Opinion

Is this California or Missouri? Now I recently found out that St. Joe Transit got their idea to do our bus system, which is failing, from California. Evergy came up with this brand-new plan they got and everything from where? California. My question is, is this California? Something needs to be done When is the

Them, not us Hey, City Council, rather than restrict our local trash haulers, why not restrict the people from out of Buchanan County, from away from St. Joe? Restrict them, not us. Another mess It doesn’t do the city any good to come down and plow the streets if you’re going to shovel your snow

Corby Pond upgrades I see over Corby Pond’s gonna get a big fancy pavilion, new sidewalks, new bathrooms. That’s all great for the rich people in the North End, but the South End people, what did we get? A splash park out in the middle of the parking lot. Wow. Thank you, gentlemen I’d like

Interesting I hope everyone noted that Trump did not put his hand on a Bible when taking the oath of office. Interesting. His fear Donald Trump failed to put his hand on the Bible at his swearing in. He was afraid he would burst into flames. He don’t care What does Trump and a Republican

Pot calling the kettle black So, our new president wants to go after criminals. He wants to go after illegal immigrants. He wants to go after anybody who’s breaking the law, including government officials who fail to report such things. Well, isn’t that kind of like the kettle calling the pot black? It’s disgusting As

No consequences In response to “It’s disgusting” in the Its Your Call column, what’s disgusting is Michael Byrd faced no consequences for killing Ashley Babbitt, an unarmed woman and veteran of the military. Doesn’t believe in Jesus’ teachings Trump’s demand that Bishop Budde and the Episcopal Church apologize to him for asking him to “have

St. Joe needs one I would like for them to put a Safe Haven Baby Box out on Frederick at the Buchanan County EMS. I am sure this town can raise enough money to do it. We sure need one. Respect, not pay You know, it’s easy to tell somebody what to do or how

Don’t understand it I saw the Ping Poll on Saturday that there’s a lot of people that don’t want to tear this double-decker bridge down, 30% that want the bridge tore down compared to 70% that don’t. And you had a wonderful picture in your paper last week showing exactly the intent of the people

Take the trash elsewhere This is regarding the landfill situation. It’s obvious that the city has bungled their preparation or operations for years now to bring us to the point that we really might have to close our landfill. That’s what happens when you continue to vote in the same kinds of people who do

Proof is in the pudding Now everybody thinks, you know, it’s so great to live here in St. Joe. All you got to do is come here and live for six months. The proof is in the pudding. Look to the future As a 78-year-old lifelong resident of St. Joe, I feel we need a

Would like to know I want to know when they’re going to get done at South 36th St. They’ve tore up my yard. They’re not doing anything at this time. They’ve had to tear it all down and build it again. Can the city get somebody there that knows what they’re doing to get this

It’s shameful Right on 8th and Mitchell is an abandoned building with a U.S. flag hanging on a pole on top. The U.S. flag is in horrible shape. Somebody needs to move in and take care of it. Shameful to see our U.S. flag in such condition. Encourage recycling Most schools have got a paper

It’s a pain, just saying I was just wondering if and when the King Hill Ave. bridge will be completed. I’ve called the city. They referred me to the section of the city that does the construction on that project and I was told once that it would been done in mid-December. However, if you

Tired of being used Now I just want to set one thing straight. It’s not that people don’t want to work, because I do. I’m just not going out here and dealing with the obnoxious drama that you have to put up with in these factories and these companies to keep a job. People bring

License to steal I seen in the paper they’re, again, talking about Internet for the rural areas and for people that can’t get the Internet. Well, I live in the rural area and when it hit our area, it was sky high. All these laws are for these providers is a license to steal from

Parking situationIf they put a pickleball court where the Corby Tennis Courts were, where would you park? There’s only street parking there in a neighborhood. On-street parking only. Just a question before they build it.Don’t blame TrumpTo the person who thanked Donald Trump for the shortage in his escrow, he can blame his homeowner’s insurance

How are you feeling now? I’m just wondering how Missouri farmers are feeling this morning after Elon Musk has frozen funding for some of the contracts that they have. You know, the old “voting against your best interests” is starting to kick in, huh? Charging us more for Trump’s foolishness I called and blamed the

What will happen to it? Please tell us what’s going to happen to East Hills Shopping Center. They’re down to six retailers inside. And about the same number on the periphery. I just wonder when it’s gonna be torn down, which would be a very sad affair for Saint Joe. Should’ve believed him Donald Trump

He deserves a lot of credit I just wanted to thank you for the nice article on Chuck Kempf. We’re going to miss him. He’s one of the best men in the city to work with and really puts his heart into the Parks Department. He deserves a lot of credit. RIP, penny President Trump

Get out and enjoy it It’s so much nicer driving around town after a snow, and the snow has hidden all of the litter on the streets. So, get out and enjoy it before it melts. Not the way to achieve that goal Democrats are in favor of auditing federal programs and getting rid of

Let the patrons decide Trump said he took over the Kennedy Center because he did not approve of the performers they had appearing there. Don’t you think that the patrons of the center should be allowed to decide what they want to watch? Those are the facts Concerning the air crash a few weeks ago

Should’ve been one at a time I was just commenting on the resurfacing of the three city high school tracks. I’m all for favoring of resurfacing them, however, I just wasn’t sure how come they started them all at the same time. Many of us retired people actually walk at those tracks all year long.

Clean up the town If I was thinking about moving to Saint Joe, all I’d have to do is drive around and look at how trashy it is and that would make up my mind. St. Joe, clean up your town first. A solution I got a solution for all you people that are. Protesting

Just thinking about it Well, I saw in the morning paper that the school district thinks they’re going to bull their way through without a bond proposal. To put two high schools in. If they do that, there’s two things that may happen. One, all the school board members will be voted out. And two,

What is happening? What in the world are we allowing to happen? Pardoning criminals who assaulted police officers on Jan. 6 and then now we are purging the dedicated employees who make our government function. Lives are being destroyed. Central services to our citizens are disrupted. This is not a reality TV show. These are

Not right One less high school means one less football team, basketball team both boys and girls, volleyball, school play. And 1/3 of the kids will no longer be involved. That is not right. Makes no sense The Ukrainians have held off mighty Russia for three years, and now Trump and Vance want to give

Feeling bullied I was just wondering if anybody else is feeling like they’re being bullied by the school district because I sure am. Invoke the 25th amendment It seems it would be a good plan for Vice President Vance to convene the cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment, declare Donald Trump incapacitated for mental health

Leave it alone Well, I see they want to build new high schools and make Benton a middle school. Why don’t they just leave stuff alone? It worked well for decades. Can never deliver a package My house is plainly marked with my address, yet the Amazon driver can never deliver a package to my

Prices will go up Just a heads up, your utility costs are probably going to skyrocket. The Republican led Missouri Senate passed a bill on Monday that allows utility companies to get rate increases based on projected cost rather than their actual costs. So much for bringing prices down. What a great person Well, according

Not surprising A few days ago, on the Hannity show, Trump said he was not going to touch Medicare and Medicaid. And the very next day, the Republican Party slashed benefits to Medicaid. Sad to see Everyone who voted for Trump is responsible for what is happening to our country. It’s just so sad that