OpinionJuly 25, 2023
Speak Out 7-25-23
The St Louis Cardinal's have become satisfied with being average in a weak division for so long that they lost their urgency of being a World Series champion, and this year's team is a result of complacency at the top, starting with the owners and their top management. ...
Cardinals baseball
The St Louis Cardinal's have become satisfied with being average in a weak division for so long that they lost their urgency of being a World Series champion, and this year's team is a result of complacency at the top, starting with the owners and their top management. This year's team has many good individual players with much potential and too few reliable veterans along with a inexperienced manager. They fired two managers with winning records, one because the players couldn't get along with him. But could it be he expected them to perform at their best? The other was fired because he wouldn't manage the team like upper management insisted, and now we see how well it's working out this year. Tony La Russia or Whitey Herzog would never put up with this style of managing.
Public servants
Why can't our politicians be real public servants and not the self serving, agenda pushing lunatics they have become?
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Biden's crimes?
It's the height of hypocrisy for the Republicans to accuse Biden and his family (the infamous "Biden Crime Family") of every crime imaginable without a shred of evidence but defend the twice-indicted Trump with endless House committee hearings featuring debunked allegations and bogus witnesses. Hard evidence is piling up against Trump and witnesses are lining up to testify against him, but the Republicans never mention that. They just do their duty and defend their cult leader at the expense of the American people and democracy.
Mall TIF
The TIF to help with the mall renovations was a slap in the face to the local developers. First of all, malls are closing across America. The tenants at the local mall struggle with the rent as it is because of low traffic throughout the year. Online shopping is hurting brick and mortar businesses. Many large retail companies have filed for bankruptcy and many more are closing stores. There is no question the mall needs renovations, but why give them tax breaks at a time where the mall concept is dying? If Cape Girardeau council was serious about bringing good paying jobs to Cape Girardeau, they would have gone after companies that Sikeston and Perryville have gotten to build their business in their smaller cities. The leadership in Cape Girardeau is the reason the city hasn't grown much the last 40 years.
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