en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/663942 Comments by dbhbb59 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69702882.html#IDComment42775095 Even if the family received the money, it won't be much by the time Loren Cook appeals the fine and has it reduced to pennies on the dollar. I work in the oil/chemical field and watch million dollar fines reduced to thousands every year. Too bad for the family and criminal by the company. Lock-out requirements have been mandatory for decades. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:31:27 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69702882.html#IDComment42775095 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/67557362.html#IDComment41212805 I am never happy when I have to spend more money than I do now for something I need to have but I assure you that if you will do the research you will find that we all enjoy some of the cheapest electricity in the US. As far as storms go, if you love the color of the trees this time of year, understand it is part of the deal. If you don't enjoy the trees and rural area I understand there are alot of vacancies in KC and St. Louis. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:05:57 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/67557362.html#IDComment41212805 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/67405182.html#IDComment41200682 Milkman573 says he is writing her a letter. Save your time. I have tried to engage the Senator during this entire process. If your letter indicates you might be sympathetic to her view she will talk you senseless. As soon as she discovers you have an objection you will get canned writings and the cold shoulder. She does not care about the good people of Missouri, but instead has her sights set on power like her idols Pelosi and Clinton. Anybody who looks you in the eye and says a 1900+ page document will solve the worlds ills and provide something for nothing is either delusional or ignorant. She needs to go! Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:14:37 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/67405182.html#IDComment41200682 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/67359517.html#IDComment41135194 Thanks for being so sympathetic. If your employer had squandered what was yours I imagine you would be irate enough to pursue legal action which should happen here rather than tax innocents again to meet an obligation that you have already payed for. As far as the men and women not asking for their retirement to be affected, well my mother did't ask to have her retirement which my dad left to her reduced by half due to the economic meltdown. I don't know that you feel compelled to write her a check. If you do, let me know and I will give you the address to send it to. This whole tax thing stinks! Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:53:33 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/67359517.html#IDComment41135194 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/66727172.html#IDComment40961095 Let me get this straight. The city underfunds and misappropriates funding intended for these brave men and women. Now watching the monster get larger someone decides they can't leave it under the bed any longer. Now according to some it is our moral obligation to fix it with more taxes. I agree with readnu and gr8dogman. Legal routes should be the call of the day. We may very well have to accept the tax should it pass, but we don't have to accept the individuals responsible for such malfeasance. If we reward them for this by passing taxes without backlash we will embolden them to continue ther wrong ways. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:07:28 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/66727172.html#IDComment40961095 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/66435872.html#IDComment40878168 I do not condone this man's actions however isn't it a bit ironic that a good number of the President's cabinet, quite a number of US Senators and Congressmen, as well as many prominent people have done the same things only to have it called a simple mistake or bad judgement will no legal penalty imposed on them? If they were all jailed what would we do for lawmakers? Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:36:30 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/66435872.html#IDComment40878168 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/66382447.html#IDComment40876771 otcclass2008 thinks we should rehabilitate this offender. I think if you shop lift or some other legal misdeed along those lines, rehabilitation attempts may be warranted. If you bust down a door, hold people hostage, rob them of something that is clearly not yours all the while holding a gun or other weapon on them to help in the strongarm robbery, the only rehabilitation you should get is deciding what scent your soap on a rope is as you avoid being violated in the prison shower. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:18:52 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/66382447.html#IDComment40876771 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64464877.html#IDComment38942304 There is a saying that “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” I am heartbroken for the dog. I fear this sort of thing is just a sign of our times. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:40:22 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64464877.html#IDComment38942304 http://www.ky3.com/news/crimewatch/42808557.html#IDComment38857330 Horses getting stolen, cattle being rustled. Unfortunately the theft of 10 cattle takes a bit of work and probably perpetrated by someone who knows how to work cattle which makes it even worse. Almost sounds like we need to resort to the old laws for horse theives and cattle rustlers. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:44:16 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/crimewatch/42808557.html#IDComment38857330 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64331502.html#IDComment38814568 gr8dogman,__Help me out here my friend. You have quoted the CDC says, but I have gone through the CDC website 3 times using their search engine to get this stat and can't find it. I'm always desire facts and would like to see them.____As far as the shortage, The Flu vaccine is indentified each year by the WHO of which the CDC is a major member. The components to be included are identified by the end of February each year. It takes 6 months to "grow" the vaccine which usually makes it available by the end of August. Any disruptions to the growth process (developing the H1N1 vaccine) can obviously have ramifications. The number of doses is determined by government both nationally and internationally. Because the doses have limited shelf life and are not necessarily applicable from year to year, making 304,059,724 doses would be a waste of resources and materials and drive up costs all the more. I think everyone is doing all that they can... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:01:35 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64331502.html#IDComment38814568 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64331502.html#IDComment38811046 I know yesterday there was alot of bashing going on by people blaming local healthcare systems for discriminating against people along their coverage (i.e. medicaid etc.) or ability to pay or not pay. I actually made some calls to St. Johns's yesterday and was assured that the issue was lack of available vaccine and not along healthcare provider lines. They even insisted on mentioning the failure to provide care because of medicaid is distorted because they do get reimbersed by the government and that they have a large contingent of medicaid patients. They attribute the shortage not due to bad decision making, rather to the current focus of the Flu nationally and the dramatically increased population desiring shots, the difficulty the drug companies have had making 2 different types of vaccine in a very short period of time, as well as the shelf life of the drug (not being able to store quantitiesfor extended periods of time.) I think this article affirms the information I received and solidifies my comments made yesterday. Profiling whether it be by race, religion or other group often leads to skewed perceptions and prevents the ability to be objective. __ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:15:08 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64331502.html#IDComment38811046 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64199167.html#IDComment38713774 You must have misunderstood something said to you. The Government in fact pays for all flu shots developed. The only thing that you as a citizen pay is an administrative fee for the administration of the dose. The flu shots mentioned in this article are for the seasonal flu, not H1N1. I am ,as all of you like to believe one of the evil private pay, insured, causers of all that is evil in the world. I am unable to get both the seasonal and H1N1 at this time. I too am at high risk due to respiratory weakness. I know that much hatred portrayed here is likely pointed toward insurance companies and rightly so due to the much twisted partisan arguing in Washington. I would however balance the fact and fiction and remain calm and objective. I have seen many healthcare facilities around the US and the world and do feel priveledged to have 2 very good facilities at my disposal in Springfield. The people at St. John's and Cox are doing the best they can to take care fo everyone. It behooves them to do so as they make no money off of deceased bodies. If what you say is true, send me an email and I will personally pay for your children to be protected. Our politicians can't see fit to take care of us, but in SW Missouri we pride ourselves on taking care of each other! Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64199167.html#IDComment38713774 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64199167.html#IDComment38702403 gr8dogman seems to have a bone to pick with the drug companies and wants to comment irregardless of the content of the article. 1st of all the article responds to a temporary shortage of the "Seasonal" flu vaccine through equipment failure for 2nd tier medical workers at St. John's, not the public. Then comes the predictable berratement of the drug companies regarding H1N1. The decision of which vaccines to develop is not something the drug companies decide on their own, rather is driven by the CDC and the WHO. According to CDC and WHO reports the strain of H1N1 has mutated to it's current strain and any vaccine developed in 1999 would probably be limited in it's ability to properly immunize people against the current strain. If H1N1 was as predictable as the writer assumes, I am sure our government would have acted sooner. This has apparently caught the entire world off guard. At least read the article and be honest with your intentions. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:23:00 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/64199167.html#IDComment38702403 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/63992707.html#IDComment38378649 I find the comments about paying for those who don't want to take care of themselves somewhat ironic. In case you have not been paying attention lately you will be paying for alot more than the citizens who don't want to wear their seatbelts. If we are going to start a society based on "personal responsibility", you are going to run afoul of the current US government. We are becoming more of an "Entitlement" society these days and though I don't recommend not wearing a seatbelt, who pays for medical care certainly has no part in the argument. As far as people dying and not paying into social security, don't sweat it. It will be gone by the time you can claim it anyway... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:38:04 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/63992707.html#IDComment38378649 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/60646732.html#IDComment35708131 Moammar Gadafi called him the "Kenyan" today. Let's see if we call him a racist a racist tomorrow Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:27:09 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/60646732.html#IDComment35708131 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/59686502.html#IDComment35016023 Peeeleease don't start the cruelty to animals slobber. The animals are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and quite frankly enjoy better medical care than 45 million Americans. Next time you are chomping on your steak or Big Mac I hope you get a tear in your eye for ol' gus who died so you could fill your stomach.... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:50:45 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/59686502.html#IDComment35016023