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“Chuck, funding the Adaptive Recreation Program at Paquin Towers does not accomplish any of the failed goals you listed either.”
“Chuck, to add on to what Ayn Rand said, how many people do you think earned minimum wage in Missouri ...”
“I'll also add that the only time I earned minimum wage was the warehouse job I worked part-time during ...”
“Well Chuck, according to the Tribune story below that I had not yet read due to the holidays, it's ...”
“Another side-effect of the minimum-wage increase - higher prices for diners (no surprise there) and possible layoffs: http://www.connectmidmissouri.com ...”
“Chuck, I'm not sure that people haven't done their homework regarding the legislation assuming the article is accurate ...”
“Chuck, no matter what the subdivisions of Columbia residents shows, Ayn's comments that Columbia's population has increased over ...”
“3M's location may be available soon as well if continued downsizing eventually closes that location. Ther is also likely ...”
“Ayn, I believe that Leigh Lockhart, owner of Main Squeeze downtown, also addressed the increase in the minimum wage as ...”
“If taxpayers are already "footing the bill" and some want in for free, why should I have to pay for ...”
“Lasercraft selected the Worley and Providence intersection, not the city. When Tony St. Romaine was on KFRU a few weeks ...”
“I'll echo what Mark said about easier to build new than renovate old houses. You never know what you ...”
“Springfield used the same company for their red light cameras and chose to pay on annual contract basis instead of ...”
“Chuck, video of Captain Dresner's Taser presentation this past summer may be available for your viewing from the city ...”
“Sorry Ray, got better things to do than click on who-knows-what YouTube links.”
“Ray, I have not heard of any such taser oversight committee coming about. I don't know that the city ...”
“Well Chuck, some of their recommendations are good and some are not going to fly. For instance, "Children, or anyone ...”
“Chuck, you seem pretty sure of yourself that I'm a "non beliver" - too bad you are wrong again.”
“Well Chuck, here's hoping you and Ray speak against this proposal before the council if our very civilization is ...”
“Ray, what's stopping you from chatting up one of these folks and buying the requisite sack lunch and one-way ...”
“Geez Louise Chuck, if someone has to have walked the walk to be respected in your eyes, then you better ...”
“Is it nitpicking to ask you to back up a claim you make? No, I do not think so, nor ...”
“Chuck, how do you know the paint you claim was used on the bike symbols was the "bad" paint? Have ...”
“Chuck, where is your evidence that they are using a leser paint? I would hope they are using a better ...”
“Interesting, I thought that would be concrete all the way across the I-70 corridor.”
“Chuck, it's too windy outside for additional bluster. If you want to make the Taser "the very last means ...”
“I don't believe that Mr. McDuffy fell onto grass, I think he landed on concrete.”
“If you try to equate the Taser with a firearm, then the police will stop using a Taser and instead ...”
“No Chuck, the first question the public should be asking is what beef the shooter had with the victim, followed ...”
“Chuck, as usual, you don't want to answer the simple question laid to you. I'll let the readers ...”
“Yes Chuck, I understand straight speak. Now explain why you brought religion in the context of the Kwanzaa article. I ...”
“"One thing I do not like in our society is these issues of school teachers only teaching about only one ...”
“Thank you for once again dodging the issue there.”
“I don't disagree with that statement for the most part, but are you still claiming that Kwanzaa has a ...”
“So Chuck, if you can't show me the religious aspect of Kwanzaa that you were griping about, it must ...”
“Chuck, I don't believe there is any religious aspect to Kwanzaa, so what are you talking about regarding this ...”
“Maybe you and the other citizens of Columbia dropped the ball by not bringing this matter up earlier? The ball ...”
“I missed part of the opening comments from the first two speakers, but stayed until the end and sounds like ...”
“Whoops! I misread Ray's post and thought he was talking about the old Wally World and not the Nowell ...”
“Ray, you need to take a visit around town - the Rock Bridge Wal-Mart came down just before or after Thanksgiving ...”
“For all we know, Ayn Rand is a big fan of the author and changed their name to match and ...”
“I can't stand it any longer, I am entering Spelling Police mode. Chuck, it is background, not back round ...”
“I don't know where you pulled that quote from, but it's a bunch of goose poop and not ...”
“So Mayor Hindman is concerned that someone might die before the two test cameras are up (assuming the new vendor ...”
“Ray, jumping from Mary Ratliff's actions, the handful of black citizens who protested Officer Brotemarkle in front of the ...”
“I'm sure someone in favor of this would be happy to point us to peer-reviewed studies showing the danger ...”
“Seems like an even better solution would be to require residents to buy their own refuse bags and reduce rates ...”
“And the Crisis Intervention Team members cannot be everywhere at once. There will be circumstances where a non-CIT officer will ...”
“How will "changes in policy,training of officers and better procedures in the field" make a "50/50 gamble with ...”
“Chuck, in a previous Taser discussion on here you said, when I mentioned that GRO and the other related groups ...”
“Maybe we should ban batons from police officers as well, since you never know when one will be used to ...”
“To answer Jake Sherlock's question, I think he (or rather his summation of Tom Bradley's comments) is correct ...”
“Parks and Rec gets all that money because voters approved a half-cent sales tax, and its extension five years after ...”
“Do you mean nobody wants AIDS? OK, I can agree with that, but I don't see where gay behavior ...”
“How in the world is a Van Halen song appropriate for this story?”
“I think the Tribune does a pretty decent job of updating their news page. As an example, I noticed three ...”
“The reason MODOT isn't paying for the construction is that it is the city's railroad that is causing ...”
“So to clarify, you think there should be a separate civilian review board that would review all Taser deployments?”
“The general review board that the council is about to take up or something specific for Taser usage?”
“I'm not 100% sure the bylaws are invalid. Since the board voted to expand the board and the voters ...”
“So let's review... You wanted the county commission to through the current district out. Doesn't look like that ...”
“And what changes do you propose CPD make with their Taser policy?”
“If you read what GRO and other local groups say, they are not wanting to ban the use of Tasers.”
“Chuck, there are five board members (the board was expanded about two years ago). It's possible the bylaws on ...”
“Here are the bylaws for the district: http://www.bcfdmo.com/aboutbcfpd/bylaws/bylaws.pdf And if Missouri and our ...”
“Chuck, the county commissioners have no say over the members of the fire district's board, just as they have ...”
“Instead those allegations appear to have been deleted.”
“This Libertarian would like to disagree, from Bob Barr on down, Libertarians spoke against the bailout. Can't blame this ...”
“A quote from that same article (on a creationist site for full disclosure of where they are coming from): "Evan ...”
“If anyone thinks Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi will let impeachment proceedings begin, they are fooling themselves. If Democrats (and ...”
“No matter what legal documents are drawn up, there are some government services and benefits that do not transfer from ...”
“Also witness this quote from the article - not all officers will be trained in this program, so it's not ...”
“As a side note, why don't you and Ray Shapiro post with your real names on the Tribune's ...”
“Well Chuck, I will dare to disagree with you. If the Missourian lets "Ayn Rand" post here as that name ...”
“I'm not surprised that Bill Watkins doesn't hold office hours on Saturday since he is not an elected ...”
“Not that it makes much of a matter to me since I didn't vote for him, but I wonder ...”
“Jerry Wade has them as well, so that's four of the seven. I have never heard of Hindman, Nauser ...”
“Don't blame only Paulson, don't forget that McCain and Obama both voted for this sorry excuse for a ...”
“I wish to second David's commendation of Wendy's office and the rest of the staff involved in the ...”
“A fair chunk of the council members have office hours on the weekend now, I would pin them there and ...”
“Why don't you forward it to the council instead of asking the Missourian to do so? All council members ...”
“Or prison.”
“Correction Chuck, CMHS has been paid by the city in the past for its services, they are just requesting more ...”
“Forgot to include the link, is this what you filled out and who told you it was necessary, if so ...”
“Do you have a copy of the ordninance or your permit request? The customers of Warren Funeral Home protested across ...”
“I don't think there is any protest permit required by the city. The only thing I could find in ...”
“Chuckles, I get my work done, put in more than my time (weekends and work from home), and just received ...”
“PS, I bet Chuck is thinking of Clint Zweifel's candidacy...”
“Careful Mike, Chuck will tag you with the civic leader label as he has me for my Libertarian involvement, then ...”
“Not to bag on the youth of the country, but Sarah Palin was not the first woman to run for ...”
“And yet, Phil Steinhaus of CHA says that a very small number of Section 8 residents commit crimes, and that ...”
“Wrong, McCain has proposed cutting taxes across the board. According the graphic I saw, it was as deep of cuts ...”
“Why in the world does the Conservation Department receive federal funding based on the number of tags sold? Such linkage ...”
“HSAs coupled with a high-deductible (and not catastrophic as claimed) plan can save the consumer money. My employer offers both ...”
“The Missourian can say Chambrot ran a red light when the facts of the case have been decided by the ...”
“Gregory, you would be taxed a percentage of your health care coverage, not the full amount. Also, the $5000 is ...”
“In case you haven't noticed, both McCain and Obama (and their running mates) are all socialists to a degree ...”
“If Obama is a Constitutional scholar, why did he switch his stance on FISA renewal? Does he not believe in ...”
“How can we know that the current number is all the market will bear? It's possible that smaller casinos ...”
“No one has a right to not be offended or subjected to behavior they don't like. I know at ...”
“Chuck, drawing up papers between gay partners does not engender the same rights that a marriage license does, especially at ...”
“I think the rationale is that it is cheaper to the rate-payers to float the bonds every five years instead ...”
“I believe there is already a state law that is essentially identical to this constitutional amendment. I am getting tired ...”
“Don't bother calling and wasting their time, check online at http://www.showmeboone.com/CLERK”
“Joe, looks like this issue was split into two separate articles, the rate information is here: http://www.columbiamissourian.com ...”
“Not everyone in this country is Christian, nor were all of the founders Christian. I don't believe any of ...”
“Until someone can show me an actual Missouri government meeting or hearing held in a language other than English, I ...”
“Chuck, you have no idea how I'm wired. Bet you didn't know I'll be helping a local ...”
“Chuck, the only one with anger issues appears to be you when someone dares to criticize your ideas. I bring ...”
“Use existing personnel? Have you not heard, and even spoken, of how the schools and police department are already strapped ...”
“Chuck, your attitude is getting pretty tiring, but the personal attacks are nothing new with you. I am not a ...”
“Thanks for the update Mark, didn't realize we had two Marlon Jordans in the paper.”
“That was privately-donated money sent by donors to the RNC. They might have a beef on how the party spent ...”
“Chuck, you moan and whine about no one saying anything about the parents, so I gave you a mile-high soapbox ...”
“If you both Google Marlon's name, you'll find out your assumptions are a bit off. I'm not ...”
“A 1% rate cap means that anything above and beyond the cost of providing the "clean" energy would hit the ...”
“How would you solve the parental problem Chuck? Let's hear it.”
“Ray's repeated comments of Diamond "in the rough" Thrower "me into any good old fight" make him sound like ...”
“Nice name-calling Ray, stay classy there.”
“Dan Claxton is gone as well. I'll give Simon and his new host (unclear to me if it will ...”
“Jeff, you are incorrect about several points of the McCain proposal. See my numbers above about the tax credit and ...”
“John McCain's healthcare proposal will not end employer-provided healthcare. The $5000 tax credit will actually be a tax savings ...”
“Gareth, that would be laissez-faire. What do you say about stories of Canadians coming to American hospitals for procedures they ...”
“Regarding the claims that health care is a right, consider the below statement by Neal Boortz: "You may think, for ...”
“Chuck, I am not trying to discredit the numbers, but will point out first that those numbers are from 1990 ...”
“Except McCain didn't hold a rally in Columbia...”
“Chuck, can you point us to a link of a study saying that 3/4 of the US population is ...”
“Wikipedia has Missouri's population at 5,878,415, so one 1 in 6 people (not even voters) are considered ...”
“John, the quote that Ayn had in the first comment was from Rose's article.”
“So let's presume the city does go through this training and still employs Tasers and still uses them occasionally ...”
“Timm, you apparently do not understand the tax system. There is no income limit at which the government stops collecting ...”
“When the market has the government implicitly backing the loans of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and artificially depressing the ...”
“Obama's tax plan is socialist. He wants to spread the wealth around and stated as such to Joe the ...”
“Chuck, I have pointed you to minutes of the city council meeting where the CPD is proposing such training. That ...”
“I support the CPD taking whatever measures are necessary in resolving situations. That may be a Taser in some situations ...”
“Chuck, do you think the CPD should be carrying Tasers at all? Quit beating around the bush and let us ...”
“Video has been removed, but probably irrelevant to this discussion. If the Taser is the only type of weapon the ...”
“Nathan, when you helped subdue that person, did they have a butcher knife in their hand? CPD has a matrix ...”
“How about just not voting for any politician, regardless of party affiliation, who has committed a crime? This is not ...”
“Here's an unintended consequence of national forests. If this stand was privately-owned, either by an individual or a conservation-minded ...”
“Ray, let me know about some netting that could have been quickly deployed such that the interstate was fully protected ...”
“If Wal-Mart is found to have treated their employees unlawfully, that will be taken care of in court and those ...”
“Davey Crockett understood the message after it was explained to him, below is one link I found to the story ...”
“Bozo? Idiot? Nice choice of words coming from you, Chuck. I'll go take a Taser shot if you'll ...”
“Pepper spray does not cause the temporary loss of muscle control that a Taser does. This woman could be sprayed ...”
“Correct, privatization does not ensure security, but prudently investing over decades of employment and showing the proper risk aversion (i ...”
“Good points on Social Security privatization and some of the bogus arguments against it. Below is a recent article that ...”
“If ethanol is such a great product, why does it require mandates and subsidies to survive in the free market ...”
“Chuck, the answers to the Moberly case will come out. The report will be released. This is an ongoing investigation ...”
“Mr. Harlan died on August 28th. According to a September 16th article in the Moberly Monitor-Index "An official cause of ...”
“What would be the purpose in releasing the initial findings without the complete details? If the initial report said that ...”
“I would disagree with Col. Miller's statement that "With that in mind, the requirement that each candidate be on ...”
“Way to once again put words in my mouth, Chuck. I am not against the public's right to know ...”
“It doesn't look like the county clerk's website has a simple list of which candidates are on the ...”
“Chuck, I'm not getting mad at you, I'm just trying to understand why you think the MSHP would ...”
“One other option GRO has that I forgot to mention - discuss partnering with one or more of the media outlets ...”
“I agree that CPD should release the records, but if they do not, GRO and their members have other options ...”
“The Libertarian Party will have candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Ninth District U.S. Congress, and 19th ...”
“Were the Libertarian Party or Constitution Party candidates sent invitations?”
“The law states that charges can be requested to offset activities required to collect the information. The federal FOIA law ...”
“What's keeping the Missourian from joining the request, and the Tribune or other media outlets for that matter? And ...”
“Chuck, I'm 30 years from retirement and I don't expect to see a dime of Social Security. Many ...”
“I don't know Chuck, are you calling the police liars? Copied from the article we've been commenting on ...”
“Chuck, Barr is pushing several ideas that neither McCain or Obama want to touch or are out of touch with ...”
“Could CPD release the information without GRO paying? Perhaps, but that takes away time and money from other activities they ...”
“And here's another option for the three undecided voters in the article (and others reading this) - Bob Barr, the ...”
“Chuck, you've talked several times about "squeaky budgets" - should GRO pony up the requested fees and get the information ...”
“Quite amusing how this article doesn't mention any of the Obama/Biden inaccuracies mentioned on the front page of ...”
“Some information for the writer of the five questions. First, the city sales taxes already subsidizes both the transit system ...”
“How many of those students could cite the Bush Doctrine prior to the Gibson interview? I know I would not ...”
“City charter's right here, look it up if you like: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Columbia_Code_of_Ordinances/Chapter_99/01.html ...”
“This seems like an odd location for red light cameras. The north and south approaches likely have far more traffic ...”
“I can find no such language in the city charter that requires the building of two parks per year: ARTICLE ...”
“The Grasslands is an old subdivision (it is catty corner from Faurot) and someone (I presume the residents) made $13000 ...”
“No Chuck, I didn't miss your point. You asked about maintenance - the city's voters have passed and reauthorized ...”
“From the parks and rec sales tax I presume”
“Interesting, do you have a link for the permit? The only thing I saw on the CPD's page was ...”
“Chuck, moi - a radical leftist liberal Republican? Does such a beast exist? I am a Libertarian, and go use your ...”
“Chuck, doesn't forcing NSM to the fair grounds only create a free speech zone (sarcasm intended of course) and ...”
“If a report on KFRU this morning is correct, Libertarian Andrew Finkenstadt will also be in the debate. No word ...”
“The $25 million was a grant from the federal government and the city did not have to pony up any ...”
“It is ridiculous that these organizations were allowed to join the lawsuit as defendants, but I guess I shouldn't ...”
“And did the MPA invite the Libertarian and Consitution Party candidates as well?”
“Chuck, you seem to be on a little tear after your precious program almost got the axe. I think you ...”
“Chuck, you have no idea of what Sarah Palin and her husband may or may not have taught their kids ...”
“How do you know that the grant money wasn't already budgeted, or rebudgeted from another purpose, in the Parks ...”
“Dr. Marini, you are very incorrect when you say "The United States is a democracy. That means the majority rules ...”
“Anyone looking for a "real" convention should check out third parties. The Libertarian convention in Denver over the Memorial Day ...”
“Some comments: 1. Oil companies are working the leases they currently have - it takes time and money to determine if ...”
“Some corrections: I don't believe Ralph Nader is officially on the ballot yet, but his campaign has submitted petitions ...”
“Regarding the last quote in the article, it could have to do with how past NAACP forums have been held ...”
“This wouldn't be an issue if MODOT or its contractor performed the work in a more sensible manner. The ...”
“I'd rather drink a Budweiser than Stella Artois; I was most disappointed after hearing Simon Rose talk it up ...”
“No, Teddy Fleck is running as a Libertarian.”
“The best deterrent for running red lights is to up the fines drastically and increase enforcement efforts, probably with motorcycle ...”
“The government should not be subsidizing any type of energy, whether that is giving tax breaks to oil companies, underwriting ...”
“Marine Parents also accepts volunteers to help sort donations and other similar tasks on Thursday afternoons. See the below link ...”
“To be "far from second-class" the CPD should also have third-party candidates that have a mathematical chance of winning the ...”
“Here is the response I received from the district: Like the other projects on the CIP, use of general revenues ...”
“No, the error is not with your article. The Sunrise Estates lagoon is not affected by the two-mile mandate according ...”
“While I agree with the need for the county sewer district's need to meet federal regulations, including $2 million ...”
“One failure of the "new media" is that the text in the April ballot issues story was not selectable (I ...”
“Having helped collect signatures for Missouri Citizens for Property Rights' two eminent domain petitions, I have some concerns with a ...”
“First, thank you for writing this article. I apologize for missing your phone call as I was part of an ...”
“If this particular site is such a gateway, those opposed to the development should have purchased it years ago and ...”
“The claim "In Boone County, where voter fraud is nearly nonexistent" seems to need clarification to me. Is the county ...”
“All the more reason to get government out of marriage, other than setting minimum ages for the participants.”
“Politicians absolutely should not factor in voters' opinion when making their decisions. Think if of the issue most important to ...”
“It is my understanding that Ron Paul has an office at the Parkade Plaza, but I do not know if ...”
“I'm sure it makes students happy seeing their suggestions proposed by a state legislator, but it is a waste ...”
“It probably should have been reported that Kevin Everett is not just an "alliance member" but is listed as the ...”
“David, was your restaurant smoking or not when the ban took effect in Denver? You don't find it a ...”
“For those locally wanting to help out Marines, you can visit MarineParents.com for more information on their Care Package ...”
“Here's hoping that my comments don't disappear like my rebuttal to another Missourian article on the smoking ban ...”
“If Ken Midkiff and others don't like the new development in Columbia, the easy option is to buy the ...”
“No description of the vehicle or a license plate number?”
“No, let's lay the blame on the city council for altering the business models of existing establishments. They sought ...”
“What happened to the comments previously posted when this story was at a different URL?”
“The next few issues in his op-ed make me again question where Cowger received his information. Was it fed to ...”
“The title of the article says "Economist clarifies source of funding on ban report" but the text of the story ...”
“Mr. Skala, how does restaurant competition factor into the discussion at all when Mr. Pakko's report looked at the ...”
“Brian, Michael Pakko has done a couple previous economic studies on smoking bans, probably available at the same link. One ...”
“Or you can buy a Christmas tree, rootball and all, and plant that in the the spring instead of tossing ...”
“The "inflated" sales tax, if I understand correctly, will only be applied to businesses in a transportation development district (TDD ...”
“I sure would love to see the legal reason you would use to sue someone following the options granted to ...”
“Scalping of non-sporting events was legal before the recent change in the law, yet Ticketmaster did not profit (above their ...”
“To clarify my position, I am not worried about the privacy implications since the cameras are monitoring a public roadway ...”