Speak Out 3/6/18

Teachers, guns

Arming teachers is not the magic answer. They have enough on their plates without adding security detail to their job titles. Also, what if the crazy person with the gun is the teacher?

Jensen surprise

As a brief illustration of how far Mike Jensen has strayed from his once solid, seemingly impenetrable moral foundation, he recent quipped that he found it "surprising" that some area Republican state legislators had called for the resignation of reprehensible Missouri Republican Governor, Eric Greitens. Did he really expect these representatives to stand by their man?

Privatize profits

After a lengthy casual analysis, I have come to the incontrovertible conclusion that the predominant economic philosophy driving Cape Girardeau can be summarized by the phrase: Privatize the profits and socialize the losses.

Soros agenda

People need to understand that Governor Greitens is the victim of a liberal witch hunt. The St. Louis circuit attorney who brought the charges against our governor is grossly incompetent and accepted over $200,000 of campaign money from George Soros. Think about that for a moment. If you stand against our governor, you stand with George Soros, a vile and despicable megalomaniac who seeks to undermine our democratic processes and our justice system.

Armed guards

Armed guards in schools isn't just a simple issue. Who will they be? That is, local law enforcement or private security? Who will pay and how? Most police in schools are actually paid or reimbursed by the schools. What would you give up from a tight budget? Would you give up basketball or baseball from the school budget to pay for increased security? And how many and where? Should one be at every entrance or just roam the halls? Will they be inside or outside or both? We need to protect our kids, but like so many things, it's not a simple issue.