Editorial

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Dear Editor: In response to two articles in Speakout about care in Sikeston nursing homes. Remember, “There’s no place like home.” If you are unhappy with where your loved one is being treated or cared for in Sikeston, drive a few miles to Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center. You will find nurses, therapy department and other staff will take wonderful care of you or your loved ones come anytime day...

I have been a student of the writings of former SD publisher Mike Jensen for over 50 years. It has now become apparent to me that his worldview, known as Jensenism, Jensenology and, perhaps most poignantly, Jensenosophy, has emerged or is in the process of emerging triumphantly virtually all over the world. His insight was such that, through rigorous analysis, he accurately predicted, dare I say...

I just want to say thank you the Morehouse Police Chief Jackie Hayes for the way he handled my brother’s death. He went above and beyond his duty. And I want to say thank you to Nunnelee Funeral Chapel and Grant Atchley for all the help they have been as well. They have all been so kind and have went above and beyond.

Mr. Editor, could you please find out for me how much, if there are statistics somewhere, how much an ordinary American spends every year keeping his vehicle going and in operation. I’m sure it varies from the class your in, the financial economic class you’re in, and what part of the country you live in. Because here in the middle of the country we have virtually no public transportation to...

Most of us remember our high school proms. We remember the spectacle of formal dresses, the uncomfortable tuxedos (whose idea was the cummerbund, anyway?), the dancing and the overall fun of the night. However, some with special needs never got to experience prom. Now there is an event so they can have that experience called “Night to Shine,” and Sikeston has been fortunate enough to be a part of...

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Andrew Nipper who has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he stole a dog and stabbed it 11 times, killing the animal. Judge Michael Gardner sentenced Nipper to four years on a felony animal abuse charge, two years for stealing the dog and three years for stalking...

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Can you imagine naming a town after yourself? Everyone who lives here does as that is exactly what John Sikes set out to do in 1860 when he decided to call his purchased plot of ground Sikeston. Just like Sikeston is named after the founder, believers in Jesus are so named. ...

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Yes, I’d like to speak out on the UTV ordinance in Sikeston. All of the towns and cities around us already have this ordinance and have for many, many years. UTVs have roll cages and seat belts and all of the lights that all cars have. UTVs are far more safe than most of the vehicles on the roadway today. They are four-wheel motorcycles with roll cages and seat belts. They are fully insured, so...

I get so sick of hearing those old nursing homes all over the place say how good they are, how good they take care of your family members. None of them don’t care about your family member, all they want is the money. You need to drop in every once in a while and check on your family member. Drop in unexpectedly and you’ll find out how well they take care of them.

Talk is that the Jeffery Corbin, the losing British candidate today, was too intellectual and couldn’t relate, I guess to the uneducated, like Trump followers. The dumbs and proud of it. Well, I’ll tell you something. The intellectual class is much more likely to try and see that you in the dumb and proud of it class have a decent life than the landed, wealthy class every will. If you vote for...

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I heard a man recently from another town, over in Kentucky or somewhere, commenting on how nice our lovely brick streets are in Sikeston. And I told him about the time our, POS group who really run things in Sikeston, had these beautiful brick streets asphalted over in the middle of the night. He thought that was funny. Yeah, it really is funny but it’s sad but it’s sick. Because this is what...

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And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of...

Yes, I hope the city council does not pass the authorization allowing UTVs on city streets. From my understanding of state law, the UTVs cannot even cross Main or Malone, I know they aren’t allowed to be operated on them by state law, but my understanding is they cannot even cross those streets. We don’t need UTVs on city streets. It’s just ridiculous. Some people believe they should be able to...

Yes, this is to the City of Sikeston. Employees down at City Hall. I was wondering if they are ever going to sweep the streets. If somebody throws a match out there in the streets where there is leaves up against the curbs are they going to be responsible if the leaves catch on fire and burn the houses down? I don’t think you’ll print this but I would like for you to print it. I’d like for you to...

I used to enjoy debating and getting into educated arguments over things like politics, local issues and sports. But times are changing and not for the better. Today, it is almost impossible to have an educational debate on nearly any topic. If you have a dissenting opinion, those with opposing views often get angry and see you as the enemy...

Yes, I remember when the wonderful brick streets were covered with asphalt. At least you could drive down them and it was smooth. It didn’t beat the living blank out of your vehicles.

Yes, this is to the guy complaining about the gas prices in Sikeston. You ought to try doing what I do. I go out of town to get my gas. I go to Benton, Charleston, New Madrid, anywhere but Sikeston to get my gas. And it’s a nice little drive to go out of town and I save me about $20 every time I go because the gas in this town, is like you said, a joke. So try it some time, you might like it.

Historic Downtown Sikeston would like to thank all the people involved in the Christmas Parade, “Dashing Through Downtown.” Abbi Lindsey and Courtney Haugh, along with several volunteers, did a fantastic job in organizing the event. It has in a very short time, become one of Historic Downtown’s best events. Thank you also to all the folks involved in the creation of the floats. A lot of hard...

At next month’s Sikeston City Council meeting, council members will vote on whether to allow Sikeston residents to use UTVs on city streets. It’s a growing trend for municipalities to allow things like UTVs and golf carts on city streets but it is one I wish Sikeston would avoid...

People are always worried about people getting their personal information. If they’d stay off of Facebook and all that crap people wouldn’t know their personal information. Anything they do they have to put on Facebook. That is so dumb. They put their children’s pictures and stuff on there, that is stupid. How they expect people not to know their personal life if they put everything on there for...