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Anything goes in the quest to get more free money. It will have zero impact on anybody other than to finance an office and give a couple vegans jobs. Just where did the Blue Zone Committee come from and how much of our tax dollars are being wasted here? Or is it a private enterprise scam?
My biggest peeve with the whole food stamp program…..junk food. It should be like WIC where there’s only certain things they can buy. Not chips, cookies, pop, and candy. I saw a gal once at Target using her food stamp card to buy a cart full of halloween candy. But had money to buy cigarettes, and had a ton of tattoos. Both of which those items are very expensive. Hmmmm, what’s wrong here?
The freebies continue with all our tax money and our money we pay for extra fees tacked on to our phone bills (both cell and landlines) until we vote out the govt reps who like to give out our money so freely.
“Some day I hope to be able to afford a new iPhone…like the girl in front of me with the food stamps”
Anyone know why there are so many dead carp along Ventura Marsh?
Whose problem is it you bought a house without a driveway? Sounds like you think it should be your neighbor’s problem. Good neighborhoods exist when courteous people don’t try and hog other people’s property that they did not pay for.
I have heard from good sources that a man died of a heart attack while playing golf Thursday in Forest City.
I think the NRA missed the boat years ago. They should have started something like scuba divers did where they require a PADI card to fill a tank. A card that shows you passed a basic gun safety class should have been required to purchase a gun. A totally private and self- regulated system. But when I mention this to many gun owners they fly off the handle, especially those that have never taken a class.
Were you parking in front of his property all the time and if so why?
Lol my neighbor moved his mailbox to the other side of his driveway today(next to my usual parking spot)….presumably so i can’t park in that location any more because its apparently against the law to park in front of a mail box which disrupts mail delivery.
I’m just wondering where the Op Ed on Stay at Home Dads went to. Just curious…..
I come from a hunting background and have owned guns since I was 13. It absolutely amazes me when I see how ignorant some gun owners are. They don’t even have some very basic knowledge about gun safety. I read on this site how a careless man let his boy shoot his leg off. Gun safety classes should be required!
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/most-optimistic-u-s-metro-area/
I just read that Des Moines is the 7th most optimistic place to live in the United States. I was shocked, just shocked to see that Mason City was NOT in the bottom 10. It must not be the worst place in the U.S. to live.
Police chiefs come and go. Citizens always stay.
Great question Heidi.Why are we expanding when enrollment is dropping.
Driving by the new construction on the mason city high school/john adams building lately got me wondering… what is that and why are they building it? Dont we have fewer students than ever? I’m confused as to why more rooms are needed when theres less students. Does anyone know?
Any idea why the heavy police presence on north side of mc last night?
My Vent for the day:
We are no longer going to the Mason City Public Library because they have seen fit to charge my 14 year old son $20 for a book he DID NOT damage. I was there when he checked it out, I read the book also AND i returned it in the same damaged condition we checked it out in…but because they didn’t catch it sooner…WE have to pay for it…gotta screw the honest ppl of Mason City over to pay for that library renovation huh?? WTF
Hey Matt, I’m sure the redemption center would appreciate it if you could spell redemption right in there ad.
If you see an on Duty Cop at the place he works offduty please call the City Aministrator and let him know, this Cop is there. They can have offduty jobs but should not conflict with their main work. You do not have to give your name when you call.