There is a lot of brain and money power here in Missouri, the show me State. Some of that power is used constructively to improve the stability of communities and the quality of life for citizens.
Some of the intellect and money is used on ideas that have failed elsewhere and destroyed stable economies and the well being of people.
One day, not too long ago, as people awaited the coming of Spring, New Jersey's embattled Governor was reported to have flown into The St. Louis International Airport. When he got out of the airplane he drove to downtown St. Louis.
There, in the Shadow of the Busch Baseball Stadium, at a small cafe, the Governor from New Jersey had a quick tete-a-tete with the billionaire from Missouri. Then the Governor returned to the plane and went back home to New Jersey alone.
The reason for the meeting remains a mystery.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Sunday, May 25, 2014
WHAT DOES MEMORIAL DAY 2014 MEAN?
Memorial Day more than any other American holiday represents the men, women and even children who sacrificed their lives, and sustained life-long injuries for our country. These were and are people who came from small towns, big cities and from America's farm land.
They are strangers to many of us.
We know them only by their military designation, soldier, sailor or marine. Yet their cultural, religious and family traditions and values are very much part of them. We glean something about the strangers we honor through speeches and stories.
Special events planned for Memorial Day also reflect traditions and cultures from which these strangers may have come, adding to the rich diversity of our Country. Festivals of Greek, Italian, Irish, African, Spanish, and Puerto Rican foods and customs, among others, can be found at exhibits and fairs held to commemorate the day.
Cemeteries are awash with graveside flags and flowers. Re-enactors from wars, foreign and our own, which took the lives of those we remember are part of the historical montage and sometimes include boy scouts, police and fire men along with local dignitaries.
Memorial Day is a quiet, reflective holiday even though it often symbolizes the opening of beaches and amusement parks that are filled with noisy fun-loving crowds.
Memorial Day reminds neighbors and family and this Nation to put political and geographic differences aside and to remember those who have sacrificed so much for all of us and the diversity they honored and symbolize.
We know them only by their military designation, soldier, sailor or marine. Yet their cultural, religious and family traditions and values are very much part of them. We glean something about the strangers we honor through speeches and stories.
Special events planned for Memorial Day also reflect traditions and cultures from which these strangers may have come, adding to the rich diversity of our Country. Festivals of Greek, Italian, Irish, African, Spanish, and Puerto Rican foods and customs, among others, can be found at exhibits and fairs held to commemorate the day.
Cemeteries are awash with graveside flags and flowers. Re-enactors from wars, foreign and our own, which took the lives of those we remember are part of the historical montage and sometimes include boy scouts, police and fire men along with local dignitaries.
Memorial Day is a quiet, reflective holiday even though it often symbolizes the opening of beaches and amusement parks that are filled with noisy fun-loving crowds.
Memorial Day reminds neighbors and family and this Nation to put political and geographic differences aside and to remember those who have sacrificed so much for all of us and the diversity they honored and symbolize.
Monday, May 12, 2014
CAR SAFETY: BUYER BEWARE! WHY?
Since the first of the year, 11.3 million vehicles in America were recalled. Of these, it is not known how many of the almost two million used and rental cars and trucks on the road have been recalled for safety deficiencies.
There are no state or federal laws or regulations requiring the repair of a vehicle's safety problems before it is sold or rented.Nor is there any law or regulation that require sellers or rental companies to disclose this information to the public.
Laws that would address this problem are stalled in Congress and in State Capitals. WHY? Because state and federal law and safety regulations could give consumers the ability to sue if safety information is with held and this would cut into a business profit.
WHY SHOULD WE CARE? Many of us, our children, grandchildren and friends share the same streets, roads and highways side by side with other vehicles that are safety hazards or accident prone.
BYER BEWARE the motto of the automobile and rental industries is not good enough anymore.
Note: The information contained in this post was carried in the May 5 Edition of the New York Times in an article by Rachael Abrams and Christopher Jensen along with the web site http://www.safercar.gov for more information. The opinion is mine.
There are no state or federal laws or regulations requiring the repair of a vehicle's safety problems before it is sold or rented.Nor is there any law or regulation that require sellers or rental companies to disclose this information to the public.
Laws that would address this problem are stalled in Congress and in State Capitals. WHY? Because state and federal law and safety regulations could give consumers the ability to sue if safety information is with held and this would cut into a business profit.
WHY SHOULD WE CARE? Many of us, our children, grandchildren and friends share the same streets, roads and highways side by side with other vehicles that are safety hazards or accident prone.
BYER BEWARE the motto of the automobile and rental industries is not good enough anymore.
Note: The information contained in this post was carried in the May 5 Edition of the New York Times in an article by Rachael Abrams and Christopher Jensen along with the web site http://www.safercar.gov for more information. The opinion is mine.
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