Editorial

Yes, I just took my uncle to his doctor. He has chronic pain. He has had hip surgery and back surgery and his doctor just told him that they had to cut his pain medicine down because of the state of Missouri telling the doctors what to let the patients have, unless they have cancer. I think this here is blatantly stupid.

As summer’s growing season gets into full bloom, several abandoned and empty lots in Sikeston become eyesores with tall weeds and trees. But the city is addressing these properties more aggressively this year. There is a full-scale approach to mowing and trimming problem properties than in the past...

The recent article in the Southeast Missourian, “Judge denies order of protection for a woman accusing deputy of stalking her,” is a slanted “story” containing numerous errors, assumptions and speculation by the journalist. The Southeast Missourian is responsible for the poor journalism and flagrant disregard of the facts in the case...

Never gonna vote for another Democrat I watched a good governor submit his resignation last night on television. Made me sick to my stomach. We had a good governor. Sure he made some mistakes but nothing for impeachment or those communist, God-hating Democrats that won’t leave nothing alone. ...

Please come and get your cat Yes, to the Sikeston couple who moved off Wakefield, you took your dogs with you and left your cat behind. Please come back and get your cat. It drives your old neighbors nuts by being in their carport and patio constantly. Thank you...

I am starting to seriously worry about my friends on the progressive left. It’s abundantly clear, the Dems have adopted one unified message as their party policy and that message is anti-Trump today and forever. Nothing more, nothing less. With an arrogance that borders on insanity, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi actually mocked record employment figures released last week...

Hello, Americans. Hello, Southeast Missouri. Hello, Miner, Sikeston. My issue is people that smoke and drive and they throw their lit cigarettes out on the street. I know most of these new cars don’t have ashtrays, but why do we have to clean up after your butts? We don’t want your butts. ...

Happy Father’s Day! It’s hard to overstate the importance of a male role model in the lives of our children. Though I dislike recounting statistics, the numbers are crystal clear. A child in a household with a male role model is much more likely to stay out of trouble, to do well in school and to become a productive member of society...

Who decides what is on the front page? What determines what is put on the front page? I was surprised to learn that the teacher that had sexual encounters with a student but the man who had stole the gun was on the front page and was in there twice and if you molest a child you aren’t even on the front page. What determines who gets on the front page and whether their picture is shown? Thank...

Thanks for stealing my wallet To the thief who stole my wallet when I was at Restart in Sikeston Monday morning, thank you for depositing it in a FedEx drop box with all my cards and information inside, less the money. More than $200 which was inside. That was quite a haul for you for a day’s work wasn’t it. Anyway thank you for leaving my wallet where it could be found. And thank you to the...

Why do seniors come back? Hello Southeast Missouri. Congratulations to all seniors in the Bootheel. It looks like a rainy start here. It’s 2 o’clock, ten till. My question is, and I think it’s kind of far fetched and an idiot idea, but kids graduating today but they have to all come back next week and get their diplomas. ...

Kids’ behavior not acceptable This is to all of the parents that seem to think that the local movie theatre is a baby sitting business. Do you have any idea what your kids do when you unleash them on society? Do you care? Apparently not, as long as you do not have to be bothered with them. ...

In agreement with letter Mr. Tom Melton of Doniphan, your view was my words. I’ve been saying those same things about Greitens taking a picture. A picture would have hurt him running for governor more than a hair dresser. And as for Josh Hawley, he also jumped over to Mississippi County on his white horse when the black man died. ...

I would argue as I have so often in the past that America does not have a gun problem; we have a people problem. Even if you confiscate every single firearm, the evil within some will remain. That is simply the ugly aspect of the human spirit. England on the other hand has virtually no guns but has an increasing and alarming problem with knife stabbing and related fatalities. Just additional...

I’m not sure how history will treat the resignation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. As a supporter of the Republican governor, I fully expected the former Navy Seal to shine as Missouri’s top executive and, like many others, I also saw a bright political future for Greitens...

I don’t have bedbugs! I would like to Speakout. I won’t give my name but I will say I live in an apartment building where I have been accused of having bed bugs and I’m being shunned. Just like they done Jesus Christ on the cross. I am being shunned. ...

Tired of the recordings I wish you could call someone without having to push a hundred buttons. And they change their menu. It’s so stupid. They oughta get a receptionist in there and let them answer the phone when you call. Half the time when you call you don’t get a person. ...

Charter is being ridiculous Yes, Charter bought SEMO Cable and they’ve been all over Matthews and everywhere changing out their equipment. Why in the world couldn’t they just leave SEMO’s equipment in people’s houses and change the name to Charter. It just doesn’t make any sense. They are about to drive people nuts because I don’t think the people that come to your house know what they are doing...

When is minimum wage going up? Hi, I’m just wondering when the state of Missouri is going to raise the minimum wage. Some of us ain’t even hardly above the poverty rates. We’re working hard for our money and it seems like the governor and all the people in Jefferson City are making all the money and the poor workers in Southeast Missouri and the surrounding areas are doing without. ...

Memorial Day weekend provides an opportunity to pay special tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives in service to this country. No sacrifice is greater. There’s a great deal of history that surrounds the Memorial Day observance. The honoring of those lost in military service began — according to most accounts — as Decoration Day to mark the passing of Civil War soldiers who died. Some...

Can someone fix the water? I live in a small housing development called Sherwood Forest that is close to Bloomfield. Our water supply comes from Public Water District #5. We were without water last Thursday and Friday. Saturday morning we once again had water. ...

Tired of winning yet? President Trump promised us during his campaign that we would get tired of winning. Is anybody out there tired of winning yet? I don’t think so. We have a Supreme Court justice who is a conservative. We all got a pay raise in February due to the decrease in our tax withholdings. ...

For years, I have argued that housing is the key challenge for communities. Above education, law enforcement, medical availability and jobs, housing often determines the future of a community, the make-up of its residents and the ability to attract and maintain its population...

Tired of the robots I wish you could get a hold of a person when you called them some place. You just talk to a robot and they just push a button, push a button, push a button and then when they do give you to a human they don’t know anything anyway. You might as well be talking to a robot. It gets so frustrating. Everybody is fussing about it. What happened to when you called something you get a...

Let me propose a new course of education for tomorrow’s leaders. The course would be labeled Common Sense 101. And it should be required of all students. Here’s what triggered my imagination. A Colorado town this week unanimously approved a new city ordinance that bans lying or sleeping on city sidewalks...