Big whiners

This city has a bunch of whiners. All they do is whine, whine, whine. Regarding the Shop St. Joseph contest, they should award 10 winners $1,000 each, instead of giving one $10,000. Or, why not give $1 each to 10,000 lucky people? Then, 10,000 people would be happy. There would only be 30,000 who are still whining. And as far as the Chiefs and their indoor stadium go, Missouri Western will cherish that all year round when the Chiefs are long gone. They’ll be able to use it for so many more things. Whine, whine, whine. Give me a break.

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One bright beacon

This is in response to “Believe it or not” and the true date of Jesus’ birthday. Apparently an astronomer recently went back and tried to find the star of Bethlehem, as described in St. Matthew’s Gospel. And it was determined on June 17, 2 B.C., that there was a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter that would have appeared to be one bright beacon in the sky. So, tradition or not, Jesus was probably born on June 17, 2 B.C. Happy birthday!

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Speed demons

I’m calling concerning the speeders out on Bishop Road. I’ve reported this before. The speed limit is 25 mph. And any time the cops want to come out here, they can catch people going about 60 or better. I just hope that something is done about it. It’s a residential neighborhood and somebody is going to get killed one of these days.

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Parking woes

Before they start putting any money in Downtown, they’d better start figuring out the parking situation. I used to go to a dentist on Felix Street. I no longer go to that dentist because the last time I went, I parked in a two-hour zone. I had to wait an hour for my appointment and then, by the time I was done, three hours had passed. I came out and had not one ticket, but two on my windshield. When I called City Hall to complain, I still had to pay the ticket. Their response was, “Why didn’t you park in the parking garage?” Well, I am a handicapped person and the parking garage was too far for me to walk. Way to go, St. Joe.

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Pennies saved

I would like to thank the lady who found my billfold at Perkins on Christmas Eve and also the Perkins employees who held my billfold until I came for it. God bless you all.