Speakout

What is their story?

My question is why does Sikeston officials allow the couple with the big, white dog to sit in the roadway by Walmart all the time. I know they’re needing help but it’s so dangerous for them to be there. I know they’ve been there since Christmas. They go back and forth. It is so dangersous. I’m concerned for them as well as I don’t think they should be sitting there for fear of somebody being hurt.

Caller likes Stand Your Ground law

Yes, I’m calling in regard to the person who thinks that we should ban conceal-carry in the state of Missouri. I’ve got a news falsh for you: You do not have to have a conceal-cary permit in Missouri anymore. It is constitutional carry. You are correct. The Second Amendment does not give us the right to kill people, but it does give us the right to defend ourselves and others. The Stand Your Ground law means I do not have the duty to retreat if someone is attacking me trying to kill me whether it be in my home or on the street. That is an excellent law.

Quit worrying about Trump

I wish the person who calls in constantly about Trump would just get a life and quit worryiing about what Trump did. It’s in the past. I’m sure you have skeletons in your closet as well.

Historical quotes

“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” — Thomas Jefferson to William Hamilton, April 22, 1800. “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” — Thomas Jefferson

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“If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” — President George Washington

Real earnings plummet

Since Mr. Biden took office, real earnings have plummeted as prices outpace wages: Inflation-adjusted weekly earnings are down about 5% since he took office. The drop in real earnings has piled on the sharp increase in borrowing costs over the last couple of years. These two effects have cost the typical American family the equivalent of almost $7,400 in lost annual income. That’s more than a month’s pay for the median household. It’s even worse if you’re trying to buy a home today. The monthly mortgage payment on a median-price home has more than doubled under Mr. Biden and will cost a family an extra $13,000 every year for the same house, per Heritage.com.