Speak Ups for July 2 - The televised City Commission meeting should get a sitcom award.

8:23 PM Friday, July 1, 2011

If the city can afford to pay (City Manager Jim) Bodenmiller $600 per month for a car allowance, without making adjustments for the down economy, they can plant their own flowers. Put your money back in your pocket.

How do things like bath salts get on the market? Are there no agencies that govern distribution and marketing of dangerous drugs and things people have the potential to abuse?

The televised City Commission meeting should get a sitcom award. Anyone can stand up and speak.

Silver hair is sexy. I am not the only one who thinks that!

The war on drugs isn’t just on black people. The article by Leonard Pitts is wrong. I have never read anything that is so bigoted. We need to get dealers off the street.

I would like to see a multi-cultural center that respects diversity open in Springfield.

When will Springfield catch up with the rest of the country and ban the use of red-light cameras? What kind of excuses can commissioners find? Hopefully, not the safety issue.

It looks obvious to me that congressional Republicans are deliberately trying to halt economic recovery in order to make political gains in 2012 — by steering attention away from jobs and focusing on social issues and spending cuts, while voting against programs intended to create jobs and stimulate the economy.

Responsible people leash their dogs in township, city and county parks. For those who want an off-leash experience, either go to the dog park or stay home.

The GOP wants to cut government spending and that is good. The cuts will keep the debt from rising; however, it will not pay down the trillions owed. Additional revenue is needed to reduce the debt. Taxes must be raised on corporations and upper incomes. In your own words, small businesses create jobs, not corporations. Get it done!

Why do motorists who can’t legally make a left turn or drive across an intersection insist on stopping so far into the intersection that their vehicle blocks the view of the driver trying to make a right on red? Is this ignorance or just another form of greed? Whatever it is, it seems in an abundant quality in Springfield.

It’s truly a sad sign of the times when the paper features a photo of a woman and her three young sons, and each of the boys has a different last name.

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