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It appears we are all in agreement - the National Anthem should be sung.... and not by Roseanne!! :)
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SuzyQ - I agree that would be a concern. Because I travel with my job, I pay $2 a month extra to keep my trash cans up by the house, instead of putting the garbage by the curb. That way I didn't have to leave my garbage/empty cans by the street all week long. I would think a municipal trash service could provide that, but I really don't know.
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chooseliberty - Municipal trash service and Aquila differ in at least one significant way. The city would contract out trash service. We have no choices when it comes to electric service, but if we were unhappy with a city contractor, we have a remedy. The city can mandate certain contractual requirements that, if not met, can result in the cancellation of the contract. Competing for a contract forces a company to keep prices low and offer better customer service. I'm not advocating for any one trash collector, and I don't necessarily believe there should only be one, I just think that by streamlining the service, we can save money and help the economy. I see your point that better customer service comes from a free market economy (although from some of these comments, that doesn't seem to hold true for Deffenbaugh!), and I typically agree with it. I always try to shop "the little guy" when I can. I just believe there are too many advantages to contracting the service through the city to not consider it. I stand by my comment stating that most trash haulers would still have a job. If there is currently a demand for 100 trash haulers for a city of 70,000, that won't change if it is contracted through the city. If XYZ company gets the contract and only has 50 employees, they will have to hire more to meet their requirements. I understand that some people may lose their jobs, but I don't think it will be this huge unemployment that people are suggesting.
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I think what they are saying about the 75-80% going directly to support children not on assistance is that if a family is on assistance, their child support is used to offset that assistance. I'm not sure that's how it works, but that's what I've heard. Does anyone know if that's correct?
I agree, akm, but how do you force her to name the father?
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If St. Joe could start a municipal trash service that would include recycling, I would be all for it. Some small businesses may go out of business, but that doesn't mean they would necessarily be unemployed. If there is currently a demand for a certain number of trash haulers, then that demand would stay the same, even if they consolidate. Even if they divided the city into sections (like Savannah did) and let the trash haulers each take a certain section it would be better. Everyone complains about the price of gas (which is driven by demand), but no one wants to consolidate trash services so you don't have 4 trucks a day in your neighborhood every single day?! As far as service goes, they are picking up your trash and sending you a bill - how could the service be so bad? Do they not put the lid back on your trash can or something? I use RSP and I think they are fantastic. They've even knocked on my door to remind me that I forgot to put my trash out. But if I could pay one bill with my utilities and help out the environment by recycling and cutting down on the number of trucks in my neighborhood, I say go for it. As a side note, it would be nice if it were part of our utilities so the people with 400 bags of trash sitting in their back yards or on their front porches would be forced to pay for a service so their garbage wouldn't draw vermin.
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Of course I like the National Anthem. My point was that the National Anthem seems to be one of those songs (much like Amazing Grace) that vocalists seem to feel the need to "make their own" by drawing out the lyrics to show off their vocal chops. It's the same thing that Jason did, he just did it with a guitar. I agree that it should have been sung, but the Trails West committee wanted a guitarist to play it. That wouldn't have been my choice, but I didn't volunteer to be on the committee, so I won't complain about it. :) Also, it would have certainly helped if the sound equipment were working properly. His PA cut out several times and the sound guys appeared to be jacking with it the entire time he was playing.
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Did you have a problem with his particular rendition, or just the fact that the committee decided to use an instrumental version. I heard it and thought it was no less tasteful and probably shorter than many vocal versions that draw out all of the words.
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johnp - didn't realize you were making a distinction between city and county. The factfinder option on their website, however, does list information by city. I wasn't aware though that the census does does additional surveys. Guess that explains how they could show an increase from 2005 to 2006.
2006 data for St. Joseph, MO from the census bureau website...
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACS...
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The census bureau may or may not track actual growth, but they do track population based on race and ethnicty. A simple math equation will tell you the growth from one census year to another. I am under the impression that the federal government only takes a census every 10 years, though. How do we have census data from 2006 and 2007 when our last census was 2000? My guess would be that these are projections based on the 2000 census. I'll have to read the other article more carefully to see if I'm missing something...
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rmap, evicting a problem tenant out of a property you own does not make one a communist. Landlords have the right to not renew a lease for no reason at all or to evict a tenant for just cause. If she wanted the right to live in a home indefinitely, then she should have bought a home (and made the payments). Then no one could tell her she had to leave. Of course, mortgage companies don't usually accept federal subsidized housing payments.
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