Editorial

I am a USAF veteran and am proud to stand for Old Glory. Today, I had the honor of going to two visitations of dearly loved ones who have passed in the community. One was a veteran of the Korean War and was named Bill Ponder. I never got to meet him, but his son is a deacon (Rudy) at our church. One thing is clear his son loved and respected his dad as a real man and father...

Speakout sums to have so many negative comments these days that I thought an act of kindness should be shared. On Monday, Feb. 15, with snow falling and covering our yard, we, who are senior citizens, were sitting in our living room, watching the snow, when we saw a police car at the end of our drive. A young policeman got out of his car and picked up our trash can, carrying it thourgh the snow...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - On the afternoon of Feb. 22, officers responded to an address in the 600 block of Mott Street in reference to a burglary in progress. A woman reported that her estranged boyfriend was attempting to force his way into her house. By the time officers arrived the man had left, but the door facing was broken and it was clear the man had partially made it through the door...

Thank you, Donald Today is Feb. 17. My daughter just received her Christmas card I sent to her on Dec. 10. Should we thank the Donald for blocking mail delivery to prevent voter fraud? Stimulus checks holdup Now it’s Joe Manchin, another Republican who wants to lower the top income limit for stimulus checks from $75,000 down to $50,000. ...

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What team has 11 World Series Championships (second only to the hated Yankies)? Which team is regarded as Baseball City? Fox Sports writer Dieter Kurtenbach, “St. Louis and the Cardinals are synonymous. What other team and city can say that? Sometimes it is just as simple as that.”...

I agree with the Speakout caller that Republicans are to blame for where the country is now. Missouri has been embarrassed by the governor’s poor management of COVID and the vaccine distribution. Trump brought us to the brink of disaster and nurturing an attack on our democracy. Now there’s a study that says 40% of COVID deaths could have been prevented by better response, actually any response...

If you like fried fish, like me, here’s a sauce you might want to try. It sounds pretty good. I can imagine the flavors in my mind. Take sour cream, sliced scallions or green onions and sliced mild chilis and incorporate that in there. Dip your fish in there and I think it would be great. Have a good time.

We moved back to the greatest state in America December 2019 from Michigan. We were saying, “Praise God we are leaving this snow and cold temperatures behind” (actually it was my family saying that as I love snow). Earlier this week as I checked the temperature in Detroit vs. ...

I just read in Speakout, “Biden is a man of God” and “once again they have a man of God in the White House.” I just want to say that if Biden is a man of God, then I am the tooth fairy.

I am an 81-year-old conservative Republican, or I was. I am sick of the Republican Party anymore. It has become such a corrupt, evil thing. I cannot imagine trying to overthrow our democracy with a dictatorship. Certain people in our government and right here in Missouri, they’re shameful. Shameful. From now on, I know longer represent, I don’t want nobody to even know I was a Republican. They...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Just after 6 p.m. Feb. 8, officers responded to the area of Blades Drive where a 911 caller said several people were shooting at each other. When officers arrived, they found that an apartment building had been hit by several bullets and there several shell casings on the ground. Throughout the night officers collected evidence at the scene and interviewed witnesses. Also four...

I’m reading Speakout Wednesday, Jan. 27, “Republicans are crooks.” I am astounded that this kind of garbage is just going to go on and on and on. This country becomes more and more divided. With this kind of hot rhetoric, just because Republicans don’t think the way Democrats do, Republicans are hated. On the flip side, Republicans don’t hate Democrats, they are plenty ready to talk about what...

You don’t get a much more clear look at incompetence than to read the Jan. 27 Standard, page 3A. President Trump said it was up to the states to run the vaccination programs in the states. Gov. Parsons said it was up to the health departments. If you don’t believe it, just dial up the state COVID line and listen. Our state senator Holly states she’s in favor of legislation to limit the power of...

Yesterday I talked to a Christian that explained about a family member’s mental health challenges. I realized that many times the issue of mental health is still stigmatized in the churches and our community. It is important that we not condemn people when they are struggling with the challenges of mental health. ...

Dear Editors: My name is Jeremy Perrien, the Chief of Scott County Rural Fire Protection District. I am eager to begin conversations with the community to express the importance of the upcoming bond referendum, Proposition Safety, on the April 6 ballot. The purpose of this $2.7 million general obligation bond issue is to improve the safety and security of our fire district and the people we...

This is the first time I’ve ever called Speakout but I wanted to say thank you for continuing the Weekly Record in New Madrid. I live in New Madrid. I’ve lived here 81 years. All of my life we’ve received the Weekly Record and it was a big loss to me so I want to say thank you for doing what you are doing.

NEW MADRID, Mo. - At approximately 3:45 p.m. Jan. 29., officers responded to the 400 block of Vandenvender for a large fight in the courtyard of a public housing complex. When officers arrived they found a man with a small wound to his head, but later found that he was the aggressor in the incident. He and a family member had assaulted a man after an argument broke out over a child in the...

Well, at least of one Missouri’s senators has not lost his mind and kept his honor. Thank you Senator Blunt.

It appears to me that Speakout comments coming into your office, if you do not agree with the narrative, or the political view, you do not put them in the paper.

Can we all agree that they have some mud in the river bottoms? My town Glasgow is located in mid-Missouri along the Missouri River (about 45 north west of Columbia) and has a population 1,200. I learned this first hand when I was in high school and was riding around the roads by the river bottom. ...

Remember tonight when you’re having your dinner, without farmers you would be naked, hungry and sober.

Dear Editors: The excellent article written by Ms. Leonna Heuring on Jan. 12 of this year highlighted celebrations honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the spirit of love and support for our fellow man, as Dr. King so often championed, it is important to point out the unity shown by so many in this area to make this event happen...

Anger. Shock. Dismay. All those words can be used to describe the large crowd that attended Monday’s Sikeston City Council, angry about their January Sikeston BMU bills. And their anger is understandable. For years, Sikeston BMU residents enjoyed some of the lowest electric bills in the state. Those associated with BMU would boast the low prices and brag on how the rates hadn’t went up in years...

Dear Editors: The City of Parma has been in recovery mode for the past two years. Our debt was overwhelming and our funds were depleted. The equipment of the City was in disrepair or totally beyond repair. All four of our vehicles were needing repairs or needed to be replaced (two utility trucks and two police vehicles). ...