SPEAKOUT (471-6636)

Surprise visit

This is to the free government help to the elderly and the handicapped. You need to make a surprise visit to the homes. They are getting the clients to sign the papers and not cleaning the houses or doing what they are supposed to be doing. They need to take a look and find out what is going on.

Cash the check quicker

I have my water with New Madrid Water District No. 4. The bill is due on the 20th of the month and there is an extra $10 if not paid by that time. What I would like to know is why do they wait so long to cash your check? Every month when I get my bank statement on the 30th, I always have an outstanding check and it's always them. This month I received my bill and the last month's check had not been cashed yet. It finally came through on the 9th of January. That's 20 days after the due date. That's kind of late, don't you think? Maybe we need to get together and vote on a policy that if our check isn't cashed within a 10-day period, they give us a $10 credit. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

DVDs are cheaper

This is in response to the new Malco multiplex movie theater. I just don't think it's gonna work. People are just not going to the movie theater because it's old. They are just not going because times are hard and they can't afford to. Unless the economy picks way up, people just can't afford to go and pay that kind of money when you can rent a DVD and stay at home a lot cheaper.