en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/549719 Comments by averagejoe http://www.ky3.com/news/local/Teenagers-theft-of-go-carts-cost-Nixa-Hardware-a-lot-of-money-101837248.html#IDComment96774247 "It appears to be an expensive end-of-summer prank"... Seriously? C'mon KY3, are you for real? Stealing five grand worth of go karts is hardly a prank. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:18:49 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/Teenagers-theft-of-go-carts-cost-Nixa-Hardware-a-lot-of-money-101837248.html#IDComment96774247 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/Anti-President-Obama-billboard-near-Ozark-MO-creates-controversy-101772543.html#IDComment95976169 How is this billboard an example of slander? I don't see any false accusations that are damaging this president's already lousy reputation. We can agree on one thing: We all need to pay down our debts, including our national debt. For somebody that is concerned with this, I would think that you would have a problem with Obama so drastically increasing the deficit. I know Bush increased it as well, but does that make it okay for Obama to spend so recklessly? Aren't we all sick of the blame game by now? I just want somebody in there with some common sense and the ability to understand basic economics. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:49:54 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/Anti-President-Obama-billboard-near-Ozark-MO-creates-controversy-101772543.html#IDComment95976169 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/Anti-President-Obama-billboard-near-Ozark-MO-creates-controversy-101772543.html#IDComment95974549 Criticizing our government is one of the most American things we can do. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:36:50 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/Anti-President-Obama-billboard-near-Ozark-MO-creates-controversy-101772543.html#IDComment95974549 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/97538149.html#IDComment84179976 Three more weeks according to the article. Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:10:46 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/97538149.html#IDComment84179976 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/95050684.html#IDComment77494938 I just pray that the two years of counseling will be paid for by the woman herself and not with our hard earned tax dollars (whether it is medicaid, medicare, etc). Let's say that the sessions are $90 a pop. Two years would be 104 sessions. That would total $9,360. I agree that two years seems excessive. Maybe a few months jail time and a few months counseling would have been more appropriate. I know if this person's dog had killed my beloved pet, I would be hoping for a more severe punishment. Fri, 28 May 2010 14:27:20 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/95050684.html#IDComment77494938 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/94422139.html#IDComment76370043 Are we reading the same news story? Nowhere in the article did it state that people should not work in high school or college. Are you getting the point of this article? The point is that marriages have a better chance of success if you do things in a certain order: 1) Complete school/job training. 2) Get a decent job. 3) Grow up and mature a little. 4) Get married and have kids. Thu, 20 May 2010 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/94422139.html#IDComment76370043 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/94422139.html#IDComment76361215 You are right: marriages do fail for a number of reasons. The number one cause of divorce in North America is money problems. What is the best way to ensure that you will have money problems? Get married very young and have a baby immediately before you get your education/career figured out. Another big cause of divorce is people getting married before they are mature enough to handle the stresses that will be coming their way. I got married at 29, after finishing my training and getting my career started. Thank God I did not marry before this. Looking back, if I had married a couple of my early girlfriends, it would have ended in disaster. I was way too immature. This is not to say that some people are not mature enough to get married young before college/career, but for the most part you will have the best chance of success if you achieve these other things first. To say that this is hog wash sounds silly to me. Thu, 20 May 2010 13:20:10 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/94422139.html#IDComment76361215 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/90703504.html#IDComment68614726 That's pretty harsh. I'm sure you've never done anything stupid that would preclude you from passing your genes along. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:34:55 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/90703504.html#IDComment68614726 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/85188742.html#IDComment58492642 Hats off to Mr. Batten, Way to go! And to the thief that was worried that the police were being rude to you, just wait until your life of crime takes you to the penitentiary. I'm sure you will find plenty of "rudeness" there! Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:11:28 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/85188742.html#IDComment58492642 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/84210952.html#IDComment56810940 Excellent news! And to think that I was getting oh so worried that my tax dollars would no longer be shot up some junkies arm. Thank goodness I can keep funding these losers drug habits with my hard work! Phew, that was a close call! Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:25:03 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/84210952.html#IDComment56810940 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/80173122.html#IDComment49319166 Where is Judge Roy Bean when we need him? Maybe these fools would think twice if we brought back some good old fashioned frontier justice and had a gallows on the square. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:16:57 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/80173122.html#IDComment49319166 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/79011377.html#IDComment46684218 I'm at a loss. What a disheartening story. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:55:15 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/79011377.html#IDComment46684218 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/78365542.html#IDComment45677576 mobmp, something else you said is rubbing me the wrong way. What difference does it make if these tax dollars are being collected from out of town, out of state, or even from right here in Springfield? If the money is being misused, some taxpayer somewhere is getting ripped off. Do you ever travel? Does anybody in your family ever travel? How would you like to stay in a strange town and have some of your money flushed down a rat hole? That's some short sighted and parochial thinking in my opinion. Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:06:46 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/78365542.html#IDComment45677576 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/78365542.html#IDComment45676288 25 years? Which Springfield Mo are you living in? And to assume that I have never stayed in any motels in Springfield? You must think you know me or something. FYI I have stayed in motels on the rare occasion here in town (during the last ice storm and to celebrate a special occasion a time or two), not to mention my family has stayed in motels here in town when they have come to visit. Perhaps you should follow your own advice and think before YOU comment. Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:50:26 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/78365542.html#IDComment45676288 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/78365542.html#IDComment45613760 Another shining example of our hard earned tax dollars being used in an extremely questionable manner. Three years to "renovate" an almost brand new facility? The museum was beautiful to begin with. Why would it take three years and God knows how many more tax dollars to "fix" this place up? Wed, 2 Dec 2009 23:57:33 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/78365542.html#IDComment45613760 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/76338872.html#IDComment44977455 Nothing about this story makes any sense at all. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:40:22 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/76338872.html#IDComment44977455 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69749557.html#IDComment42949976 My thoughts exactly. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:41:58 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69749557.html#IDComment42949976 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69749557.html#IDComment42945635 Oh yes, the good old argument that pit bulls are good dogs and any dog can be a bad dog. Oh and by the way, even cats and birds can attack people! Should we kill all birds and cats? Your logic is silly. Never mind the fact that a pit bull can kill a little kid in about two seconds flat and that they seem to be prone to attack kids, adults, and other dogs. Give me a break. You probably have a toddler and a pit bull and think it's cute when they snuggle up in front of the TV. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:36:05 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69749557.html#IDComment42945635 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69749557.html#IDComment42908112 I'm so sorry you have had to put up with such a horrible neighbor. I hope that the dog is put down and for your sakes I hope this lady moves to some remote location where her irresponsible lifestyle can no longer harm anybody. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:29:54 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69749557.html#IDComment42908112 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69749557.html#IDComment42907068 She would probably throw her pet rock at the neighborhood dogs. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:22:26 +0000 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/69749557.html#IDComment42907068