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On June 12, I sent a blog in asking why the patch of rough road on south Georgia between hospice and the church hadn’t been fixed yet. Drove by there today, and guess what? It was fixed. Matt, thanks for giving us the avenue to getting our problems and frustrations a voice.
You’re welcome. That’s part of the reason I created NIT!
NIT: mows lawns and repairs the streets.
My Voice, that was pretty impressive. I’ve been thinking, if you and Maybe would HELP LVS and others maybe Sicka and I could HELP Jesus I. and others get along. It’s obvious that Matt is not going to do it. I’ve said for a long time that this could be a GREAT site if posters would respect each other and sometimes agree to disagree. You said I shouldn’t be the bully monitor BUT if all of us would police/help other posters , maybe it could work. What do you think?
I highly doubt that Matt really cares to read all of the bickering on here. I would think he has way more to do with running this site, researching information, going to meetings, and raising a family as well as a personal life after work. AND sometimes some people are so stupid they deserve to be called a dumb ass or whatever. SOME do however use those terms way to often.
Hi Reggie…I thought a lot about what you are asking. Here’s the thing. Sometimes, many times, someone deserves to be called a dumbass or worse if that is how they are acting. I can be a dumbass. I have been many times in my life…may be again soon. There’s a difference tho in calling someone a dumbass for a thought process or comment based on how you see things than back and forth back and forth, non-stop playgroung behavior. Some would argue that simply calling someone a name is playground behavior. I say if you are a dumbass, someone should be able to call you out on it. We are all grown up now and sticks and stones should hurt our bones but names will never do so. I think that everyone that cries about getting called a name but has no problem throwing names out there should get bitch slapped. It’s hypocritical and childish. But hey, that’s just me tho.
No offense to you, but I think it’s ridiculous to think this or any other anonymous type blog will ever be a role model in civility. No offense to anyone, it’s just too much to ask with this type of forum. What I think we should do is realize this…who gives a shit what someone says about us. At the age most of us are on here, we should already know what and who we are. If we are going to let some anonymous jackass try to tell us we are something we know we aren’t and get all bent out of shape about it, then maybe we aren’t who we think we are in terms of strength and pride about ourselves. Maybe we get all bent out of shape because we know there’s a lot of truth to what is being said.
I’ll throw it out there and I expect to get it back. It is what it is. We aren’t family, we aren’t friends, and we aren’t acquaintences. We are people bound by a common interest and that is about it. We can still have a level of respect for our common man/woman and I’m all for that but I just don’t see everyone buying into that ideal. I’ll do my best to be more respectful and I think everyone else should as well but we are all human and we all have our faults and issues. What we really should do is not get our undie’s in a bunch about shit that really doesn’t matter and worry about what is really important in life. I can tell you that what ANYONE says on this blog is really not that important in life when it comes to the big scheme of things.
I don’t want this to come off wrong but I want to be real as that is how I always try to be. We can try to play nice but it always isn’t going to work out that way. But I would like to believe we could act better than grade school children….myself included.
Keep in mind, one can try but it doesn’t always work out that way. Another thing that should be obvious is whenever you read a blog or an email you don’t get the tone in which something is said. Your mind fills that part in. What may be typed sounds perfectly respectful to the person typing it but to the person READING it, it may be interpreted comepletely opposite. Then at other times it is EXACTLY the way it sound when read…You just never know for sure unless you HEAR IT and see the body lanuguage as the person is acutally saying it. Food for thought.
Nicely said dumbass.
See, now that shit was funny and perfectly appropriate!!!
Well played maybe…well played. 😀
Thanks for the reply. I tried to enlist you because you are obviously a poster that has the respect of a lot of the “IN” crowd . By that I mean the posters that agree with Matt’s point of view and Matt always supports them and backs them. Me and others on the “outside” have to walk a fine line and don’t get a lot of support from others. I know they are out there but I THINK they are afraid to voice their opinion for fear of being berated by Matt or others. I will still continue to fight the good fight, at least in my mind, and continue to post my point of view. Again thanks My Voice for a well thought out ,although disappointing, response.
Reggie, you have gained my respect and THAT is how you fix this. Not with a hope and a prayer. You let your guard down and so did I. We are “that type” of people. I will always debate with you with a level of respect because YOU EARNED it. Everyone else has that same opportuniity but here’s the thing…they have to WANT IT. We obviously did. I don’t see ANY disappointment in that. Baby steps man, baby steps. Rome was not conquered in a day anymore than the Liberals are destroying this country all in one shot….lol. It is done a little bit at a time. Keep the faith. You might just be surprised. BUT, don’t force anything in life…if it is meant to be, it will happen on it’s own. I believe that, and I live that. Maybe others will follow our lead. You can’t force someone to follow you, they will do it because they wWANT TO. If they just don’t want too, they won’t.
Again, I’m not disappointed at all. I hope you rethink it and change your outlook on it. You gained the respect of one, do THAT AGAIN…one poster at a time. But I will give you this advice as I said it once before…sometimes you have to be the bigger man even when you don’t want to or feel like you should. Do that and you may just get what you want. No matter what, you have to GIVE respect to get it in return.
Take care bud…until we debate again. 🙂
One more thing…as to this “In” crowd stuff…I never worry about being with the in or out crowd. I worry about being me and being real. I speak from the heart. Sometimes it comes out right sometimes it doesn’t. BUT, I’m proud of ME regardless of what anyone else thinks or says. We should all just worry about being who we are and understand that some people are going to like that and some aren’t. I respect the people that accept me for who and what I am even if they don’t necessarily like what I’m saying…at least they can know that it’s the truth. I rather tell someone what I think they need to hear over what I think they want to hear…even if it is ugly. I think most can respect that even if they don’t like it.
Take care.
One last thing I want to comment on…”Matt’s point of view”. Well, I can tell you this honestly…I don’t always agree with “Matt’s point of view”. BUT, I feel like I can call him out on that without the concern of loosing this so called “in” status with him. He’s either gonna like what I have to say or he isn’t. I personally don’t care. Not that that’s a bad thing or a disrespecful thing, it’s just that Matt doesn’t own me OR my opinion. BUT, Matt owns this site like it or not. He gets to do and say what he wants. That’s how it works. He has worked very hard and he deserves all the success he reaps. And trust me, he’s payed his dues, it hasn’t always been easy for him. I know his ex-boss better than you OR Matt realize.
But what I like about Matt is he stands for what he believes in and doesn’t worry about what anyone else thinks. The other thing I like is he fights the system which I am not sorry to tell you IS corrupt. He could choose to do that with a little more tact than he does but let’s face it…he doesn’t have to answer to anyone as this is HIS site. We can either like that or leave that. I’d do it the same way in that regard. So all in all, I have a great deal of respect for Matt because he is a lot like me, not a bully, but a man not afraid to stand up for what he believes is right…no matter what. I think, at least I believe, THAT’S why Matt allows me to speak MY VOICE. I believe what I say. I stand up for what I believe is right and I don’t worry about who doesn’t like it. I’ve never asked Matt about it but I also know I don’t have to. He’s disagreed with me before and that’s cool. It was on the thread about the shotglass prize. He stood his ground and I differed from his thought process. I still believe what I believe and so does he. At the end of the day it’s all good. I don’t believe Matt’s a bully. I believe Matt’s taking on the bully and that’s the elitist we have in our local government trying to force their adgenda. FOR THAT, he has my ultimate support even tho our opinions may differ from time to time. We still have our core beliefs and I’ll stand beside that and fight with him.
I appreciate the above words so very much. I really do try to respect people’s points of view and I do believe I am not always right. I do what I can. I try to explain my perspective. I learn as I go. I have tried to build something here, a new voice for regular folks where they will not get cheated. I admit I do get defensive at times. When you have the so-called “elite” trying to tear down your business and reputation, things get heated. That’s unfortunate for everyone but I will not be bullied. I try to treat others as they treat me. I am thankful for the DOZENS of great relationships with people at all levels who are forthcoming and helpful and respectful when I approach them (or they approach me). They are treated the same way, always, by me.
“By that I mean the posters that agree with Matt’s point of view and Matt always supports them and backs them. Me and others on the “outside” have to walk a fine line and don’t get a lot of support from others. I know they are out there but I THINK they are afraid to voice their opinion for fear of being berated by Matt or others.”
After reading all this again this morning, I need to address 3 key points….
1. To my knowledge, Matt has never expressed support for anything I have said…to anyone.
2. Say what you have to say, don’t look for support from others. I don’t. There’s no fine line.
3. I have NEVER witnessed Matt berate anyone’s opinion UNLESS it was directed PERSONALLY at him or his business in a negative way that made him feel like he should defend his perspective or actions. Geez, can’t blame a guy for that. Remember, this is HIS site. Attack him about something you feel he’s done wrong…ya, you may hear about it, but it’s usually him trying to explain his perspective. But regardless, he ALWAYS thanks the poster for visiting NIT and usually thanks them for their opinion….doesn’t he?
The above post whas @ Reggie if that wasn’t clear enough already.
“But regardless, he ALWAYS thanks the poster for visiting NIT and usually thanks them for their opinion….doesn’t he?” He didn’t just recently read this written by Matt” @shanzim: Not sure what kind of name that is, but I really don’t care if you subscribe or not. NIT has 100′s and getting more; we have plenty of room for freeloaders like you. Also, I’m not really interested in your advice. Head to the Glob and stay uninformed.” Like I said Matt has a temper and dissidents are singled out hence the fine line statement.
You’re right Reggie. No one is perfect so why does everyone expect Matt to be? Clearly he isn’t. BUT right or wrong, this site still belongs to him. He can welcome people and he can tell them to take a long walk off a short pier. We can take it or leave it. It is what it is.
Also being called a name by a friend is one thing but being called an Idiot, stupid, libretard, rightwingnut, tea bagger or other things by a complete stranger or enemy is ,I think, quite different. There are polite ways of implying someone is a dumbass. Usually name calling begets name calling and civility begets civility.You saw it happen this weekend. Unfortunately some posters take the insults and name calling to a very personal level. I knew it was a long shot but maybe this discussion will get everyone to pause and think before they post.
I think you’re right on that last sentence Reggie. And trust me…they are thinking about it.
For those of you who are on hearing fighting, calling names, etc. GROW UP! My goodness. Would you even had the guts to say the things on here to each other’s faces? Probably not.
I do. But then again…I got issues…:D
Now that’s funny.
No, Maybe, I’m still me. I just don’t post any more because of LVS. It’s one thing to debate your beliefs and opinions. It’s quite another to be attacked personally and called filthy names. Never mind the vulgar and offensive innuendos.
I will not have a conversation with someone who immediately starts screaming every hateful foul thing they can think of in response. He is absolutely the nastiest poster I have ever come across. And it’s not because I disagree with his point of view. It’s hard to know if he even has a point of view – he’s always attacking people personally, calling them names and saying ugly things about them. People he doesn’t even know! I’d like to know if he even has any solid opinions on anything. All he does is wait for someone to post so he can call them a name.
I wish Matt would do something about him. I like having this forum, and the “say whatever you wish” tenor is part of what I like. But LVS isn’t espousing wild views, he’s assaulting posters. I doubt if Matt wants his viewers to fall off because they can’t get past the troll at the gate.
I always enjoyed talking to you, Maybe, even though I don’t agree with a single word you say! It’s too bad LVS doesn’t know how to argue with someone and still maintain mutual respect for each others’ rights as a human being.
What do you mean you always didn’t agree with me, if I remember right we NEVER agreed on anything but that doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy our conversations, somewhat heated as they got. Just so you know, you are missed. I agree with almost all the points LVS makes, he just goes about making them in his own way. That still shouldn’t stop you from posting.
Ya, LVS is a wanker. They should call this wankers den! lol
It’s people like jesus that set LVS off and people complain about him. I don’t think jesus even had a point to make except trying to start a fight. I let LVS fight his own fights but there are times I want to take this POS out back and teach him some manners.
You’re dead on maybe. I’ve seen it a hundred times. They provoke LVS and then cry about his retaliation. I call that a hypocrite. Sure there are times that doesn’t happen at that exact time but I don’t blame LVS for not forgetting what was said to him in the past.
I know all about holding a grudge. It takes a lot of discipline to not act on that.
Why would Jesus say such a thing? Is there perhaps a reason? Maybe he’s fed up too. Maybe LVS has earned all the dislike.
You’ll notice that nobody is calling you out. Nobody is saying, “That Maybe, he is a XXXXX” You want to know why? Because you don’t attack others. You disagree – and strongly – but you do not attack them personally.
Don’t defend him. He is not “retaliating”. He is the cause. He doesn’t have any more right to attack posters than you or I. People don’t fight with him over his views – EVER. It’s ALWAYS over some hateful personal thing he’s said, some ugly name he’s called them.
I’ll keep reading, because I enjoy this site. But until Matt tells him to back down I won’t post like I used to.
@Sick and Stupid-Glad to hear your not going to post any more. As I recall you were mad because you couldn’t get “maybe” to come around to your point of view. We remember your copy and paste all to well and when everyone had enough of you you bailed out. Don’t blame me for that as I had quit answering a Libraterd like you a long time before you left. As usual you are making up story’s to suit the way you wanted it to happen. Now, go back into the Shadows and sulk awhile more as I am not going anywhere.
See? He jumps right in and starts lying and attacking. What a piece of work. If you read farther down the page you’ll see that he feels terribly sorry for himself which he thinks gives him the right to act however he wishes.
Never met a lie he didn’t like, he rewrites history to suit himself, spewing his hatred all the while. Carry on, LVS, carry on. I take great pleasure in seeing you chastised and universally disliked. Your wheelchair isn’t the reason you were bullied – your ugly personality is.
Sicka, what lie? You two have history…what do you expect from him? Even if I’m wrong about LVS, do you seriously have that thin of skin. This is a blog for shit sake…toughen up. Damn, does it really hurt your feelings when an anonymous LVS calls you a Libtard? If it does you might need to go and see if you are in the middle of your cycle. A bit harsh….sure. But my God, I could give a shit what you or anyone else says about me on here. I know what and who I am for real. If anyone wants to for real challange that and find out…I don’t fear it. Otherwise, say what you (not necessarily you, just in general) want…my feelings are a hell of a lot stronger than that to be bothered by it.
You really are a pig, LVS.
The difference My Voice is that you and LVS are part of Matt’s “IN” crowd. You said ” Even if I’m wrong about LVS, do you seriously have that thin of skin. This is a blog for shit sake…toughen up.” Why should anyone have to take abuse from another poster. On any other site that I visit LVS would be warned at the very least. It’s obvious that Matt loves the chaos that is happening on his site.
@SikandSTUPID-that is not me. Do not blame me because other people have the same opinion of you that I do. You really are SIK. How was 5 east?
I know how you dearly love that tired “five east” crap, LVS, but it’s so old. Much like you. Old and worthless. By the way, what floor do they have the welfare gimps on? You know, the ones with no daddy?
@SikandSTUPID-If your going to start whining and crying because someone disagrees with you Libraterd ideals then just stay gone> I for one don’t miss you and your copy and paste at all. As far as I can remember you never had an original thought. You just went from one left wing site to another and copied and pasted it on here like it was your own ideas. Once in awhile you would come up with a good post and I told you that when you were trying to intimidate me. I don’t intimidate worth a damn. So, if you want to come back and debate fair and square welcome back. If you are going to start the hate filled crap you used to post stay away.
I have never copied and pasted in my life unless I say so up front. I don’t whine and cry. And Libraterd is not a word. I have many well thought out opinions, and welcome debate.
You had to post twice because you forgot to tell a few more lies? This is what you do, LVS. You sit in your cage and throw feces at people and hope some of it sticks. That’s a long ways from intelligent debate. Hell, it’s not even UNintelligent debate. It’s just disgusting sociopathic behavior.
Sikastupd: If you are really the same person, why did you change the way you spell your name?
I got a new laptop and had to sign in again. At the time, I wished I’d spelled it this way, so I decided just to correct it. I’ve been here all along – just reading. I hadn’t felt the need to sign back in until Maybe asked about me. I strongly urge you to back up your hard drive, by the way. I even had an external drive but never bothered to use it! I lost a lot of documents when the blue screen of death showed up! Ack!
Back with a vengeance huh sika?
If LVS of many names would have kept his big fat mouth shut I would have replied to you and dropped out again. But since he hasn’t learned his lesson, I’ve decided to stick around til I get tired of torturing him again.
Glad you’re back, Sika. I was worried about you. Stay a while.
I am glad that you are here, not because of LVS but because you are the only so called enemy that knows how to have a proper debate without going overboard. I was kidding about the enemy part too because no matter what we believe, we are all americans.
Name fits-Sik and STUPID.
Shut up gimp
This is what I’m talking about…the viscious cycle. You’re both right about eachother and you’re both dead ass wrong.
Sika, how old are you? Seriously? What do you care what a 70 year old man that you’ve never met says about you?
LVS, what do you care what this woman says about you? Throw a little back and forth to eachother, call eachother a few names, but I gotta tell you both…this is getting like kindergarten. LVS, I agree with your opinions most of the time but I have to tell you…you’re better than this man. Let it go, it isn’t worth your time. I’ll defend your point of view as long as it is in line with mine until the cows come home but I don’t agree with this carrying on. Just my opinion. I’m hot, I’m tired, my back hurts like hell, I’m cranky, I already on a good damn day have issues so I’m a little short right now. So with all due respect to the both of you….knock it the fuk off for awhile!
Thank you.
My ass is still chapped about all this. I’m just waitin for a “I know you are but what am I?” from one of you kids. Seriously…can we give it a fukn rest now? At least for a little while? Damn!
@My Voice-OK guy. You got it. I will just ignore them from now on and post according to my views. You get some rest now so you will feel better tomorrow.
Dear NIT,
I don’t subscribe to you’re site for the exact reason below. If I wanted to watch full grown adults act like idiots on every comment made to a story, I’d watch jerry springer.
I have enough drama in my life, I’m not wasting it here. Tighten your belt matt, and you may just get real people interested in real stories.
my thoughts exactly.. its like a middle school in here with all this petty argueing.
Middle school kids can spell better though 🙂
“Dear NIT,
I don’t subscribe to you’re site for the exact reason below. If I wanted to watch full grown adults act like idiots on every comment made to a story, I’d watch jerry springer.
I have enough drama in my life, I’m not wasting it here. Tighten your belt matt, and you may just get real people interested in real stories.”
You’re not subscribing for the comments. You subscribe for the STORIES.
@shanzim: Not sure what kind of name that is, but I really don’t care if you subscribe or not. NIT has 100’s and getting more; we have plenty of room for freeloaders like you. Also, I’m not really interested in your advice. Head to the Glob and stay uninformed.
that was professional….
I have to agree also
Went to the Rose Bowl tonight – wow. They had some gangsta rap competition happening and every other word was F**K this and F**K that. Some very unhappy families trying to bowl early on a Saturday evening. Sure they lost a lot of customers tonight – me included.
Lighten up cub scout, it’s gangsta rap. Let the white kids act black if they want. I’ve you heard you cuss on more than one occasion.
difference is I don’t use a microphone and near kids.
People vote with their pocketbook. And if Rose Bowl wants the uncivilized kind of clientele, respectable people and families will go elsewhere.
If your the type that feels foul/course language is acceptable in public, and you think a community can attract jobs and investment, you are sadly mistaken.
Freedom of expression ends where common sense and civility become threatened.
@Reggie (Red)LVSheepleReply
June 15, 2013 at 11:58 am
“You’re right, ds and ????. This site use to be good. Then LVS came along and attacks attacks attacks and don’t let anybody have an opinion but him. He is so hateful and chases everybody away.” Now do you see what I mean. I have never had a discussion with this troll that likes to sneak around making these types of comments, but here it is. And you expect me not to retaliate? Ain’t going to happen. As long as these low life trolls attack me I will fight back. They are not even smart enough to use their own name or initials. It was the same way with Dumb Sh## (ds). It was unsolicited and then you get upset when I come back to them. You guys are a waste of print space.
@DS (Dumb Sh##) by the way, I have been on here longer than almost anyone else and have seen P.O.S. like you with your big mouths come and go and yet I am still here. I will be here long after you have gone. Probably because you can’t trade in your Food Stamps for a membership.
Or because you own the blog.
I’m beginning to think this too, otherwise the owner would reign LVS back in.
@Reggie(Red Lackey) Guess what? No comments from Matt and he has my e-mail as well. Maybe that will tell you where you stand. If you can’t stand the debates then don’t come back here. No one will miss you anyway. You are only on here to try to discredit Matt and N.I.T. That has been your goal since you first came on here which was long after I was already here. You should listen to My Voice and the other right thinking people on this site. I never have a problem with them. Only with the little people like you and your buddy’s You Libraterds are all the same.
LVS you just don’t get it. There is no debate with you. Anyone that doesn’t buy into your rightwinged crap you attack. It used to be a good site to read a good debate but all it is now is 5 or 6 usernames making personal attacks on anyone with a progressive idea. And you are by far the worst offender. Wouldn’t you enjoy coming hear more to have a real debate based in facts rather than having the 5 or 6 agreeing with each other and slamming the others.
“You’re right, ds and ????. This site use to be good. Then LVS came along and attacks attacks attacks and don’t let anybody have an opinion but him. He is so hateful and chases everybody away.” The TRUTH hurts doesn’t it LVS.
Red Reggie, I’m not going to attack you or call you a name even tho it seems you and my pal LVS have a rivalry going on but I will ask you this question….if this site sucks so bad right now because of LVS, maybe, My Voice, and many other, why keep coming back? I don’t get that.
You have every right to be here and every right to voice your opinion even if it is horribly flawed. If you don’t like the way LVS rolls, take it up with Matt. If Matt doesn’t do anything about it, then that should tell you something. If you don’t like THAT then I’d say you have a choice to make, ignore him or don’t come to this site. Seems simple to me. But I’d say the chances of you changing this site are about as good as Obama actually being trustworthy. Slim to none.
That’s an honest question and I appreciate the civil manner in which you asked it. My wife asks the same question. I will try to explain. I like this site for the current local news. I like this site because I can get the pulse of the city.I like this site because I can get different views than my own. I comment when I don’t agree .I comment when I do agree. I also comment because I don’t like bullies. You are probably right that it won’t change but I like to think I’m fighting the good fight. I tried to make peace with LVS but his name calling got to me. LVS actually has some good thoughts, I don’t necessarily agree with all of them, but I respect that he is passionate about things just like you are. You are right that obviously Matt condones what LVS says and HOW he says it. I’ve thought about leaving this site but then I think I’m not going to fold just because a few posters continue to belittle and name call. Matt always says that he wants all views on this site and supports free speech, so I’m here giving my view and hopefully giving another angle to the debate in a civil manner.I hope that I answered your question MY Voice.
@My Voice and Reggie (Red)-You know I feel exactly the same way about you. I tried to be civil with you and you turned on me and spit it back in my face. You put out some decent post that occasionally make me think and I appreciate that. My Voice and I have pretty much the same views and tend to agree with eachother. The trolls that post under different names because they are to cowardly to use the same user name are never around very long because they really have nothing to add to the discussion other than negative, insulting comments. They really don’t matter much.
I can totally respect that.
I hope you can see that I can play nice. I don’t always as you very well may know. Sometimes it’s my fault and unprovoked. I’d like to believe that MOST of the time it’s in lieu of a Liberal Left being a huge hypocrite especially when they cry about being called a name but have no problem in the same post calling the right a wing nut or teabagger, or many others. It’s fair game then and I have no problem stomping on them. Actually, there’s many views of the Republicans (which i am currently registered) that I do not agree with. I see myself as more of a Libertarian, but I have some issues with their legal drugs views. BUT, I do not want government in my business or my life. Protect us from the big threats and let us deal with the rest. I don’t like being controlled.
Anyway, thanks for you reply and hopefully others will realize my stance. I don’t like Liberal Left ideals and I hate hypocrites. The gloves come off.
Reggie, one more thing…I don’t always agree with LVS. BUT, he and I share a lot of the same ideals. I also let him fight his own fights. I don’t get involved with his post (whether you think he’s being a bully or not) UNLESS that poster is being a hypocrite or has an opinion that is horribly flawed and I personally don’t agree with it. Other than that, I figure LVS and whoever can go at it all they want.
Keep in mind, you don’t have to be the bully monitor. You can ignore LVS fights and only deal with his opinion. I pretty sure the person on the other end can handle themselves. You two may find some enjoyable debates if you can muster the discipline and try that. I have no doubt you both could have a level of respect for eachother if you did that and only dealt with what you had to. That is if that’s what you wanted to do of course. You may not.
I will appologize for LVS. He is 100% right most of the time tho. LVS, I will appologize for Reggie, I don’t think he’s all that bad either although I don’t follow a lot of his posts. But I can “hear” him in his response to me and I just get that feeling.
I’m curious to see what happens next…..
Reggie, I just remembered….I know where you go really go wrong with LVS, your dislike for Matt and/or his stance with local government and how he reacts to that.
Personally, I can see how Matt can be at times. BUT, I also know how I can be at times. Matt owns this site. That means he can do whatever he wants here. I respect that even if at times I don’t like it. It’s his sandbox. LVS points that out with you all the time. And you know what? LVS is right.
Bookie and his croonies can handle themselves with Matt. Again, that’s not necessarily your fight to be the bully buster. Just sayin.
But I think I get it with you. YOU were bullied when you were younger weren’t you.
I miss stupid, I wonder if she changed her name.
” I pretty sure the person on the other end can handle themselves.”I’m not so sure about this. I think LVS goes for the throat to fast and it scares posters away that might have something to add. LVS seems like the sheriff in a closed little town that wants no dissension. I like Matt but just like LVS he too has a quick temper and that seems to stifle discussion.Thanks My Voice for trying to be the peacemaker and yes I was bullied when I was young. The way I dealt with it is that I got into a lot of fights. Seems to make sense now Ha Ha.
@My Voice and Reggie (Red) you want to talk about being bullied? You are talking to a guy who wore braces until he was ten years old and was bullied and called names by every kid in school. Now, I don’t let anyone push me around, not ever and I am almost 70 years old now. I just do not have it in me to let people bully me anymore. To damn old to learn new tricks I guess. I will admit I may be a little quick in flying off the handle but When people do a unsolicitated attack on me you can bet I will fight back and I don’t give up. I enjoy honest discussions and I am not right wing as a lot of people think. I am pretty much in the center but I had to work hard for what I have and I don’t understand why some people think the world owes them a living because it doesn’t. Especially not on my back.
@My Voice and Red 9Reggie)-By the way, the braces were on my legs. You see I had polio and it took awhile to learn to walk.
@ LVS, see here’s where my issues come into play. Do you know how much I’d love to go back into time and kick the ever livin shit out of those that made fun of you for that? I can feel the endorphins going wild in me right now thinking about it. U keep standing up for yourself. In my book you’ve earned it. As long as you recognize that you may come off strong real quick sometimes is good enough for me. Do what you can to work on those times and don’t appologize for when you feel it’s 100% warranted.
Don’t know what else anyone can ask of you.
My Voice, can you tell us exactly what LVS has done that entitles him to attack people? I didn’t bully him. I don’t even know him. So what gives him the right to attack me?
Sicka, I never said I was right on this….BUT, let me say this, I can see if LVS feels wronged, he’ll attack back. After awhile it’s a case of what came first, the chicken or the egg. It becomes a viscious cycle. Ever think of being the bigger man and appologize even when you don’t feel like you should? Try it sometime. You may find that the tougher man is the one that walks away or the one that says he’s sorry even when he shouldn’t have to.
Food for thought. I know it’s hard for some to fathom. But I can tell you first hand, the stronger, bigger man is the one that doesn’t have to prove it.
@SikandSTUPID- You have not changed a bit. That was My Voice talking to you and trying to be civil and work out your differences and you spit it right back at him. I have never taken any welfare of any kind. Different from you isn’t it. I made my own way. But after your crack about my legs you had better be ready because I will now come at you with everything I have. You always have been and always will be nothing but a low life piece of garbage. You probably learned to be so hateful walking those streets at night when your broom was broken.
@SikandSTUPID-You know it is to bad because I was willing to let bygones be bygones and just ignore you. But not now.
You were just getting ready to act like a human being, eh LVS? Bull. This isn’t the first time you were ALMOST going to be decent, but darn, somebody stopped you. You’re as transparent as your lies, and dumb as a brick and I’ve got your number. Or in your case, half a number. Now hobble off to your smelly little hovel and start furiously typing all the rabid hateful stuff you can muster. And just think, today’s food stamp day for you! Yippee! You can wheel on down to the store and buy up all the sour candy you can find!
@SikandSTUPID-when did they let you out of 5 east. We all know where you have been. STUPID People don’t know they are STUPID and you didn’t know that did you “B”? You are the one who knows all about food stamps and welfare as it has been your whole life when you were not in 5 east. I am willing to bet you are nothing but a fat STUIPD, frustrated old woman. You have been trolling around on here for months using different names because people got fed up with your crap last time and they will get fed up with the crazy person again real soon. Yes, I am handicapped but not mentally deficient like you.
I wouldn’t call anybody fat if I were you, gimpy. Fat and ugly too. But that’s the way it always is with the kid of the town tramp. Your old lady used to throw you a bag of oatmeal and go have “dates”, didn’t she? Did you ever know your real dad, or is your attitude a result of too many “uncles” sleeping with mama? Don’t need ten thousand different user names like you, I’m happy being myself and being on the LVS enemies list. I don’t associate with white trash anyway.
See? I can be hateful too! Takes a lot of talent, doesn’t it?
@Sikand STUPID-what would you know about talent? You are just a stupid ho who spend half her time in 5 east and the other half trying to convince people she is normal. By the way, I am sure you are related to me as I slept with most of the momma’s here in this area. I think you are my ugly daughter who is too stupid to associate with normal people. Isn’t that right !!!!!.
@SikandSTUPID-i’m not to worried about what a low life piece of crap like you has to say any way. You won’t be around very long before you get banned again. Now you can deny that all you want, but we all know it is true, and that is why you have been posting under the other user names. It’s also the reason you don’t contact Matt. Then he would see your I.P. and know for sure who you are. The rest of us know who and what you are so blather away. People with low opinions of themselves like fat ugly women need something to relieve their frustrations. Go ahead and call me names because of my handicap. I expect nothing else from someone like you.
I’m not making fun of you because you’re handicapped, I’m making fun of you because you’re an ignorant jerk! And you’re the only one who has come close to being banned, remember? I DO! HAHHAHAHA! I got sick of the crap from you but since Maybe mentioned me I decided to answer and realize how much fun it is to poke a stick at you! You’re such a one act pony, LVS. One act, one brain cell, many screen names. You can’t get the best of me, old man, remember?
Oh, wait, were you that creep they used to call the wobbling weird-o? YOU slept with multiple girls? Yeah, and the sun rises in the west!!! HA HA! You couldn’t anybody to give you a second look you pimple faced freak!
I think I’ll stay around after all.
I too was bullied when I was young, BADLY. That’s why I took up Martial Arts. I was hell bent on getting revenge. Funny thing happened. I found peace in my anger and learned to control what could have not been a good situation. Even still, I’m not perfect. I know I myself have bullied others on here and I regret that. I am human. Still, that doesn’t make it right…and doesn’t mean I won’t do it again. Like I said, I’m human. It get’s difficult when it’s a passionate subject for me. I try to remember because I hate being what I hate most…a hypocrite. I guess you could say I’m still a work in progress. Hopefully what I have done here today is make you think about your actions, and make LVS think about his. I am no better than either of you and I can tell you…it made me think about mine. Happy Father’s Day to you even if you aren’t a father.
This goes out to all…we are what we choose to be. It’s a choice.
well said Voice, I will try to watch myself also.
maybe, I wish I could remeber getting into it with you. It seems pretty hard to believe. You seem to be pretty alright.
Happy Father’s Day.
Some things I can remember some things I can’t. I don’t remember the topic, a few months ago, I just remember the argument. I never take things personal, you can disagree with me, yell at me all you want but that won’t make me hate you or anybody else. Even, ok I will change it, sicka. The debates we had got heated, so bad that sometimes I wanted to freak out, but I don’t hate her and I even missed her when she wasn’t here. I told her and happy guy that when Obama declared martial law I would take them both out for coffee and not to rub it in but because now we are all in the same boat and will need to stick together.
That’s the difference between Maybe and people like LVS/My Voice. Maybe gets angry when trying to get his point across, just like I do. But he has never, WOULD never say something so repulsive as you just did, LVS/My Voice. Throwing in that shit about “being on your cycle” is designed to upset me, or women in general. It’s actually disgusting that his mind works this way. He really is just a pig.
There is no other explanation. You’re a regular person, Maybe. I’m a regular person. That’s why we enjoyed debating, even though our views are opposite.
It was designed to be a slap in the face ONLY because I thought you were a GUY. Now I realize you are a woman so I feel that may not have been the best choice of things to say so I am sorry and please accept that as a sincere one. I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful.
As a guy, I thought you were acting too much like a girl about it all. Seeing as you are one…the picture is much clearer now and it makes sense why what someone “says” hurts your feelings.
Assumptions…they always make an ass out of me. 🙂
Anyway, this is going no where…it was intended to have some civility for at least just one day. Oh well, it’s just a opinion blog anyway. Not like it really matters in the big scheme of things.
You’re not even a good liar, LVS/Voice. You’re not clever, you’re not funny and you’re not special. The braces on your legs didn’t cause you to be bullied. Your ugly mouth did. Too bad welfare didn’t pay to put braces on that.
OH! That’s right…I forgot, you think I’m LVS. Lol. I’m a lot of things but LVS is one thing I am not. Didn’t I tell you to get with Matt on that one? Also, if you have any sort of literary skills you’d notice our writing styles are completely different even though our opinion isn’t.
Also, I’m convinced you could have some mental issues if you think LVS would EVER offer any sort of appology to you. Ha! NEVER happen.
Oh well, I’m not going to loose any sleep over it.
Now watch him start to attack and call me names…
Can’t call you names because you are to cowardly to have one.
So are you.
If you people spent as much time researching what we are saying instead of trying to come up with clever names you would see what is actually going on.
Clever names like maybe?
Maybe it stands for something I believe in, mby.
Or maybe it’s just a stupid name
Ouch that hurt my feelings. My name means something to me and if you don’t like it oh well no big deal.
You’re right, ds and ????. This site use to be good. Then LVS came along and attacks attacks attacks and don’t let anybody have an opinion but him. He is so hateful and chases everybody away.
Totally agree. LVS with be the death of this site if not made to stop by Matt.
Or all the other posters who really are fed up but don’t want to get into a P***ING match with LVS. If everyone who is tired of the BS that LVS spouts would just tell him ,it might stop.
@Red Reggie-THis site is full of whinny opinionated old people such as your buddy LVS. This was posted before I ever posted anything about this Dumb Sh##. In other words he/she started the crap first. Get you facts straight Elitist. You think you are so much better than everyone else but you are not even close.
LVS get some help. Your anger is going to give you a heart attack.
I’m wondering just when did this sites blog’s turn into a right winged crying towel. Seems you teabaggers and religious nuts have taken over this site. That’s to bad. You used to get to hear both sides of an argument here. Now it seems to be just a bunch of nuts and name callers. A whole lot of opinions with out any facts to back them up. I imagine the personal attacks of people like LVS and others are the reason this site has gone so far down hill. To bad.
THis site is full of whinny opinionated old people such as your buddy LVS.
@ds-I suppose the ds is initials for dumb Sh##. It fits you ignorant Libraterd.
I am most definitely pleased that all age demographics visit NIT regularly.
There are a handful of people here that talk about the truth, they defend liberty and our constitutional rights, the rest are all you liberal yahoos that want to give away our freedoms just so we can feel alittle safe. If you want to feel safe then turn off your computers, go into your bedrooms and shut the doors and turn off the lights and cower in the corner and maybe you will feel safe, that is until the criminal breaks in and sees you cowering there and laughs and takes everything you own and flips you off as he is leaving.
Maybe-You are 100% correct!!
@?????-does your name you don’t know who you are Libraterd. You Left wing libraterds make me sick. You are everything that is wrong with this country today. Even the Russians say you god Osama Obama is a damn communist and then makes you one too. If you can’t take the heat get out of the kitchen but quit crying because someone told you the truth and you have no answer. The people you are talking about just did a copy and paste from left wing sites. They never had an original thought and neither have you. I do not belong to the teaparty and I am not a Republican although I would damn sure rather be one than a Libraterd Democrat. I am also a long damn way from being a religious nut so “YOU will have to come up with some better names to call me.
Traffic to NIT continues to rise and subscribers continue to pay. Are you offended that some readers do not agree with you? Why don’t you do a better job of articulating your position instead of complaining?
Matt, watching the news and listening to the polititians I have noticed a trend. Republicans blame the system and the democrats while the democrats blame bush. I heard a senator this morning talk about bengazi and said the reason we cannot get any answers is because the democrats control the senate and they refuse to have hearings on bengazi. To me that sounds like the entire democratic party is guilty of hindering an investigation. No wonder all they can do is complain and blame bush, anything to get the peoples mind off the real problem.
@maybe-you are exactly right. If they didn’t have Bush to blame they would have nothing to talk about. It is their excuse for everything. I am surprised they don’t try to blame the I.R.S. and Libya issues on him. It must have been Bush’s fault. Everyone knows Obama doesn’t do anything.
Obama doesn’t do anything except take vacations.
@maybe-vacations are right. All at our expense. Now he is going to Africa and it is going to cost us millions of dollars. With any luck they won’t let him come back.
Matt says” Why don’t you do a better job of articulating your position “Matt you mean like this? ” @ds-I suppose the ds is initials for dumb Sh##. It fits you ignorant Libraterd”
Yea exactly. I dont know why i even come to this site anymore. It was good at one point. now its just people whinning about city council and the mayor and doing nothing about it. ANd miserable folks like Lvs attacking people at every chance he gets.
@Reggie (Lackey Red)-did you get permission from your master the mayor before posting? Or did your buddy Turncoat write it for you. How did you tear yourself away from the country club long enough to lower yourself to reading the post on here. You and that Dumb Sh## ds deserve eachother. probably your illegitimate son posting under a different name like you do. Neither one of you are bright enough to come in out of the rain. Now I sure hope I didn’t hurt your feelings again by posting the truth about you.
LVS your rants are becoming more incoherent with each post.
You and ds, a.k.a. dumb shit, are just pissed because you can’t win a debate. You and your ilk have every right to your opinion as well as everyone who is on the other side of it. Speak up let your voice be heard and be intelligent. That’s how you win a debate.
Currently like many of your kind, bitch and complain about name calling and what not but all you do is prove that you are an unintelligent hypocrite. Let me quote you….”teabaggers and religious nuts” and “bunch of nuts and name callers”. Then you have the audacity to cry about LVS and his personal attacks.
Personally, I’d really like it if all you are going to do is come on here and cry like a little girl, do the things you are crying about and be a hypocrite, then take the advice of the great Bill Cosby…have a coke and a smile and shut the fuk up.
NOW, if you have something intelligent to talk about and you can do that WITH intelligence….GREAT, let’s hear it. You can even be horribly wrong which I have no doubt you will be, but at least TRY to sound like you’re not an idiot.
Until then….well, I already said it….smile and exercise your 5th. IF you know what that means.
wow dumbshit? hah clever. Once again proved that your a ignorant person.. any time people dont agree with you people you just attack and name call. Shows high intellegence. And the libtard thing is getting annoying ive never made any political comments on this site so how would you know my stance on things??
@ds (Dumb Sh##) I can tell by your ignorant post that you are a card carrying Libraterd. Probably one of those cry baby welfare baby’s that want us to support them. Maybe your buddy Red Lackey Reggie will give you a hand out, but probably not. He is to much of a elitist to hang with a D.S. like you.
LVS PLEASE seek help right away.
I call it like I see it.
Your boy/girl you defended…”?????” or wtf ever, started off name calling while crying about name calling. If you can’t see the stupid in that then sorry ds, you’re an idiot.
You can say whatever you want on here, I’ll either agree with you or I won’t. As it stands right now, I don’t. Come up with an intelligent post and most likely I’ll agree with you.
I can’t wait to see what you got…….
BTW, I really could care less if Libtard is annoying to you.
Prove you’re not one.
I wonder why the city hasn’t fixed the patch of rough road on south Georgia between hospice and the church. It’s been there for over a year.
That hole was dug by north Iowa excavating shouldn’t they be responsible to fix the road.
@rukidding – Thank you for the response. Next question: why doesn’t the city make them fix the road if they’re responsible? Think I’ll be taking that ques. to the city fathers in the next few days.
My question is, who are these Kardashians and why in the world should I care? I am so sick of hearing that name! thankyou, I feel better now.
Big ass tv stars. NO REALLY.. BIG ASS!!!!
thankyou.
This is why I brought it up to Matt like a year ago if there was any way to have people “log in” so that they were assigned a user name. At least that way you would not have 20 “Anonymous” or things like this.
I hate the Globe but they got that part of it right.
The above comment was not from me. I do not apologize for anything. If I called someone a name it’s because they deserved it. I will contact Matt and see if we can trace the IP on this pretender.
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@50 Miles South-I am not a expert but I heard from my computer guru that Firefox was having problems. I am using Google Chrome and having good luck for the most part.
I switched from internet explorer about 6 months ago. Much faster than IE.
Drunk arrested for yelling “BOOM”. Yet another possible scene from a a movie. Imagine a sloppy drunk sneaking up on police and yelling “BOOM”
read link http://www.kimt.com/2013/06/11/iowa-city-police-2-men-face-charges-in-bomb-scare/
I am very glad that I do not participate in this useless banter. Find good things to do with your time.
@macy-but here you are participating in the discussion.
You are 100% correct but our farms are being bought up by the big boys and they know how to milk the system. In the long run the farmers that are smaller have to have some help and we will all suffer. Corporate money means big dollars for the small farmer so they sell their 1000 acres and make 10k plus on each acre. It sucks to be us small guys.
50 miles south, if these guys cant get their crops in hang onto your balls when you go to buy meat this winter. prices are going to go out of this world and all those names you see will have their best year yet with all the help they get and crop insurance. they might get some help but they are what keeps food in your belly.
NOT 100% true. Many of these people on the list are not actual farmers. they are property owners that get money for NOT planting a crop. Chuck Grassley and his family are on the list for free money. also like I said “farmers”? from many states get money from Iowa farm ground. They are NOT FARMERS. They are lawyers, politicians, and investors milking the system. WAKE UP
take the time to check out this web site. not just the page I have shown. look for names you know. then tell me if the poor people who need food stamps are the only ones to complain about. better start bitching about these people too.
http://farm.ewg.org/top_recips.php?fips=19000&progcode=totalfarm®ionname=Iowa
another question Matt. why did I get a message that says “posting too fast slow down”? It had been maybe 10 minutes or more. Long enough for 11 other people to post. what gives?
That is the software that runs the site making that determination. I think it is just a computer glitch on the server. I’m sure you were not posting too fast but the server thinks you were.
It happens when two people are posting comments to the same article at the same time. I’ve run into this a few times & I always notice there’s another post entered at the time I was trying to post mine.
If farmers can park their $45,000 pick-ups at their $350,000 homes and collect tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands to even a million dollars in farm aid, then a poor person can get food support and feel OK about it. There I said it and it needed to be said!
But if he is an illegal then he doesn’t need any free money or if he is capable of working just doesn’t because he wants free money then he needs to be strung up and horse whipped.
there are “farmers” from many states around even alaska, florida and texas that get farm aid for IOWA farm ground
all wastefull spending programs and abuse of programs really irks me. if we crack down on the abuse, we could not only shrink our national debt, but have the money to help the truly needy more.
@Jesus Iberra-Iberra, you are making a fool of yourself, shut up idiot.
You make a fool of your self every time you post LVS
Who cares what your opinion is Libraterd. You are a nothing, a zero, a naught with a hole in it.
I care what there opinion is.LVS you are like the playground bully. Anybody that has a different opinion than you is attacked and called names.This isn’t junior high anymore, Grow up and be civil or at least grow up.
Should have been “I care what THEIR opinion is”
Calling someone a Libraterd isn’t calling them a name, it’s defining them as a person.
@Reggie-aw, you make me so sad with you mean spirited comments. Go play with yourself Libraterd. I could care less about your opinion either. If you don’t like it don’t read it you overrated bag of wind.
I think you spelled his name wrong.
LVS actually spelled it right but I’m just as surprised as you maybe.
If I’m overrated that must mean that LVS is rated ahead of me in the coveted “Bag of Wind” competition. I would have to agree, LVS is a higher rated bag of wind.
LVS how can I tell if I don’t like it if I don’t read it. Your logic is mind numbing.
My response to lvs spelling it wrong was for a posting here that I see has been deleted from someone calling himself lvs the ######, that’s why I spelled lvs in small letters not the caps.
@maybe-It was probably Red Reggie (Lackey) posting under my user name again. That’s what they do when to can’t win a discussion and are to cowardly to use their own name. He is nothing but a brown nosing, establishment lackey for the mayor and our crooked city council with his elitist nose stuck way up in the air so he doesn’t have to look at us common people.
I would NEVER lower myself to post under LVS, NEVER. I only post under my real fake name just like LVS supposedly does, Yeah right.
Stop the fighting. Can’t we all just get along? (Sorry, couldn’t resist.) We’re going to need to do that to defeat the Establishment come November. Fighting among ourselves won’t accomplish anything.
@My Opinion-All that elitist windbag has to do is shut up and quit his bad mouthing and I will will leave him alone. I tried being civil with him and as soon as I posted something he didn’t like he turned on me and I guess I should have expected it from someone like him.
Revisionist history LVS , you went back to your go to card, NAME CALLING, but had the caveat “No offense intended” tacked on to make it alright.
Matt: please answer why some stories disappear from NIT? What is your reasoning for eliminating stories from the “most blogged stories” that are still being blogged about? Cant find the Troy and Kaleb story anymore.
After you posted this, I looked for it myself with no luck.
I really like and appreciate NIT and what it stands for but sometimes this site leaves A LOT to be desired in terms of operational performance.
Quite often the site will stall on itself or take longer to load than I can download a video and watch the whole thing from others.
Also, it seems that the search feature can’t find anything. You must have to know EXACTLY what the title of the article is you are searching for in order for it to find it and that’s if you’re lucky.
I look forward to Matt addressing these issues and continue to make NIT a worthwhile experience. The content he has complied is always as such. Thank you Matt.
Hey 50, I went back and tried to search for it again as the site now seems to be “clicking” right along. It popped up right away so maybe the servers were just having one of their usual “seizures” at the time I searched for it. Here’s a link…
https://northiowatoday.wpcomstaging.com/2013/05/29/oglesby-strikes-plea-deal-in-armed-break-in-defense-case/#comments
I really dont think it was a glitch or anything like that. I did a search in many different forms with nothing. I also took the time to go thru all the stories in watercooler and top stories section. It simply was not there. It must have been replaced by NIT after I asked. Proof will be if they do not respond to this comment.
Has anyone heard this story?
Evidently the bus lines from chicago to Kansas City and to Indianapolis are very busy the first week of each month. It seems that some people are traveling from state to state to get different welfare check from each state. Has anyone heard of this story?
No, I haven’t heard that, but I read that people have traveled from all over to OK to steal from houses destroyed by the tornadoes. Losers.
I would think that St. Louis would be more likely to be their destination than all the way to KC. Why would they need to go to capitals? They could just have PO Boxes at any old town in the state. Don’t they have to provide some form of proof that they live there? It would be really interesting to find out if there were any truth to this. I Googled but found nothing. Where did you hear this?
someone told me they heard it on a tv news special. It was called the golden triangle. I looked for it and couldnt find it either.
I’ve heard there are a couple of families that live here in Mason City and also claim residency in Chicago and travel back and forth and collect welfare from both states. Again, more abuse of the system.
I pity the fool who has to pay full price for today’s groceries. If it weren’t for the $190 juiced to my card every month I’d be pretty upset with these prices as well, I don’t blame ya.
I was at Walmart one night, which can be a scary place once the sun goes down, and when checking out there was a dirty group in front of me with 2 full carts and a dirty group behind me with 1 overloaded cart. They knew each other and started discussing who had done the most creative shopping, in other words, who ‘purchased’ the most things covered by the food stamp card. The dirty group in front of me only had 5 things that were not covered by the food card…get ready for this….a 50 lb. bag of large breed dog food, 2 PS2 games…..and 2 bottles of EVERCLEAR! The groceries that they got were luxury compared to what I buy, and I will add that my husband and I both work 45+ hours per week and have a decent income but I have to clip coupons and buy Little Debbie, instead of Hostess. I never did see how the dirty family behind me fared but needless to say it pissed me off….I know that not everybody is like that but those people should have spent their extra dollars on body wash and deoderant, not EVERCLEAR…who drinks that crap anyway!!
Well, maybe Everclear is the cheapest drunk they can have? When I was a kid, EverClear was a rite of passage type thing with the guys, but no one bought it more than once. LOL But it still makes me mad that they spend money on booze when they’re on the dole.
Video games? Who can afford video games? Oh wait, the people that get food stamps can afford them. They probably had a bunch of tattoos too. And were buying cigarettes. And probably have pretty nice cars also. This is the abuse that irks me. At least I can say, that I’ve never had to get assistance, but if one day I did, I certainly would NOT take advantage of the system.
That is what irritated me so much. Let me be clear, I am for the programs like food stamps and ADC and such when it is helping an individual or a family get on their feet after falling on hard times, but it should not become a lifestyle. And the extras that those people chose to spend their extra dollars on were wasteful! And to stand there and literally brag about their ‘savings’…..! I think welfare reform would be a wise place for our government to start in order to save us all from those that suck the life out of those of us that work hard to provide a good living for our families…at least get a job so you can contribute to the very programs that you take advantage of. There should be a way to monitor such things.
People talk and complain about the food stamp situation. Food stamp people are nothing but bottom feeders who are so used to getting the free money that it doesn’t bother them what people say. They aren’t embarrassed at all about abusing the system. To them it’s their right and they are going to suck it for all it’s worth.
farmers are in that situation also.
you are so full of crap! not everyone on foodstamps is a bottom feeder. am I on them, no. but to lump everyone together like that, you are an idiot.
@just saying-you are out of line with that bottom feeder crap. There are some people that are temporarily down on their luck and need a little help to get back on their feet and then there are people who are sick and can’t work because of it and need the help to live a somewhat decent life. These people I don’t mind helping out. The ones that abuse the system are able to do it because of the rules and the government doing a give away program. They are the ones that piss me off.
concerning the food stamp outrage. I can understand why everyone is upset. but like I said, it is not illegal to buy candy. AND IT IS “NOT” ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS. like others have said there are many many ways rich people milk the system. not only in north iowa. If you want to bitch, then bitch at the farmers who get free money for not working. (once again another poster brought that one up) this is why i said what i said. If you dont like it then change the law. I know thats hard for one person to do but if the police and city can tell me that. then i can say it to everyone here too. We learn from our elders and supervisors. If the government, police, IRS, big business can do it then why not me? like another person said. this is what our country is coming to and I think the problem has started at a higher level and trickled down.
one person said she wasnt on food stamps and worked hard for her money. how do you know the person buying the candy wasnt a hard working person (maybe even harder than you) and only got 7.25 per hour. with NO insurance, or benefits. Ya know what. when I work, I work hard. I dont set behind a fukn desk all day in the AC. Not to say you do, but lets face it some people dont really work as hard as alot of minimum wage earners do. Plus without any benefits. HELL, some peoples benefits are worth more than $7.25 per hour. Stop bitching at the poorer people who didnt have the opportunity to go to college, didnt have a daddy to help get a cushy job or whatever.
Finally: I think candy ,pop, cigs, beer, and such should NOT BE INCLUDED FREE WITH FOOD STAMPS. But there are way more reasons to bitch in this world than this. therefore since it is NOT illegal, either change it or stop complaining.
One last thing. how do you know for sure they spent $20 on candy alone. Were you looking over their shoulder or just giving us a guess to make the story read better? I think you said 3 for $1.00. did you actually count out 60 pieces of candy, Look at their bill, or just estimate????
none of your business, as a tax payer, who is paying for these programs, it certainly is our business.
tax dollars being wasted outrages you??? WEll then pay no attention to the goverment who blows millions daily.. Mind your business and let people live how they want,
I agree with DS. there are many people wasting tax money. Go bitch at them if your a tax payer. everyone gets benefits in some way. The more money you make the more bennies you can milk too.
Everyone gets benefits in some way???
WHAT?!
I’m wondering what benefits I get that I don’t PAY FOR MYSELF…..
I bitch about everything that waste my tax dollars, that is my right. as far as letting people live as they want, they can, just don’t expect me to pay for it
MY VOICE do you get or take any tax deductions. if you do then theres just one way you are not paying for all you should. This and other situations, are what I meant about everyone in some way gets breaks.
ONLY the child credit.
That’s it.
No other deductions.
@one who knows….Thank You!!!! Yes, if we are paying for it, then Yes we have every right to complain!
many businesses are getting kickbacks even in mason city. how much did Harley get. $100000.00? oil companies get gov subsidies and do you think THEY need it. The problem isnt with food stamp people its with the government that deals out money and subsidies to WAY to many organizations. Pet projects you might say.
well im sure someone will correct me but harley received 100000 for improvements but they had to chip in 1 million of there own money, lets not forget Mormon clothiers has received free money 2 times the later for the tune of 100000 but nobodies crying about that
to my voice, why do you listen to other people, go and listen yourself and then decide. personally I have had the opportunity to fill in on occasion as a drummer for his band, and I think he is good. my guess is he will be doing solo acoustical guitar
Hmm, that could be interesting. I love Acustic Guitar.
Thank you!
Food stamps and farm subsidies are both part of the Farm Bill. Hmmmmm… I wonder who needs the help more? Could it be people who have lost their jobs, can’t get jobs, or who have had medical emergencies? Or should we give it to the farmers who are already making millions BEFORE they get their millions in subsidies? This is a tough one!
Yes, there are abusers in the food stamp program. But we have plenty of abusers in the farm, oil & banking industries. It’s really shameful that they get away with this.
Anyone hear this Bill Grant play before? I see he’s gonna play tomorrow at the MCPL. I was told he sucks and don’t wasted my time.
Lol…sorry, waste my time.
There has been some talk lately about South Federal Ave, and its downfall. I for one think it is on a bit of a upswing…why? Starting with Harley Davidson..it is a nice building yes with some help from the city, but it certainly is an improvement. Down the road is a new amish furniture store, I have been in there and its very nice with all American made furniture. Across the street in the old Community Bank drive thru Borealas coffee is putting in a new store…The Kum and Go is fairly new and looks better than a lot of the other stores of its type.
Yes there is a lot more that could be done but South Federal is making a bit of a comeback and to me is looking better all the time, and even more importantly these business are doing it on their own with their own money with the exception of Harley. To those new business and older business who have cleaned up their storefronts…keep up the good work!
@common sense man-glad to hear you think it is improving. I really don’t. All I see when I go there is a falling down shopping center and lots of used car lots. Maybe some are fixing up their business and if they are doing it without tax help I am glad to hear that. Harley should look good as he has a lot of tax dollars to do it with. I grew up in the south end and can remember how many stores and businesses there use to be and it is depressing to see it now.
@LVS Have to agree on you with this one. I grew up not two blocks from federal and I can remember going over to the shopping center when I was bored and go from store to store just walking around keeping cool on a hot summer day. Look at it now and it is depressing. I know there are somethings down at that end but nothing like it use to be. I miss the Piggle Wiggle store and A&W.
anybody know what they are building out by walmart I heard its a i hop ? and what a bought long johns silver ?
From city staff: “It’s a commercial strip with three storefronts. One of the spaces will be occupied by an Orange Leaf Yogurt shop. I don’t think tenants for the other two spots have been announced. Mike Momberg is the general contractor on the project.”
Stopped by HyVee today. They had Skittles and Starburst candies on sale 3 for a dollar. The people in front of me at the checkout aisle had $20 worth of these candies and a cart full of pop, and paid for all of it with their food stamp debit card. This is NOT what these cards are intended for. I clip coupons, watch the ads, and live on a grocery budget. This really pisses me off!
That’s a BLUE ZONE right there!
I was on food stamps for a while and I can tell you it makes me sick to see what some people do. I remember I saved up enough to buy a quarter of beef and when I told someone this they were upset that I could get a quarter of a beef. What I did was buy just enough each month to get by with until I had enough to get a quarter of beef. I bought can goods when they were on sale and used coupons for paper products. I was not proud to have to use them but I was proud to use them in the right way.
@hmmmm-No problem with someone needing food stamps that really needs the help. Everyone could use a little help now and then. It sounds like you were not cheating and didn’t stay on it. The people who don’t try and think we owe them a living is the ones I don’t care for. The ones that really need it should be helped but the cheats are stealing from them as well as you and me.
the food stamp program is part of the farm bill. I believe states get money from the feds and each state runs their program. I asked rep. Sharon steckman several years ago why candy, junk food, and soda are allowed. she didn’t know they could get those things on ebt, and was going to look into it and call me back. never heard back
this is for everyone complaining about what people buy with food stamps. If it wasnt legal for them to buy it with food stamps, them the stores would not accept the food stamps. Like the police and city always say. If you dont like it, then change the law. Until then STFU. the price for the candy was a cheap price as was stated. JESUS CHRIST dont complain because they were stocking up when items were cheap. Whats the problem? they get more than you could? I have to buy when its cheap and use it later to save money. thats smart shopping as I see it. On the other hand I would NOT be against any of you trying to change the law. If you dont like cigerettes, beer, candy, soda, pet food, prostitutes, being paid with food stamps, thats OK with me. But until you do something and change the law, DONT BITCH
If that is what they believe in Hampton I am sure glad I don’t live there.
@ 50 miles….I am NOT upset that they have more than I do. I’ve worked my butt off for everything I have and have not asked for help once. I am proud that I have not needed assistance. You say stock up on candy and pop while it’s cheap? Are you serious? Then the kids get cavities and have to go to the dentist and they are on title 19, so I’m paying their dentist bills for them “stocking up” on junk. I’m tired of people abusing the system. I buy my groceries, and the last thing on my shopping list is candy, even if it is cheap. I pay for my children’s school lunches which is quite costly. So we pay for the free school lunches so the kids can go home and have pop and candy. Seriously???????????
@ 50 miles, LVS, Katie….I have really have come to enjoy your comments not that I always agree with them. You have demonstrated a Conservative point of view and I can really relate to that. This is a tricky subject. I agree with pretty much all that each of you said. On one hand I totally agree with Katie and LVS, on the other hand I get where you 50 miles is coming from however, no disrespect 50, I am going to lean more to LVS and Katie here. You right but how do you know that LVS and Katie OR myself don’t do our part to change the law. I vote. I speak My Voice. I can’t change the law alone but I do what I can. Therefore I feel the right to bitch about it. It is ridiculous to me that my tax dollars go to help pay for a cart full of soda and skittles regardless if they were bought on 50 cents on the dollar. That’s not the point here. The point is and should be that the “support” given should be for necessities to sustain the family. Sorry, cheap ass skittles and soda don’t fall into that category for me.
I guess I just have a problem with the people that take advantage of the system. The goes for the crap the IRS is doing with all their “lush” gifts and the EPA with their “Mancave’s of goods tucked away in warehouses”. Why doesn’t everyone see a problem here? Why are most Liberals ok with the IRS targeting Conservative groups??? I would NOT be ok with the IRS or any other agnecy targeting Liberals even tho I think their point of view is whacked!! Why are we OK with this Administration collecting phone records from every single Verizon customer? WHY ARE WE OK WITH ALL THE CORRUPTION FROM OUR GOVERNMENT AND THESE PROGRAMS???
The scary thing is if the police (IRS, EPA, DOJ, Homeland Security, and the NSA) are involved in fraudulent and corrupt practices, who polices them?
Why is society OK with people taking anything they want from anyone they want?
Why SHOULDN’T we be pissed to see someone buying skittles, soda, or whatever they can with what is supposed to be used to keep someone from starving?
I don’t get it, maybe that’s the “Wing-nut” in me. Geez.
It’s because this society has become OK with handouts. Obama is promising to give everyone the world. People want free TV’s and free money…and “free healthcare”. The problem is these people aren’t smart enough to realize that someone’s gotta pay for it. And they don’t care as long as it isn’t them.
They have no pride or self-esteem. I’m describing the droves of people that voted for Obama the master of free everything. Take from those that worked for what they have and give it to those that don’t care too work to be the best and have the best. That seems to be the Liberal principle.
I have no problem helping those in need. Some white trash pork queen with dirty clothes and day glo flip flops carting around 4 kids that don’t look alike walking next to a brother with his pants hangin off his ass and gold rings/necklaces and a smart phone does not in my book constitute someone in NEED.
But we have plenty of that don’t we? You’ve all seen them. Does it piss me off? Damn straight it does.
This country will never change until it hits rock bottom. Guess what…that’s coming. We can’t sustain this forever. But as long as we’re living fat still…who cares right?
@My Voice-Nice post-It sounds like you have been to Walmart.
My Voice & LVS: Time to get a room.
@opinionated-why are you available, Bitch.
Sorry, I’m straight.
@ Just My Opinion….it’s been long past time for you to get a fukn clue but hey, I don’t expect much from you.
ALTHOUGH!!!! I will show how I am obviously the better man here and give credit where credit is due….I thought your June 6, 2013 at 6:32 pm here in the Winer’s Den was right on. I commend you on making an intelligent comment…Keep up the good work. BUT try to apply the same logic to your King. That’ll be the challange huh!
You watch how people pay for there food and whats in there cart? sounds like someone needs to mind there business. if they waste there ebt on candy and they cant get real food for rest of month who cares?
We ARE minding our own business. Those are the type of people who have to steal from us to feed themselves for the rest of the month, goofball!
There’s nothing wrong with them getting at treat for their kids with their cards. But there is something wrong when their whole cart is candy and pop. Those are not what the cards are intended for. These are mine and your tax dollars being abused. My family gives to the food bank a couple times a year, and we always include a cake mix, or brownie mix, or something sweet. That’s my choice to donate those treats. It’s not my choice that these people are abusing the system.
Also, their kids are the ones who are getting the free lunches in school, another thing that some of have to pay for. I’m sure these people that I saw the other day will also be getting the free lunch program over the summer too.
See that is the problem. They say mind your own business and it is our business. Like I said, I don’t have a problem helping people out that really need it but there are always people who will try to take advantage of the system. We give these people food stamps and the waste it on junk food and then we have to pay to feed their kids at school. If they are on food stamps they shouldn’t be eligible for the free lunch programs. They are already getting free meals.
Why would the County Supervisors have a almost $9,000 bill at the Isle Casino?
Do you mean Cerro Gordo Supervisors and which ones?
I saw it in Mondays Globe. It was listed along with other expenses.
Matt-Did you see this?? Is there a story here??
Looking into it at this time.
“After further digging, I have found that we paid The Isle Casino $8,983.37. This was not for the Board of Supervisors, but for Emergency Management. Emergency Management held Hazmat Training and the bill was for lodging. If you have further questions, you may contact Steve O’Neil at 641-421-3665.”
Heather Mathre
Cerro Gordo County Auditors Office
220 N Washington
@Matt-thank you. It seems like a lot of money but I guess that is what things cost these days.
$9,000 for lodging? Wow. How many participants?
What do you care JMO? Your Liberal buddies at the IRS just spent 50 million over the course of three years on employee conferences. What is our current deficit?
The report, released by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, shows the IRS hosted 225 employee conferences from 2010 through 2012 at a total cost of $49 million.
The watchdog report detailed a 2010 IRS conference in Anaheim for close to 2,600 employees that cost $4 million and used funds from the Tax Collectors Enforcement budget to cover part of the tab. At that conference — which included luxury rooms and free drinks –132 IRS officials received room upgrades.
Oh…wait. It’s OK because it was on Obama’s watch and not Bush’s right???? Right…….
They usually chalk it up to entertaining guests for state events. Probably getaway with going to the strip club if that was still here.
My 11-year-old found a cell phone today in a parking lot. After we got a hold of the guy who’s phone it was he stopped by our house to pick up his phone and offered my 11-year-old a $20 reward for finding the phone. She told him no thanks for the reward money because you should not get paid for doing the right thing. She said she was just trying to get the phone back to the rightful owner. Very proud of her!
I’m proud of her, too! Thanks for sharing.
Tell her I am proud of her too!!!!
Is there a tactic involved with the Behm trial taking so long to go to trial?
Now that the holiday and farm planting is done the gas prices are going back down. NEVER SAW THAT COMING. some people give a long line of bullshit propaganda from the oil companies about why prices go up. nobody is that stupid.
OH WAIT…. I have a vision. gas prices will go up again the later part of june and drop again middle of july. reason? cannot be determined at this time. cleaning, weather damage, low reserves, come to my mind. Im not actually in the oil business but if I can predict it, then youd think the people in charge should.
@50 miles-Isn’t it amazing that only two weeks ago we had such low inventory’s and the refinery’s were shut down for repair and that was what was driving the high prices. Now, here we are one week later and our inventory’s are full and prices are coming back down, right up until the next fabricated reason to raise them for the 4th of July. What a bunch of suckers the American public is.
What’s the deal with the Behm family in Mason City and their car fraud lawsuit?
You would think if they were innocent they would want to clear their names instead of delaying the trial!
The accuser may not have “evidence” or it would have been produced by now??
Skarliz might not have enough proof
arrest first. get information later
@ 50 miles – Isn’t that the motto of all law enforcement agencies???
that all depends on your last name
Full day without Cell service without US Cell today, not very productive for those of us that work at home.
I know!! What’s the deal with the service interruption?
@candy-fiber optic cables cut by construction crew in Floyd County knocked out mediacom and your cell phones.
Hopefully we will get a credit on our bill!!!!
Thanks Robin, Eric, and the rest of our civic leaders, you guys do a great(though thankless) job! And remember, haters gonna hate!
Was that meant as a joke? Good one!!
It is a shame you cannot discern between what is hate, and what is a desire for proper governance, and the ability of citizens to address their elected officials. Elected officials are accountable to the people, whilst un-elected officials are accountable to no one but themselves, and not act as if they have authority.
Just a word about the NIACC baseball team. Its been alot of fun following them this year, and now with a big run in the world series its been even more of a joy to follow. This team has alot of former Newman and Mowhawk players on it and they are getting it done in Okalahoma! Congratulations NIACC and keep up the great work I for one will be watching.
Those dice are just an eye-sore. They really do need to be put somewhere else. Having them that close to the veterans monumnets (Civil War Stature, Veterans of Mason City Monument) is a distraction of what I have always thought Central Park was all about. It’s in the central of town and houses the monuments that reflect our appreciation for our military veterans, living and dead. Do you think any of them would be appreciative of these ugly things being so close to where their family members can come and reflect? Could you imagine the outrage if these dice, or anything like them, were to be placed anywhere near the Vietnam Wall, the Washington Monumnet, the Lincoln Statue, or anywhere in Washinton DC? Then it would be demeed a waste of tax-payer money and would be shut down in a matter of minutes. It just doesn’t sit well with me and it won’t. I hope that someone, somewhere, be it a veteran, a family member, or an out-of-towner says something, does something, to try and save the dignity of those monuments. And to all those Vietnam Vets out there, I want to apologize for these idiots. There showing you no more respect than that of which you came home to. I truely am sorry and I WILL try to ammend this for you. I appreciate all you have done and will continue to do to keep America what it is. A land of the free because of the brave.
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/toss-the-dice-out-of-cental-park.html
I will also be out and about with a paper copy to sign, all the time. ( I work at Ace Hardware in Mason City
I will be more than happy to stop into Ace Hardware and sign your petition.
I will be down later today or tomorrow to sign. Thank you very much for taking the time to start this, out of respect towards those from this community who were lost in the service to our country.
I don’t work again until Friday but will be taking one down there tomorrow afternoon to leave for signatures. I hope to be able to present it to the City Council at the June 18th meeting.Thank you all!
Things came up with the family. The paper petition won’t be avaiable until Friday, when I have to work. Sorry for that. Need to take care of my sick son.
Not a problem, Family comes first, we will catch up later.
If anyone is interested in signing the paperpetition, I will be at work all weekend.
Published May 24th, 2013, in “My Turn” written by Nancy Lund:
“I can’t believe that people object to the Yahtzee dice in Central Park. There is no casino in Mason City, so if the sight of giant red dice brings on a gambling frenzy in an innocent passerby, they’re just going to have to hop to Highway 65 and head up to Northwood”
I can see the negative impact assicoiated with the dice in reference to those addicted to gambling, but the majority of us have more of a problem with the placement being so close to veteran monuments and the saddening event of distroying the flower bed where the dice now sit. I understand that this may not affect her personally, though I find it hard that her family has no one that has served or is serving in it.
These are the people that we need to send a message to. The ones that have no thought past their own being and have no problem destroying what is important to other people and idily stand by as the CITY does so.
It’s funny how many right wing nut jobs parrot what they hear on radio and TV. When they were calling Obama a Marxist and then a Communist, I would ask they what the difference was and not one of them could tell me! Why? Because all they were doing is parroting what some other nut case said without even thinking about it. It just sounded good to them. Mental midgets were easily duped by the GOP and turned into parakeets.
HUH?! Well I don’t remember asking for a cracker but you definitely are a SHEEP.
Obama is a liar and always has been. I hope it all catches up to him as it looks like it is and he is impeached for his lies. Watch…it’s all starting to unravel for him. Now, where’s my popcorn???
Corn jumps again, when it hits $6 a bushel, sell. It’s going to be a great year once we get the crops in and get going.
OK, the weatherman was off by a whopping 16 degrees today. How wrong is he going to be tomorrow. 75 degrees?! Ya, we’ll see…
Brrr…it’s cold.
If you don’t want sleazy carny prizes and sleazy broken down rides don’t go to the carnival because that’s what it’s always been about.
Really, crying because of a shot glass prize?
You need to stay home and read the Bible if that’s how thin your skin is. These are white trash events who employ white trash to work with them, traveling felons on the run from the law in many cases.
In my day we one roach clips, rolling trays and bongs. Things we could really use.
I agree totally. stay home. Or take the kids out and spend time with them at a safe kid friendly place.
It should be, that community events such as Band Festival would be family friendly. Leave the boozing to events that only adults attend.
Or should parenting follow the “do as I say, not as I do” methodology? History shows that fails every time it is tried.
Read the bible? And you are the one calling people white trash? Kids, especially teenagers are going to go to the carnival when it’s in town. That’s pretty much a fact. I’ve lived in Mason City my whole life and always went to Band Fest and yes when I was a teenager I went to the carnival. And usually if those so called white trash people are there with their children, and are playing the games, they are playing them to win prizes for their children. And sorry, but shot glasses and budweiser bottle openers are not appropriate items for the kids.
I do not need to refer to the Bible in order to know what is appropriate for children, and what is not. These carnies are not the arbiters of our community’s standards.
And by all reasonable standards in most communities I have lived in, your writing show you are hardly an example of the standards this community needs to raise it’s children to be upstanding, successful citizens.
@observer, my response about the bible was for ironic.
Gotcha, I was hoping that was the case. Comment was directed at ‘Ironic’.
It would have been nice to see some of our city council people at the VFW today in honor of all the Vets that have served.
That would take en effort on their part. Thats not going to happen. Besides, with the placement of those ugly dice, we see what the City Council thinks of our vets.
ATTENTION !!!! be aware of anyone selling cell phones cheap the IOWA CELL PHONE AND REPAIR on 4th st backside of willow brook was broke into and robe the other night thief got bunch cell phone not sure how many but just be carful on purchase of any cell phones.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152858970745553
Hey maybe and 50 miles south-the second lawn was mowed today in the rain. That makes the Grupp rental yesterday and the Dodge rental today. It looks like people do read this column. Thank you Judge Grupp and Matt Dodge for taking care of that. It sure helps us try to keep our neighborhood looking decent.
I guess the bad publicity thru NIT is the way to go.
LVS-There is no reason to thank Matt Dodge-He doesn’t even own the property you are referring to. The Cerro Gordo County website will always give you the CORRECT information about this if you need it.
Well thank you. If you know all the facts why don’t you post it?
@just the facts-As a follow up I can tell you that the renters that rented the property on 14th N.W. lived in that house for 10 years before being evicted last year and they told me that Matt Dodge was their landlord. Now maybe he just managed it for someone else but that is what I was told. Or maybe he has sold it since last summer as the house has red tags all over it.
So my son went to the carnival and played some of the games there. He is in middle school. After he “won” a game he was given a prize… a shot glass. Needless to say I am a little perturbed right now.
Another affront to the people of Mason City by Robin Anderson. Totally irresponsible for her to allow these kinds of prizes at our band fest. I think it is time to investigate putting someone else in charge of this event.
Is Robin Anderson responsible for all evil?
No…not all. Most comes from Obama.
Are shot glasses evil? I bet our mayor doesn’t think so.
My 15 year old daughter also won a shot glass. And I think it’s time to contract a new carnival. On Friday night the power went out and they had a hard time getting their generator started to get people off the zipper and were manually pulling it to get the people off. Smoke barreling out of the generator, didn’t seem too safe to me. Then a friend of mine took his kids there on Sunday and the kiddie dragon ride came off the track. I know this much, my kid will not be going any where near those rides next year if it’s the same carnival!
The last thing i would ever do is defend Robin Anderson. But, the carnival also gives out posters of scantily clad men and women. Perhaps it was the child that chose the prize and part of the blame lies with them. I don’t think we should expect the carnies to choose what prizes our kids pick. That lies on the shoulders of us as parents. I can gaurantee that my 15 year old son would not have picked a shot glass or accepted one as a prize. And if he did then I as the parent would explain to him why it was not appropriate.
Another thing…why was the evening entertainment starting so early? The bands started at 6! Most people on Friday nights aren’t even getting home from work until 6. Yes I think it’s long overdue to have someone other than Robin Anderson coordinate this event!
If someone has one of these shot glasses I would like to see it. Please email me at staff@northiowatoday.com. I have heard from one other parent already in addition to the two posts here. This is utterly disgraceful. Once again no leadership here in Mason City and what we have is a joke. Let’s get this straightened out, folks.
Matt, with all due respect…i believe you are making something out of nothing on this one. BELIEVE ME, I support everything you do to the cultural elite to expose their corruption. However, this carnival is no different in respect of the prizes as is the one that comes to Clear Lake on the 4th. Their prizes are and should be geared to all ages, not just children. That being said, the carnie should not have allowed a young teenager to choose such a prize. Now, you can say that OR you can look at it as it should be….WHERE ARE THE PARENTS? WHERE IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS? I have two kids one 12 and one 14. I can tell you this, neither of them would have chosen a shot glass for a prize. WHY? Because they already have been taught that it is age inappropriate. The responsibility lies with the PARENT. NOT the Carnie NOR Robin Anderson on this one. Sorry Matt, I can’t stand Robin Anderson but you are placing blame where the responsibility lies with Mom and Dad (damn that hurt defending her). Just sayin, we need to own what is ours and stop blaming everyone else for our lack of guidance and responsibility. Your kids will always be faced with things that are inappropriate, it’s YOUR job to teach them right from wrong so they make good choice when faced with the opportunity of inappropriatness.
Sorry if that’s hard for Mohawk Mom or you to accept. Had Mohawk mom done more to get her child to understand what is appropriate and what isn’t, she wouldn’t be in the situation of being upset. Her kid would have made a better choice. Don’t know how you or anyone else can over look that fact.
Now, if there was no other prize choice…then that is a problem. A child shouldn’t be GIVEN an inappropriate age prize and THAT is a bad choice of the carnie. Was that the ONLY choice???
My daughter is 15 and she got a shot glass and also a bottle opener that said Budweiser on it. The game was the one where they put tokens in and it slides and the prizes drop out. There was no choice in prizes, these are the inappropriate prizes they had in the machine.
Figures someone would say “blame the parents” … how about we blame the real culprit, the person in charge of the carnival. This is supposed to be a family-friendly event. A parent shouldn’t have to worry that a carnie will hand a kid a shot glass and a beer bottle opener. There was no oversight nor attention to detail here. That, again, starts with the person running the operation and hiring the carnival. Maybe Robin Anderson just doesn’t care.
If that’s how it went down then I stand corrected. Still, you will find the exact same thing at the 4th over at the Lake. So what do you do, ban adult type prizes from a carnival. Those prizes are the same at every carnival. Ever check out fair time? Not our fair of course. Maybe the right answer is to just not have a carnival at all in the first place. Didn’t a bunch of Carnie’s get busted bringing drugs into town a few years ago. I say the hell with the carnival all together. No more problems in the future of any kind around our youth. Robin can leave too and now everyone will be happy.
I hope everyone has a safe and happy memorial day weekend.
I wonder why nothing was said about the gun shots by brick furniture last tue or wed. It was during the middle of the day. MAybe nothing was said because of band festival?
Maybe someone was shooting at the ugly statues!
I guess I’ll be the 1st to say Thank You, you too!
My husband and I are looking for a home to rent in the Mason City, Clear Lake maybe even Ventura area. A Garage is very important. If any of you know of something even rural area please let us know. 641-530-0255 We appreciate the help Thank You.
@roxie-try Tim Latham at Hildebrand Real Estate. 641-423-5055. He has a lot of houses for rent and is honest and takes care of his property.
LVS
Thank You, those are the features we are looking for.
@badpontiac-they don’t care that you can’t get it. They are trying to force people to take their shitty 3.2 with no programming. They are in such bad shape they don’t even bother to give you the afternoon news on Sunday. We have to watch the Minnesota channels to see what happened in Mason City over the weekend and even what the weather will be on Monday. It is all about them saving a buck and then they wonder why people talk about them.
Kimt please put Band Fest back on regular 3. The many people with direct tv of dish can’t get it.
Had a great time at bandfest today. We r lucky to have a town celibration as nice bandfest. The bands were all great but the real talent was the active kids gymnastics.
A police officer in Texas was charged with animal cruelty after shooting his neighbor’s cat with a crossbow.
http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/24/police-officer-accused-of-shooting-arrow-into-neighbors-cat/
There are tow rent houses up here in the Northwest part of town. One is owned and rented by Dodge and the other by Judge Grupp. Neither has bothered to mow the grass this summer and the weeds are now knee high. These people rent and make a profit off these rentals and have an obligation to keep the lawn mowed and the houses in decent repair. Neither one bother to shovel the walks lat winter either. If those houses were in their neighborhood they would have the mayor and all of the city council out there raising hell over it. Everyone want to complain about the Northend and then we have these rich slumlords trashing it out.
Isn’t it usually the renter’s responsibility to take care of walks and lawns? And isn’t there some City web site where you can take pictures of problems in MC and submit them online instead of complaining here? Go through the proper channels to report this problem. If the renters don’t take care of it, the City will likely make the owners do it or charge their tax bills for doing it for them.
@Katie-Yes, when there are renters living there they are supposed to take care of mowing the lawn. However, under the new ordinance it is the landlords responsibilty to make sure they do it and if they don’t then it is up to the landlords. In this case the houses have been empty for some months (all last winter) and that makes it solely the landlords responsibility. They own the houses so it is up to them to keep them up.
@Katie-Funny thing happened. About 3 hours after I posted this on here someone showed up at the Grupp house and mowed the lawn. Some people think it does no good to post here on Rants and Raves but a lot of people read this and sometimes you get things done and the people who make smart comments about it like Dave look pretty STUPID.
it doesn’t do any good complaining on here about it. As the old saying goes…got A dime? Call somebody who cares!!!
LVS, it is sometimes hard to follow you when you type things like, “There are tow rent houses up here in the Northwest part of town.” The T is not close to the L on my keyboard, not sure about yours.
Katie is right, the city has a service called see click fix and they will take care of any future problems. The program works very well.
“There are tow rent houses up here in the Northwest part of town. One is owned and rented by Dodge and the other by Judge Grupp.”
I read it as a mistype of”two”as indicated by the second sentence.
Ah, that would make more sense, I get it now Joao DoCarmo, thanks for pointing that out.
@John-I meant TWO. It was a typo-is that close on your keyboard. I know they have click and fix but I am old fashioned and don’t have one of those new phones that are on the internet. Don’t have any use for them.
John : you are wrong. even Katie doesnt know. “And isn’t there some City web site” Myself and others still dont know of this web site you are talking about. But I DO know of NIT, and read it most every day. People cant use the proper site if they don’t know about it. can they ? so in effect the city or whoever runs the site has failed to inform people of it. (proof because we are talking about it here) this is just as I see it. and as for anyone complaining about posting it here. that’s what this section of NIT is all about. maybe more of this kind of thing should be posted here to embarrass landlords, property owners, or wrong doers.
Question for John or anyone. which site gets more views each day? the city site or NIT? anyway of getting those figures Matt?
@50 Miles South- You are correct in that is what this site and this column is all about. That is why they call it Rants and Raves. Thanks for your comments.
I think I’ve only been to the city’s page once and that was months ago. I found it by accident.
LVS snd 50 Miles South, Here is the link to the web site. http://seeclickfix.com/mason-city
thank you John. But like I said. The right people need to know the site when it matters.
@John-I have used the site occasionally by e-mailing Pat Otto. Sometimes you get a response but most of the time you don’t. I sent her several e-mail last year about the sidewalks not being shoveled and received no response and was ignored. last year I contacted her several times about the Dodge house with no response. One time I paid a kid to mow the grass myself just so the neighborhood wouldn’t look trashy. and I don’t own a digital camera or smart phone so I have trouble getting pictures to them. I still think you are missing the point of this particular portion of N.I.T. It is called Rants and Raves for just this reason.
I see Doesha Rae Foster is in jail for failure to appear for DRIVING WHILE LICENSE DENIED-SUSP-CANCELLED. Way to go CHAMP! Glad you are FED UP with all the crime and wrong doings around here!! LMAO. @ all those that defended her on here all the time…you win too! People change right!?
CLASSIC!!
#1 Leaded gasoline. Lead (“ethyl”) was added to gasoline to increase it’s octane, and eliminate knock. Lead was not, and is not a natural component of gasoline. Because the law was changed banning the addition of lead to gasoline, a reformulation and replacement additive was required.
#2 On the average, a barrel of crude will produce 10 gallons of diesel oil. Included in it’s production is the recent need to remove sulfur from it, adding cost. Diesel oil comes from the same fraction as other heavy distillates. Another heavy distillate is fuel oil. When demand for fuel oil for heating is up in the winter, refiners will reduce the amount of diesel oil produced.
Diesel trucks are a minute portion of the market for diesel oil. The U.S. Navy and railroads are the top consumers. In fact, Union Pacific Railroad is the #2 consumer (1.3 billion gallons annually), behind the Navy in terms of consumption.
#3 Supply and demand. Every year, the refiners have to change gasoline production for the upcoming season. Reformulated gasoline or RFG (a gasoline that is less prone to evaporation) is produced for the summer season, and stocks of conventional gas must be cleared out in order to meet regional requirements for RFG by summer.
If there ends up being a large supply of conventional gasoline in the spring, a pipeline company or jobber will price it to deplete it’s stocks and make way for RFG.
You keep poking at Oil Companies as if they directly price gasoline. They have some influence, however as I stated before, there are middlemen, transportation, and retailers involved. Like it or not, they get their markup before it is put in the tank of your local station. Then there is Futures traders at CME who put more pressure on the price of fuel than Oil Companies.
With all those hands in the pie, it is quite difficult to make a case for rigging of prices.
Observer – perhaps it is not germaine to your list: Federal EPA is currently levying fines against the gasoline refineries for not blending cellulosic ethanol – an ethanol made from corn stalks, switch grass, wheat stubble.
The refineries problem? NO ONE in the world, at this time, produces cellulosic ethanol!
No one knows how American vehicles will react using cellulosic ethanol.
Oh, however, we can rest easy with the knowledge the all-knowing EPA is protecting us/US.
2008 the US produced 3+ million gallons of cellulosic ethanol. With another 21 million gallons of production planed to be built/operational. With a 20 million gallon per year plant planned for Michigan.
Is their some kind of ordinance for how or where you can run sump pump drainage in Mason City?
@badpontiac-yes, there is a ordinance that was published a couple of years ago. I think it said that it is illegal to run the sump pumps into the storm sewers. That means the people that are draining into the streets are in violation of the ordinance. I think that is how it read. I could be wrong and I am sure if I am someone will point it out.
Are you sure its the storm sewer or the regular municipal sewer system. lets say you run the drain to the curb and let it run on the grass. with a storm sewer inlet a foot or two away. whats the difference. sounds like your screwed either way.
@50 miles-I said I could be wrong and I guess I might have been. I knew there was a ordinance, just couldn’t remember what it said exactly. At least you were polite about it, not like the A-H### who posted under wrong again.
LVS is wrong once again. You can drain them into the storm sewer system but not into your waste system. Another example of someone not checking the facts before he opens his big mouth.
@wrong again-thanks jerk. Who read it to you??
@wrong again-you know I will bet that you are that Anonymous creep that likes to TROLL around and snipes at people like the coward you are. At least you are still below and behind me just where it was intended that crap like you should be.
Why isn’t anyone other than me outraged that Joey got fired at Northern Lights? I have heard talks about why they let her go, the story in the Globe did her no favors and showed her no respect about something she started and without her, will have a hard time surviving as they know it today. We need some answers right away on this, if what I heard was right, this was handled in a very wrong way.
Who is Joey, what is Northern Lights, and what is the purported reason that she was fired?
I think its joey vanzommeran she was in charge of the homeless shelter and the womens shelter but she got fired last week
Correct Karen and there was no reason listed and I will not share with you what I have heard, you can read into it what you want from her statement with the story that ran in the Globe. She is very dignified and states the truth, she has more class than the Globe does. This needs an investigation.
I have known Joey for a number of years. She’s an amazing person and truly put her heart and sole into those shelters. And truly cares about the people that the shelters have served. I would like to know the truth as to what happened. Another question? Aren’t the shelters somehow tied to Mercy?
The shelters are tied to Mercy. I can tell you that Joey threw her whole life into these projects.
Matt, can you please investigate? The Globe will not I am sure.
The rules of both shelters are clear and stated up front. That is all I am going to say for now. There will be more to come out of this story I am sure once it gets looked into.
I posted this comment above, didn’t realize I was not logged in.
I do not know Joey…
I have the ultimate respect for Northern Lights and their mission – God-bless them all!
One thing an employer (or former employer) can not ever do, is release to ANYONE employment information, including reasons for termination. An employer is only allowed by law to confirm dates of employment and job responsibility. Some push the limits even by answering the question “Would you hire this person again?”
However, an employee (or former employee) is able to comment on their status all they want (within the limitations of libel and slander. So no matter what, short of a lawsuit where facts become public testimony, no official from the employer can make any comment.
Sucks, but that’s the law.
“……2nd the US exports more gas in a day than we use, look it up we have very bad people running our country…..”
I did look it up:
47 million barrels/day produced in the U.S.
485 thousand barrels/day exported.
Source U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency reports.
If you were producing a product, and found a market for it outside of the U.S., would you ignore it?
If you were a marketer of products, and found a cheaper source of it, would you ignore that and continue to go with the higher priced source?
Be realistic.
I believe the reason we export so much gasoline is because many countries do not have the refineries to produce gasoline. Even some oil producing countries do not have the ability or perhaps the capacity to refine oil into gasoline.
Those are some of the reasons MC, but price could also be a deciding factor.
I noted in looking at the DOE’s export reports that historically there are few countries we export to on a regular basis, such as Canada and Mexico. Others were one-time purchases such as the Netherlands/Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire). Even Venezuela was on the list for a spot purchase.
Newspapers in the regions where facilities are down verified what was said in my comments. The Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency validated the production data and facility capacities.
What you see in pump prices depend upon a lot of variables, not just the unfounded ‘greedy oil companies”. When product leaves the refinery, it is sold to pipeline companies, who carry it to different markets or storage sites. From there, it is again sold, perhaps twice before you put cash on the retail counter. And everyone get’s their costs and markups. That is what pays for the infrastructure and it’s upkeep.
The constant flux of supply and demand affect futures prices of the product, adding the kind of volatility you see now when several facilities close.
Last, have you ever tried to site a new refinery? Think about all the obstacles, local restrictions, and costs involved. People here refused the proposed CES plant, imagine if Valero tried to build a refinery here?
Just fact, not conspiracy theory.
Ill bite… you have the facts. lets here your answer to this. why did the oil companies(any of the many different forms)say back in the 70s and before, that leaded gas was higher priced because they had to add the lead. while now the unleaded is higher because they have to remove the lead in the fuel?
#2 Also are you familiar with diesel fuel? It is far less refined than gasoline. So why is it higher than gasoline if its cheaper to produce????? Remember when it was much cheaper than gasoline back in the early 80s and before. since the 80s there are many more diesel vehicles and many more semi trucks than railroad traffic. Wonder if that has anything to do with it????
#3 ever wonder why gas prices rise during the holidays, spring and fall harvest, and in the case of a recent RV convention in Forest City Iowa? because thats when people need it the most. There is a law which basicly reads that it is illegal to raise prices in times of need. (price rigging) why do the oil companies get away with it? Because the president does not investigate it.
Yes a profit is in the best interest for any business. But the fact that some of the highest profitable businesses in the past years have been oil companies, is one thing has hurt the rest of America. Not a conspiracy, but rigging price at times Americans need it the most.
One reason for the cheaper price of super-unleaded (in Iowa) is a fuel tax cut. According to http://www.ethanolrfa.org/pages/tax-incentives – there is a nickel federal tax advantage on alcohol fuel vs non-ethanol fuel. I believe there is a Iowa tax credit on ethanol-blended fuels as well.
As a trucker and farmer, I notice the price differences. In Minnesota, the price is equal, or sometimes slightly higher.
not sure how long you have been driving but diesel was much cheaper before 1980. remember, since diesel is not refined as much why is it NOW higher than regular or unleaded fuel. ethanol wasnt a factor back in the 80s when the priced went up. and the price difference is more than the 5 cents per gal tax break. (recent pricing is anyones guess). Observer stated something about having to remove sulfur. where did the sulfur come from? If its in the crude oil then it also has to be removed from leaded or unleaded fuel as well. so cost should be the same for both and not a factor.
Matt, are you going to run for Mayor or not?
I’m just a concerned citizen weighing my options at this time.
We’ve noticed the food and service at the Cancun Mexican restaurant in MC has really gone down hill in the last year or two. Not sure what’s going on there, but I have mentioned our disappointment (very politely) to the manager and servers on three different occasions. Nothing changes. Some servers seem like they are in bad moods, service can be very slow even when they are not real busy and the food quality has really changed. We usually leave a $5 tip even after we have had bad service in hopes that things would improve, but no such luck so far. Looks like its time to find some place else to dine.
Plaza Mexico, man. C’mon, man.
I second that notion…plaza mexico is where its at
I prefer Plaza Mexico. Always super nice servers and the food is good. The drinks are cheap!!
The service at Plaza Mexico — or Mc Mexican as I call it — is super fast. And, I think most of them are legal too.
1st when g bush left office gas was 1.92 or so a gallon 2nd the US exports more gas in a day than we use, look it up we have very bad people running our country @ thats a fact.
It may of been 1.92 when left office but summer of 2008
it was at$4.00 or above, short memory.Nice try!
If you are saying it was 1.92 when he left office but went up to 4.00, that would be when Obama was in office right?
no…… he said that a few months before bush left,gas was $4.00 plus. check the link for yourself and check out 5 years ago. proof. because gas can vary this much is proof the oil companies are rigging the prices.
http://www.iowastategasprices.com/Retail_Price_Chart.aspx
I believe you, it’s just the way he worded it didn’t sound right.
Filled up my truck this morning with gas. 101.33 at 4.04 per gallon. Gas prices have risen about 50 cents per gallon in the last 10 days. Where is our government?…why are the oil companys doing this to us? I feel it speaks to the dishonesty of that particular American industry.
Government doesn’t price gasoline. Thank the free market for that.
the oil companies have been able ever since george bush (oil president)refused to threaten the oil companies with investigations of price rigging. thats it plain and simple. if the prez would threaten that, then the prices would come down by themselves. Bill Clinton did it and it worked. thats the ONE thing I dont like about the current prez.
“…..the oil companies have been able ever since george bush (oil president)…………..”
There is no logic to that since in looking at current prices across the nation, you see that Mid-Western states are higher than the usual leaders. Minnesota is higher than California by 23 cents. New York, Jersey, Penna, D.C., and Connecticut usually top out the list.
Believe what conspiracies you will, credibility is on the side of fact.
check out this link for gas prices and check out the 11 years ago link (the oldest one available). you will see that gas prices were cheapest while Bill Clinton was in office and went up during bush (from an oil state and also had investments in the oil business). proof that the problem really started with the worst president ever in my time, george bush. also you cant tell me that the oil buisness is so fu*ked up that the price of gas (needs) to go up because they are cleaning a refinery. this country is in deep shit if the oil refineries are teatering on that fine of a line as they want you to believe. I do blame Obahma for not investigating gas prices, as I did for bush. If the prez would threaten to release oil reserves everytime a price hike came about the prices would stabilize.
Two refineries are down for repairs, specifically Joliet, IL; and Whitting, IN. It is expected that once completed, Whitting will increase it’s heavy crude capacity by 259,000 barrels/day. The current combined capacities are 640,000 barrels/day
Tight supplies of summer blended fuel in other markets put further pressure on stocks in the Mid-West.
you are getting your information from oil company propaganda. You cannot believe everything they are saying. they may not be lying to us, but they are also NOT telling us the whole truth. simply read the two news outlets in mason city and you will understand what Im saying. neither maybe lying, but the stories can say something totally different. If this sounds elementary to you, and you still cant understand what Im trying to say about the oil companies, then you have a problem. sorry
Maybe, y’all should purchase some ethanol, you do know its produced RIGHT here in Mason City, on 43rd ST. and uses North Iowa grown corn, maybe you should push to have your gas stations to get E15 if your car is not capable of flex-fuel, or the simple E10 helps out in price usually a dime, but if your truck cost $100.00 to fill at $4 a gallon you would of saved $2.50, doesnt seem like a whole lot but in the scope of things, any penny matters, also, Go to wal-mart buy a Wal-mart gift card and use it to pay at the pump at Murphys you get an extra discount, sometimes its up to 15 cents sometimes its only 3 cents, but every penny helps, Hy-Vee has the fuel savers club, my wife got almost 20 cents off the gallon the other day, all these things add up, if any one else has ideas or knows of places that have discounts or rewards programs please post them so others are aware, thanks,
Jeremy: dont mean to sound like a snob, but I already know about and use your suggestions. My van took two tanks full this weekend at about $106 per tankful. because many people have to drive these days for work it really cuts into the bottom line, and peoples “play money”
@common sense man-they want $4.00 gas to force you to buy one of the electric cars for 60K that lets you go 100 miles on a charge. It is all part of their plan to get you to do something you don’t want to do.
You are so smart and I just love reading your thousands of comments. You seem to know so much about everything. Please keep posting, thanks!!!!
What ever happend with the former employee suing Pritchard? You never see ads for them anymore are they going out of business?
Feds come in to handle the Harris case, to go by the book, no screw ups,an federal Prison is harder
to do then State Prisons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!He gets a boy friend quicker!!!!
Where dd you get the idea the feds are involved? The state attorney general office is assisting like they do with any murder trial. But no federal attorneys are involved.
The Attorney General’s Office does not help with all murder trials. They are to assist with some cases when requested by a county attorney. There time would be better spent in counties with a part-time county attorney or with one or two. Seems a waste of resource to help in a county with several experience prosecutors and a couple of new attorneys with big egos.
Was at Arbys drive thru in CL tonight and there was an older gentleman standing at drive thru. He walked by my car and told me to check my receipt as he must have been overcharged and had a dollar and some loose change in his hand. He then saw my preschool age daughters in the back seat and told me how cute they were. He walked away and then came back and gave the $1 to my daughters and told them to keep it. They were so excited and thanked him. It made our day!
Cool story! Pay it forward!
Wow, I’d love to able to do something like that, but in this day in age you’d prolly be charged with a sex crime or attacked by the father or something else very bad may happen. It’s sad, but can’t touch it with a 20 foot pole.
Cannabis linked to prevention of diabetes
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/cannabis-linked-to-prevention-of-diabetes-8616314.html
Move to Colorado and use it where it is legal. Your comments here are getting old.
Don’t want new medical news, don’t read it John. No one is forcing you to read my comments and you can take that to the bank.
you can post all you want about how GOOD pot is, it just doesn’t matter because pot is ILLEGAL. Cry all you want, nobody cares except for the police.
Now the truth comes out. You just don’t want to hear it. Por is legal for a majority of the population and when it’s legal here, you better run like hell!
Not sure where you get the idea that por (pot) is legal for the majority of the people unless you are talking just Colorado or Washington. If it is legal here then so be it, I am not going to run away. All I am saying is that in the rest of the 48 states it is illegal.
maybe you are wrong. Pot is legal for medical reasons in 12 other states and is legal in Wash. and Col. That is 14 states that have some form of legal pot laws.
If I remember right for medical Marijuana you have to have a card. Not everybody can get one. There are only 2 states where Marijuana is really legal, where you can buy it on the street and smoke it in public.
Can someone please explain to me why our County Attorney’s office needs to bring in the Attorney General’s office to prosecute cases? The Harris murder trial is going on today and they had to bring an AG here to prosecute it while our own County Attorney “assists” him. The guy confessed to killing the girl, what is so tough about this case? Our County Attorney gets paid to do this and has been an attorney for 20 years!! What exactly does he do then to justify his $100K a year salary?
Good question. Answers are deserved.
@Reality-I think the way it works is when the Feds come in and decide to make it a Federal case they then bring in their own prosecuter. Lot bigger penalty’s under the Feds.
@LVS, good point. But what troubles me is that they kept this as a state charge and brought in the AG who is a state prosecutor, not federal. Also, our County Attorney sits with the AG all week in trial and doesn’t do anything. What a waste of time and money.
@Reality-Good Question. OK, that is a different deal then. I don’t know why they would bring in someone else on a local trial.
They cannot make it a “fed” case as no violation of federal law is charged. It is a state case.
The Attorney General comes in To assist cause it takes a tremendous amount of time to prepare and try a murder, Confession or not. The defense also has two attorneys In this case. Most county attorney’s don’t have a lot of experience in murder trials but the Attorney Generals office does.
@Reality Check, Maybe YOU should become a lawyer! You make it sound like pretty easy money!
@Realist, first, our County Attorney has 20 years experience as a prosecutor. I realize they call it “practicing” law, but one would think he could do this case on his own by now. Second, I’m certain “handling a jury trial” was in the job description when he interviewed for this $100K job. I’m assuming from your limited response that you just want to ass nothing to the conversation. I have wasted enough time on responding to you.
The County Attorney is elected which means no interview.
It may be a simple answer – such as that the county attorney may have some tie (distant and long past or present and close) that might raise questions if the individual gets off.
It could be a previous representation of Harris, or that his family rents from the County Attorney (if the CA has rentals)…
In today’s day and age, sometimes they have to be super-sensitive to anything that may point to impropriety in office.
7 attorneys and a 30 hour work week — it doesn’t get any better than that.
would love to use the coupons for the Rose Bowl that are on this site, but they expired 4-30-13???
I have never seen nothing better than Matt’s Editorial today just up, on Jay Urdahl. It scrapes the bark off Urdahl it don’t leave nothing out.
Quite recently, researchers at Queen Mary University have shown that noise pollution runs counter to healthy living.
In the UK, the most recent trend is to eliminate noise sources, from appliances to motorized vehicles.
Yet in Mason City, the leadership, despite it’s claim of healthy living through Blue Zones, invests our tax dollars in increased environmental noise and pollution. We pay firms to pollute our community, despite state laws to the contrary, and ignore enforcement.
Ask yourself again, who would invest in a community, and with it, bring jobs when we head down that sort of anti-social path?
In Mason City, the desires of the few, burdens the common good of the many!
Smoking lots of Marijuana reduces chances o getting bladder cancer.
A new study that spanned 11 years found that smoking marijuana may lower the chances of getting bladder cancer.
The study’s not been peer-reviewed yet, USA Today reported. It involved 83,000 men who smoked marijuana, cigarettes or both, Raw Story reported.
The findings, presented at the American Urological Association, found that men who smoked cigarettes increased their risks of bladder cancer, but that men who smoked marijuana only actually decreased their risks, Raw Story reported. Further, the study found that men who smoked both still have a higher chance of bladder cancer, but it was still a lower chance than those who smoked only cigarettes, Raw Story said.
“Cannabis use only was associated with a 45 percent reduction in bladder cancer incidence, and tobacco use only was associated with a 52 percent increase in bladder cancer,” the study’s author, Dr. Anil Thomas, said, Raw Story reported.
And smoking a lot of marijuana brought the greatest positive results.
Those who smoked marijuana more than 500 times a year had even less risk of bladder cancer than those who smoked the drug only once in a while, Raw Story reported.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/13/smoking-lots-marijuana-lowers-risk-bladder-cancer-/#ixzz2TDuayKtU
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Who cares-If you don’t like the law then get it changed.
There is generally the loudest outcry just before laws changes. So if you don’t like hearing it, I suggest you don’t read about it or listen to the arguments. Wow, that sounds SOOOO familiar.
Oh yeah, I remember now… “if you don’t like it, don’t read it” -LVS
@Anonymous-Good words to live by. Why don’t you try it. Oh right, you have trouble reading and understanding don’t you?
You should follow your own advice.
Smoking lots of marijuana also kills brain cells which answers a lot of questions.
But that’s okay Maybe, it prevents BLADDER CANCER.
Cannabis DOES NOT kill brain cells at all. That’s not how it works. You’re thinking of alcohol which DOES kill brain cells.
Do your parents know you’re playing on the Internets?
Mr. Marquardt asks who will stand up and run for mayor or city council? I find the lack of response saddening. The people aren’t lazy, or cowards, or inept. They’re realists. It’s like giving a bucket to someone on the Titanic and ask them to start bailing to keep the ship from sinking. Mason City is sinking. The question is, can it still be saved? Perhaps a more pressing question should be, at this point, where would we even start?
It is my personal belief many who would be wonderful public servants are so tired of watching the personal assassinations by the opposition. Our political world has become a septic tank with the lid off. I can imagine many public-minded women and men wanting to serve and run, but don’t want their families and friends to watch the candidate get torn apart by the folderol and balderdash that is now a major part of campaigns.
Since such practices are emboldened by success, I for one am no longer voting for ANY candidate – left-right or middle – who is supported by PACs or political parties that perform such assassinations of character.