The Mornin' Mail is published daily Tueday, April 28, 1998 Volume VI, Number 220

did ya know?

Did Ya Know. . .The American Diabetes Association Southwest Missouri will be hosting the third annual Ride fo Diabetes, May 15-17. Separate routes for slower and faster horses. 800-216-2464.

Did Ya Know. . . Stone’s Throw Community Theatre will present Cahoots! beginning May 7. Tickets include dinner. Reservations are required. 358-9665

today's laugh

Perkinson - "Did you hear about Willard Elkins, the bank cashier, stealing fifty thousand and running away with his best friend’s wife?"

Simpson - "Good heavens! Who’ll teach his Sunday-school class tomorrow?"

 

The cashier of the small town bank had once been the local judge.

"Your check is all right, sir," he said one day to a stranger, "but you haven’t offered sufficient proof of your identity, so that I don’t see my way clear to cashing it for you."

Evidently the stranger knew who the cashier was, for he retorted, "I’ve known you to hanf a man on less evidence, judge."

"That’s possible," was the answer, "but when it comes to letting go of hard cash, we have to be very careful."

 

All is fair in love and golf.

1898
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.

As announced yesterday the Light Guard boys were put through a physical examination last night at the armory by Doctors David Wise and W. B. Post.

There were seventy men examined and of these five were temporarily rejected. As they were not rejected absolutely their names were not made public and they will all be re-examined before being dropped from the roll.

Every one of the five was turned down for heart trouble, some of them appearing to have rather alarming symptoms.

The examinations began at 8 o'clock sharp in Sergeant Dan Smith's den and continued until 11 o'clock. The boys were taken one at a time, but were turned out at a rapid rate. The examination was not slighted, however, and a man had to be physically sound before o. k. was written after his name.

The candidates were stripped to the waist and gone over carefully. Their chests were thumped and measured while one of the doctors listened to the action of the heart and lungs. This ended, the doctors tested the sight and hearing and then after assuring themselves that the candidate had no disease or deformity to prevent him from enduring a campaign he was passed.

The remainder of the men will be examined in the near future, as it is Capt. McMillan's policy not to wait till the last minute.

The crowds of half-grown boys who have been making themselves generally obnoxious about the armory for several nights were excluded and a non-commissioned officer stood guard at the door. There were a number of visitors present, however, among them being many prominent business men.

While the examinations were in progress the new recruits were drilled by the non-commissioned officers and Lieutenant Bailey instructed a squad of the old men in the general orders of a sentinel.

  Today's Feature

Committee to Consider Recycling.

The Public Works Committee plans to invite prospective bidders for the City’s solid waste removal contract to present information on recycling programs to Committee and Council members in May.

The City currently has a 5-year contract with American Disposal which expires on September 30 of this year. The contract provides for residential and commercial trash pickup in the City, limited special services and no recycling. The City has the option of changing haulers or renewing with American.

Assistant to the City Engineer Joe Butler came to the Committee last Tuesday afternoon requesting direction from the members concerning recycling. Butler would like to have bid specifications for the City’s solid waste needs out by June 1.

Committee Chair Bill Fortune explained to new Committee members Larry Ross and Trisha Burgi-Brewer that there had been interest in recycling during previous Committee discussions, but no action had been taken because of the existing contract.

According to Butler, the City has several recycling options: voluntary curbside, mandatory curbside or a recycling center.

Fortune questioned Butler about the possibility of a recycling area at the landfill.

"We can do that without too many problems," said Butler. "The only problem we would have would be finding the market for the recyclables."

If the Committee is interested in that option, Butler recommended including the dumpsters in the contract with the hauler so that the hauler is then responsible for selling the materials.

"We just have to decide if we want to be proactive or reactive," said Burgi-Brewer. "There are other city and municipal entities that are light-years ahead of where we’re at today.... I can assure you that we’re going to be pressured, eventually, into some sort of recycling situation that this city will probably find difficult to swallow."

The cost of providing recycling to the citizens was also raised as a consideration.

"It’s not necessarily the City that’s going to pay more, the customer’s going to pay more too," said Fortune.

Butler plans to speak to officials at the Region M Solid Waste District about what future requirements the City may have to meet in regard to recycling and then contact the qualified haulers. A date for the meeting will be set next week.

Public Works Committee Votes.

The Committee voted unanimously to recommend to the full Council that the City enter into two contracts with the Missouri Department of Transportation for planned improvements at the intersections of N. River and Hwy. 96 and Vine and Hwy 96. The plans for the projects have been approved by MDOT.

The projects will be funded on an 80/20 matching basis, with 80% coming from the state and 20% from the City. Currently, the state funds are frozen with no estimate on when they will be released.

The contracts recommended by the Committee do not commit any money at this time. The Engineering Department’s proposed 1999 budget includes $46,000 to cover the City’s financial obligation for the projects.

The Committee also voted to accept Street Commissioner Tom Shelley’s recommendation concerning the purchase of 3 radios for mowing tractors at the Street Department. The three Motorola HT 1000 radios, external antennas and hardware will cost $2353.62. They will allow mowers to contact the Street Department and also, in case of an emergency, the Police Department.


Commentary

Martin "Bubs" Hohulin

State Representative 126th District

 

Well, it looks like the annual budget battle over funding abortion providers is shaping up again this year in the General Assembly. This is a battle dating back about five years now. Coincidentally, that just happens to be the same time Gov. Mel Carnahan took office. In the years before that it wasn’t an issue, abortion providers weren’t given taxpayer’s dollars, period. Then, after Planned Parenthood, the state’s largest abortion provider, played a key role in getting Carnahan elected governor, suddenly your tax dollars were flowing into their pocket.

The first couple of years, we were helpless to stop it. With Bob Griffin in the Speaker’s chair, he simply shoved the budgets through the House by threatening democrat members with everything from offices to chairmanships to parking spaces if they didn’t vote his way. But the number of pro-life legislators kept growing until we were able to finally put some restrictions on where family planning money was directed. Then the lawsuits started. Language in the State’s budget started specifically excluding abortion providers from receiving your tax money. Planned Parenthood sued, saying they were being discriminated against. When you think about it that seems pretty weird and a perfect example of how twisted our society has become.

At what point did we evolve to the thinking that anyone has a legal right to dip into the public treasury?

The State Attorney General, in this case Jay Nixon, has a legal obligation to uphold the laws of the State. The first year he went in front of a very liberal judge who ruled Planned Parenthood was entitled to the money. Did I mention something about how twisted our society has become? Surely it has no relationship to twisted judicial rulings! Under normal circumstances the Attorney General would have appealed the ruling, but since Nixon is pro-choice, as is Carnahan, no appeal was made. So much for aggressively defending the laws of the State. The next year it got worse.

The next year’s budget had similar wording restricting where tax dollars could go and again Planned Parenthood sued. This time Nixon put together a conference call with his office, the judge and the Dept. of Health. You might notice there was no one there to represent the General Assembly and thus the citizens of Missouri. That is normally the job of the Attorney General, but as you have probably noticed by now representing the people hasn’t exactly been a high priority of Attorney General Nixon. The phone call amounted to nothing more than Nixon asking the judge if he didn’t think the restrictions should be thrown out. The judge again threw it out and tax dollars again flowed to Planned Parenthood.

Now in a burst of generosity Nixon has offered to pay for an outside attorney to defend the restrictions while his office will argue against the restrictions. Keep several things in mind. First, his generosity will be paid for by you with your money. Second, he is sworn to uphold the laws of the state, not the wishes of the bureaucracy. Third, doesn’t something seem wrong about the same person controlling both sides of a legal case?

Have I mentioned anything about twisted society yet? Stay tuned, this is going to get interesting. Unfortunately, you are going to be paying for it, and all because Nixon couldn’t put the will of the General Assembly and the citizens of Missouri ahead of his own agenda.

As usual I can be reached at The House Post Office, State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO 65101 or 1-800-878-7126, or mhohulin@services.state.mo.us for your questions, comments, and advice.



 

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Ever’ now and then I get the urge ta go campin.’ It usually passes fairly quickly, but ever’ couple a three years it seems ta be a good idea. It is always amazin’ to see a campsite develop outa some wooded area into a comfortable setting. After the initial choosin’ of the site, the two most critical placement decisions are the campfire and the latrine (or more likely nowadays, the portapotty). From there the "camp" pretty much is a matter of preference. (Naturally most try to be up wind of both.)

‘Course a large portion of time is spent around the campfire, mainly preparin’ and cookin’ meals. The activity also allows a good excuse for a nice nap afterward before ya start gatherin’ firewood for the next meal. Campin’ can be really relaxin’, as long as ya don’t forget ta pack the air mattress and the toilet paper.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

 

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SKIN SENSE: Your skin is the largest organ in your body. It’s made up of three layers. The outer layer is the epidermis; the middle layer, the dermis; and the deepest layer, the subcutis. The epidermis is also made up of three layers: the top consists of dead skin cells that continually slough off; the next layer is made up of living, growing squamous cells; the bottom layer has the newborns - the cells that move upward every day with fresh skin material.

Most of us feel we need more moisture in our skin to keep that young, fresh, "dewy" look. Skin cannot "drink in" or "feed on" anything applied topically. What nourishes your skin is what nourishes the rest of you - good nutrition. Include fruits and vegetables in your diet, and drink water.

Your skin’s major foes are dirt, tobacco, and the sun. You can fight the dirt factor by washing your face with a mild soap once a day. Unless your face is really dirty, use plain water at other times. Tobacco can cause premature wrinkles. Don’t smoke and don’t allow others to smoke around you.

The sun may well be the major culprit in all skin problems, from premature wrinkling to skin cancer. Always wear a sunscreen when you go out; even on overcast days. Also wear hats wide enough to shade not only your face, but your ears as well.

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