...”
• “"The book names nearly half a dozen lead authors involved in the IPCC’s reports over the years who were ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "However, we cannot discuss the advent of foreign immigrants killing their relatives in our society because "it ...”
• “"It's that simple." That's what we have jails for. DK”
• “"I am simply making the point that it needs to be o.k. to ask and talk about the very ...”
• “And just to follow, Michael Williams is quite correct that limestone has a lot to do with CO2 levels, and ...”
• “"Mark, do you remember the stated approximate number of years worth of carbon sequestration that is being released into the ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "but somehow it seems again the conservatives wish to start at the source to prevent horrific crimes ...”
• “mike mentor wrote: "Nature has more power to add or subtract CO2 from the environment than man does." In the ...”
• “mike mentor wrote: "me resuming a topic that was discussed in posts previously about the strange way that progressives will ...”
• “Mike, what you're not separating here is the influence of culture on some of these actions that you're ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Looks like Foster was right. 60B$X10yrs = 600B$." Over the last 10 years, the federal gov't ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "He provided the D's with two of their longed for, budget busting programs, "No Child" education ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "The latest deficit panel has 3 more weeks to come up with something. Here's to hoping ...”
• “My employers don't Keep me poor. I choose not to Make the poor choices. DK”
• “It's also that without a perceived demand for expansion (willingness of customers to buy more of your product) that ...”
• “Here's a Treasury document that shows Americans had considerable income mobility (moving between different income quintiles) between 1996 and ...”
• “mike mentor wrote: "I think the single thing that could most positively impact these relations is for the moderate Islamists ...”
• “Gary Straub wrote: "Elderly women and children make up the largest piece of this black bird pie" No they don ...”
• “"Birkhead bragged about having a telemarketing job waiting for him in Virginia that paid $700 or more per week but ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Thousands of mentally ill were turned on to our streets because "they had the right to be ...”
• “One sect prays 5 times a day, and the other 3. I forget if it is Sunni or Shia' that ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "Don't ever get sick, Or have a chronic illness, Or even get hurt." Keeping insurance Is ...”
• “Let the smokers smoke on their own time. Other than working, would you rather have your employees praying or smoking ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Why haven't you mentioned this before?" I did, third comment down: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories ...”
• “James Krewson wrote: "pay the burdensome taxes that are the highest in the world seems a bit unfair." Actually, our ...”
• “@Jimmy: They're not. If you look at the hub of the front wheel in the nearer bicycle, you'll ...”
• “M Schott wrote: "Users of motorized vehicles have to be licensed and insured" Power wheelchairs don't, and scooters under ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "The public only gets pea-shooters compared to what Law Enforcement and Military have." I wouldn't say ...”
• “David Sautner wrote: "driven entirely by profit without regard to the collateral damage brought about through the use of financial ...”
• “When you look at our commitment in Iraq, and weigh the costs of our continued commitment against the cost of ...”
• “@Michael - It's certainly possible. I do see spam like this in other places and it seems to be much ...”
• “It's probably more than one knucklehead, and they're probably doing this from somewhere in Asia or Africa for ...”
• “Corey Parks wrote: "I forgot you do not have cable or high speed internet DK" Actually I have DSL these ...”
• “Gary Straub wrote: "13 trillion dollars to the banks, out of our pockets, and you don't think re-distribution of ...”
• “Corey, could you provide a link or something I could search for the speech/cheering you're mentioning? I'd ...”
• “From the "Occupy COMO Official Statement October 18, 2011": "domination of the vast majority of the population by a wealthy ...”
• “yvette black wrote: "what is moral (if you even care) to hoard outrageous sums of money or to care about ...”
• “Robin Nuttall wrote: "Make no mistake that politicians, on both sides of the aisle, are ignoring the needs of the ...”
• “mike mentor "wrote": "The American Way of life is individualistic, dynamic, pragmatic...." Um, you might want to attribute other people ...”
• “Thomas Baker wrote: "I am also doubtful that there are enough who want to get envolved to make this happen ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "I, for one, want "Wall Street" to stop playing with money just for the sake of more ...”
• “There were no occupiers in evidence this morning. Homecoming is probably a lot more fun than hanging out under the ...”
• “@Ellis I'm old enough to have seen actual Burma Shave signage along roads. Our first real automobility related ad ...”
• “Luna Paydon wrote: "it was the government who bailed the banks out on tax payer dollars and did not hold ...”
• “"the bottom 40 percent of the population have no way to speak up for themselves." What, they can't vote ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: ":Mark: In your link, see the caption for Figure 2." Oh, I did. And yes, the higher ...”
• “From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_the_United_States Illinois has about 2.4 GW peak wind capacity. http://205.254.135 ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: "Ethinyl estradiol DOES cause feminization AND it is found in river/lake/stream waters at levels KNOWN ...”
• “Jimmy Bearfield wrote: "Is Boone too big to be allowed to fail?" I'd say that given where they are ...”
• “matt arnall wrote: "I think the actions of the financial industry has already proven that they are not to be ...”
• “"Beck, who helped install solar panels on Guti’s house, said that for every home project he has helped set ...”
• “Redistributing Legally earned wealth is not Justice nor freedom. DK”
• “Jeremy Calton wrote: "Why wouldn't the table include coal, since that's how our power is generated in Columbia ...”
• “Change "remember" to "take heed". I've been playing bass since about 1973, so I *should* have a well-developed sense ...”
• “Unemployed dropouts Should remember - Bad choices have Bad consequences. DK”
• “I believe this house is close enough to campus that they could easily walk or bike to school, and Blue ...”
• “"In your opinion have we done that? I'd say we've been pretty fair." What was the point of ...”
• “What was the chemical reaction? Any updates? I've done a lot of chemical synthesis, and sometimes you can't ...”
• “"in the projects with a $3,500 camera and nobody messes with us." That's more because this isn't ...”
• “"students at several colleges walked out of classes in solidarity. I'm sure not going to class is going to ...”
• “Dammit: Twitter-like sound bites Haiku cute but severely Limits our discourse. That's what you get when most of your ...”
• “Twitter-like sound bites Haiku cute but has effect of Limiting discourse. DK”
• “A corporation Goes bankrupt - likely death from Natural causes. DK”
• “"The big cost of owning an iPhone isn't in the purchase price, it's in your monthly service fees ...”
• “I don't know that much about nutritional requirements for chickens, but it's likely that feeding them exclusively table ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "The reaction was from "the environmentalists"." Well, then why is organic produce such a big business? All ...”
• “I would imagine that if they actually tried to come up with constructive solutions (not just rehashing Ma4xism or Maoism ...”
• “Our national reaction to Silent Spring is probably the source of even greater fear than terrorism, yet the death toll ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: "Is there product liability for this, what's the cost, and is it required?" Yes - several companies ...”
• “I'd like to see gasoline taxed instead. The argument can be made that it's just as addictive, and ...”
• “Frank wrote: "You just cannot admit that Tax Cuts can create that increase." I've never said they can't ...”
• “Actually a person that makes minimum wage would be pretty much exempt from federal taxes, and would probably owe only ...”
• “Frank wrote: ""business" is the "heart of America", not government!" It still is. Government accounts for a little more than ...”
• “"These highly destructive deadly-disease-spreading, genetically-engineered, invasive-species MUST BE DESTROYED ON-SIGHT IF FOUND ROAMING FREELY IN NATURE." Translation: I LOVE to ...”
• “feank christian wrote: "Democrat legislators and B. Clinton had no thought of a balanced budget until R's came on ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Something happened '97-2000 to cause surpluses, but your prof. made no attempt to explain or identify the ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "If you were sincere you would agree that the annual federal deficit will be as much higher ...”
• “E. coli infection from ground beef would never happen if people would cook their meat to the recommended temperature, avoid ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "Taxes pay for the Commons. Saipan's perverse free Market poverty." The commons exist for Everyone, so ...”
• “Jimmy Bearfield wrote: "But the deeper the reduction in income, the more tax credits and benefits one qualifies for." Sure ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "The debt reductions "were insignificant" (590B$)." The difference between $14.4 trillion and $15 trillion is insignificant ...”
• “Jimmy Bearfield wrote: "How much would the increase be for the remaining ~52% if the freeloaders were forced to pay ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Not one word about CUTTING SPENDING!" That's because there are fewer practical ways of cutting spending ...”
• “Derrick, this is where Col. Miller's numbers likely came from: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iP3lhS4ZQ-UhyUvFfUgdPCiu-jJA?docId ...”
• “You know, Forest, there are many brands of decaf that are just as flavorful as the real thing... (forget where ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "And Mark, I don't believe that the heat needs to come from electricity." Actually it does ...”
• “A "B" cylinder can deliver 40 cubic feet of acetylene. Its actual volume is about 0.6 cu. ft. The ...”
• “Acetylene bottles for welding keep the acetylene dissolved in acetone. They have to be kept upright or the acetone will ...”
• “Tell me about it, Derrick... :>) DK”
• “"Forest Smith" wrote: "Get tested for Toxoplasma gondii infection if you are defending and assisting these highly destructive invasive-species cats ...”
• “"People Before Profits" Of course, "profits" have nothing to do with cuts to Federal programs. Without a profit motive, we ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "They are not living housing that is in any way subsidized by the government." Right. They are ...”
• “"Will either Obama or IBM bring the jobs we need in the way we need them?" IBM - we'll see ...”
• “John has a point, though. What you don't see in the study is the total number of jobs the ...”
• “While I feel that ideally any service like this should pay for itself, the subsidy currently works out to about ...”
• “How much of the abuses that Ali attributes to Islam are simply cultural abuses that have been associated with Islam ...”
• “@Derrick: I get 10 million liters (about 62,000 barrels), and tried for a bit to nail down a good ...”
• “Derrick, there are many mechanisms of dispersal of surface oil in the ocean, so it's unlikely any of the ...”
• “"repeals price controls on oil and oil products and restrictions on oil imports". Which set the stage for our crippling ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Oil recently reached $140. per barrel. Show us the corresponding increase in our rate of inflation." Probably ...”
• “The middle class has largely spent its way into trouble. A middle class family in the '60s often had a ...”
• “Statistically, the risk of being killed by terrorist attack is far less than driving, bathing, or climbing stairs. Your plane ...”
• “What caused the collapse of the Soviet Union was Saudi Arabia flooding the world with cheap oil, at the behest ...”
• “Greg Allen wrote: "It would have to be worldwide, of course, but what would it be worth to make it ...”
• “Um, next time you rip a fart like that, warn me in advance? DK”
• “I'm sure that increasing minimum wage employment is a great way to get the country working again. This is ...”
• “I think it bears repeating that the only time nukes were used in warfare, the enemy was not able to ...”
• “Michael WIliiams wrote: "So, if more health care money is made available, the cost goes up." I'd think there ...”
• “"government programs like Medicare are to blame for the nation's rapidly rising health care costs" Actually, there are a ...”
• “Um, I lived in Florida for 26 years, and have some hurricane experience. You don't need to buy water ...”
• “Gary Struab wrote: "Why the city allows these out of state companies to come in, bringing their own materials, and ...”
• “Elaine Hartley wrote: "there is so much danger from crumbling nuclear power plants on the east coast as well as ...”
• “There is a way to get "coupons" that will save 100% of the cost of any item, any time. They ...”
• “"Reinbott holds out two identical peppers — one a sweet, mild variety and the other, an intense jalepeño called Fooled ...”
• “Ever spill lithium aluminum hydride onto the lip of a fume hood with an outside air draft (in Florida)? Humidity ...”
• “There's nothing really wrong with the occasional hamburger. Fat, in moderation, is an essential part of a balanced diet ...”
• “Chris Cady wrote: "That was a brutal mixture you had there - isn't that "fuming sulfuric acid"?" It's not ...”
• “The basic problem is that a lot of things Obama and the two houses are trying to do will not ...”
• “I'm suspecting that the spilled material was some kind of mixed waste, perhaps from etching printed circuit boards or ...”
• “Tracy Greever-Rice wrote: "Every description of Kahler's defense strategy needs to explicitly acknowledge that it depends on appeal to ...”
• “Feral cats will exist and thrive in an urban setting whether anyone feeds them or not. There is ample food ...”
• “J, Karl Miller wrote: "A better question might be "How much fossil fuel burning would be required to power that ...”
• “Here's a ninteresting thought experiment on what it would take in lead to make a battery sufficient to power ...”
• “Corey Parks wrote: "Does the Federal Govt get paid for each gallon purchased or a percentage of what it costs ...”
• “Here's a chart up to the end of 2009: http://www.theautoinsurance.com/the-price-of-oil-vs-gas/ You see gasoline prices are ...”
• “However, they're physicians, and specialists to boot, so $300,000/year isn't an outrageous amount of compensation for ...”
• “Don Milsop wrote: "Mark, in what manner will China use their military." To take Taiwan, and perhaps later Japan (an ...”
• “Don Milsop wrote: "Is anybody on the left concerned with Chinese military expansion?" Well, I'm not sure if I ...”
• “I'd say "C", as I power my station off solar, but with a large battery reserve. Conversion of mechanical ...”
• “"eat more foods containing potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium." Actually the cheapest way to get all these things ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "What Collins proposes has historically been called "nationalization,"..." Yes. Venezuela nationalized its oil fields several years ago ...”
• “Gary Straub wrote: "There is no logical reason to not allow all forms of energy to contribute to the grids ...”
• “"Wind and solar power are commonly recognized answers to climate change, but there's little money to be made exploiting ...”
• “Troy Norton wrote: "you get 19.8 gallons of ethanol to produce 500 gallons of ethanol." Um, the heat of ...”
• “david smith wrote: "and that $7500 is coming straight out of the economy." This has been a part of Republican ...”
• “david smith wrote: " If you own a business you don't want to spend money on capital equipment or hiring ...”
• “The critical question that needs to be asked about any biofuel is the level of petroleum input. All biofuel is ...”
• “It's not always the case that the government pays better than private concerns. I was a VA employee for ...”
• “I wrote: "Do you know what the units are of the Y-axis on that graph?" I need glasses sometimes. Still ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote; "Just saw this graph:" Do you know what the units are of the Y-axis on that graph ...”
• “I've done a lot of mammalian tissue culture in my career, and from an energy/resources standpoint, couldn't ...”
• “david smith wrote: "you are wrong, there are no recent trends here." Well, the National Weather Service is concerned: http ...”
• “Acrually, near - record heat, by itself, isn't necessarily a hallmark of climate change. However, when you get near - record ...”
• “Helen Wanca wrote: "Would like to know what humans have contracted illness due to being in a bat cave in ...”
• “Gregg, as far as the solar articles: I've observed solar module prices going down also. I could have saved ...”
• “(from above) Michael Williams wrote: "There is now abundant evidence from the toxicology world that, in some cases, a little ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "Portion sizes get bigger because when there's no nutrition in our food, we still crave." We ...”
• “janet tucker wrote: "however there are so many radical ones and so many new immigrants" No, there really aren't ...”
• “Woodsman One, feral cats are mostly a problem in cities (where there's often lots of food to be found ...”
• “Acttually virtually all foods are "healthy" if enjoyed in proper moderation. Te main reason we're all busting our belts ...”
• “I don't think the age change will make much practical difference. Very few people carry anyway, and carry permit ...”
• “I believe that GPS only uses two frequencies, and they transmit short bursts of data at intervals, so more than ...”
• “Kathy Snowberry wrote: "I agree, and want to add that pot is SAFER than most/all prescripption pain meds." Actually ...”
• “Didn't see this before - I'd say limestone. DK”
• “The main problem with these ventures is the volatility of the oil market. Companies wishing to exploit or expand unconventional ...”
• “"Collect a bicycle license fee for all bicycles sold. If a $10 fee were implemented, it would bring in about ...”
• “Actually when Queen Anne's Lace are young, the roots taste just like carrots. At that point pictured, they're ...”
• “"He cited a recent news story of a girl in California who contracted rabies, likely from a feral cat." http ...”
• “Prisoners are wards of the state, where the hungry, homeless, and uninsured are not. We've thrown money at all ...”
• “hank ottinger wrote: "is there any law against simply dispatching a portion of the estimated 30,000 bird-and mammal-killing, noisy ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "This also indicates that when you are transitioning sources you should have a "bridge" source. Things may ...”
• “John Schultz wrote: "politicans who state our economy would be much more robust if millions of future workers and taxpayers ...”
• “(cont'd from above) "Second, I did not say to move the jobs from China, but rather that Apple could ...”
• “I love reading about how all the problems in the world are some corporation's fault. "columbite-tantalite — widely known as ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: "Quite frankly, we see NO need for activation energy and can see NO good reason why you ...”
• “I meant so a person wouldn't have to physically go to the meeting to speak at it. They already ...”
• “Kathleen Weinschenk wrote: "I would like to see the buses run on Monday nights during City Council to get more ...”
• “We already have strong legislation to protect breeding dogs. We just have to enforce it better. DK”
• “I'm asking if you can show that my numbers are wrong. DK”
• “frank christian wrote: "Mark F. As previously stated, this continual trade of statistics is an exercise in futility" But have ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Beyond that the cuts in spending will have to be "across the board"" OK, let's see ...”
• “SO what does the suthor of the article feel needs to be done to bring back American jobs? How can ...”
• “Robin Nuttall wrote: "I know a fairly alarming number of smokers who cling with desperate intensity to the pseudoscience that ...”
• “It's not that they're women, it's that their views are fairly fringe, even for the GOP. Americans ...”
• “Harold Sutton wrote: "This President is the same person who promised "hope and change", and as a Senator tried to ...”
• “"Tim Pawlenty stated that if China can have a 5 percent economic growth, why can’t the United States? He ...”
• “Actually I just sat down and looked at all of them (I didn't look at the other pictures before ...”
• “"The World Health Organization said in a survey done in countries with graphic warning labels that a majority of smokers ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "then bio-fuel from used cook oil probably won't work in this country." It won't really ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Will "unconventional taxes" solve this problem? Most understand that our governmental problem is overspending, not under taxation ...”
• “It probably is a good idea to look at unconventional taxes at this point. Churches and other non-profits do represent ...”
• “Just from memory, most cellulose biofuels (dry, ready to burn material) are in the range of 6,000 BTU/lb ...”
• “20,000 acres, even of miscanthus, can only run a 20 MW or so power plant. By the time they ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "No government can spend its way to prosperity. :(" China's doing a pretty good job of spending ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "It would help our economy tremendously if they *did* leave." Actually it would take their money out ...”
• “I wonder what's happening with the FreePower (is that the name?) proposal to build a 5 MW solar installation ...”
• “John Schultz wrote: "Now Tony, don't go getting things complicated by asking people just how much we should tax ...”
• “More information would be good here. It could be something as mundane as consolidating to cut expenses. Non-profits tend to ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "I doubt anyone is going to cook a meal on the counter or even drop their food ...”
• “"The team instead created a mouse feed laced with radioactive BPA. After consuming the diet for a week, researchers found ...”
• “Actually most fungi are not lethal in people without immunodeficiency. The most common fungal infections are dandruff, followed by athlete ...”
• “Jeez, aren't there enough flags downtown for everyone? It's just a symbol. I don't pledge allegiance to ...”
• “I don't think this plan will have the intended effect. Adding $1 to $2 million in buses, and several ...”
• “Unless we require everyone to have a state-issued photo ID (and it's really not a big expense - $11 for ...”
• “I like to shake the limbs of the fruit trees in my front yard to get them riled up. I ...”
• “Richard Saunders wrote: "Because without first destroying sound (commodity backed) money, politicians had no ability to spend without restriction." It ...”
• “The problem here is the Mint(s) only print a small portion of the money in circulation. Very much more ...”
• “I can think of several American flags flying downtown in the general area of the parking garage. One more (or ...”
• “This is a very good story, that I'm afraid a lot of people won't read all the way ...”
• “Nicholas Brown wrote: "until Republicans start believing in "science" we won't spend the piddly 1% of GDP (or raise ...”
• “One thing to be learned from this story is the importance of saving for a rainy day. Saving 10-20%% of ...”
• “If we are not willing as a state to require photo ID for every adult, then we can't single ...”
• “"its renewable energy production capacity this spring peaked at 28 gigawatts — or about the equivalent of 28 nuclear reactors." This ...”
• “Why is McDonald's a popular place to eat? Because people like their food, or things related to that (like ...”
• “Corey Parks wrote: "The fool would be those paying 800 dollars a month for something they can never truly have ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Does your research show that those living under Communism now and in the past, Voted for it ...”
• “Do you really know what Communism is? It means full state ownership of all land, money, infrastructure and means of ...”
• “Jimmy, I couldn't find the article quickly, but there was some sort of delay in getting the pieces made ...”
• “"Each panel will have the timestamp noting when the color appeared in the sky on June 21, said Stuart Keeler ...”
• “A good way to compare this garage with with some of the others (7th and Walnut would be a good ...”
• “A lot of women like "jerks". They're more exciting and unpredictable than "nice guys". I think some women just ...”
• “"Now, we must demand that our government cap the price of oil" Um, the price of oil is set by ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "Their power requirements (and therefore cost of operation) tend to be high, so they are typically located ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "The fact that people are using electricity to heat buildings with IS a major part of the ...”
• “Actually, St. Petersburg, FL has an inverted pyramid as a commercial building. I've eaten at the top of it ...”
• “There's several different types of treated lumber, and some are more suitable for garden boxes than others. "Copper amine ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "Nuclear energy is one of the most heavily government subsidized industries that I can think of." It ...”
• “I think Ameren could show some good faith by paying for the initial permit out of their own pocket. A ...”
• “Jimmy Dick wrote: "Translation: Bush and the Republicans are the ones to blame for the mess, a huge freaking deficit ...”
• “fred smith wrote: "This arcane system of forced indoctrination when the kids so not want to be there is absurd ...”
• “fred smith wrote: "Their parents will not be jailed for keeping them safely at home." Except, in many cases when ...”
• “fred smith wrote: "Parents are better motivated and equipped than so called ‘professional educators’ to evaluate the value of their ...”
• “"He said the garage at Fifth and Walnut is a double helix design." So is the 7th and Walnut garage ...”
• “" "The reason we killed Osama: Bush and Cheney. Sad to see Obama get all of the credit when he wants ...”
• “I think the issue with the bath salts is they are unregulated. They're amphetamine-like drugs in various forms, and ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "Ouch! What a dig on single mothers." No - it's just an observation that some single mothers ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "And there's the crux of our disagreement. You are mistaken in that thought." No. One can ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "Specious argument that presupposes that both parties are negotiating from parity." Well, the employee is typically subservient ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "Corporations are not in business to make jobs or generate tax revenue." Well, except they do both ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "I humbly submit that "they" don't generate any economic activity." Um, Exxon-Mobil, Occidental, CBS, Target, etc ...”
• “If the companies they lead didn't pay them as they do, another company would. You have to remember they ...”
• “Here's a 105 pound Korean woman that can eat rings around almost anyone: http://www.sonyatheblackwidow.com/ DK”
• “Jimmy Dick wrote: "If we closed the loopholes we wouldn't need to raise taxes now would we?" Unfortunately, not ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "For anyone to claim that reduced tax rates had nothing to do that additional flow of money ...”
• “fred smith wrote: "Government does not produce economic growth because they put nothing on the shelves they only buy." Doesn ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Here are the facts. Reagan's "across the board" tax cuts, to you, that's tax cuts ...”
• “Christopher Foote wrote: "How much could we save by adopting a smart grid, i.e. rates vary according to usage ...”
• “The reason I wanted to see the actual IRP was that several statements were made in the article about efficiency ...”
• “"Don't be mislead by claims that we cannot do without nuclear energy, not after Ameren has admitted that we ...”
• “Ellis, how much energy can MS&T get from geothermal (I'm assuming it's steam from "hot-rock" geothermal), if ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "That point is that private schools have the ability to limit class sizes and enforce discipline better ...”
• “fred smith wrote: "Replacing it with private schools, paid for by private dollars, and apprenticeship programs would better meet the ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "In order to maintain profitability, private health insurance companies have created a bureaucratic maze..." Why is it ...”
• “The trouble I have with this is much the same that Enrico Fermi had when he came up with Fermi ...”
• “Actually, wind energy has killed about 50 people, mostly from falls during maintenance or construction. When you consider the relative ...”
• “Japan will have rolling blackouts and other conservation measures in place for years because of the loss of the Fukushima ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "what I have read, that Canadians, just across our border from ANWR, are now and have been ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "number of industrial processes which require combustion and for which no economically viable alternative is known." Oh ...”
• “Interestingly, I can't find that abovementioned Congressional Research Service report. Can you? http://fpc.state.gov/c18185.htm DK”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "Also, a wise policy will carefully allocate uses of those energies to where each source is most ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Transportation is not their concern, but rather the reductions in the resiliency of our economy necessary, to ...”
• “fred smith wrote: "In terms of transportation there is currently nothing as efficient as the automobile." That depends on how ...”
• “fred smith wrote: "Yeah Derrick, they told Reagan the same thing." 10% of our GDP (not just taxable income) is ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Your idea that gov't spending is no different than private is unbelievable" Why specifically? Derrick beat ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "This being done, in my opinion would settle the question, does the Gov't own all the ...”
• “fred smith wrote: "The reason: because I pay ever increasing, property, income, sales, and vehicle etc taxes, which reduce my ...”
• “@Christopher Foote: I collect the rain at the off-grid house in two interconnected tanks with a total capacity of 1600 ...”
• “It'd be interesting to know the percentage of purchases made at Columbia Farmer's Market with EBT cards. I ...”
• “Christopher Foote wrote: "Clinton ended up dropping the debt as a percentage of GDP by 9%. In 2001, there was ...”
• “Jack Hamm wrote: "We are giving tax breaks to billionaires so that they can continue to put the entire world ...”
• “carla thomaws wrote: "our dogs are family pets and a member of the family!!!!!!!!!!!" YOUR dogs are family pets. Others ...”
• “Kathy Snowberry wrote: "How many reminders to fix something should be required before some action is taken?" That's something ...”
• “My issue with the lighting at the new garage is it's too much. They could easily disconnect every other ...”
• “Jimmy Bearfield wrote: "Will property owners along the new pedway be required to pay for replacing the sidewalk when it ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "Finally, someone has gone on record and said "The Emperor Has No Clothes."" Heard about this yesterday ...”
• “John M. Nowell III wrote: "I'm sure the 8-10 foot wide sidewalk will improve the water shed run off ...”
• “Kathy Snowberry wrote: "They work for big agri-business and take orders from the Farm Bureau" One misconception that is widely ...”
• “Christopher Foote wrote: "Roughly 2700 BTU per passenger mile for trains compared to 3500 BTU per passenger mile for cars ...”
• “Kathy Snowberry wrote: "You can forget [about] any high-tech or advanced company wanting to set up shop here in Hillbilly ...”
• “Paul Madar (or someone else from the SOM) also appears on an early morning KOPN radio program called Nocturnal, on ...”
• “One thing that worked for me was to eat local (has to be local) bee pollen for a few weeks ...”
• “While we must combat discrimination wherever we find it, a wage gap can exist for other reasons, and it matters ...”
• “Rita Hayward wrote: "Do I support Planned Parenthood? You bet your butt I do! More than I support the $2 ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "Dog auctions are as disgusting as the people who participate in them, legal or not." What's ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "The Israeli mantra, for as long as I can remember, has "you hit us, we will hit ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: "But you can slow it down by disrupting training camps, communications, and a bit of head hunting ...”
• “Linda Ferris wrote: "If there was no money associated with the "dis-ease" industry (doctors, pharmacists, etc.) that is perpetuated by ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Why is it so difficult to embrace the very sensible Bush approach, destroy their "nests", do not ...”
• “Christopher Foote wrote: "To reiterate, Ryan's plan is not serious." I read through a lot of his "roadmap" last ...”
• “"The Master Cleanse, popularized by celebrities such as Beyonce, involves drinking only a mixture of water, lemon juice, maple syrup ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "I ask you, is our nation in a war on the terrorists that have killed 3000 in ...”
• “Brandi, Christian Scientists believe that Jesus will cure you if you are to be cured, and if not, you take ...”
• “In some cases, courts have ruled that Christian Scientist parents whose child died of a medically curable illness were not ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Read Rep Ryan's proposals, cutting spending across the board to levels of 2008, among them." OK ...”
• “Yes, Derrick. And any time you convert energy from one form to another, you lose some of it. For example ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Mark, with his numbers, hamm, with his insane, false crap," You're welcome to correct any of ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Do you indeed, want to correct the excessive spending of our Federal Gov't and require those ...”
• “Proposition 2 represents an important opportunity to increase our electrical power security, and is unbelievably cheap compared to any other ...”
• “"However, Boone County is below national averages in excessive drinking" A college town is going to have a low rate ...”
• “frank christian wrote: ""The people who are "drying up" energy sources" are the likes of Clinton, Gore and Obama who ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "In fact, 19M jobs were created and the deficits "came"" But most of those jobs have since ...”
• “Matt Wilkinson wrote: " "An additional $600 million would be used to design, engineer and prepare for a separate, dedicated high-speed ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "What you refer to as "An overheated, venture-capital-laden, optimistic period" was created by those deadly tax cuts ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "The R' Congress passed the Tax Payers Relief and the Balanced Budget Acts of 1997. Clinton, after ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "will not believe that tax cuts increase production" If there was something to produce, other than credit ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Call it what you will, our country will be hurting until gov't spending is cut, taxes ...”
• “"I have a genuine concern for our safety, not only from a crime standpoint but biohazards and other standpoints." Um ...”
• “Jack, one question I would ask is are the inflation numbers from the '70s and the inflation numbers today directly ...”
• “Dave Overfelt wrote: "you will still find that the criminal justice system unfairly punishes people of color and the poor ...”
• “100-to-1 is a very misleading statistic. To come up with a fair measure of sentencing disparity, one would have to ...”
• “Actually they don't. My lawn has a lot of annual and perennial vegetables, and fruit trees growing on it ...”
• “"There’s a thing called the broken windows theory that says that if you have a neighborhood that’s in ...”
• “John, I worte an email to the then-newly elected Paul Sturtz, urging him to oppose the proposed parking garages, and ...”
• “From Brian Wallstin post 3/23 10:42 am: Because the "contributions" consist of money that employees chose to take ...”
• “"Why can’t Columbia get some of those jobs here? Blue-collar jobs that pay more than $20 an hour..." Because ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "What is your opinion of the "frozen wall" protection from fracking chemicals, now being used?" It's ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "Blame Reagan and the Bush dynasty for that re-framing." IIRC, Korea was our first "police action", and ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "And some morsel of common sense one hopes." Common sense would tell me that if a breeder ...”
• “Daniel Patricks wrote: "In fact they seldom report when they damage a car." In bike-car collisions, bicycles are typically totalled ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "They've found a concoction called Giese salt that supposedly causes wild boar to excrete radioactive substances ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "The problem with the bill is that it is imprecise." What you call imprecise is what I ...”
• “Jimmy Dick wrote: "Look up the Great Depression to see what had to be done to get out of it ...”
• “Richard Porterfield wrote: "The sun always shines, the wind always blows and the rivers always run, use them." Actually, they ...”
• “Matteo Simon wrote" "Do you believe that it's OK to for Missouri's breeding dogs to live their enitre ...”
• “Matteo Simon wrote: "ALL of the things listed above are completely legal under the current standards," No, they are not ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "You cannot prove either way if it will or will not be enforced adequately. Prove it or ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "Meanwhile, none of you can prove SQUAT that Prop B won't accomplish what it seeks to ...”
• “Just to follow up on my last statement - animals are examined by the inspector at least yearly, with follow up ...”
• “Robert Hazlett wrote: "Are wire bottom cages allowed?" Current regs state that cage floor be of such material and in ...”
• “I don't have a big screen, Paul, and I don't watch NASCAR. But a heck of a lot ...”
• “Robert Hazlett wrote: "anyone who would let that go on (or fight the ONLY attempt to stop it) is blind ...”
• “Jack, I agree that we should be looking toward the kind of economy that Europe has (we don't have ...”
• “Jack Hamm linked: "http://i.imgur.com/y2xnY.jpg" Without a reason given to think that one caused the other ...”
• “Terry, all I've heard from you is your personal opinion. Do you have anything relevant to say about the ...”
• “o michael KAMALO wrote: "If we didn't have the union, our highest paid technicians would still be earning $12 ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "That AVMA model bill--there's been no interest in that so-called model bill, because it's a ...”
• “Even if the core does melt down, the consequences of that will simply be the loss of a power generating ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Do you note change in the feeling of those in the scientific community" Not really. People in ...”
• “Christopher Foote wrote: "Though admittedly evolving enzymatic RNA is a complicated process in itself." I know about RNA enzymes, and ...”
• “While I support the idea of Callaway II, I think Ameren is doing damage to its credibility by pushing to ...”
• “No God, your comments will be removed if you don't use your real name, so I'm not sure ...”
• “Y'know, any time discussions of the death penalty occur, i have to wonder how I really feel about the ...”
• “It amazes me that in this era of supposed austerity, that places like Starbucks do as well as they do ...”
• “"About a minute into the execution, Baston appeared to gasp, grimace and wince, but then he was quickly still." One ...”
• “Brenda Keller wrote: "Mark what state are you from?" That's almost funny in a way. Prop B was probably ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "Also, Missouri's lack of quality animal welfare regulation is the main reason we hold the title ...”
• “@David: from tha AJCN article you linked: "it is unclear how much of the increase in consumption of calorically sweetened ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Haven't you given us your consistent reasons for the lack of oil and gas exploration in ...”
• “If the driver hit a pedestrian turning left, it's likely the pedestrian was crossing with the light and had ...”
• “Is it just me, or is the level of political hyperbole on both sides getting higher? Whether they change the ...”
• “@David: My point was that when you eat sucrose, you eat a molecule which is half glucose and half fructose ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "The Interior Department insists the policy will ensure America's iconic western lands are protected for future ...”
• “David Sautner wrote: "They are amino acid analogs that act as neural innervators and make the act of mere eating ...”
• “I'm not sure I would call that part of town (which is actually closer to the Moser's than ...”
• “Corey Parks wrote: "...US collapses due to debt and limited resources simply due to the fact that we did not ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "But the few supporters for Prop B that do show here are universally trashed, not just for ...”
• “ammes saanswe wrote: "ALL weight issues are caused by Food chemicals and he shows how to reverse it" ALL weight ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "From those radical lefties at Fox News: http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-rescued-..." Why is this relevant ...”
• “I think we have to see how all of this rebellion shakes out before we can make conclusions about some ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "successful humane transparent sustainable farm." But conventional farmers do not fear these types of farms, for the ...”
• “Couple of clarifications before this gets out of hand. When one talks of "oil shale", one can mean a couple ...”
• “I think the Westboro people have an absolute right to say whatever they want, stupid and misguided though it might ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "103 drill permits have yet to be acted upon by the administration. And they will. Any politician ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "Why, farmer, does 'agriculture' care so much about puppies?" Well, partially because dog breeding *is* agriculture. They ...”
• “hank ottinger wrote: "May these things never happen again." Except they will. While it is obvious there were serious lapses ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Thats what governments do- screw up." Everyone and everything screws up - governments don't have a monopoly ...”
• “And they're going to build ANOTHER one on the east side of downtown. IIRC, this garage was justified by ...”
• “Greg Allen wrote: "If consumers want to cry "Enough!" then they need the facts." If consumers want to cry "Enough ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "we can beat China or anyone else at about anything but only if we are allowed into ...”
• “You may know I have an EPA approved wood stove, and use that mostly for heat, but I made a ...”
• “Now if they would just not call streets "Corona" and "Rolling Rock" they might be able to keep some of ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "For that reason our consumption of energy must not be restricted." I have no problem with consuming ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Could you entertain the certainty that if our Democrat controlled gov't had/would allow the recovery ...”
• “Laura Froese wrote: "The price of the goods depend less on the cost of labor then what the supply and ...”
• “James Carroll wrote: "After years of research, 1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole has not yet been proven to have any dangerous toxic ...”
• “Adapting to high fuel prices caused by political problems will (hopefully) help us plan for high fuel prices caused by ...”
• “These meetings are televised on a community access channel, right? I'd think a reasonable accomodation might be to set ...”
• “Actual food allergies, as well as celiac disease, are fairly rare. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with eating gluten if ...”
• “Twitter has allowed us to spread rumors at the speed of light, rather than at the speed of sound. Somehow ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "stay huddled at home except for the bike ride to and from work and school, suffering, yet ...”
• “@Derrick: I pretty much agree with you. People quibble about exact estimates, but it's clear that the easy energy ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: "What happens to all those wind-blown seeds?" Miscanthus giganteus is a sterile hybrid, so it only propagates ...”
• “Another inconvenient comparison is that an acre of 15% efficient PV panels can make about a megawatt-hour of electricity/day ...”
• “Well, all of this biomass will have to be trucked from the farm to the pelleting plant. Whether MFA hires ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "ever recall you referring to "free market" as any part of a solution." The free market will ...”
• “Luna Paydon wrote: "There are no grocery stores within walking distance." There are, however, several within cycling distance. A small ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Our debt is a great problem, caused by no one except Gov't." Yes it is, and ...”
• “THe problem with a grocery store downtown is, in the presence of cheap fuel and ubiquitous automobiles, a downtown store ...”
• “Jeremy Calton wrote: "Water spots" It does mean hard water. They recommend that deionized or distilled water be used in ...”
• “@Derrick Actually what's most consistent about the "Logic" you've cited is its *inconsistency*. Whichever is the majority party ...”
• “David Rosman wrote: "Unfortunately the dog breeding industry has not done a good job at regulating itself." I think that ...”
• “Chip Leaver wrote: "then I think about the Westborough Baptist Church out protesting at funerals, and I wonder, is there ...”
• “"The place will be littered with beer bottle and cigarette butts 8 months of the year" So what? If it ...”
• “Yvonne Boudreaux wrote: "There is no job worth the misery and pain these animals endure" Which animals? If you're ...”
• “It may also be that the city was thinking winters were getting warmer (and they are, on average) and they ...”
• “One does not need to be a veterinarian to perform humane euthanasia - it's really fairly simple compared to some ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "I thought I read somewhere that the real threat comes into play when the climate warms to ...”
• “Michael Williams wrote: "then release of biomass carbon isn't even a spit in the wind when it comes to ...”
• “Frank, for one thing, there usually is not just one cause for something. In the case of the 2008 credit ...”
• “frank christian wrote: ""Clinton" and Bush tax cuts left 4.6 unemployment. Obama's have given us 9+ with no ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "Forrest Lucas, of Lucas Oil and Cattle, paid $350,000 for a series of ads against Proposition ...”
• “TYyree Byndom wrote: "in the process lowered the lifespan of all humanity, collectively by at least 20 years per person ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "You presented it in the same context as "dooberheim" in another venue. As I recall he signed ...”
• “James Sexton wrote: "You care to explain the "sometimes"..or does anyone care to explain how high temps and low ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "I would say this committee is more than a little biased toward the interest of BIG AGRICULTURE ...”
• “J Karl Miller wrote: "No intelligent person disputes the evidence of climate change-the earth has experienced 4 different ice ages ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "it's about, control, taxation and the reduction of the U.S. economy to the level of ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "The Pelosi, Democrat controlled House of Representatives did exactly that with their passage of the Cap n ...”
• “You know, it doesn't matter if the warming is natural or not. If it's natural, nothing we do ...”
• “Actually he did. It's a paragraph a little less than halfway down the page that starts: "Now, I strongly ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "If it wasn't the war that screwed it up then what was it?" All sorts of ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "And how much of our deficit is interest to pay on the money that we borrowed to ...”
• “"anyone old enough to pay taxes can figure out that if we end the two wars and not cut taxes ...”
• “John Public wrote: "The average Swiss citizen has easy access to the actual instruments of war" It's telling that ...”
• “Don Milsop wrote: "Tim, when are you liberals going to be civil to unborn babies?" Aren't Libertarians often pro-choice ...”
• “Rick, as I recall, you investigated this breeder because someone else was alleging their care was very poor, and your ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "Mark Foeking, did you not read the article that I linked, with the poll results saying that ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "They paved the way for foreign crime syndicates to take over the market for puppy dogs." Well ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "I think you overrate the number of dogs that come in from outside of the country." Right ...”
• “The entire issue with biofuels is that they are a diffuse energy source. Petroleum is also a "biofuel" except it ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "If all the breeders were like my neighbor, there would be no need for Proposition B in ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "I wonder how much of the fluoride found in the foods listed was "natural"" Probably all of ...”
• “Rick Gurley wrote: "But isn't it true that our bodies are constantly burning off calories, even when we sleep ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "Mikey wants you to swallow a bunch of toxic waste." No. He's just pointing out that ...”
• “Amanda Anderson wrote: "When I joined her for lunch one day they served rice and beans to all of the ...”
• “"Avastin is an angiogenesis, which means it stops the capillary growth to tumors." Actually that should be "angiogenesis inhibitor", meaning ...”
• “They should change their protocol. If it were me, I would have a licensed anesthesiologist render the convict unconscious, by ...”
• “One thing I would really like to see in these discussions is a good dose of "fact check" For example ...”
• “Don Milsop wrote: "So Mark, you're telling me we didn't defeat al Queda in Iraq?" Elements of it ...”
• “Don Milsop wrote: "Would you fight them here, or would you prefer to do it over there if possible." Well ...”
• “frank christian wrote: "Also didn't see it, but understand Good Morning America had the shooter's good friend on ...”
• “Chip Leaver (from rawstory.com link) wrote: "Fearing tea party violence, four Arizona Republicans resign" Well, this says less about ...”
• “Kevin Gamble wrote: "My reaction to this action by the council was to see it as superficial nonsense." I agree ...”
• “Fluorine has a lot of industrial uses, and as a gas it is quite irritating and toxic. Fluoride (the salt ...”
• “Mark Flakne wrote: "As long as we have a government that initiates violence against non-violent people who pose no threat ...”
• “It's not that the snow yesterday was a new all-time record. It's just a record for yesterday. DK”
• “Chip Leaver wrote: "Are there limits to what we can can and cannot say? If so, why?" It would be ...”
• “Jack Hamm wrote: "He was a right wing nut job fueled by right wing hate and violence rhetoric. Well, no ...”
• “Few other thoughts on the issue: Diverting the first tenth of an inch of rainfall (which is the dirtiest) from ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "When you have to hide your business, when you do everything possible to prevent exposure of your ...”
• “It is likely that using pentothal a few days or even months after its expiration date will not have a ...”
• “Ruth Keezer's USDA reports are flawless, except for one time where "a responsible adult" was not there when the ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "Industrial hemp has a LOT of uses, none of which involve getting high. It's extremely easy ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "I know a lot of people are convinced that all we need to do is get out ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "I'm also hoping that when people think of Missouri that they think of it as something ...”
• “One inch of rain, over the total Hinkson watershed of 57,500 acres, is approximately 1.6 billion gallons of ...”
• “Good. Hopefully it will hit $8 or $9/gallon soon. Only then will we get a handle on our oil ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "the life of dogs in many licensed facilities is atrocious, yet these facilities remain in business." This ...”
• “Ah but, John, terrible thing I WANTED to be a drummer!! DK”
• “I know someone that had a hedgehog (in Columbia). I don't know where they got it, but it was ...”
• “I think once you get above a certain price point that the differences are so small they may not be ...”
• “Anyway, I think people are tired of reading all this, but I do hope that if compromises are made, that ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "The money is simply pooling at the top, not being sent back down into the economy." If ...”
• “"The projected revenue for fiscal 2011, which began Oct. 1, was $126,160" Hm. So let's see - $15,000 ...”
• “I understand that certified midwives do a very good job at a very good price. The only problems might come ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "We would laugh at Succubi Ruralus Insectus & Homoscorpius Vivisectus who would advise as to the care and ...”
• “We all know what the violations are, Shelley. What no one has ever shown throughout all this is whether these ...”
• “Shelly Powers wrote: "Proposition B is about hope. Hope for the dogs now, and hope for the dogs in the ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "Young 'purebreds' are 'desirable' and leave shelters like a shot" "Shelters charge more for these 'desirables' in ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "And now they want to continue animal cruelty in defiance of the public will." Actually, "animal cruelty ...”
• “Shelly Powers wrote: "And in fact, everything you say just supports Proposition B: if these commercial breeders are so cold ...”
• “Well, Terry, than give me an approximate percentage. You should be in a good position to know, being involved in ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "if too few people control too much of the wealth, those people are defacto in control of ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "What you're basically saying is you want to override the will of a significant number of ...”
• “david smith wrote: "The START treaty is also important as that will give Russia and China a nuclear advantage over ...”
• “Paul Allaire wrote: "My hope is that the subsidy can correct this by bringing enough capacity on the market that ...”
• “Third little caveat - large hail is likely to destroy this array at least once in its 25 year life. Missouri ...”
• “One other little caveat - in weather like this they produce zero electricity unless you clear the snow off them. While ...”
• “Don Milsop wrote: "Eventually the law will change though, and murder of the unborn innocents will largely stop here in ...”
• “Derrick Fogle wrote: "Is an extra $4,000 on every $100,000 over $1M really punitive?" No, it's not ...”
• “Paul Love wrote: "So is the question the errosion of the banks of the stream?" Not so much under circumstances ...”
• “Few back-of-the-envelope calc's for perspective: Say they can install thin-film panels for about $2.50/peak watt. The size ...”
• “Jack Hamm wrote: "It’s been going on for the better part of 30 years and we cannot sustain it ...”
• “Jack Hamm wrote: "If you use public services (roads, schools, police, national defense etc) then yes you owe payment for ...”
• “Jack Hamm wrote: "The wealthier you are the more you benefit from our government and the protections it offers and ...”
• “@Robin, I have no agenda here other than to point out that Elaine Janes is appointing herself judge, jury, and ...”
• “Elaine Janes wrote: "This monster is not innocent, he has already been proven guilty." Well, no. Although my opinion is ...”
• “ryan fitzgerald wrote: "These stories keep getting reported every single day," No, they are actually quite rare. What you do ...”
• “Economic growth has been far more influenced by the price of energy, mainly oil, than it has by tax policy ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "voting in favor of continued animal cruelty, but doing so against the will of the people, Proposition ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "They are survival mechanisms needed to deal with with intelligent educated people who nevertheless persist in clutching ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "Every progressive social movement in this country was resisted exactly as is Prop B." There were reasons ...”
• “:-) Just what I expected. DK”
• “We have to recognize the cause of most of our problems with pollution in runoff is our automobile dependence. Roads ...”
• “Terry, why don't you worry about Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and let Missourians work this out for themselves? BTW, how many ...”
• “Michael, here's a new article that you might be interested in. They're saying that feedlots and natural estrogens ...”
• “$6,000 for all they do is nothing. The average council person spends 20 hours a week or more performing ...”
• “16 16-oz cans of your favorite energy drink (Monster, Rockstar, Red Bull, etc) 30 200 mg caffeine pills (Vivarin or ...”
• “The main reason the renewable energy standard will not generate the jobs cited is that utilities will not be able ...”
• “It is a rental house, and while I haven't seen this in print anywhere, they're likely to be ...”
• “5 billion people do without significant gasoline in their lives - why can't some of us? We have buses, bicycles ...”
• “I just tried, and don't try 1-800-STLOUIS. It's just an ad for a telephone marketing firm. Did Sloppy ...”
• “This is one of the most entertaining radio shows I've ever heard. May your tuneage never be C-blocked, and ...”
• “I guess everything got sent to Iraq, huh, Paul? ;-) DK”
• “Anne Hogan wrote: "60% of the yes votes came from outside of St. Louis and Kansas City." That is simply ...”
• “"when police officers first saw them, they suspected that they had been given date-rape drugs" Alcohol is the most widely ...”
• “Yves Montclear wrote: "You want to look at my data? It will tell you why." Sure. Even very stable molecule4s ...”
• “Yves Montclair wrote: "You want to talk about the most possible disgusting thing you could burn, and put into the ...”
• “Um, I heat my house with "urban wood waste". Somehow it bothers me that I might be competing with MU ...”
• “I hear you - an electric minivan driven 20 miles/day would require about 20 kwh of energy. That's close ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "I was looking forward to further discussions about energy and developing energy sources," I was too. Missed ...”
• “I have, and still hold the opinion that this is much more an African practice: "It was primarily a custom ...”
• “Christopher Foote wrote: "Do you think the ban on selling tobacco to minors is justified?" Well, a cigarette isn't ...”
• “I'd argue that this bill will not fix the perceived "food safety problem". CDC estimates that 76 million cases ...”
• “Don Milsop wrote: "But how do you get to the "meat of issues" when the liberal ideology refuses to recognize ...”
• “Christopher Foote wrote: "I don't however think that children are capable of making the same decision in regards to ...”
• “I doubt the toy is all that much of a factor. I know I liked McDonald's stuff when I ...”
• “Noah Hartsfield wrote: "Let's be honest, we have no idea what the majority of this country wants because we ...”
• “It's an ill wind that blows no one any good - is this one of the upsides of the obesity ...”
• “No, they didn't. No bicyclists were involved in this at all. DK”
• “The only way a ban on alcoholic energy drinks will have the desired effect is if we also get energy ...”
• “Don, each of your links point to female circumcision being an African practice, not so much a Muslim one. In ...”
• “OK, so lets round up all the Muslims in this country and put them in camps, right? Do all Christians ...”
• “Nathan Stephens wrote: "the misuse and possible death of a citizen is bound to happen." Unfortunately they're two separate ...”
• “Nancy Griffin wrote: "Ray is posting on the Tribune with an upside down flag!!! How unpatriotic!!!" Read John Schultz's ...”
• “Marty McFly wrote: "I don't believe it's prejudice or racist to think that considering what happened on 9-11 ...”
• “I'd like to know where all the dogs from the kennels that will be closing will go. I know ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "'we need enforcement not more laws' ALSO has a responsibility to help deal with the aftermath.. Otherwise ...”
• “Bill Fisher wrote: "I wonder how soon 'til all the "Yes on Prop B" signs come down in the high-crime ...”
• “Got Pentobarb? Terrible thing is it won't be the pro B'ers that will have to see it used ...”
• “john erkle wrote: "Because it leads to laws against the free rights of the people and businesses" Except it doesn ...”
• “connie crewse wrote: "I'm still voting NO on Prop B!" If you haven't yet, hurry up and do ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "See what a Blue Ribbon Kennel looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdI2U6dgA...... A picture ...”
• “ANd we are living in an era of caution - it doesn't surprise me that they'd want to err ...”
• “john erkle wrote: "The Expert Committee recognizes an intermediate group of subjects whose glucose levels, although not meeting criteria for ...”
• “john, did you actually read the article? There are several very good reasons in there for changing the diagnostic guidelines ...”
• “john erkle wrote: "Within you will find a nice chart that shows that the prevalence of diabetes was tripled solely ...”
• “A little perspective on the numbers of dogs we might see if our breeders close in proportion to Pennsylvania's ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "Hey, we are only interested in money & how much money we can make off dogs in puppy ...”
• “Anne Hogan wrote: "As much as some people want to make this issue about the HSUS and just about everything ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "we also have five times the number of shelters and rescue organizations, too." Do you know that ...”
• “Michelle Cascio wrote: "animal shelters or rescue groups won’t be flooded simultaneously." Here is an article describing Pennsylvania's ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "Mark, doesn't matter if he's for Proposition B or not, his kennel demonstrates that you ...”
• “Hugh Maine (???) wrote: "a human who care only about money, should become rich." Show me a rich dog breeder (that ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "The fringe of course is easily manipulated with buzz-words.." And "puppy mill cruelty" isn't a buzz-word ...”
• “Shelley Powers linked: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/oct/23/puppy-mill-proposition-divides-state/ "Mark Santo calls his Yorkshire terriers at his ...”
• “I've seen dead dogs before, haven't you? All of this is already against the law. If MDA is ...”
• “Michelle Cascio wrote: "I doubt there are very many people with more direct experience with the inherent cruelty in puppy ...”
• “Liz Bergstrom wrote: "all 20 of the puppy mills on this list are still licensed as of 2010" I can ...”
• “Michelle Cascio wrote: "Prop B does not require breeders to upgrade their kennels if they provide basic standards of care ...”
• “@ Anne Hogan: From: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/11/national/main6572767.shtml "Strictest Law in Nation Forcing Scores ...”
• “Lynn Daulton wrote: "He has had every test there is to have and not a thing shows up, including drug ...”
• “Amy Katz wrote: "Prop B will not affect legitimate family breeders who treat their dogs humanely and have high standards ...”
• “Sarah Barnett wrote; "clearly the current laws have not done enough to stop puppy mill abuses." No. Clearly current enforcement ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "PUTTING A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF DOGS REDUCES THE NUMBER OF DOGS BEING ABUSED." That statement ...”
• “Thank you for reading the model bill, Terry. That bill applies to more than Missouri - it's simply a model ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: :"And any vet who doesn't think there's a difference between caring for 100 dogs as ...”
• “Well, two-thirds of Pennsylvania's breeders did shut down after it passed, and Pennsylvania's law does not have a ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "The problem is, neither side of the issue is being helped anymore." I tend to agree with ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "Unfortunately, there are many bad breeders who never let their dogs out of the cages." And prop ...”
• “One last thing: Terry Ward wrote: "'Puppy-mill': A badly treated abused and exhausted dog processed in an agency or institution ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "This is about some attempt, however small or flawed, to bring the dog-farmer into the 21 century ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "An unlicensed breeder in southwest Missouri 'goes a little nuts" "More than 150 dogs and a Bengal ...”
• “Tim, I think you're confusing the Central Missouri Humane Society (our local hands-on animal shelter), with the Humane Society ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "I am curious to know if any 'concerned animal lovers' here who are moaning about Prop B ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "excessive commercial dog breeding makes no sense when you consider how many dogs have to be euthanized ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "Mark Foecking, where did you get the idea that 50,000 dogs would be put down?" Actually ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "Possibly, Mr. Foecking, you can point to ONE piece of legislation anywhere that is either uniformly enforced ...”
• “Terry Ward wrote: "And compassion is worthy of nothing but sneers and derision." Nice try, but compassion and prop B ...”
• “Cont'd from above: Once again, this is a bad bill, in that the good parts of it are combined ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "An inspector is not going to stay at the kennel all day to see if the operator ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: So I do believe that "Bearing & weaning puppies" qualifies as RECUPURATION," Maybe - the courts might have to ...”
• “Sarah Barnett wrote: "That may be why Kara Crass and others with similar records of violations are fighting Prop B ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "Bearing & weaning puppies qualifies as RECUPURATION." I wouldn't assume that. Recuperation means recovery from an illness ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "GOOD BREEDERS WHO HAVE ENDORSED THE CAMPAIGN that are in the 10-50 breeding dog limit." How many ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "After the threats to supporters of Prop B from the opposotion though, I would never reveal their ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "GOOD breeders shouldn't have any issue with Prop B." Can you name one breeder (that it ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "I think if anyone needs to reread the language of this initiative it's YOU!" I have ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "GOOD breeders shouldn't have any issue with Prop B." GOOD breeders have issue with the 50 ...”
• “Marina Shane wrote: "Shall Missouri law be amended to: •require large-scale dog breeding operations to provide each dog under their ...”
• “Hugn Maine (?) wrote: "Most, if not all are sick, genetically flawed, and have major problems." Impossible. An exaggerated, blanket statement ...”
• “Anne Hogan wrote: "all dogs deserve basic humane care, and this is what Prop B would require." This is the ...”
• “Thank you, Ray. I can't imagine where the $400 came from... DK”
• “Here is the inspection report on K-Jacs Kennels (Kara Crass' facility. http://acissearch.aphis.usda.gov/LPASearch/faces/pdfpage.jspx ...”
• “Harold Samson II wrote: "People who are ok with puppies suffering will vote NO on Prop B" Aren't people ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "It's hard to be unemotional when you read about chihuahuas forced to live in kennels less ...”
• “Cont'd from above: You also need to read the inspection reports objectively, and make the effort to read the ...”
• “Cont'd from above: From the AVMA "MODEL BILL AND REGULATIONS TO ASSURE APPROPRIATE CARE FOR DOGS INTENDED FOR USE ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "an upper limit to the number of adult, intact dogs a breeder has. ..... and this one change ...”
• “James Browning wrote: "Oprah and puppy mills. You will learn and see the truth finally!!" Oprah is interested in ratings ...”
• “"How could anyone be against that?" No one is against that. What we're against is an ineffective way of ...”
• “"Swenson estimates that the current government mandate calling for 8 billion gallons per year of biofuel production by 2016" That ...”
• “John Mancini wrote: "It is not the American way to treat dogs like wild animals, Mark." They don't. They ...”
• “James Browning wrote: "Puppy mill dogs are often treated as agricultural "crops" and not as pets." Possibly because some breeding ...”
• “Interesting that 10% of those answering the poll said they'd explain in a comment and I'm the first ...”
• “Harold Samson II wrote: "lies of the dog breeding industry" Let's look at a few other lies being tossed ...”
• “Part of the problem is people simply don't cook much anymore. Prepared and restaurant food usually has a lot ...”
• “"He has a TV show every Sunday that goes on for hours. He would interrupt regular programming at any time ...”
• “Shelley Powers wrote: "over 130 veterinarians and scores of businesses, churches, and individuals, are for this bill." 130 vets out ...”
• “Janet Gatson wrote: "Don't vote with a racist Tea Partying Radical Fundamentalist" What's with the name calling? Am ...”
• “Sarah Barnett wrote: "I recommend reading the Dirty Dozen report " Again the logical fallacy. The fact there are substandard kennels ...”
• “Shelly Powers wrote: "No more abuses, no more neglect, no more factory farms, and dogs living their lives in cages ...”
• “The logical fallacy that everyone talking about "puppy mills" is committing is, essentially, labeling any breeder with more than 50 ...”
• “One more quick point since I have a minute: Shirley Rosenstein wrote: "If breeders have to get second jobs, that ...”
• “John Mancini wrote: "But I can't give you a Bible verse." Then God has nothing to do with prop ...”
• “Shirley Rosenstein wrote: "Sounds to me like triple the space requirements is a HUGE deal. Like the dogs can actually ...”
• “John Mancini wrote: "Mark, I know this Prop B doesn't mean the dogs have to be loved....just treated ...”
• “John Mancini wrote: "Dogs are treated likes livestock...not given love or attention or affection. This is not how God ...”
• “@Ruth Elledge: In everything humans do, there are people that do it well, and those that don't. 12 breeders ...”
• “John Mancini wrote: "dogs in puppy mills" Would someone please define "puppy mill" in an objective, quantitative way? Because if ...”
• “Shelly Powers wrote: "but also ensure a healthier way of life for the dogs in the remaining breeders." You still ...”
• “Addison's in humans can be either acquired or congenital. If the breeding line doesn't have it (and it ...”
• “Shelly Powers wrote: "It prohibits more than 50 breeding dogs, which if the organization is a small mom-and-pop organization, would ...”
• “Dana Schikora wrote: "This group sent out 128 dogs in 2009. Only puppy mills produces those numbers." That's a ...”
• “Shelly Powers wrote; "No hope, no joy, nothing but a cage all their lives, as they whelp litter after litter ...”
• “Anne Hogan wrote: "puppy mills will continue to abuse and neglect their dogs" Define "puppy mill". Prop B doesn't ...”
• “wes scribner wrote: "Rare or not when i contacted Kara to refund my money and use the 1 yr warranty ...”
• “"This act requires large-scale breeding operations to provide each dog under their care with the basics of sufficient food, clean ...”
• “Must these houses also heat themselves with solar energy? Or is it just electricity? DK”
• “Aimie Ruth wrote: "At least this is a start, noone needs these large scale breeders." Then this is what you ...”
• “Cassie Morr wrote: "I'd like to agree, in that my own agenda, in a perfect world would be to ...”
• “Who's Mr. Shaprio? :-) DK”
• “I'm going to post this again (thanks Valerie), just in case any of the "pro's" would actually like ...”
• “Cassie, what is it exactly that I do? I don't breed dogs, if that's what you think. DK”
• “I'm not going to get into this emotional argument anymore, just because some Prop B proponents feel that the ...”
• “I've heard criticism of bowhunting because some hunters don't put in the time to get good enough with ...”
• “One thing I haven't really heard mentioned was if there might have been energy drinks involved. Someone with a ...”
• “Cassie Morr wrote: "Without a doubt, his breeders will be voting YES on Prop B! " That's rather presumptous of ...”
• “Aimie Ruth wrote: "I have no issue with private breeders that will have litters a few times a year." Actually ...”
• “Guys, the current laws are sufficient to shut down places like this: http://www.maconch.com/newsnow/x1290550403/Department-of-Agriculture-removes-dogs-from-deplorable-conditions-in-Greene-County How ...”
• “David Tucker wrote: "I was there in Kaufman, TX when the HSUS hospital truck showed up to help care for ...”
• “David Tucker wrote: "I've worked puppy mill seizures." I am sure there are many breeders who keep their animals ...”
• “Cassie Morr wrote: "You might just be the only one to do it correctly, which is why there should be ...”
• “Cassie Morr wrote: "@ Mark So if you have 50 breeders, with 8-12 puppies in each litter, you're still making ...”
• “Cody Hobbs wrote: "Then what do you plan on eating when the farmers can only own 50 cows or 50 ...”
• “Good point. Actually, all Presidents don't even have schools named after them. Here's a list I found (which ...”
• “I'll bet there has been a school named after every president that's ever held office. Why should Obama ...”
• “Well, as a person who quit smoking 13 years ago, I should be in the ranks of the "never want ...”
• “I grow habaneros (as well as several other hot and sweet peppers), and a lot of the pain involved in ...”
• “One statistical comment I'd like to make is the 17% number is only the freshman class. Since the majority ...”
• “I don't know, Ellis. Perhaps. I know it's no longer a popular variety with home growers because of ...”
• “"You can’t have a summer without tomatoes" I feel the same way about citrus fruit(I'm from Florida ...”
• “Here is an assessment done on an earlier Gulf oil spill of roughly the same magnitude: http://invertebrates.si.edu ...”
• “Don Milsop wrote: "Came out from 1900 to 2007, emissions from man totalled 1.027 billion tons. Krakatoa ejected by ...”
• “Car-free is kind of an ambiguous term. If you mean not owning a car, certainly - I know of several people ...”
• “"The day we cease in the name of eco-psycho-babble to harvest the fruits provided us by Mother Earth is the ...”
• “Building the aforementioned Islamic center where they want may be in somewhat poor taste, given the political climate, but they ...”
• “Carlos, what I'm not understanding is what the deficiencies are at CFM and BCFM. CFM: Four marked, wide disabled ...”
• “Carlos wrote: "He is invited all over the entire Mid West to speak on all issues concerning accessibility for all ...”
• “As of this morning, Columbia Farmers Market had four marked disabled parking slots. When I got there, three of them ...”
• “I'll check when I go this morning, but I'm pretty sure Columbia farmers market has disabled parking as ...”
• “Right - the "chicken explosion" hasn't happened. There is one coop visible on my street, and I've never heard ...”
• “Both Farmers Markets are pretty ADA compliant. I don't know about CCUA's gardens - I'd imagine it's ...”
• “Who's pushing the idea of building a mosque there in the first place? Nonwithstanding the fact that the people ...”
• “Here's another biggie for mileage - drive a car with a manual transmission. Torque converters in automatic transmissions are very ...”
• “" 1. Insurance companies are in business to make money, not to provide social services like bandaging your boo-boos," They do ...”
• “Dawn Clabaugh wrote: "Thank you again for an excellent, well articulated, article." I think David has a fan... :-) DK”
• “I've never seen a convincing study that shows that uncompensated care is increasing the cost of health care significantly ...”
• “Danielle Rodabaugh wrote: "It is the duty of our men, as well as all members of society, to act respectfully ...”
• “Gregg, most legal firearm owners do the training and discipline themselves. They recognize the responsibility involved in owning and using ...”
• “Water is the most critical resource we have. We are fortunate in Columbia to have a ready supply. Where I ...”
• “I've never heard of an armed woman being raped. Perhaps, rather than this probably uncomfortable and expensive "condom", women ...”
• “Um, hunters have been doing this for millenia. It's easy to think that your meat comes in sanitary packed ...”
• “"Clean" energy is the future, however, how would you suggest they make the transition? Where will they put the solar ...”
• “Cont'd from above: As far as forcing anyone to live a certain way, the limits of the world will ...”
• “Sorry I missed this before. Here's the problem, Don, You're looking at our charmed national history and attributing ...”
• “Couple of comments here: A data center can require up to 50 megawatts of power, much of the day and ...”
• “tom kelly wrote: "All I want to know is who pays for all the junk mail and coupons and Whole ...”
• “Does Missouri have trouble finding good employees now? Often people are attracted to public sector work because of job security ...”
• “Unfortunately this should surprise no one. It's very easy to say "Let's use renewable energy", but very difficult ...”
• “"The yearly energy savings at the property must be greater than the yearly assessment to qualify for the program." What ...”
• “I think it's clear, by our posts, both Gregg and I are serious about cutting our dependency on oil ...”
• “Actually the last major oil spill in the region was Ixtoc I in 1979. It spilled roughly 150 million gallons ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "To use copper cable would require more support towers per mile than use of aluminum cable." There ...”
• “Actually, Don, there is nothing inherently liberal or conservative about energy policies. We know we have a certain amount of ...”
• “Don, Gregg's and my discussion had nothing to do with ideology. Energy policy is something that can be determined ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "I think you secretly agree with me - at least, your posts suggest as much." Oh, I openly ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "But I'm not sure this is relevant to the discussion of holding a publicly traded company ...”
• “Gregg Bush wrote: "The fact is that we must turn our backs on the fossil fuels and develop new technology ...”
• “I'd be concerned that it would take too much refitting and remodeling to turn that building into an economically ...”
• “The reason we don't use a lot of combined heat and power is, most of the time, our electricity ...”
• “Excellent article. Insulation and weatherstripping are the most cost effective efficiency techniques a homeowner can apply. Another little snippet - if ...”
• “I would imagine if you put that suggestion to the businesses on Ninth, you'd get a hugely negative reaction ...”
• “mU's power plant likely does deposit some mercury with its fly ash. They collect most of it in their ...”
• “"Don’t have the time for a home garden? Try a plot at a local community garden, collaborate with a ...”
• “Because there are only 160-some cops to protect all 100,000 Columbians. Bank robberies are rare events. If we had ...”
• “"McKinney suggested the city collect money for recycled cans accumulated in the current bins to save up to buy bins ...”
• “"Lin will then add fiber in various concentrations, as well as antioxidants in the form of acai berries, and have ...”
• “What does anyone expect Obama to do about it? The government doesn't have near the equipment or expertise that ...”
• “"De-emphasize the automobile and make the entire area more pedestrian friendly." Except downtown business owners know that pedestrians don't ...”
• “It's also significant that 40% of food purchased by American consumers is wasted. Composting can help reduce this waste ...”
• “"is it more important to make energy-efficiency improvements or go with solar panels first?" Energy efficiency is far more important ...”
• “A question - how does the shelter know that the people they help are veterans? DD 214's? I'm sure ...”
• “Does anyone have any insight into how difficult BP's job is here? They are dealing with a new oil ...”
• “You do understand that most of those 6.5 billion people don't count as far as "eaters" anyway? They ...”
• “Carl, the attempted imposition of a world government would result in world war. Few nations would accept such a level ...”
• “@Carl Kabler Got tinfoil much? There is no "they" Only us, the people of the first world, and the corporate ...”
• “"However, he said to expect the employees coming from other IBM locations to rent, not buy." Hmm. Does this mean ...”
• “Stores compete on price, though. A lot of the produce and meat at CFM is very expensive. Not that it ...”
• “It's actually "cannabis", not "cannibas". C-A-double-N-A B-I-S spells Cannabis Take a toke, it really blows your brains out Take ...”
• “In many cities, sustainability directors save more than enough to pay their salaries. We are likely no different. DK”
• “Stop building far-flung developments that tax our transportation and utilities infrastructure, and increase our reliance on private cars. It was ...”
• “Even the term "political correctness" indicates an intolerance for differing views. And I agree - Katz' ability as a scientist is ...”
• “It wouold have been nice, in this article, if an senior engineer or other expert was asked about the merit ...”
• “Unfortunately, accepting all forms of plastics will only make the recycling program operate deeper in the red. The only recyclable ...”
• “@Deborah There's lots of computer training available, in public school, vocational school, and the colleges and university. One only ...”
• “Potency and effect are two different things. Etorphine (M99, an opiate used to tranquilize elephants and other large wild animals ...”
• “You understand this is minor in the competitive eating world? This guy ate 103 Krystal hamburgers in 8 minutes. http ...”
• “Calcium caseinate is the calcium salt of the major protein in milk. It's good for you (source of calcium ...”
• “"Schaefer disagreed, comparing K-2 more to methamphetamines instead of marijuana because K-2 is a chemically synthesized drug." There's no ...”
• “I wish the lawmakers would just butt out and let the decision to end a pregnancy (or not) rest with ...”
• “I used to get tissues from a veal slaughterhouse in Florida and I've seen the whole process hundreds of ...”
• “I understand gasification is a more efficient way to brun coal (heat inputs in the range of 8500 BTU/kwh ...”
• “Robert C. Smeby wrote: "A doctor claiming success for a certain type of cancer has been jailed, and forbidden to ...”
• “"I wanted to hear goals. A goal of the percentage of reduced dependency on oil and coal. A goal of ...”
• “"Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria and Jamaica house similar facilities" Hmm. I'd think facilities in these countries would be greater security ...”
• “"With the price of Columbia water, he saved an estimated $80 a month by not using metered tap water." $80 ...”
• “I wouldn't say "cannot", because with enough time and effort (and it's a LOT of both) it would ...”
• “This is a well written article that does a good job examining the tradeoffs and problems in replacsing our use ...”
• “This conference is a solution in search of a problem. It IS a public relations stunt, and nothing more. Terrorists ...”
• “You're kidding, aren't you, Ray? I suspect over half of the revenue generated by downtown is generated at ...”
• “There is a 911 callbox just to the left of the field of view of the camera that recorded the ...”
• “DeAnna Noriega wrote: "then decry the means to lower it by having everyone obligated to pay for it." Let's ...”
• “"executive director of the sustainable do-nothing society" What's a "sustainable do-nothing society"? A sustainable society can do a lot ...”
• “Trouble is things won't change that much, because the jobs aren't out there to attract, and there is ...”
• “I suspect a lot of the fear of phenylbutazone causing cancer comes from this study: http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele ...”
• “Yes, the actual means of killing in a slaughterhouse is similar to a bullet in the head (and yes, the ...”
• “Dale/Larry/whoever, have you yet to see a chicken in the city? You never answered me over on the ...”
• “Justin Burri wrote: "The nightstick typically doesn't cause heart failure like 50,000 volts of electric current being distributed ...”
• “Parents need to step up and turn off the TV or Xbox, and send them outside to play with the ...”
• “"Chicken City" wasn't Skala's idea, and it is a very minor issue. I can predict wqith confidence you ...”
• “The other issue comes when one mixes alcohol and energy drinks. They allow a person to drink more alcohol than ...”
• “Ellis Smith wrote: "Are we healthier now than folks were then? Theoretically we should be, but are we?" A lot ...”
• “Um, it's none of my business if someone wants to proclaim their sexual orientation, but don't you think ...”
• “Good. We should man up and accept that we're not an oil-exporting nation anymore (and haven't been since ...”
• “I don't think it will change most peoples internet habits very much. If I had a gigabit connection, I ...”
• “Knowing little about the practice (I never heard of it when I came of age), I'd imagine the books ...”
• “What the students need to take home from this demonstration: Not only is veggie oil "not for everybody", it's ...”
• “Tim Dance wrote: "A vote for McDavid will mean the days of developers feeding off the city coffers just to ...”
• “Marlene Bakken wrote: "Foods may contain 10 to 100 ug of arsenic per kilogram (ppm)." Actually that's ppb (parts ...”
• “I've mentioned the John Smith spam to the staff a couple of times also. Maybe it's OK with ...”
• “Dan: I was involved peripherally with this. I understand the Columbia Climate Change Coalition included handouts with these kits that ...”
• “"1-gigabyte-per-second trial service" It's actually one gigabit/second, which is about 10 times slower than 1 gigabyte would be ...”
• “The guy that initially prepared it has undergrad chemistry students synthesizing analogs of it here: http://www.clemson.edu/chemistry ...”
• “"The U.S. quest for the weaponization of space causing an arms race." What quest? "Star Wars" was never built ...”
• “I didn't know about Clinton's former eating habits. A lot of people assume that they can eat whatever ...”
• “BowersMollett wrote: "Yeah, Like what it is called..." It's probably JWH-018 (1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole). It's a fairly novel ...”
• “Jack Ryan wrote: "May I suggest you search the web for biochar, bio-oil. fast pyrolysis, gasification. IBI, Johannes Lehmann (Cornell ...”
• “"it behooves you to be informed of the proposed Thermochemical Energy Association consortium and to support its development." Pray, how ...”
• “Larry Bossaller wrote: "Now Columbia will be known as the "Chicken City" which is not good." Actually dozens of cities ...”
• “eye doctor wrote: "Until we close down the huge amount of imports and buy American this country is doomed" Many ...”
• “Carlos Sanchez wrote: "A lot of middle class families are only one or two checks away from living on the ...”
• “Sherry Cooper wrote: "The federal government has a patent on Cannabis." This is a link to the patent on cannabis ...”
• “Columbia Heartbeat wrote: "Firing him would be an unprecedented -- and divisive -- move, and I can certainly see why the council ...”
• “Tim Dance wrote: "it is about curbing the powers of an UNELECTED official" I don't see where this legislation ...”
• “"Columbia taxpayers will realize an annual savings, estimated at $300,000, when city departments move to the new building from ...”
• “Climate change should absolutely not be a political football, as it is proving to be here. At this point, there ...”
• “Psst - Hey Man, you wanna buy some good $#!+? Blue Bonnet! The two pound tub! Just got a new shipment in ...”
• “I believe part of the reason the VA went to electronic records in the 90's was to get a ...”
• “One consideration when using large barrels or tanks is diverting the first tenth of an inch or so. This is ...”
• “"A 55-gallon rain barrel when connected to a house with a typical peaked roof and four gutter downspouts can collect ...”
• “Dee Mier wrote: "There are many questions unanswered in the report." Agreed. If it turns out that Curry tried to ...”
• “Does that cost of wind include energy storage, or the interconnections required to rapidly and robustly send power to places ...”
• “Dee Mier wrote: "It seems neglect caused this death and this report seems to absolve the electric company’s role ...”
• “Bruce Smith wrote: "Just look at what is coming out about the false science involved with climate change." You might ...”
• “Judy Pokras wrote: "One is that dairy products provide calcium" This study shows there is no difference in absorption of ...”
• “"Followers believe that cooking food breaks down its enzymes and nutrients." Please. DIGESTION breaks down enzymes and nutrients. That is ...”
• “Merlena, the only person that can get you out of debt is yourself. Getting out of debt is really very ...”
• “We export a little petroleum from Alaska to Japan, but we're very much of a net importer of petroleum ...”
• “Madeline, check the links in the story for contact info. Another place that might have information is the Community Garden ...”
• “The question no one has asked in this debate is why does it cost so much to bounce a check ...”
• “Maybe we could have them both? DK”
• “Nothing in particular Mike. I am sorry for how that came off, and I agree, I did overreact. You'll ...”
• “I notice you haven't really responded to any of my points. Actually, Mike, I "slam" very few people. Perhaps ...”
• “Cont'd from previous: Most of what you write comes from other sources. You seldom conduct your own interviews or ...”
• “My, we're thin skinned, huh, Mike? And what makes you think I was specifically talking about the interview you ...”
• “Charles Ludeke wrote: "Mr. Bowen, we can hear it from you faster, but the news organizations didn't post false ...”
• “john crawford wrote: "does the same contamination that affects the river valley affect the springs 1/4 mile away?" Without ...”
• “Also, Joy, the reason we have so many health problems, generally, is we weigh too much and don't get ...”
• “Joy Unruh wrote: "but RO is not very effective when it comes to bacterial or large hits of other contaminents ...”
• “I wish reporters (or maybe Water and Light) would be more clear about how our water is being disinfected these ...”
• “terry bura wrote: "Does the liquor store , does the gun store selling amo,does the grocery store selling food ,auto ...”
• “Joe Blow wrote: "There is a leak in the waste water field and it is getting our water supply." Not ...”
• ““Then a tiny amount of chloramine is added — equivalent to six grains of salt in a gallon of water — which ...”
• “Maybe we should start pulling people licenses, for years (or permanently) for accidents related to distracted driving. Since losing a ...”
• “First of all, health insurance industry profits are not terribly high. In 2008, this Fortune 500 ranking had them 28th ...”
• “But have you run the numbers to see how much natural gas we'll need to do that? One of ...”
• “ray wrote: "I sure wouldn't blame car drivers for my own weakness" What weakness? I can get anywhere in ...”
• “ray wrote: "By creating an ordinance to villafy gasoline powered vehicles makes Columbia just that more car-unfriendly." Ray, ever driven ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "Israel does it why can't we?" Because Israel is a country about the size of Connecticut, with ...”
• “Jas Iron wrote: "A 20 oz. bag of Pot will land you in jail for a year" You mean 20 ...”
• “Layton Light wrote: "And what happens if you are in an accident on your way to your double latte at ...”
• “Why should we? I answered your question about exhaust emissions. Cars in large metro areas are required to be tested ...”
• “Um, Chuck, I know what a *graph* chart is, but that's not what you wrote. I never attended MU ...”
• “What's a graft chart, Chuck? Here's some info on what catalytic converters do, and how they've modernized ...”
• “With modern catalytic converters, very few hydrocarbons make it into the air anyway. In engines that don't have converters ...”
• “What has anyone in government actually accomplished since January except increasing the public debt by trillions? DK”
• “You do realize that all city parking garages have cameras in them now? DK”
• “Actually the Bible says a whole bunch of different things, many of them contradictory. It has been used to justify ...”
• “But Chris, you're still saying that all food borne illness is the responsibility of the producer. I question that ...”
• “Christopher: .023%/year translates to about 1 chance in 5000 years. I think my statistics were correct - I should have ...”
• “Companies don't stay in business by killing or sickening their customers, Chuck. That's one of the checks and ...”
• “"Morales has nationalized Bolivia’s lithium industry as he previously did the oil and gas industries. " He nationalized the oil ...”
• “The incidence of toxic E. coli disease is estimated at 70,000 per year: http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd ...”
• “The schedule of fines is here: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Court/Documents/payoutlist.pdf Assuming none are appealed, that would ...”
• “Perhaps the low turnout indicates the problem is not as serious as some say. The research faculty I've known ...”
• “The standard of living you enjoy, Chuck, is mainly because of large corporations (and I'm not talking about your ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "Mark Foecking didn't you once post about the putting of sugars into our foods by those corporations ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "the greed of the corporations that drive our economy." Consumers drive our economy. They make choices which determine ...”
• “Hadn't seen this before - this explains a lot... "Getting good people into a such a neighborhood is almost impossible ...”
• “The truly noxious chemicals (the carcinogens, known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which also appear in smoked foods and barbecue) aren ...”
• “News has become entertainment. With all of the competing outlets for news trying to keep up market share, the outlet ...”
• “Good for Les Bourgeois for cancelling these events, however, this is symptomatic of a larger problem. We spend a lot ...”
• “Relax, Chuck. If you're doing well enough to be worrying about cigarette smell, than you're doing pretty well ...”
• “Can't we all just live and let live? DK”
• “carla page wrote: ".there is a satelite up in space that can read your license plate from space" What brand ...”
• “Brian Nitsllaw wrote: "I also think I hear you about smaller ones, or do you mean wind?" I meant wind ...”
• “We couldn't build 80 nukes in 5 years, because the large castings required are only produced by one company ...”
• “Why doesn't Peaceworks protest our national dependence on the automobile? It's always struck me as odd they'll ...”
• “I would say our standard of living does more to fight terrorism than any action or spending government might undertake ...”
• “Sorry -- looked again and they tabled it until the 5th. DK”
• “Actually, the next Council meeting is Sept 21st. DK”
• “"N]ot only has Medicare more successfully restrained the rate of increase of per enrollee spending,” Hacker explained, “the rate ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "Phillip Berrong is there a national standard on just how long the Yellow's are to be displayed ...”
• “Bruce Smith wrote: "Mark; You could not survive without automobiles. Even if you don't use one, everything you need ...”
• “ray wrote: "This town is becoming more and more car-unfriendly all the time." Good. Cars are not our friends. DK”
• “Ray wrote: "Access, affordability, quality and responsiveness by health care providers, (and not beaureaucrats), might be a better way to ...”
• “What's an American car? These days, many Toyota's and Hoida's are made the the US, and GM ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "no matter who is in the Presidential Chair" There's also the possibility that our "mess" had very ...”
• “I wish more people would do that generally. I bought a 1/2 acre property in the first ward partially ...”
• “Chuck, we assume *you* had done the research to some up with your claim. Please post specifics - the Google searches ...”
• “Chuck, all I'm really seeing there are partisan articles with agendas. I've seen no mention of tax breaks ...”
• “Chuck, outsourcing benefits consumers in the short term, by giving them cheaper products. It obviously has it's problems in ...”
• “When I was a kid, our family doctor would tell my parents not to worry too much about our little ...”
• “Dammit, I meant "just come before it" DK”
• “"Woodstock was a celebration of life after a decade filled with death, violence and war" Um, why was this different ...”
• “We have concrete gutters, about a foot wide, along both sides of the street, Chuck. The bumps do not block ...”
• “The real issue is the street is so long and straight. If Alexander was being built today, they (P & Z ...”
• “Riding a bike is only one way of saving energy, and it's silly to think it would solve any ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "Give the Mayor's son in law a position in City Government and he thinks he is going ...”
• “Ray wrote: "How about we pass a bicycle sobriety/stoner ordinance which advocates for CPD to have drug sniffing canines ...”
• “I hear the VA has really turned it's care around. In the 90's when they were seriously facing ...”
• “Ray wrote: "Then what purpose does the ordinance serve? Is our city council now in the business of passing insignificant ...”
• “Ray wrote: "practical impact the ordinance had and will have on Columbia." Has there even been a practical impact? Has ...”
• “Andrew Palmer wrote: "As a future social studies educator I continue to ask the question at what point are we ...”
• “Sustainability, as in building more efficient buildings and lessening the need for fossil energy, will become quite a bit more ...”
• “Anna Codutti wrote: "GET uncomfortable with the idea that this law is doing everyone a disservice." I have no problem ...”
• “Laura Reiss wrote: "The guy was urniating in public folks. It is a public health problem. I know I won ...”
• “Smart thermostats are one thing. A smart grid is totally another. An electric grid that can work with intermittent and ...”
• “I have a "clunker". It's a 20 year old Metro/Swift, and while it runs perfectly, is not a ...”
• “Chick wrote: "Mark Foecking it is obvious you do not live on my street do you?" No, but I ride ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "You still did not answer who is going to pay for the Animal Control Officers who will have ...”
• “"Why do you even bother?" He's bored. DK”
• “Chuck wrote: "Right dipstick it only kills people every year." Last year it killed one (and West Nile may have ...”
• “Chuck, people have bowls of water for their dogs, they have kiddie pools, birdbaths, and all other manner of both ...”
• “"The Missourian article reports that the city has only received one complaint in the past eight years since the ordinance ...”
• “Chuck, whatever. It's an element that will not affect you in the least. Even if someone at Paquin decided ...”
• “What truth, Chuck? That rodents have hundreds of places to get food in a typical home or yard? That having ...”
• “You know the sludge was going to a farm, right? To be more than likely spread on the ground as ...”
• “Mice and rats eat cat and dog food, human food, and garbage, also. You might have mice in your apartment ...”
• “Perhaps one could get neighbors approval for having a rooster, but I'm fine with chickens being allowed without having ...”
• “"What does a population surpassing 100,000 mean for Columbia businesses?" More big chains, perhaps. It'll depend on how ...”
• “Actually, propane is already the most common alternative fuel in use today. Part of the problem of using propane on ...”
• “I'm not canceling the earthquake rider on my home insurance just yet, Chuck. But it does sound promising... DK”
• “Actually, the risk of a big quake here may be becoming less. The New Madrid fault is not like fault ...”
• “It's usually not this bad at other times of the year. There are a lot of students moving right ...”
• “Ray: 1) The ARC actually pays for itself, as does the city golf course. The most subsidized programs are community ...”
• “eli gallagher wrote: "In a short two years, we could have completely recouped the cost, reduced our bills to $0 ...”
• “The bigger question is how many disabled/elderly in need of service will no longer be able to afford it ...”
• “OK, so we're building a new city hall, so the city departments that now lease space all over downtown ...”
• “Kristina, your disabled friend can do better than she is at managing her money. She should shop around for better ...”
• “This behavior is not limited to underage drinkers. Do you want to make alcohol illegal, Chuck? We tried that, and ...”
• “Well, it depends on what you mean by "helping". Most of the time, underage drinkers are like any other drinkers ...”
• “This should also help with the crunch at Joint Communications. DK”
• “I tend to agree. Why does this have to be an issue at all in France, other than some are ...”
• “"millions of under age lives lost yearly" I doubt that. I'd be surprised if it were more than a ...”
• “Until we see a lot of businesses losing their liquor licenses, we'll not see much of a reduction in ...”
• “It's actually easier to park that way then it is to parallel park. Let's see what happens for ...”
• “Chuck, you have your own forum, your blogs, you can post here, and at the Beat Board, FreeTalk, and whereever ...”
• “Part of the problem is that "basic needs" for a lot of families, involves cable, cell phones, high-speed Internet, and ...”
• “Ray wtore (again): "Cyclists will be more respected by the vehicular motorist community when bicycles display a license plate, receive ...”
• “Ray wrote: "You seem to be a member of a very small and select group of anti-car cyclists who respond ...”
• “Well, no. There has never been true peace in all of human history. Once we defeated the "aliens", we'd ...”
• “If your electricity comes primarily from natural gas or renewables, then an electric vehicle will reduce your carbon footprint. In ...”
• “This sounds like a solution in search of a problem. Do we have an inordinate amount of child care accidents ...”
• “Chuck, the point remains. The Trib is paying for it's web site, they are allowing people to comment on ...”
• “Actually, guys, I do have a driver license, and I have enough ready cash to cover any damage I might ...”
• “Come on, face it, Chuck, people seldom report auto drivers for running red lights, etc. What makes you think that ...”
• “I don't know where Obama got the part about "skyrocket". Electricity rates, even in MO where we get most ...”
• “Trouble is, Mike, I don't agree that driving prices higher does anything for affordable housing. It makes existing landowners ...”
• “ray wrote: "There are constant distractions." Yes. That's why it's important to pay attention to the ones you ...”
• “Actually these would be pretty pricey houses for the area. Existing housing of the same size (8-900 sf or so ...”
• “Why doesn't everyone just ignore the Nazis? After a while, they'd get tired of playing with themselves and ...”
• “"The problem is the motorist who sadly states, “I did not see him”." A big part of the problem is ...”
• “It depends on what you call pollution, Chuck. CO2 is a major component of auto exhaust. I think CO2 is ...”
• “I happen to think electricity is dirt cheap for what is does for us. Same with gasoline. We have nothing ...”
• “Most catalytically converted auto exhaust is carbon dioxide and water vapor, same as what a person breathes out. There are ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "Better those poisonous chemicals in his body than mine." You walk your dogs several times a day, right ...”
• “Actually the pollution from most cars in a city as small as ours is insignificant. I get a whiff of ...”
• “Ray wrote: "My car has A/C. What does your bicycle have?" A nice breeze!! "I spent the next 3 ...”
• “Such a person needs to have significant input on Planning and Zoning, since so much of moderating demand has to ...”
• “There has been serious talk in countries that ration health care (socialized medicine), about limiting the amount of care they ...”
• “I'm really more of a burned-in PedNut. Neat thing about exercise is it gets easier the more you do ...”
• “Get on those jogging shoes and Just Do It, Chuck!! You might add years to your life! (Wait. Do you ...”
• “And it will be that much more painful for you when your friendly neighborhood gas station doesn't have any ...”
• “Some homeowner's policies cover a cyclist's liabilities when they are away from their homes (I don't know ...”
• “ray wrote: "...work on new technology to change the course of our dependency on traditional automobiles" Well, it's really ...”
• “Oh, I am. I'd imagine most drivers never notice me. DK”
• “From the Council minutes of March 2, 2009: "Ms. Hoppe understood the Council received an e-mail regarding a mother and ...”
• “Chuck, if it were true, that would be one thing. It's not true, however. Others outside of the Council ...”
• “Ray, stop it. This was not the mayor's bill. All he did was vote for it, like all the ...”
• “I wasn't sure if I was for this ordinance or not when it first passed - that's part of ...”
• “The problem with storing CO2 is that it will leak out eventually. CO2 can be mineralized as carbonates (coral and ...”
• “Ray wrote: "I'm way too out of shape for pedal power and I'm also allergic to exercise and ...”
• “Rigged elections are certainly a possibility, but I don't know what we can do about that from here. I ...”
• “Ray wrote: "Whatever the error factor is in Iran, the outpouring of hundreds of thousands of anti-Ahmadinejad Iranians, sans the ...”
• “Most of the fellow cyclists I know are quite educated, safe, predictable, courteous riders. Ones that aren't deserve a ...”
• “I don't even have an iPod, Chuck, nor do I want one. Cyclists have a lot better view of ...”
• “Ray, don't berate people for having a lot of free time. I think you post more than Chuck does ...”
• “Joe, for all of Missouri that might be about right. Not just Columbia. It also depends on what they call ...”
• “ray wrote: "In my world, an apology usually will suffice for any offense involving bicycle indignation." Slow down, sir. You ...”
• “Ray, this has far less to do with the mayor and far more to do with the efforts of a ...”
• “ray wrote: "This town is getting to have the reputation of being CAR-UNFRIENDLY. " I'd imagine few people, other than ...”
• “The argument for saving money by home canning may hold true if one is canning their own produce, but if ...”
• “College Avenue is four lane down it's entire length. In that case, you would pass them like any other ...”
• “I've not commented so I can read up on the material somewhat. When you see references that are primarily ...”
• “Our library is already decorated with towers of shredded yellow scrap metal. Why should their logo display any more taste ...”
• “Eric Cox wrote: "If I saved more than I spent this would be awesome, but who falls into that category ...”
• “On the contrary, attempting to rid the world of nuclear weapons would make an nuclear attack more likely. Would we ...”
• “Ayn is right. There's really no such thing as a domestic or foreign car anymore. We should just let ...”
• “"According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean salary for teachers, nurses and IT staff are as follows: for ...”
• “Another website to read for information on this is http://www.quackwatch.com , however, it isn't maintained or updated ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "Why don't they do what most cities this size do and require all home/rental/small business ...”
• “Chris - I checked, and it's not. The pine pest is called the pine wilt nematode, and it's a ...”
• “They didn't sprout early this year. I remember in 2006 and 2007 they did - I had daffodil nubs poking ...”
• “How many people can afford a house like this anyway? I suspect not enough to make much of a difference ...”
• “Another indication of changing climate is the increase in the population of the root-knot nematode in central MO. It used ...”
• “"He said the city designs residential streets in the same way as main streets: to move traffic through." That is ...”
• “John M. Nowell wrote: "I did see two cyclists using a hand signal yesterday to make a turn. So that ...”
• “I think one of the reasons they use the bags is it cuts down on injuries for the collectors. Refuse ...”
• “That information on me is wrong, BTW. I've seen that website, and what seems to have happenend is they ...”
• “Chuck, one drug is not another drug. Addictive drugs addict though specific biochemical mechanisms. Most drugs are not addictive, other ...”
• “Rick: Cocaine is not physically addictive, but it is one of the most psychologically addictive drugs known. "Reinforcement" is where ...”
• “Chuck: Addiction to heroin (for example) is mediated by receptors, little "keyholes" in the brain that opiate molecules (and native ...”
• “Should police have Tasered him instead? DK”
• “Actually cocaine is not physically addictive either, at least in the way that heroin, benzodiazepines, and nicotine are. There is ...”
• “"stretching one’s earnings to cover a month’s expenses is sometimes difficult" People used to do something called "saving ...”
• “"You GO JOE! but watch our for the big oil and coal co.s - they will not be too happy ...”
• “@RS "I wonder if CPD has any undercover officers making deliveries?" That would be a good idea. DK”
• “Maybe they were Jewish, Ray... Why wonder about their race at all? The article doesn't mention it, so why ...”
• “I think Bush was wise not to use the SPR to moderate gasoline prices. That's not what it's ...”
• “Actually we get our oil from the US, then from Canada, then Venezuela, then Mexico, then Saudi Arabia, then Africa ...”
• “Rick wrote: "But, you really should have no problem with me driving to work either," The issue with that, and ...”
• “Charles Creswell wrote: "Just these vehicles save on emissions and or gasoline. 2 cents per mile." Does that include depreciation ...”
• “Patrick Cornell wrote: "I can guarantee you that none of them have the training or practice to be able to ...”
• “No, a newspaper simply must deliver facts, so people can make up their own minds. That's how our democracy ...”
• “What's "good moral character"? That varies all over the place depending on what part of the world you're ...”
• “Of course you know what your options are. However, you are addicted to effortless personal mobility, and would perhaps benefit ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "Now if they do not like the word why do they call it to each other?" I know ...”
• “I don't know. Some days, I hear that word several times a day around where I live, both in ...”
• “Anyone who looks at the way our city and county government functions could easily conclude it was corrupt, or at ...”
• “Chuck wrote: "It is about society as a whole and it is about how this society is going as a ...”
• “Thanks for the comp's, Rick - I shall try - sometimes I don't think I'm doing anyone any good ...”
• “Traci wrote: "I find it so interesting that men want to dictate what women should have available to them in ...”
• “Just live and let live, Chuck. That's all anyone is saying. Gay marriage does not affect you in the ...”
• “Amber: But did you taste the local strawberries? For some produce there might not be a lot of difference, but ...”
• “The police know all about the guys that hang around in back of Bambino's, Hitt St, and on 9th ...”
• “ray wrote: "A full-service grocery store would have been nicer for the neighborhood." The last one in that area closed ...”
• “"Mental illness" is becoming an overused, overdiagnosed label for anyone who is "different". Classifying everyone as mentally ill means professionals ...”
• “Come on, Chuck. Drew isn't mentally ill. He's just different. Accept that he is different and move on ...”
• “Fresh food often tastes better, keeps longer, and it is increasingly important to support local farmers rather than ones 2000 ...”
• “We have far greater problems than illegal immigration. In fact, I'm sure that a lot of the Mexican residents ...”
• “"Bisexual is a fad" Hmm. I thought being gay (or going both ways) was not a choice? Drew, I really ...”
• “However, his wind plan has been delayed due to unfavorable economics: http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/12/news/economy ...”
• “Actually, losing 5 pounds, by itself, won't make you healthier. Exercising off those 5 pounds will. Finding exercise that ...”
• “Ayn wrote: "So 90 percent of Columbians still used motorized transportation -- mainly private vehicles -- for their commute even when gas ...”
• “It's not the way the wards are set up. The problem is our individual legislators and how they approach ...”
• “Peaceworks is the group that holds the signs at Broadway and Providence. PedNet is not a political organization. Neighborhood streets ...”
• “Greg: It wasn't quite three years, but it was a good 2 1/2. It is eye opening now ...”
• “You know, ray, that it's only been in the last 60 years or so that we expect to get ...”
• “A family of three (I'm assuming they mean a couple with one child), making $36,000 a year, is ...”
• “Also, the age for getting a carry permit is 21 (down from 23). Most undergrads will not be able to ...”
• “Someone wanting to kill a bunch of people, and then himself, might not be deterred by having CCW holders carrying ...”
• “Tracy wrote: "Seriously folks, which is more dangerous: A campus with no guns and the minuscule chance of being a ...”
• “Tracy Greever-Rice: "the threat, Mark, comes from the competence and sanity (or lack there of) of the person hiding his ...”
• ““Missouri’s college students should be allowed to learn and exchange ideas in an environment free from the threat of ...”
• “That's a really nice article about Georgia, Mike. Chuck, you'll hear about negotiations regarding Sinclair Farm just like ...”
• “"Got that. If the government gets involved, private industry won't be able to charge as much because the government ...”
• “Actually, we can look at what happened after Katrina as an example. Police were spread very thin, and for several ...”
• “http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Bills/2009/mar16bills/B73-09.pdf Here is the bill that passed. I did not see ...”
• “Another feature of some of the tweaked intersections is what's called an "Australian right turn" which brings the turning ...”
• “Once the improvements are in, they're in. Why are these intersections going to cost taxpayers money down the road ...”
• “"This won't affect their rates at all because they have City of Columbia electricity; they don't have Ameren ...”
• “Everyone is a little lactose intolerant - some more than others. (BBBRRRRAAAAPPPPP!!!!). Sorry - had some cheese with my pizza.... Word of ...”
• “But some people feel the increased health benefits (whatever they are) of the raw milk outweigh the possiblity of getting ...”
• “We know, ray... DK”
• “Considering there were a number of people who purposely INCREASED their electrical use during this time, it is likely participation ...”
• “"Louis Pasteur...developed the process of pasteurization to stop milk and wine from causing diseases." Actually Pasteur developed the process ...”
• “Of course they should seek more information - more information is always better than less. Trouble is most people, on both ...”
• “ray said: "If the city can't time these lights better, or have longer yellows. (throughout town), than maybe these ...”
• “Actually, the City Manager doesn't vote. I've always thought downtown should be it's own ward, as the ...”
• “Right. There are no commercial reprocessing plants operating in the US because we haven't had the need for them ...”
• “Christopher Foote wrote: "You also wrote a column extolling the virtues of nuclear energy and claimed it was recyclable and ...”
• “But a lot of "at-risk" kids are at risk precisely because they, and their parents, don't take advantage of ...”
• “Don: Every weapon (or combat technique) a police officer might use has to potential to kill. Over 100 people have ...”
• “Because woman weightlifters are still somewhat of a novelty. I'd imagine when they compete against men (and sometime in ...”
• “One of the big issues here is a lot of people are too poor to pay interest. They just haven ...”
• “Steel Reserve is very popular among the homeless. It's better tasting than Camo Black Ice!!! Actually, I find both ...”
• “That's Mike Martin's lot, so he and his partner will have to figure out what to do with ...”
• “Sorry - last time and I'm done. Yes, Chuck, I know how to do this, and I have worked as ...”
• “Chuck said: "But they cannot by what reason keep that shelter smelling clean?" Probably because it's really crowded. I ...”
• “Michele, wait a minute. You made $43,000 last year, which, after taxes. is about $2,400/month. And out ...”
• “Re: the Sinclair property: Having a facility that is too big is just as bad, or worse, that having one ...”
• “As an athlete conditions himself, his stress tests will improve. However, the sickle cell trait will not go away, and ...”
• “Ayn sez: "Not if they use students who break rules. Make it an alternative to detention." You know the trouble ...”
• “What percentage of teens who were already sexually active choose to listen to songs with explicit lyrics? Note to Mr ...”
• “The food was served on polystyrene trays before. This is just polystyrene that is more biodegradable than traditional expanded polystyrene ...”
• “I hear from people here and there that there is no way that humans can change the climate. But humans ...”
• “Adaptation is far more important than prevention. Even if climate change is 100% caused by humans, the cuts required to ...”
• “"John Alexander March 8, 2009 | 11:54 a.m. Saying the effects of electricty are well known is like saying ...”
• “"Berg said. "The fact is no one knows how these Tasers affect the human body."" The effect of electricity on ...”
• “Chuck said: "Well big guy go put your manhood where your mouth is and let's see you go show ...”
• “I'm glad these girls have made the gymnastics team, however, many of them are carrying too much weight to ...”
• “Chuck said: "If you go read your Bible young man you will see in fact that any and all homosexual ...”
• “Jimmy: Because our cars deserve the best, doncha' know. So do a few of our local construction contractors. Maybe in ...”
• “Zeke: I'd like to know how the "legalized animal cruelty" purportedly practiced in laboratories compares to the life of ...”
• “"Five showed up to speak in support of Sallee's project, including homeless veteran Scott Byars. "We're screwing up ...”
• “John Schultz said: "As it stands, Sallee said he would make the down payments on the trailers himself and then ...”
• “Concern over the feelings of an animal (or other related social justice concerns) are largely things that only rich societies ...”
• “I don't know where to start here, but I'd like to add a few perspectives from a little ...”
• “Kevin: What society has not made "use" of animals in some form, either as prime movers or as food? As ...”
• “"A mouse as a pet has protection. A mouse as a pest can be killed at will. Research mice have ...”
• “Chuck sez: "riding takes a whole lot more exertion than being able to stand " But what does that have to ...”
• “Chuck sez: "I have told you here and other forums numerous times that my lower back is quite bad and ...”
• “This has really nothing to do with gay rights, as I've had my say about that, and Drew, I ...”
• “Chuck, you wouldn't need a car. Ride a bike. It'd be good for you - ya might lose some ...”
• “I'm sure this has a lot to do with Zootoo... :rolleyes: DK”
• “Chuck sez: "Wrong again oh uneducated one. If you clean properly there will be no odor left to fester and ...”
• “Public sexual relations are considered indecent exposure, and illegal. Gay marriage or gay rights have nothing to do with that ...”
• “Chuck, if there are decaying feces and urine in the troughs, they are not being washed down properly. Yes, you ...”
• “Chuck, last I heard we still have something called "Freedom of Speech". This means if someone wants to talk about ...”
• “Dresner quote: "Having multiple Tasers used at once is not any more dangerous than if a person was shot with ...”
• “$17,600 (for a child at Kids Depot) I might believe, although even that seems awful high for what's ...”
• “A comment for Andy: You seem very bright and committed to your beliefs, and that is good. I do not ...”
• “Chuck ax'd: "The Animal Control side did not smell like the main kennel does when I visited at all ...”
• “These are nice systems if you know what you are doing, but the improper installation and operation of an SVO ...”
• “The solution to keep things going? Leave it alone. The economy has always come back independent (one might say in ...”
• “Everyone has their hands out today, Chuck. It's the expected reaction to the "spendulus" package. Government never supports itself ...”
• “Chuck sez: "Private enterprise cannot even take care of itself and you expect it to be able to take care ...”
• “Chuck, sheltered workshops are something that society affords in flush times. We are in a somewhat less flush time (although ...”
• “Um, the last I looked, classified ads in the Trib and here had a lot of jobs. Maybe not as ...”
• “My views on the issue are not ones that I need to contact anyone about, since I have no children ...”
• “Sorry - just looked at it again. It's the old apartments/flop houses just south of the Tenth and Cherry ...”
• “That's not Bambino's. It's the building and lot for the old Miller dental building. Bambino's would ...”
• “Chuck sez: "Eric Cox so what do you propose smart guy just letting chaos rein supreme in our area?" It ...”
• “Once again: ": one that makes laws especially for a political unit ; especially : a member of a legislative body" There is ...”
• “Chuck: "Section 2. Form of Government. The municipal government provided by this charter shall be known as the "council-manager government ...”
• “"“We are being encouraged to allow this to happen ‘cause (Corn Growers) have a big belief that this will help ...”
• “High fructose corn syrup is not the problem many say it is. It is banned in Europe to help their ...”
• “Chuck, he didn't say he represented everyone's views. No elected official represents the views of all of his ...”
• “Ray, these recovery centers are selling something. They are selling expensive, largely ineffective treatment. Drugs users that honestly wish to ...”
• “Just a pharmacological note. Dronabinol is natural delta-8 THC. Nabilone is the "man-made stuff" Both drugs seem to have the ...”
• “They don't need to be - McDonalds got along just fine for years without the headsets. However: Many cordless phones ...”
• “Why doesn't Taco Bell just hardwire it's customer/drivethru intercoms like they used to? No more radio, no ...”
• “Chuck said: "It is all about taking peoples concerns to not only our city/state level but to Washington as ...”
• “13 arrests since 2004 is less than three per year. Especially considering the detecctive doesn't do anything to discourage ...”
• “So the rate of charitable contributions was fairly constant regardless of income. This would mean a person making 10 times ...”
• “ColumbiaHeartBeat sez: "Since when do we zone vacant land "agricultural" for "future development opportunities?" Hey, Stan K. does it all ...”
• “I'd imagine this is a case of distracted driving. Fire trucks and ambulances have to use ever more deafening ...”
• “This country went into the hole because we (most Americans) decided to live beyond our means. That living well now ...”
• “I've calculated that spending the cost of Callaway 2 on renewables and efficiency will result in a generating capacity ...”
• “I don't advocate for bike lanes, for myself. I don't feel the need for them. However, they help ...”
• “To sue the city because you drove too fast for conditions is the ultimate abdication of personal responsibility. A driver ...”
• “Yes, Racheal. Almost all hydrogen today is made from natural gas, by a process called steam reforming. Electrolysis of water ...”
• “The problem is, that students today often graduate with high levels of debt. They have to take the best paying ...”
• “Chuck, my opposition to this has nothing to do with it being disability friendly or not. It has to do ...”
• “Chuck sez: "Oh but Mark they are catering to the bike crowd and are going to make it not only ...”
• “I can't believe Curtis still wants to do that. IT WILL NOT BE USED ANY MORE THAN IT IS ...”
• “Ray: Hitler was considered a great man until he annexed Austria. He brought Germany back from a the brink of ...”
• “Um, how many white supremecists have any of you known in your lives? This is a vanishingly small fringe of ...”
• “Water table levels are coming up, according to USGS: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=385718092234201&PARAmeter_cd=72019 ...”
• “Major broadcasters use transmitters with vacuum tubes in them. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with them. In fact, they're ...”
• “Bleach is irritating to everyone. Tub and tile cleaner is hydrochloric acid,which is volatile and irritating. Using the two ...”
• “Chuck sez: "You do not understand how electricity works obviously. To leave a light running once it is already charged ...”
• “Ray ax'd: "which side would I choose?" I wouldn't choose a side. Both sides have valid grievances, and ...”
• “These glasses cost $19. I know a lot of poor people that spend more than that on lottery tickets, or ...”
• “I'm not taking sides, Ray. Both sides have their share of blame for this latest violence. Israel's ground ...”
• “Responsibility for the ongoing violence rests with both sides. Both sides are so quick to return violence with violence. They ...”
• “I guess the point that need to be made here is to compare the adverse effects of marijuana with those ...”
• “Place a concrete post with the names of the streets etched into it. That'll fix 'em. DK”
• “I'm not Dale, and don't know what his system is like, but I can give you some information ...”
• “Both diet and exercise must be addressed if one is to be successful at weight loss. The National Weight Loss ...”
• “Chuck sez: Physical activity may not be key to obesity epidemic That follows from basic thermodynamics. About the most that ...”
• “From the San Francisco article: "Cars always will vastly outnumber bikes, he reasons, so allotting more street space to cyclists ...”
• “Ayn ax'd: >>>How much money can a homeowner reasonably expect to make from selling solar power back to the ...”
• “Brian: It's not liability insurance for the homeowner so much. It's liability for damage to city property, or ...”
• “Bikes are only seasonal if you treat them that way. I don't have an MU parking permit. I don ...”
• “I know that. However, the grant money that funds GetAboutColumbia cannot be used for improvement to the bus system. Buses ...”
• “Chuck, the grant money covers non-motorized transportation only. It can't be used for bus stops and related. Council needs ...”
• “I faced this situation when I installed my first solar system about three years ago. My insurance company (Travelers) did ...”
• “jacop Musa: Should you be surprised? The US is the main supporter of Israel, and many Jews and Christians look ...”
• “Chuck ax'd: >>>Besides didn't somebody post awhile back that we might not have enough power to be beneficial ...”
• “Infertility is virtually always on the woman's side of the aisle. The reason is that even if a man ...”
• “Ayn Rand ax'd: >>>Anybody remember those four rehabs around Worley or Ash that were in the news earlier this ...”
• “Chuck ax'd: >>>Then why not acquire and tear down those old falling down homes in First Ward and build ...”
• “Remodeling, especially of old, neglected houses, is quite a different animal than building new. If everything is made square, plumb ...”
• “Here's one possible explanation: http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a007.html DK”
• “Here is a balanced discussion of reasons why Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. Homosexuality is a possibility, as was lack ...”
• “Chuck, would you please answer my question? What would you do to address the problem of the chronic homeless drunks ...”
• “Chuck, you say you're an expert on being homeless and unemployed because you've lived it. What should we ...”
• “If someone feels that homosexual acts are immoral, then don't practice them. But let others do as they believe ...”
• “Chuck sez: >>>Your views are usually always presented as a one way view that is only to be viewed through ...”
• “Chuck, all you keep telling me is I'm uneducated on issues regarding homeless people (and I'm talking about ...”
• “Once again, we have "been there, done that" Chuck with his authoritative pronouncements on everything. It is not necessary to ...”
• “In flush times, we can try these sorts of experiments. The general idea is called "harm reduction", and it involves ...”
• “Actually, the average high for January in Columbia is 40 degrees. DK”
• “When you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. If you keep giving him the fish ...”
• “I think people are getting too sensitive about the whole nativity scene/winter solstice/harvest celebration stuff. Celebrate the hoidays ...”
• “A lot of it appears to be arson. There's some guy that's setting vacant houses over on 4th ...”
• “ray said: "The point I was trying to make was that tasers are not good electo-shock treatments for the depressed ...”
• “ray shapiro sez: "I say: Does CPD get letters saying, "Thanks for tasering me. It really shocked me back into ...”
• “Dear Col .Miller: I am Mr. Cor Pulent, president of the Columbia chapter of the League of All-you-can-eat Restaurant Debauchers ...”
• “The article also said these (the "high-firing" ones) were some of the oldest instruments they tested. They were some of ...”
• “Linda: Here is a study from 2005 that seems scholarly and free from commercial influence: http://www.theiacp.org/research ...”
• “Let's fix it by letting 'em fail. They have consistently put quality and features last, and have shied away ...”
• “Actually, the most common date rape drug is not GHB, or rohypnol, or any other prescription drug. It's alcohol ...”
• “Shred the paper and burn it in the municipal power plant, if they can't sell it. Storing recyclable paper ...”
• “I wish they would save the salt for bad storms also. But it's a liability for the city if ...”
• “>>Show me some hard numbers to back up your conjectures<< Well, here's a guy that dies of carotid artery ...”
• “Well, Chuck, things go wrong. People have been killed by a punch to the stomach, bursting a previously unknown aneurisym ...”
• “Sorry, I thought he was. There's some sports figure that was beaten to death by police, that caused a ...”
• “Come on Chuck - don't start with the real name thing again. You're not winning this one, so you ...”
• “A major problem with guns is they shoot a high speed, penetrating projectile. They can go through walls, and hit ...”
• “Except if you close them down, then the city loses the tax revenue from their legal sales (as well as ...”
• “The reason thecity wants to keep annexing is that it increases their tax base. There is no incentive for them ...”
• “I wonder how much of this involves kids that were not immunized for fear of thimerosal toxicity? DK”
• “>>Since reopening in May, the theater is booked 25 days per month, on average.<< Hm... http://www.motheatre.org/calendar ...”
• “I thought we were playing Oklahoma? DK”
• “Tell me about it. I've long thought Pinkel was not a good coach. He's had great talent this ...”
• “Peace is attainable? Good luck with that. Peace is great, but historically has been the exception rather then the rule ...”
• “Dan-Dee potato chips were a staple in Cleveland when I was young. Glad to see they are still around. DK”
• “Regular birth control pills can also be used as emergency contraceptives - a lot of women don't know that. http ...”
• “Learned Observer sez: "There is no good reason for this road not to be 4 lanes." The reason is that ...”
• “Chuck sez: "Being gay has been proven many times over by leading scientists and psychologists to be a choice of ...”
• “No, I won't, Chuck, because I'm not convinced you have the emotional stability to remain calm. I see ...”
• “You haven't shown what they would use instead. There are several more links I could posts here if I ...”
• “You do realize that the Taser will be the preferred weapon for a CIT team, if negotiations fail? http://psychservices ...”
• “Exercise is the best way to lower trigylycerides and reverse vascular disease. If the subject of Ayn's above link ...”
• “Actually, the war on drugs must be working pretty well if students are left abusing antihistamines and OTC cough medicine ...”
• “In a car-dependent culture like ours, the worst thing you can do to a lot of people is take away ...”
• “A lot of posts in this thread have been deleted. The post you're responding to is older than Nov ...”
• “Well, three is better than zero. At least they appear to have gotten the shooter. DK”
• “Uh, which dollars are, Chuck? I pay SSI taxes, and my employer matches them. Ayn is self-employed, so she pays ...”
• “Different guy, Ray. The guy in the Klan outfit is Marlon D. Jordan. DK”
• “Of course I'm not lumping all disabilities together, Chuck. I'm just saying that perhaps we look too hard ...”
• “3/4 of this country with undiagnosed disabilities of some sort? That doesn't stop the vast majority of them ...”
• “I like the analysis. Americans do tend to be broke - we have all this STUFF to spend money on, and ...”
• “You know, if we (me and you) had both run for First Ward council, the vote might have gotten fragmented ...”
• “Probably gays are feeling more comfortable about revealing their sexuality these days. Just a comment - it is perhaps a mistake ...”
• “During the week, there's a street sweeper that drives around early in the morning, but it doesn't run ...”
• “If people want to punish a corporation, then they shouldn't buy their products. It's that simple. Walmart isn ...”
• “Jobs are going overseas because of labor costs. If the same, or superior labor can be had in Asia for ...”
• “No one says to worship them. If a company is not selling a product that is meeting a need, it ...”
• “Actually, those big corporations have given everyone in this country a pretty decent standard of living (if perhaps at the ...”
• “The founding fathers wanted as little government as possible. They wanted this nation to be one where people could act ...”
• “I realize exactly how big the problem is. The reason bus service is not expanded is there is little new ...”
• “Well, except no one subsidizes my bicycle. It costs the city nothing to let me ride on the streets. The ...”
• “Actually, almost everyone drives to these things, and expanding bus hours wouldn't change that. Hardly anyone rides the bus ...”
• “Look into getting a bicycle, Chuck. It's a bit more than two miles from Paquin to the ARC, and ...”
• “Depends how you define "efficient". In terms of the amount of fuel used to transport goods, trains are 5-10 more ...”
• “You wouldn't power the train directly with solar panels. There is a proposal here and there to build solar ...”
• “The sun gives us an amount of energy. every day, that is 3000 times greater than what we use. We ...”
• “I tend to think the problem is automobile dependence in the first place. Increased economy only gets us so far ...”
• “Ethanol plants are closing anyway. They are very energy intensive and expensive to operate. You get very little more energy ...”
• “I'm not sure what you're talking about, Chuck. Jacob was the one that suggested that Paquin could be ...”
• “Nate: My analysis is a rough, order-of-magnitude estimate to answer the question "Can Paquin Tower be taken off the grid ...”
• “Well, Chuck, what is it? You live there. I know the dimensions of my house. Give me the numbers, and ...”
• “Jacob: Just for kicks I ran some numbers. I'm assuming Paquin is about 80 x 80 feet square, and ...”
• “The high level of pedestrian traffic downtown is why it is illegal to ride on the sidewalks there. The city ...”
• “All I know, Chuck, is that to put solar panels up there would add an infinitesimal load to your roof ...”
• “Load capacity is not an issue with your roof. Mini-wind generators (the little 3' diameter jobs) produce 200 watts apiece ...”
• “You can be happy with it if you want, because you don't think about where our energy comes from ...”
• “Sorry, I don't know about the bus. I don't ride the bus because I don't need to ...”
• “I didn't see the design, nor was it publicized. This whole project was not widely publicized, other than the ...”
• “How often does that happen, though? Once a day? Less? Like I say, usually a cyclist taking the lane is ...”
• “BTW, somebody got rooked if the Bernadette system cost $50,000. They could have used fewer, larger panels (instead of ...”
• “This program is adding 10 kW of capacity to a system with a total peak load of 280 MW. It ...”
• “The reason that a cyclist is riding in traffic should be to keep traffic behind him from passing him dangerously ...”
• “Given that there appear to be several hundred Russian warheads missing from sites in the Ukraine and the "stans", I ...”
• “The article fails to mention how effective Mutually Assured Destruction has been at preventing nuclear war since the beginning of ...”
• “Actually, Americans are some of the most generous people on Earth. We gave $300 billion dollars to charity in 2006 ...”
• “Chuck, I have everything I need even if I never earned a dime again in my life, and all of ...”
• “Right. And by allowing them to invest (for themselves), to make even more money (a lot of which goes to ...”
• “Do you understand that letting rich people invest their own money creates jobs, where confiscating and redistributing that money stifles ...”
• “I did answer your question - I apologize if it wasn't clear. Upon being qualified to receive benefits from a ...”
• “So how is Obama spending all this extra money on social programs going to reduce the deficit? By taxing wealthy ...”
• “WHat type of SSI are these 37 million Americans on? That's one in eight! Retirement? Disability? What some people ...”
• “Even if the cuts free private charities and enterprises to pick up the slack in social programs? Remeber, having wageearners ...”
• “Well, Barr's website lists his views on various issues just like the other candidates do. Did you look at ...”
• “T & H on Garth used to offer stuff like this too. They got to be too much of a bar ...”
• “Entry points are in good shape, Chuck. Please learn to write. Can a person in a wheelchair (powered or otherwise ...”
• “I'm sure most of them want more police, Chuck. I certainly do. That's not the question. If more ...”
• “Park Rangers are basically police officers, Chuck. They are armed, and have full arrest powers. However, they do not have ...”
• “I don't deny the need for more police. Neither does anyone else. I merely deny that building parks has ...”
• “If a violent crime were happening to me or my loved ones, I'd defend myself with anything up to ...”
• “We can only vote for who is running, Chuck. Writing in a candidate wastes your vote. Do not confuse complacency ...”
• “Actually, the citizens aren't so worried about building all this stuff. The city is. The problem is that we ...”
• “The house on Alexander is anything but a cottage, and for the area, was anything but moderately priced. It is ...”
• “Actually, I think jenkem is legal (I mean, really, how do you outlaw it?). It's just not something most ...”
• “I understand it was more that Prince wanted to kill McBride, and he missed. and hit Robinson. DK”
• “If we don't need it, perhaps we don't need to use it. Fred is a respected researcher, and ...”
• “Light rail, for a smaller city, is a huge money bleed. It hardly pays for itself in big ones with ...”
• “Well, it would either be happening at Athena, or at Sapphire, or whereever else they'll go after Sapphire gets ...”
• “I guess this is more fun. DK”
• “Most of us don't have time to review 8-10 hours of video. You're very lucky that you do ...”
• “Ever considered getting a bicycle? DK”
• “No one can say for sure. It is likely there is both a natural and a man made component to ...”
• “What can the school district do, other than what they are already doing? They caught the kid - this shows they ...”
• “This is the first year that the MRF has broken even. From: http://columbiatribune.com/2008/jul/20080709news007.asp "[b ...”
• “This ordinance may have unexpected consequences. I don't use all my blue bags, so I use them to collect ...”
• “Chuck, it's not called "guilt by association" It's called "inciting a riot". Guilt by association means a person ...”
• “What you're telling me is you haven't looked into alternatives. You have no idea how many residents have ...”
• “Question: If you do lose the transportation part of your program, couldn't you come up with some carpooling or ...”
• “Well, the containers are either going in the recycling containers or in the trash. It costs the city money to ...”
• “You mean "pro-life", don't you? Would you rather Bristol have an abortion? She's a kid - she made a ...”
• “I'd imagine Bristol Palin got a good bit of abstinence education. It doesn't work very well in our ...”
• “This isn't the same Wilson as Wilson's Total Fitness, is it? DK”
• “This is such a waste. Hydrogen is not an energy source. All hydrogen is made from something else, and almost ...”
• “Neither McCain nor Obama know the full truth - Bush is far more informed on oil supply issues than either one ...”
• “Our economy will improve or get worse largely independently of who we elect. Our economic problems are mainly caused by ...”
• “Back in the '70s, many states lowered the drinking age to 18. It didn't work then, and it's ...”
• “As long as the trail is away from the road and has few intersections, Brendon is correct. A trail (or ...”
• “Bus service in Columbia is subsidized, as in many places, to the tune of $1.5 million/year. I think ...”
• “We do need to decrease our consumption of oil by 30 percent. However, the comparison of what we need to ...”
• “Why are they doing this at all???? Where do the police park now? Isn't there parking available in the ...”
• “A windfall profits tax that will not change prices at the pump, will further discourage expensive exploration, and will be ...”
• “I'll bet they weren't supposed to be using a grill on their deck... Now they know why. DK”
• “I see this behavior all the time with First Student drivers in the first ward. They are allowed to drive ...”
• “We will drill in unused and sensitive areas eventually, because a majority of Americans will demand the oil when we ...”
• “Actually it is illegal to shoot off fireworks in the city, also. Lots of people do it, but you can ...”
• “If you believe that man is causing climate change (and I believe we are at least playing a part), than ...”
• “The first thing a lot of people need to do is step back and figure out their priorities. Often, what ...”
• “How about adjusting to it by NOT DRIVING SO MUCH? I'll bet half the people reading this have a ...”
• “The end does not justify the means. Holding terrorism suspects without regard to their rights is a violation of the ...”
• “Poor guy sounded hungry. Why didn't he just knock? :-) DK”
• “The market has traditionally provided sources of energy, and our elected representatives have, for the most part, assumed that it ...”
• “It's not more accessible to people in an era of expensive gasoline. Downtown is accessible by bus - Stadium is ...”
• “I wonder how much repellent could be bought for the cost of these sprayings? DK”
• “It takes green to go green A solar water heater that will stand up to the frosts of Missouri winters ...”
• “Absolutely every source of energy has it's downside. Solar panels generate a lot of pollution in their manufacture, for ...”
• “I appreciate your comments Kevin, but I think you may have misconstrued one of them. If we were having blackouts ...”
• “Our inactivity on this problem is because we feel like we have choices. We feel that we can choose to ...”
• “Just leave it where it is!! Why can't they just restore it, and let people tour it on a ...”
• “The ARC has a similar problem. The Youzeum, if it had not been able to attract enough private support when ...”
• “If energy independence is a priority, many homeowners can cut a lot of fat out of their lives and pay ...”
• “Israel has a greater strategic problem, and while it is long range, action to settle Palestinian issues may protect the ...”
• “If you really look into it, a lot of people use credit cards very badly. Interest rates on cards are ...”
• “And attorneys and judges are more qualified to determine what caused the kid's autism than doctors and scientists? For ...”
• “So the current reading is three parts per billion below the standard, and the 2007 reading was three parts per ...”
• “In general, we will have to make do with less in the future, because availability of our main sources of ...”
• “Switchgrass, at this point, is an immature and unproven technology. Commercial ethanol from that process is years, if not decades ...”
• “Few comments here. Ethanol is not similar to gasoline. There is more energy in a gallon of gasoline than in ...”
• “Earth Day has been about change since it started. However, real change has been precious slow in coming. The status ...”
• “Ah, but there is one thing about a car and youth... It's a lot tougher to lose your virginity ...”
• “Roots n Blues should support itself - if it doesn't that;s just another example of taxpayers supporting business to ...”
• “BIll and Mary: If your neighbor in the suburbs was doing a ground-up remodeling of his house, you'd have ...”
• “He could make positive changes, no doubt. What he has to do is convince the bloc of voters, that will ...”
• “As someone with a lot of first hand, first ward experience, I would say that by and large, these neighborhoods ...”
• “As someone who has eaten a lot of leftover food, without a single instance of sickness, I'd say the ...”
• “While I see why Finklestein is not a popular guy in maby circles, I also feel there is nothing to ...”
• “On the campuses, pedestrians DO own the place. That's how it was set up. There are a lot more ...”
• “Communities need to work with their police forces, not against them. And police need to be in the neighborhoods in ...”
• “I wonder what the ratio of the value of gifts from men to women vs. that from women to men ...”
• “Well said, about todays children not getting what they need from the educational process. However, parents have to get involved ...”
• “One thing that surprises me about these guys. What is the reason they run on the wrong side of the ...”
• “Oh, please... Can we just do without the art? This project is already so over-the-top expensive (and wasteful, as there ...”
• “That's all well and good, but what we also have to be looking at is simply using less electricity ...”
• “In California, people use grid tie because the power company buys power back at three times the normal rate. Here ...”
• “Hopefully they'll really do it, and not just take little bits of it which are easiest to implement. DK”
• “I'd like to know why it seems to cost the city $100 to spray paint a stencil on the ...”
• “This is a common scenario in St. Petersburg, FL, (newlyweds and nearly deads) where I have a good bit of ...”
• “I forgot about Share the Harvest. I wasn't going to go this year, (my freezer's full) but I ...”
• “I've seen him work. I used to clean the grease trap at an Italian restaurant I worked at. The ...”
• “This is a huge problem for older neighborhoods, and I hope they won't get tax billed for the work ...”
• “Hey Mark! I know him from the 'hood. Good guy. Hauls stuff in his spare time for people. Another person ...”
• “I love fall - it's perhaps my favorite season. All the good harvest produce, all the colors, college activities, etc ...”
• “You wonder what the guy was doing walking into a convenience store at 2:30 am with a loaded gun ...”
• “THe meeting was OK for a primer, but much more specific expertise is needed. For example, an experienced geologist and ...”
• “I do some math that way (4+6 = 5+5). But isn't it just easier to spend a little ...”
• “I'd like to know how the council would attract industry. The only industries America in general has been able ...”
• “Developers simply have to build smaller houses. No one needs a McMansion unless they have 10 kids. 1000 sq feet ...”
• “Compactors have the same problems with trash and debris that dumpsters do. I'm also not sure where they would ...”
• “Since this seems to be the only venue I can do this in right now... I need to answer a ...”
• “If you want to put this in: My name is Mark Foecking, and I am posting a thread on the ...”