It’s Your Call

Strange definition Trump’s definition of free speech: Any pro-Trump statement. All others will pay dearly.  Who made that decision? Well, this isn’t a current issue. It’s about these new football fields they put in. I don’t know who the wise guy was that that made them silver or gray whatever they are. But call me

Wrong priorities I see where the city is going to spend $1.5 million on a rundown, dilapidated golf course in St. Joe. Why don’t they take that money and redo the streets and curbs and cut weeds in this trashy town?  Who’s next? What’s happening to our freedom of speech? First 60 minutes, then Stephen

Doing it for political reasons If the economy is doing as good as Trump says it’s doing, he wouldn’t be so worried about the Fed cutting interest rates. He’s doing that because his economy isn’t doing that good. With lower interest rates, it’ll infuse a little bit of money into the economy, make it look

Is that not a crime? Would it not be a crime to blow up some other country’s boat in international waters? Try people in courtrooms, not TV While I believe in freedom of speech, I must say that the news coverage of this horrible shooting hasn’t been as publicized since O.J. Simpson had his trial.

Free speech is free speech You know, when it comes to free speech, I don’t think you should lose your life or your job for saying what you think. The First Amendment covers speech, even bad speech or speech that we don’t like.  Bike paths are a disgrace I hate to say it, but typical

Great article Bob Ford did a great job on the article about Gary Chilcote and the Patee House. It’s been a real sparkling area for the city especially. Talk about madness This is in regard to “Big rip off” in It’s Your Call. Yes, the sewer bill is a big rip off. Talk about madness

Where can we hide? Gunfire victims suffered death and serious injuries on Black Wednesday, September the 10th. A 10-year-old girl was shot and seriously injured while sleeping in her bedroom in St. Joseph, Missouri. A high school student in Evergreen, Colorado, shot two fellow students and then killed himself. Charlie Kirk, a rising political star,

Where are we supposed to park? This has to do with the new sign at the post office that says postal vehicles only in the parking lot. Where are the customers supposed to park if they’ve got a package? They expect everybody to walk up the hill on Edmond, or they got to open up

Fix the potholes When is the city going to get around to fixing some of these monster potholes in this town? They’ll wreck a car; they’ll tear up a tire. Tired of construction I’m getting tired of the construction on Frederick by Il Lazzarone. I drive down that stretch of road every day, and it

The rule of law is important That person in It’s Your Call who called the judges dictators for not letting Trump do some of the things he wants to do, they’re following the rule of law. See, the rule of law is more important than what Trump says. Trump is trying to break the law, and

Please rethink it I was calling about Missouri Western. I think the idea of re-establishing a band is a good idea, but another thing I wish the sports department would consider is redoing and having on radio, KQ or KFEQ radio, football and basketball games. Many of us seniors can get to the game locally,

Strong support I strongly support allowing chickens in St. Joseph. With the complaints about the price of eggs, if people have their own chickens, they can have their own eggs, which will be actually much better quality. They’ll be organic, they’ll be much better, healthier. Plus, with all of the controls being removed by the Republicans,

Find a cure I drove by Belt and Frederick yesterday and saw a large group of people with Trump Derangement Syndrome. Are they ever going to find a cure for these crazy people? Makes no sense Can someone at the City of St. Joseph explain to me how they can tear up, clean up and

Would greatly appreciate it Will somebody please go cut the six-foot weeds down off of King Hill so you can see the view? I’d sure appreciate it. Where to watch Help! How do I watch the Chiefs on Friday, September 5? How do I watch them on television? Editor’s note: The game will air in

An insult to the Chiefs and the NFL It seems inconceivable that a graduate of Yale Law School, the Vice President of the United States, would say in an interview with USA Today that he hopes the NFL does not put a thumb on the scale for the Kansas City Chiefs just because Travis Kelce

Wise strategy Trump’s strategy is wise: hate, division, fear and chaos. He loves chaos because that keeps the American people from seeing what he’s actually doing. He’s stirring up all this stuff about the National Guard and military troops to keep us from looking at what he’s doing to our economy, how he’s handling the

Strongly disagree I strongly disagree with the placement of the National Guard in our cities. The National Guard should be under the control of the state’s governor, not the president. Are we winning yet? At Monday’s school board meeting, during a discussion on why an item was now more expensive than originally quoted, that big,

Just a green as a field We just took a ride to Lake Contrary, and the county should ask for their money back because it’s not dying. It’s just green like a field. Never thought I’d see it As a senior citizen born during World War 2 and the years of the Holocaust, I never

Not how it works It really distresses me on the way the Israelis are starving those Gazan children. That’s not how it all works.  Newsflash Well, for those of you who think that Donald Trump is the greatest president that ever lived, or you believe that there has been no Epstein list, I have another newsflash

Wake up I’d like to voice my concern for the mentality of Richard Sharp and his article in the News-Press on Aug. 22. What country is he living in? Trump bringing law and order? Does he read anything or listen to anything besides Fox, Newsmax and Truth Social? Wake up Mr. Sharp. Unwatchable I tried

Democrat lies It is said that Satan is the master of lies, but he can’t hold a candle to the lies the Democrats are saying about President Trump. They just said Satan, hold my beer. What would he think? Would our President approve of the section in St. Joseph’s Museum within the Black Archives section

Will never vote for the GOP again Donald Trump has effectively ruined the Republican Party. I’ll never vote Republican again. Never win another election If the Democrats’ only policy is to fight Trump on everything, you will never win another election. Thank you for that. Poor planning I just delivered a grandson to Mid-Buch school,

Wonderful article I just finished reading the story from the St. Joseph News-Press on Tuesday, August 12, named “A century of influence.” It was written about Harold Roe Bartle, the name man for the Chiefs, and it was written by Cameron Montemayor and written with a great deal of help from former St. Joe Mayor

They have no clue Well, I see they finally got S 36th open. Hurrah for Saint Joseph, but now they’re working on the corner of Jackson and 36th St. That will probably take another year and a half. Why can’t they get something done timely? Call Herzog. They know what to do. St. Joe City

Quite ridiculous I’m just calling about the Weekender story about the what they’re calling now the lap pool, just the original actual pool at the Aquatic Center, the old Noyes Pool. I would really beg them to not remove it. If they’re going to remove it, replace it, but certainly fix it. A town of

Makes no sense If Donald Trump really wanted to fight crime in the D.C. area, why did he give pardons to the Jan. 6, 2021, violent insurrectionist who bludgeoned Capitol police and sent lawmakers scrambling for safe places to hide?  He is what he is Well, Donald Trump is what he is. A convicted felon.

No wonder It’s no wonder why Kansas City seems to think that St. Joe’s is no longer a city. It’s a town. And even though we have a finance department with the city and a Postal Service building in our town, many times, bills such as sewer and mail get sent to Kansas City. Kansas

Will it be done in time? This is about the new football field down at Noyes Field. They got a sign as it is supposed to be complete in August. I know school start in about a week. And I haven’t seen anybody down there working on it since July. Are they going to have

Check your stamp Next time you wonder why the mail is so slow, check your cancellation stamp on your letters received. Does it say St. Joe or Kansas City? We need to return to our own basic town.  Huge mistake I do not have a strong opinion about St. Joseph’s School Board president. But I

What really amazes me You know it really amazes me. Trump keeps saying that Putin wants peace. All he’s got to do is stop the war, he started it. And he’s just playing Trump. He’s been playing him since 2016. He thinks Trump is an idiot, which he is. And you wait and see, Donald