Opinion

By NewsPress Now Backyard burglars Well, summer is officially here. The dandelions are growing in the yard and the backyard burglars are out picking up stuff. Keep an eye on your alleyway, people. Not everybody wants to be stolen from. Quality of life is No. 1 This is regarding the paper’s editorial essentially saying that

By NewsPress Now Just a question I have a question. If inflation is up, everybody says it’s a different percentage, 19%, let’s say, therefore the sales tax is going up a certain amount. That sales tax money goes to the state, the city. What are they spending it on? Who’s controlling it and what are

By NewsPress Now They’re losing money CNN’s Van Jones is shouting to the rooftop that anyone with a cognitive brain needs to watch the debate. Well, the reason is CNN is hemorrhaging money. Does it remind you of anyone? Anyone who watched the movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” doesn’t that remind you of

By NewsPress Now The new Trump world Unfortunately, Trump’s core base of voters rule this land. Paul Ryan’s ex Majority Leader said Trump is unfit for office. So Trump told his followers not to watch FOX News. Ryan is a board of director at FOX. If Republican leaders oppose Trump, he calls them a RINO.

By NewsPress Now What are the odds? Currently, there are two presidential debates scheduled, which will be hosted by two biased media outlets. What are the odds that Biden already has been given the questions? Wouldn’t want to be in their shoes God holds each and every one of us accountable, and we all have

By NewsPress Now Pothole liability Remarks about the pothole problems in Saint Joe’s in today’s paper, where a lot of cars are being damaged by potholes. People, you better realize the city’s not going to be liable for nothing. All we’re going to do is give you a shovel full of asphalt and they’re not

By NewsPress Now Preventative measures needed I like looking at those skater statues as much as anybody else, but I just got to wonder how long it’s going to be before either one or all three of them come up missing again. I think the city needs to find some way to keep them safe,

By NewsPress Now Anyone else have this problem? I was just wondering; I’ve been having trouble with my tap water. It’s really tasting stale, and I just kind of wondered if anyone else is having that problem in the city of St. Joseph. Makes total sense The Democrats say the Supreme Court is not legitimate.

By NewsPress Now Finish the job Yes, this has to do with the way the highway department is mowing the grass, weeds, whatever you wish to call it, on the banks of Interstate 229 by the Pony Express emblem there and other spots on it. They see them all and all of a sudden they

By NewsPress Now What are they doing I don’t understand why MoDot keeps wasting our tax dollars on the bridge on Cook Rd., over 29 Highway. They’ve had that road bridge closed now five or six times in the past year and now they want to close it again for a couple of two or

By NewsPress Now Trump’s primary goal Donald Trump says ‘retribution’ is his primary goal if elected president this year. I don’t see how his revenge toward those who don’t agree with him helps America or citizens. I want a president who will stand up for U.S. citizens, not himself. Election interference I just filled up

By NewsPress Now Before challenging a book I think two things should happen before you can challenge a book. I think one you should have read the book and be able to write a book report on it. At least 10 full pages. Number two, I think you should know how to spell the word

By NewsPress Now {div class=”OutlineElement Ltr SCXW174565791 BCX0”} When will they learn Another crazy motorcyclist killed on the Belt highway. When are the police going to stop these idiots from running like nuts instead of just saying, ‘oh well, I can’t catch them, so we’ll just let them go.’ And then we all get upset

By NewsPress Now Extra burden Reporting each child’s books that have been checked out at the library is an extra burden on the teachers and schools. The parent requesting it should go to the school during library time and assist their child in the selection process or send them to a private school where they

By NewsPress Now What really needs to be addressed Books. Really? The St. Joseph School District is worrying about which books to ban. What they really need to concern themselves is with good teachers being verbally and physically abused in the classroom and nothing being done about it. That’s what needs to be addressed. Who