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Why is it so tough for new businesses to come to Mason City? Why does all avenues of this city fight these new identities? I have heard and read such horror stories. Why with so many vacant buildings can these new business not find space? Who appointed these “corridor” managers to their positions?They seem to be very immature for these important positions.I truly feel sorry for the businesses trying to make a difference for our town.
SuziQ
Bumblebee Bakery
Hootenanny Inc.
Fringe Hair
Oasis Tan
Coopers Auto
…and many more are trying to make a difference.
But the town fights them..and never offers a helping hand.
I happened to catch Piers Morgan last night and Michael Moore was his guest. Michael Moore was comparing gun crimes and killings in the United States to other countries. Japan had only 70 or so gun crimes, Australia 65, Canada 150, Germany 265, and the United States in the thousand, over 10 thousand. I truly believe that guns are destroying our country. And I don’t mean guns for sport and hunting, I mean the guns that can kill 100 people in a matter of minutes. It’s quite disturbing that anyone can not only own a gun, but can purchase as much ammo as they like. Why isn’t there a central data base that keeps track of gun purchases and purchases of ammunition? A person can’t buy cold medicine without it going into a database, but people can buy guns and ammo. Somethings is definitely wrong.
Does anyone think it’s irresponsible for NIACC to think about new dorms now? The square footage on the planned new rooms/suites sounds luxurious. The Globe editorial board seems excited about spending money but that’s nothing new. This seems like the MC events center repeating itself. Every day we hear the economy is bad, college graduates are having trouble getting jobs and no one wants to see our taxes increase on down the line. NIACC has through the years been a commuter college. Trying to attract students here with nice rooms and amenities may work and may not. Anyone up for a gamble right now? We want tuition to go down so our kids can go to school. We don’t need this type of building potentially increasing tuition here. Stop and take a breath and see how the economy works out. Families have to do that with their budgets.
I don’t agree. Politically correctness has gotten our society to where it is today. If these people aren’t chastised for their poor behavior, it will continue and get worse.
https://northiowatoday.wpcomstaging.com/top_story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1301088100&archive=&start_from=&ucat=11&
HAS ANYONE EVER FELT “SAFE AND SECURE” HERE?
OK I am going to share something I seen and would love your thoughts….My girlfriend and I were out Friday night. Having some drinks and dancing. The bar was closing, so 2 am. A woman pulls up to pick up someone. We are standing around ending conversations and deciding what to do next. We realize she has kids in the car, maybe 3 yrs. old. Climbing around in the back seat drinking a 20 oz. Pepsi. My friend and I made the comment there should not be children out this late and then parked in the front door at a bar at closing time. We were hit back with a lot of “mind your business” and “stay out of it”. What do you think? Is this acceptable?
Why is it that a person with a nco is not allowed to contact the other person for the fear of jail, but the one that had the NCO put in to affect can call and say things and tell that person on facebook and NORTH IOWA MUG SHOT that he is going to kill their family and take the baby I do not mean just them but the whole family her mother brother and her older kids and the law will do nothing about it. They will not even help that person go to a safe house or even watch the house. This is just so wrong If any thing happens to the family of this person may be they will think twice next time about not believing this family. I just hope that no harm comes to them at all would hate to see a family died in a fire due to the police dept not believing
My sons and I wen’t to do some fishing today. At one of our favorite spots it looks like the city dump. Why is it people cannot haul out the trash they haul in?
Bunch of slobs. Thanks, when the water comes up all that will wash into the rivers. We picked up a bunch of it, but I’m sure next time we go it will look the same.
Enough of the slobs please.
@Homer Simpson. My neighbor works for a local north Iowa business that deals with Alliant. He loves it, cause this company spends, spends, spends. It’s good for him, but he realizes he pays for it in his bill.
He says this company has a fat wallet and they are greedy for more and they don’t seem too concerned with a budget. Not like you and me have to be.
Best news in weeks for MC Alley Katz closed.
I figured out why my mediacom bill was so high… the truck is always parked at 27th and south madison.. 034prb plates.. Does the guy ever go on service calls??
Anyone know what the Mayor was doing “sleeping” in his pickup in East Park around midnight?? (couple weeks ago) Hey he’s the one that told us to snitch!!!
Has anyone else heard that a new drugstore is coming to town near Kum n Go central?
A man with a gun stopped a stabbing rampage in Utah by pulling a gun on the man and threatening to shoot him if he didn’t drop his weapon. People tackled him and held him until police arrived.
http://www.abc4.com/content/about_4/bios/story/conceal-and-carry-stabbing-salt-lake-city-smiths/NDNrL1gxeE2rsRhrWCM9dQ.cspx
The buck stops with the head of the Dept of Agriculture. Poor management capabilities? Who is in charge of the newsletter and how will he prevent probs like this in the future? Were the other items in newsletters okay or were they rogue too? The better question for Mr. Vilsack that a decent press would ask is do you believe in the theory that consuming meat is a problem with your “supposed” global warming. After reading in the New York Times how the current administration is managing the press and proofreading what they get to put out in stories, I don’t expect much from the press anyway.
Here is how weak the NIACC Administration is. The Clear Lake school district’s administration punished a coach by making him sit the first week of the season for a public intox conviction. NIACC assistant baseball coach Pete Lauritson has 3 DUIs during his time at NIACC and not only is still employed but was never punished at all by NIACC. Swept under the rug. The President’s son gets arrested in the NIACC cafeteria for delivering cocaine and pot and is still working in the cafeteria today! Swept under the rug. Compare public intox to multiple DUIs and drug dealing. Compare punishment to no punishment. Weak leadership at NIACC.
Interstate 35 Blocked Near Ames – Issued 3:50 PM THURS
Interstate 35 northbound at Exit 116 just north of Ames is blocked due to a multi vehicle accident. Follow local detour, use caution and expect some delays if traveling in this area.
Yikes! Vilsack and the Dept of Agriculture put out newsletter wanting people to go without eating meat on Mondays. The dept’s informational authority was get this: THE UN. That’s why we don’t want Christie Vilsack anywhere near a voting govt position. It’s kind of a bad economy to be hurting the meat producers with this type of stuff, but thanks for looking out for us.
Source: Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2011
Did you realize the Obama administration’s EPA is requiring ALL gasolines to contain “cellulosic” ethanol? In fact, originally, the EPA has required the oil companies to use at least 500 MILLION gallons of “cellulosic” ethanol in the gasolines we use today.
Just one problem – NO ONE makes “cellulosic” ethanol. You couldn’t buy a gallon today ANYWHERE in the world! But to get past the legalities, petroleum companies had to buy $10,000,000 “credits” from the EPA so they could make fuels without cellulosic ethanol.
How sick is that? Require you to buy something that isn’t available and fine (TAX) you if you fail to buy it… hmmmm… where have I heard THAT procedure from the government before?
Matt & PC, I just read this article and I know the two of you would not want to miss it. LOLOL Sorry, I just can’t resist. 😉
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/26/health/kerner-stay-home-dads-sexy/index.html?hpt=hp_bn12