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I called police the other day to report a car swerving all over the lanes and off the sides. I was driving to Clear Lake from mason. She was on her cell and texing. Had it on her stealing wheel. Almost took the side off my car when she went past and came close to hitting a truckers front left tires. Have to stop these texters!
I’m glad the MC airport now has commercial flights again. It’s an option for traveling. It’s a needed service. HOWEVER, like other small airports, why are the taxpayers funding full-service/trained TSA staff at airports our size? It would be far more cost effective to skip the TSA screening at airports like MC, in lieu of putting the TSA service for in-bound flyers at Chicago or Minneapolis? I have dear friends working for TSA. It just makes more $ense to me.
3 reasons why the economy is going to collapse. I’ve read on different websites all 3 of these reasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihe48Q4xdX4
Mr. Sophus,
I asked for your opinion on how the Clear Lake School Board would vote on the sharing of the Superintendent. I wanted your opinion because of your close ties with Clear Lake.
If the question posed is as follows: Should the Clear Lake Community School District continue sharing the Superintendent of Schools with Mason City? I see the vote as follows: Tesar – Yes Bervig – No Kuhlers – No Loge – Yes Wilhelm – Yes
I see Wilhelm as the swing vote. What do…
The GOP House of Representatives worked 126 days in 2013. Members made a salary of $174,000.The same people cut food and unemployment assistance from millions of Americans. They said benefits make people lazy.
It appears Mason City’s plan to take over the Clear Lake School District is in trouble.
Whether or not the sharing of the Superintendent continues depends on the vote of the Clear Lake School Board.
Therefor, I solicit the opinion of Mr. Phil O. Sophus on how the Clear Lake Board will vote. And while you’re at it Phil, throw in your opinion on how they should vote.
Ok peter I’ve heard all your excuses and your opinions when it comes to the economy. Read this article and tell me again your opinion.
http://www.examiner.com/article/new-study-confirms-economy-was-destroyed-by-democrat-policies
Matt, there are a couple conments here from Phili towards another poster that have absolutely nothing to do with the conservation of the hotel asked about. Once again, he is just attacking, and it’s uncalled for. These are the kind of comments that need to be removed. There is no report button on his reply comments. So please do the right thing and remove them. It’s these hateful off topic comments that others should he able to report by clicking the report comment. Thank you.
Does anyone out there remember where the Mason City Hotel was located? I found two stocks from my Grandfather dated is 1901 for $100.00 each (a lot of money back then) for the Mason City Hotel. Over the years there have been so many.
December 7th, 1941
This day will live in infamy.
Thank you to an entire generation of Men and Women for the sacrifices you made for the future of our country. You helped save our world.
Stop and smell the roses today. The sounds and smells of the Christmas season should make you smile. If you smile you are happy. No complaints today — enjoy life.
I was wishing more opponents of the 2nd amendment would respond just to keep things lively. Perhaps people are more enlightened than I thought.
I don’t think all law enforcement officers are bad. I think there are some who get into it for the right reason – to serve their communities and keep citizens safe, their own safety coming second. Unfortunately, there are many officers who were bullied as kids, didn’t go to college, or for whatever other reason are seeking power to execute against others. And, because of unions (who are evil in every case) they cannot be disciplined or held to realistic standards. And, thus – we have abusive thug cops out kicking people in handcuffs, beating mentally ill homeless people to death, and of course, shooting unarmed, non-threats almost daily across this nation.
Just to stir things up, how many of you CC? Carry is good.
Recently found out why the downtown mall keeps loosing inside stores is because the landlords are adding costs of rooftop heat-cool units and installation to the rent. All this may costs the renter upwards of $20,000. or more. This has been reported to city hall, but completely ignored by city hall. Mall landlord maybe using the mall as a tax loss while taxpayers are still stuck with the bonds that built the place years ago.
Just completed my Mason City schools online survey and noticed they did not have any place for peoples comments. Come on school board if you want to know what people really think of the school system you can’t try to control the answers with this format.
Anybody heard anything on “treegate”? Has it been settled? Kids in the pen serving life?
A “think tank” you have to pay for but not be able to think. How “original”. What could possibly go wrong there?
Our friends at the UN.
Oopsie! $1 Billion in UN Funds to Fight Climate Change Built Coal Power Plants Instead. By Zoë Schlanger 12/2/14 at 9:29 AM …
If the above doesn’t open, search, (oopsie! $1 Billion).
Matt as I was looking at CG county jail website I see the same old deadbeat faces in there and wonder if being a deadbeat is now the #1 job in the US? I’m a deadbeat because of my parents, they brought me into this world, they should pay for me. MY family that made it good now should pay for me because I’m a dead beat. John F Kennedy’s famous saying now should read “DONT ASK ME WHAT I SHOULD DO FOR MYSELF” BUT WHAT “YOU SHOULD DO FOR ME” This should become the new American creed.