gdp's Comments

GazetteOnline.com : IDOT’s facial recognition software is reducing fraud

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:38:13 +0000

If they now have facial recognition, why is it safer to mail the ID to us?

GazetteOnline.com : Second set of cameras on northbound I-380 going up this week

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:16:23 +0000

Food for thought. If they can time you and issue tickets then how soon will it be before they use the DOT cameras on all the interstates.

GazetteOnline.com : Iowa City’s denial of Fieldhouse liquor license reversed

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:01:47 +0000

Obviously you didn't know IC already has a 2 drink max per bar trip.

GazetteOnline.com : Johnson County investigates substandard conditions at mobile home park

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:47:51 +0000

I believe the last Republican Supervisor in Johnson county was in the 1960s.

GazetteOnline.com : City commission hopes smokestack base can be saved

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:13:46 +0000

Saving this would serve NO purpose what so ever other then take up space and waste money preserving it. Wasting money like this is the reason why our government is in a deficit.

GazetteOnline.com : Workers inspect Sinclair smokestack

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:43:03 +0000

How would you like to be a kid and your parents say "Guess what we are doing this summer for vacation? We are going to see the Sinclair smokestack in Cedar Rapids." I pray to the Lord that this never happens to anyone. Quit wasting money on inspections and studies and take the eye sore down. Even if it is Federal money it still comes from the taxes so find a better use for it.

GazetteOnline.com : Iowa City rejects another liquor license application

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:40:52 +0000

This is the typical mentality of it is never my fault. It is the bar owner's fault that I broke the law. The part that stands out is "no 808 employee has ever been cited for serving alcohol to someone younger than 21" so how can it possibly be the responsibility of the bar and how can you deny them the right to do business. I hope everyone one of these bars fights this at the liquor board. Then I hope they turn around and file a claim against the city. This is why your VOTE counts. Get these people out of there.

GazetteOnline.com : Minimum bar entry age petition filed

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:43:52 +0000

What I love is they have to verify the signatures on the petition but no one every verifies if a person has a real address to register to vote. I have seen some addresses that are completely fictional.

GazetteOnline.com : Iowa City bar owners debate new 21-only law

Sun, 23 May 2010 21:37:20 +0000

What I want to know who is going to be the person to go in and chase all the under 21 out at 10:00? Or are they just going to leave on their own, LOL.

GazetteOnline.com : Iowa City bar owners debate new 21-only law

Sun, 23 May 2010 21:36:09 +0000

It was raised because the Feds said if you don't we are going to take away your road money. Just like seatbelts and speed limits.

GazetteOnline.com : Where's that red-light camera sign again?

Wed, 19 May 2010 12:51:06 +0000

You mean obey the traffic laws. If you are an illegal alien you can do whatever you wish.

GazetteOnline.com : Where's that red-light camera sign again?

Wed, 19 May 2010 12:43:26 +0000

I think the more pressing question is... What city worker placed the sign there in the first place? Why not put it before the tree?

GazetteOnline.com : Culver re-election campaign begins today

Tue, 18 May 2010 13:04:34 +0000

He only just started? Didn't i see him running ads about 6 months ago?

GazetteOnline.com : Tougher seat belt law aims to help save lives

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:59:50 +0000

Where does the personal responsibility come in any more. Shouldn't parents teach their children to buckle up no matter where they are sitting. Seems to me more like another way to generate revenue.

GazetteOnline.com : Higher pay for disabled employees could put them out of work

Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:46:28 +0000

You miss the point. If Goodwill is required to pay minimum wage, what company is going to outsource the job to them? For example if a non-disabled worker packages 60 items a hour and a goodwill worker gets 20 completed a hour, why would the company outsource the work to goodwill and pay 3 times the cost of hiring someone themselves? Like Tom52403 said "if they enjoy it and it gives them purpose to their lives it's better than having them sit around and watch TV all day." for most of the workers at options/ goodwill/ etc it is not about getting paid it is just as much as the social environment and getting to accomplishment something.

GazetteOnline.com : Do cell phones contribute to global warming?

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:27:37 +0000

Well since global warming is a hoax i don't think we need to worry. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1250872/C...

GazetteOnline.com : Red-light cameras won’t be a secret

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 05:32:45 +0000

My problem with the cameras is you have the right to confront your accuser in a court of law. How do you cross examine a device. One of the problems they run into where these are in place is people making a Legal right hand turn after stopping. Next will be the speed cameras in the work zone which the state is attempting to pass now. When your speedometer can be off as much as 11 mph from the factory or because of tires, tire pressure etc how can you investigate or defend a device when you may have thought you were doing nothing wrong. This is all about government making money and slowing chipping away at our rights.

GazetteOnline.com : City shuts down Wellington Heights liquor store

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 00:06:44 +0000

I guess folks will have to walk across the street to the Hy-Vee at 1556 First Avenue NE. If this isn't the stupidest thing you can think of. Close a small business because he is to close to the church, yet a big food store can sell the same item across the street.

GazetteOnline.com : Sinclair, Mediacom agree to eight-day extension

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:31:46 +0000

I am all for Sinclair getting paid for the work they do, the programs don't rebroadcast themselves. But I think the thing that sticks out for me is Mediacom offered a 3 month extension at the same rate and Sinclair wanted more. It doesn't matter to me much since you can watch most CBS programming in HD from CBS's website. I think Sinclair needs to get off their high horse thinking they have better programing and think about how it will impact their viewers. If I was an advertiser I would think twice about advertising on Sinclair if they have 1/3 the viewer base of their competitors.

GazetteOnline.com : Use site to learn about global warming

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:38:55 +0000

What should we believe some computer model or the actual data from a scientist. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-7715-Portland-... . Who cares that we just had the coolest July. That we were 20 degrees below normal in Oct and had snow the first weekend. If the temp was above normal that is all we would hear about. What bugs me is who are they to say that the temp in the 70's, 80's or 90's was the ideal temperature for the survival of mankind or even polar bears? If there is less ice doesn't that mean they have more hunting ground? We have such a small impact on the earth it laughable.