Regardless of what, Shauntay had a right to talk about how people falsly protrayed her. Shoot you don't know her so if you didn't care you should not read the article about her and then says stupid comments. A lot of the things said about Shauntay were false. And thats why she had the right to clear up anything that she feels. Everyone saw a lady on the run so if they could put her name in it...Why not.. it's easier to blame her..Get the real facts poeple.
Regardless of what, Shauntay had a right to talk about how people falsly protrayed her. Shoot you don't know her so if you didn't care you should not read the article about her and then says stupid comments. A lot of the things said about Shauntay were false. And thats why she had the right to clear up anything that she feels. Everyone saw a lady on the run so if they could put her name in it...Why not.. it's easier to blame her..Get the real facts poeple.
Ventilation. Nothing more, nothing less. Take a moment now, if you will, and put yourself behind the wheel of your favorite car. Does not matter the model or make or color. Just imagine you are a motorist trafficking along your daily route to who know's where. Okay, you are doing your best, within reason, to obey the many and various traffic laws that you know all too well that you could be punished for by breaking one of them. You maintain a legal speed, you use your turn signal accordingly, you refrain from tailgating and all that jazz that classifies you as a safe and legal driver. A few miles down the road and in to your trip a police officer enters the highway and begins to drive near you. No big deal. You are obeying the laws, all of them. He has no interest in pulling you over and ticketing you. Wait a minute...the police officer is speeding up. He has not turned on his emergency lights but now he seems to be doing at least fifteen miles per hour over the legal speed limit. Hang on a second...he just changed lanes without properly using his turn signal. Wow, he just cut off another motorist and is now tailgating a third and wouldn't you just know it, he is on his cell phone too. Sure hope an emergency call does not come across his radio, he seems too distracted to gather and process any information he may recieve from one of those. Yeah this whole picture seems off, doesn't it? How can someone sworn to uphold the law and hold other citizens accountable for those laws act in such an irresponsible way? What kind of example is this police officer, and other police officers across the metropolitan area, and likely police officers nationwide, what example are they showing us? It is a rather notable double standard that they, simply by wearing a shiny badge and driving a squad car, are setting. Remember, police officers are not above the law, they are representatives of the law. They are responsible for the law, meaning they are not to break it. It may not be such a grand step from a police officer exceeding the speed limit to them using a taser on a pregnant woman or a college student who asks a pressing question to a politician. It is time for those who a sworn to protect the law of the land to obey the law of the land. It starts with civil vigilance and taking the responsibility of society to keep in check those who have the job to keep us in check. Whenever possible we the people must report these crimes, petty as they may be. We must keep the lawmen and women in check by holding them to the same standards in which they hold us. Why should it cost a regular citizen $200 for a speeding ticket and this servant of the law nothing? On duty or not, dangerous driving can be done by anyone. A police officer can just as easily cause an accident by disregarding the laws as any other human being behind the wheel. Ventilation accomplished. Thanks for listening. Go about your day now. But please, watch out for the law breaking lawmen.
Ventilation. Nothing more, nothing less. Take a moment now, if you will, and put yourself behind the wheel of your favorite car. Does not matter the model or make or color. Just imagine you are a motorist trafficking along your daily route to who know's where. Okay, you are doing your best, within reason, to obey the many and various traffic laws that you know all too well that you could be punished for by breaking one of them. You maintain a legal speed, you use your turn signal accordingly, you refrain from tailgating and all that jazz that classifies you as a safe and legal driver. A few miles down the road and in to your trip a police officer enters the highway and begins to drive near you. No big deal. You are obeying the laws, all of them. He has no interest in pulling you over and ticketing you. Wait a minute...the police officer is speeding up. He has not turned on his emergency lights but now he seems to be doing at least fifteen miles per hour over the legal speed limit. Hang on a second...he just changed lanes without properly using his turn signal. Wow, he just cut off another motorist and is now tailgating a third and wouldn't you just know it, he is on his cell phone too. Sure hope an emergency call does not come across his radio, he seems too distracted to gather and process any information he may recieve from one of those. Yeah this whole picture seems off, doesn't it? How can someone sworn to uphold the law and hold other citizens accountable for those laws act in such an irresponsible way? What kind of example is this police officer, and other police officers across the metropolitan area, and likely police officers nationwide, what example are they showing us? It is a rather notable double standard that they, simply by wearing a shiny badge and driving a squad car, are setting. Remember, police officers are not above the law, they are representatives of the law. They are responsible for the law, meaning they are not to break it. It may not be such a grand step from a police officer exceeding the speed limit to them using a taser on a pregnant woman or a college student who asks a pressing question to a politician. It is time for those who a sworn to protect the law of the land to obey the law of the land. It starts with civil vigilance and taking the responsibility of society to keep in check those who have the job to keep us in check. Whenever possible we the people must report these crimes, petty as they may be. We must keep the lawmen and women in check by holding them to the same standards in which they hold us. Why should it cost a regular citizen $200 for a speeding ticket and this servant of the law nothing? On duty or not, dangerous driving can be done by anyone. A police officer can just as easily cause an accident by disregarding the laws as any other human being behind the wheel. Ventilation accomplished. Thanks for listening. Go about your day now. But please, watch out for the law breaking lawmen.
When I read that one of your readers went to a cafe on 39th Street and was "encouraged" to finish his meal and get the h*ll out of there, I knew exactly which cafe you were talking about because the exact same thing happened to me. Twice.
I recently moved to the KCMO midtown area, and live just a few blocks away from 39th Street - and chose this area for the great coffee shops, restaurants, and stores. In my (almost) 2 years in this area, I've been to that cafe twice. The first time was during lunch - the cafe was not full, but the waitress didn't refill our drinks at all and gave us a check before we finished the meal. When we asked for more drinks, she said she would get our drinks as she got us change, and literally stood over us and waited for me to pull out my wallet and pay her. She then brought our drinks in "to-go" cups.
It was months before I went back there, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt, assuming I caught the waitress at a shift change, or something like that. So last Fall, I decided to take an employee out for lunch at the same cafe, and made sure we got there at 1:00, after the lunch rush but well before they close down at 3pm. There was only one other couple there, and there certainly was no line. There was a different wait staff on that day, but the treatment was the same. We had eaten our lunch and wanted to sip our coffee as we had our meeting, but we were constantly interrupted, and eventually nudged out the door. We had barely been there an hour, and were nowhere near encroaching on their 3pm closing time.
Needless to say I haven't been back there. Frankly I wasn't impressed with their menu anyway. I go out to lunch nearly every day, usually taking a colleague or employee with me. I prefer to support small cafes instead of the large chains, and in particular I like to support the 39th St restaurants. But due to consistently bad service, I find myself driving out to crossroads, to Westport, or even going to a chain like Panera. I will never understand why so many locally owned places tend to alienate their (potentially) best customers. It's a shame that this particular cafe doesn't have any respect for its patrons or neighbors.
When I read that one of your readers went to a cafe on 39th Street and was "encouraged" to finish his meal and get the h*ll out of there, I knew exactly which cafe you were talking about because the exact same thing happened to me. Twice. I recently moved to the KCMO midtown area, and live just a few blocks away from 39th Street - and chose this area for the great coffee shops, restaurants, and stores. In my (almost) 2 years in this area, I've been to that cafe twice. The first time was during lunch - the cafe was not full, but the waitress didn't refill our drinks at all and gave us a check before we finished the meal. When we asked for more drinks, she said she would get our drinks as she got us change, and literally stood over us and waited for me to pull out my wallet and pay her. She then brought our drinks in "to-go" cups. It was months before I went back there, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt, assuming I caught the waitress at a shift change, or something like that. So last Fall, I decided to take an employee out for lunch at the same cafe, and made sure we got there at 1:00, after the lunch rush but well before they close down at 3pm. There was only one other couple there, and there certainly was no line. There was a different wait staff on that day, but the treatment was the same. We had eaten our lunch and wanted to sip our coffee as we had our meeting, but we were constantly interrupted, and eventually nudged out the door. We had barely been there an hour, and were nowhere near encroaching on their 3pm closing time. Needless to say I haven't been back there. Frankly I wasn't impressed with their menu anyway. I go out to lunch nearly every day, usually taking a colleague or employee with me. I prefer to support small cafes instead of the large chains, and in particular I like to support the 39th St restaurants. But due to consistently bad service, I find myself driving out to crossroads, to Westport, or even going to a chain like Panera. I will never understand why so many locally owned places tend to alienate their (potentially) best customers. It's a shame that this particular cafe doesn't have any respect for its patrons or neighbors.
I'm the owner of PopATop Liquor and Deli in Liberty Mo and carry your newspaper in my store. In the Jan 3-9 issue, page 7, the top 3 photos for Ray Hills promotion were taken in my store and was wondering why it wasn't stated as the ones below taken at the Uptown. Also on page 28, we are a distributor of Ray Hill's and were not listed on that page as well. Could you please correct this or send me in the direction I need to go to get it taken care of.
Thank you - John Wheeler -- 816.415.0069
I'm the owner of PopATop Liquor and Deli in Liberty Mo and carry your newspaper in my store. In the Jan 3-9 issue, page 7, the top 3 photos for Ray Hills promotion were taken in my store and was wondering why it wasn't stated as the ones below taken at the Uptown. Also on page 28, we are a distributor of Ray Hill's and were not listed on that page as well. Could you please correct this or send me in the direction I need to go to get it taken care of. Thank you - John Wheeler -- 816.415.0069
I love riding my bike in my city. It makes me really happy and makes me love this place even more.
I love riding my bike in my city. It makes me really happy and makes me love this place even more.
Sunshine Law Concerns in Jackson County Ignored by Jay Nixon
Former Jackson County Democrat legislator Bob Stringfield is the latest victim of Jay Nixon�s selective political application of the Missouri Sunshine Law. Records obtained by the Missouri Republican Party show that Nixon has refused to address serious Sunshine Law violations by the Jackson County Legislature.
�It is quite apparent from the public record that Jay Nixon will do anything to protect his political supporters in Jackson County including turning his back on a fellow Democrat despite serious and detailed violations of the Missouri Sunshine Law by the Jackson County Legislature,� said Paul Sloca, communications director for the Missouri Republican Party. �This Pendergastian way of doing things in Jackson County is unacceptable, yet Jay Nixon would rather protect his political friends in Jackson County and burn a fellow Democrat rather than do the right thing.�
The entire paper trail exposing Nixon�s inaction and the serious nature of the detailed Sunshine Law concerns raised by Stringfield can be found at http://www.mogop.org/media/jac...
Despite the highly detailed records sent to Nixon showing that Jackson County legislators violated the Missouri Sunshine Law by doctoring official minutes of illegally closed meetings dating back to 2005 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... , Nixon has bowed to Democrat Party pressure in Jackson County and refused to pursue an investigation into the illegal activities of the Jackson County Legislature.
Given his whistleblower status, Stringfield was physically http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... and verbally abused by members of the Jackson County Legislature and even had his official office budget slashed in retaliation for his Sunshine Law concerns to pay for legal costs associated with his pursuit of the Sunshine Law against the Jackson County Legislature. What has Nixon done? NOTHING! His selective application of Sunshine Law enforcement as a political tool makes perfectly clear how corrupt Nixon is and what a joke his sham investigation of the governor has become.
Sunshine Law Concerns in Jackson County Ignored by Jay Nixon Former Jackson County Democrat legislator Bob Stringfield is the latest victim of Jay Nixon’s selective political application of the Missouri Sunshine Law. Records obtained by the Missouri Republican Party show that Nixon has refused to address serious Sunshine Law violations by the Jackson County Legislature. “It is quite apparent from the public record that Jay Nixon will do anything to protect his political supporters in Jackson County including turning his back on a fellow Democrat despite serious and detailed violations of the Missouri Sunshine Law by the Jackson County Legislature,” said Paul Sloca, communications director for the Missouri Republican Party. “This Pendergastian way of doing things in Jackson County is unacceptable, yet Jay Nixon would rather protect his political friends in Jackson County and burn a fellow Democrat rather than do the right thing.” The entire paper trail exposing Nixon’s inaction and the serious nature of the detailed Sunshine Law concerns raised by Stringfield can be found at http://www.mogop.org/media/jackson_sunshine.pdf Despite the highly detailed records sent to Nixon showing that Jackson County legislators violated the Missouri Sunshine Law by doctoring official minutes of illegally closed meetings dating back to 2005 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGAfQrOjphU&feature=related , Nixon has bowed to Democrat Party pressure in Jackson County and refused to pursue an investigation into the illegal activities of the Jackson County Legislature. Given his whistleblower status, Stringfield was physically http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bdjcVY2Vps and verbally abused by members of the Jackson County Legislature and even had his official office budget slashed in retaliation for his Sunshine Law concerns to pay for legal costs associated with his pursuit of the Sunshine Law against the Jackson County Legislature. What has Nixon done? NOTHING! His selective application of Sunshine Law enforcement as a political tool makes perfectly clear how corrupt Nixon is and what a joke his sham investigation of the governor has become.
I would like to see a correction since someone changed the meaning of my letter almost 180 degrees. The last couple of lines originally read "That this DOES mean...". Someone changed "does" to "doesn't" and reversed the meaning of the whole letter. So I expect that correction pretty quick.
I would like to see a correction since someone changed the meaning of my letter almost 180 degrees. The last couple of lines originally read "That this DOES mean...". Someone changed "does" to "doesn't" and reversed the meaning of the whole letter. So I expect that correction pretty quick.
I would like to see a correction since someone changed the meaning of my letter almost 180 degrees. The last couple of lines originally read "That this DOES mean...". Someone changed "does" to "doesn't" and reversed the meaning of the whole letter. So I expect that correction pretty quick.
I would like to see a correction since someone changed the meaning of my letter almost 180 degrees. The last couple of lines originally read "That this DOES mean...". Someone changed "does" to "doesn't" and reversed the meaning of the whole letter. So I expect that correction pretty quick.
Free Willy,
Seriously, I agree with most of your comments, but your lack of grammatical skills or spelling skills portray you as an absolute idiot---which I'm sure you're not. Any time you are writing an opinion piece that could be published publicly, Dude, make sure the grammar and spelling are correct. It may seem like a small detail, but I promise it will go a long way in giving validity to whatever opinion you are wanting to espouse.
It's because I agree with you that I send this message. Those who choose to get their panties in a wad (pun intended) can use your writing skills against you (regardless of whether or not it has anything to do with the topic at hand). They'll pick on whatever they perceive to be a weakness. Think a shark with the first smell of blood. Opinion-wise, you and I totally match up, but I have had enough debates in my life that I can anticipate where my opponents are going to identify and attack my weaknesses.
Christ, you'd think I was running for some election.....
Leaving you alone now,
Sue
Free Willy, Seriously, I agree with most of your comments, but your lack of grammatical skills or spelling skills portray you as an absolute idiot---which I'm sure you're not. Any time you are writing an opinion piece that could be published publicly, Dude, make sure the grammar and spelling are correct. It may seem like a small detail, but I promise it will go a long way in giving validity to whatever opinion you are wanting to espouse. It's because I agree with you that I send this message. Those who choose to get their panties in a wad (pun intended) can use your writing skills against you (regardless of whether or not it has anything to do with the topic at hand). They'll pick on whatever they perceive to be a weakness. Think a shark with the first smell of blood. Opinion-wise, you and I totally match up, but I have had enough debates in my life that I can anticipate where my opponents are going to identify and attack my weaknesses. Christ, you'd think I was running for some election..... Leaving you alone now, Sue
What has porn done for our country?
nothing.
What does it do to our country?
Plenty.
porn becomes more and more graphic and downright disturbing as time goes on.
Gays, lesbians, acceptance by society at large. Most crimes involve sex or money (or both)the world becomes more twisted as our "freedom" is expanded.
The United states is becoming a cesspool of acceptance with no standards, no decency and no hope. not just the US.. but most countries, the world. things are not getting better, they only get worse.
one doesnt have to be some bible thumping jesus freak to disagree with the way things are going( I dont read the bible, I dont go to church) But I would have to be a moronic lemming ( like most of you) to believe that was has become acceptable by society should be acceptable to me.
Re: “Games People Play”
What Does “Change” Mean in this Presidential Election? Most media outlets act completely clueless about it. It’s a surefire rallying point in an election that will oust the incredibly unpopular President “Dub-yuh”; the most constant theme in this presidential primary run has been the theme of “change.” Republican Mitt Romney tried to hitch his wagons to the term in his failed Whitehouse bid, as has Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton occasionally. And it all began with on the more successful proponent of change, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. Commenting on Obama’s message, CNN contributor Leslie Sanchez spouts the same talking point heard throughout all media channels: “voters are wondering, as are independents and even some Republicans, what all this talk about ‘change’ really means.” Obviously anyone elected will be a change from George W. Bush to some extent; however, pundits have thus far chosen to follow the Clinton tact of mocking the term as an empty word rather than commenting on the pervasive message that Obama has used to back up his words. With Obama, change will mean a massive reduction in the influence of big money lobbyists in Washington. He has already passed a plan in the senate to open up the federal spending record for public scrutiny. It has been pointed out that all three of the major remaing campaigns include lobbyists in their advisory team, but Obama’s only lobbyist represents ecology, not big business. In the Clinton and McCain camps lobbyists can be found who represent some of the largest cell phone companies in the world, big business at its boomingest. McCain faces charges in the national media this week of an unseemly relationship with a special interest lobbyist and has been caught flatfooted, saying, “I do not intend to discuss it further.” The most vocal advocate of “change” remaining on the campaign trail is the original one, Barack Obama. The change he prescribes is a move away from the corruption that has for too long been accepted as an unavoidable presence in Washington. Obama seeks to reach out to any politician whose interests still lie in representing the people by whom they are elected and whom they are intended to represent. Keeping the high road, he has avoided pointing out directly the perjury, perhaps the highest form of corruption, committed by former President Bill Clinton. He has not pounced on the news of McCain’s lobbyist relations either. Obama has only pointed out his own good record, along with self-effacing admissions of anything in his past that he might be embarrassed of. That is the fresh face that Obama’s “change” stands for, and it will extend into every corner of the political map. It allows him to work comfortably and openly with Republicans, Independents, and Democrats. It will allow him to meet with foreign leaders with whom he strongly disagrees as well, and perhaps for a “change” those negotiations will accomplish something for America and the world. The United States has been under the influence of big money special interests for too long, which has led to an increase in poverty and unemployment, a lack of concern for domestic workers, unchecked assaults on the environment, predatory lending, and an unstable economy. The “change” America needs is not amorphous and indescribable. It is fundamental; it is a change that will have an impact on every major issue facing America today from the bottom up. Obama’s opponents have created a talking point of emptiness: “What does change mean?” But the question is itself empty. It seems that every time Obama opens his mouth he is telling us what it means. Anyone who does not know has not been trying to find out at all. Source: Sanchez, Leslie. “Commentary: Latino voters want a better idea of 'change'.” CNNPolitics.com. .