Opinion

Who to actually address I see in the Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Midweek the article talking about Motorcycle Safety Month, and they’re advising people to be extra alert and to share the road responsibly, to make sure that the drivers slow down. I think you need to talk to the people that ride motorcycles, especially

Do what’s right for the citizens I can’t understand our city leaders. They have the money to carry up a nice-looking wall around Civic Center Park. They have the money to give a nonprofit organization $7 million for a pool, but they don’t have the money to put in streetlights, sidewalks or fix our streets.

Do something about it When is the mayor and the Police Department of the City of St. Joseph going to get off their backsides and do something about these people that are driving around on temporary tags that have been expired for a year, six months, two years, whatever? If these people can’t afford to

Just ask them The next time you vote for a state representative in Buchanan County, ask them if they voted to give $50,000,000 to private and church schools and not fund our public schools.  A lot better Now that they’re going to fix Lake Contrary, they need the residents around there to be put on

Answer this for me It’s amazing. Our current administration keeps finding more ways that past administrations seemed to want to waste millions and trillions of dollars. Maybe one of these days, we can cut out enough of those wasted dollars that our tax dollars will actually go down. But in the meantime, we still have

We have one Somebody wrote in It’s Your Call called a “spineless Congress.” We have one of them right here in Missouri. He’s called Sam Graves.  Nobody left Just think. If Trump was in office during the Vietnam War protests, there wouldn’t have been anybody left in the United States.  It’s a distraction Donald Trump

Start paving some streets I would like to know what happened to all the money we sent in for the Street department. I haven’t seen any crews out fixing potholes. I have not seen any crews coming down the 1300 block on S 24th St. It’s rough, and I think that this street should be paved.

Who will be left? Now, once St. Joe chases out all their reliable residents, who are they going to have left? Who’s going to work these factories? Who’s going to pay them sewer bills? Who’s going to mow grass? Who’s going to take care of the streets? Once they chase out everybody that’s decent here,

Makes no sense They said they couldn’t possibly keep the pool in operation when the YMCA was Downtown. But now that it’s on the east side, they can install new a new pool and keep it going.  Look on the bright side I’ve lived in a lot of towns. I’m here for one reason, because

Why us? Someone discussed what was noted in It’s Your Call about the city not taking care of the alleys or the drainage tubes at the end of the alley. You call in, they say they’re going to call you back. There were four times last year I called, never received a call back. And then

Not acceptable This is regarding the city wanting to increase the sewer rates again, yet we have a lot of old houses. A lot of older people spend a lot on electricity and gas already, and those have both gone up. I actually have two houses, so I’m spending $100 a month now on sewer.

Why do we need them? I was wondering, last year I called four times. This year I’ve called twice about fixing an alley, and then I was told from one of the individuals there that we talked to, that it is our responsibility to take care of the alleys. Also, the pipe was bent in the

Would like an explanation I’d like to know if someone could explain why the sidewalk on the new bridge on Cook over I-29 has been closed the entire time. The cars are still traveling on the new bridge but there’s no sidewalk available. It’s marked off.  Why don’t they resign? If the Republican senators and

Heaven help us Well, I see where Trump has threatened the agency that takes care of Meals on Wheels for seniors, and he has canceled so many things that helped the needy. I wonder how the MAGAs or Trump supporters will feel if Meals on Wheels is canceled. At what point are they willing to

Thank you I’d like to thank Heaton Bowman Smith Sidenfaden Chapel for the dedication to Pope Francis, the memorial room, and the condolence page and the prayer cards. You are a wonderful funeral home. Thank you again. Terrifying to watch Trump’s proposal to end the war that Russia started by invading Ukraine is to let

Bunch of buffoons So, I see where our man-child leader is offering $5,000 to couples that have a child because our procreation is down. Do these idiots even know it’s 2025? $5,000 doesn’t even cover the delivery. What a bunch of buffoons.  It’s ridiculous Last week, it was the tacky, gaudy gold furnishings in the

No shortage of this In regards to the tariffs, everyone’s talking about shortages. Oh, we’re going to be short this, we’re going to be short that. I can tell you one thing we’re not short of in this country. That’s corrupt judges.  Just a distraction Trump wants to force the chairman of the Federal Reserve

Tip for a good night’s sleep To the person who called in about not being able to sleep because they are worried President Trump’s going to cut Social Security and Medicaid and Medicare, Trump is not going to cut any of those programs. If you want a good night’s sleep, stop watching the liberal news

Disappointed I’m just very disappointed. All this growth going on Woodbine when we have so many areas in St. Joe that need redevelopment, including Downtown. It seems to me that our city manager, our government, our city council could all be pushing harder to say no, we don’t want development out east. We just look

Someone help us I see where Spire is wanting to add an increase to our already high bills. When is this going to stop? People cannot afford another increase in any utilities. People on very fixed incomes are struggling now with everything, groceries, medicine. Come on, people. We cannot have another rate hike in any

Don’t believe their lies I see they trotted Old Joe Biden out to help spread the Democrat rumor or lie that the Republicans are raiding Social Security, the VA and everything else. You think the Democrats would learn by now that we don’t believe their lies anymore.  Do you remember? To the author of Wednesdays

Need a valid reason This is in response to the school bond that failed. At this time, I cannot give the school district an open purse string for another school. I have yet to hear a significant or valid reason why Benton needs to shut down. We have three excellent schools that are very competitive

Current issues   If it’s not about Donald Trump, politics, how great St. Joe is or Kansas City Chiefs, it don’t hit It’s Your call. So, let’s talk about current issues. Let’s talk about how the city of St. Joe don’t help the homeless. Let’s talk about how the city of St. Joe puts yokes