OpinionNovember 9, 2002
Band-Aid fix can't replace chemotherapy
To the editor: In response to the editorial "MoDOT starts thinking outside the box": Let me see if I understand this. If our highways were a major fire that threatened the lives and businesses of the state, you would suggest that the state fire marshal buy a garden hose, but not sufficient equipment to put out the fire. A little tax to put a Band-Aid on the cancer of bad roads is OK, but not the chemotherapy needed to cure the problem. Oh, the vision of the right. It's so inspiring...To the editor:
In response to the editorial "MoDOT starts thinking outside the box": Let me see if I understand this. If our highways were a major fire that threatened the lives and businesses of the state, you would suggest that the state fire marshal buy a garden hose, but not sufficient equipment to put out the fire. A little tax to put a Band-Aid on the cancer of bad roads is OK, but not the chemotherapy needed to cure the problem. Oh, the vision of the right. It's so inspiring.
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KATHY CRAMER
Jefferson City, Mo.
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