Daily Dunklin Democrat: Columns: The Answer man

The Answer Man (02/28/10)
Q: What does the word "sanctuary" mean? A: One definition is "a place for refuge and protection." There are some aspects of baseball that are far beyond those of us who have just followed the game all of our lives. We have to leave that up to the insiders with a grass roots knowledge of the game...

The Answer Man (02/14/10)
Q: What is MOREnet? A: It is a Missouri Research and Education Network. It would be difficult to walk into any Missouri library and not see people actively engaged with the computers available there. They will be the young, and the older. They will not be programmed into Hoyle Card Games, or fast action videos. For the most part they will be in a working mode of Lifetime Education. They are using computers as another means to improve their lives...

Answer Man (02/07/10)
Q: Are Social Security Funds being provided to illegal aliens unconstitutional? A: Although very few of us are Constitutional Lawyers, we are familiar with the maneuvers around this document to satisfy political and cultural agendas. In the January 28 edition of the Daily Dunklin Democrat, Mr. Ken Emfinger...

The Answer Man (01/24/10)
Q: What is our country's trade deficit? A: $364, billion The January 12, 2010 edition of the Daily Dunklin Democrat had an AP story about our country's trade deficit of $364,billion. It was on page 15. This is not to scold our local newspaper for minimizing such a deficit, because 24/7 television news only has this in a shadow below the pervasive health bill, which no one understands, illegal immigration, and various sex scandals...

The Answer Man (01/10/10)
Q: Are there certain myths about college sports that should be examined? A: Although a great many people prefer not to think about it, it continues to be a problem of concern. By the time this is read either Alabama or Texas will be National College Football Champions. ...

The Answer Man (12/27/09)
Q: Should all types of individuals be considered for military recruitment? A: History will tell you this is a terrible mistake. Last week the Daily Dunklin Democrat ran a story about Al Sharpton being in an almost battlefield zone of St. Louis where thugs and dope peddlers were taking over the neighborhood...

The Answer Man (12/13/09)
Q: Will Notre Dame get back to the top in the football world again? A: Notre Dame haters may be finding less and less reasons to hate them. Notre Dame has fired three coaches in just a handful of years. Now they are seeking a new one, and football fans are wondering if a different coach can bring them back to the status they once enjoyed...

The Answer Man (11/29/09)
Q: What is meant by the word "injustice?" A: Maybe one of the best answers is, "an act that inflicts undeserved hurt." Although the big store itself was only tangentially involved, events originating there could be called The Great Walmart Debacle. In the end there is only one true victim - the city of Kennett. This is an "injustice."...

The Answer Man (11/22/09)
Q: What does the word "inheritance" mean? A: In political terms it means that a new administration takes over the success - or mess - of the previous one. Gene Lyons is a syndicated columnist whose opinions appear every Wednesday in the Daily Dunklin Democrat...

The Answer Man (11/08/09)
Q: What does the word "ludicrous" mean? A: It means an obvious absurdity. Meriting laughter, or scorn. There are a number of things going on today that are entirely "ludicrous." Let's take the word "gentleman" for instance. A long time ago it meant a male member of the landed aristocracy -- one who didn't hit a lick at a snake when it came to work. For today's purposes it means a man whose conduct conforms to a high standard of propriety, or behavior...

Q: What is Little River Canyon? (10/25/09)
A: A Hidden Secret. For a long time the Panhandle Gulf Coast was considered Florida's Hidden Secret. This has changed drastically over the past few years. The white sands and blue/green waters has lured many people, including the "Snow Birds" from Canada who come down in the winter to swim in waters far too cold for the average southerner. Even people from the Bootheel have invested in property on the Gulf Coast, and live there at certain times of the year...

The Answer Man (10/11/09)
Q: How important is brand identification, and promotion? A: Identification is crucial to success. Sales promotions are based on "Where" & "When." We may wonder sometimes why a company with huge brand identification even bothers to advertise. But they do, and because they do, we can walk down any super market aisle and see their lion's share of counter facings. ...

Q: Where is a good place to get some laughs? (10/04/09)
A: The Kennett Golf Course is a fine place to start. Carlos would have been a star polo player. We sometimes wonder why he even bothers to leave his cart to hit a shot. One of these days he's going to make it. And when he does his many friends plan a gala celebration...

The Answer Man (09/27/09)
Q: What is the most controversial book ever written on U.S. soil? A: "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Jimmy Carter's ill thought out remarks about race have once again brought a continuing problem to the forefront. President Obama answered this with reason; and he himself is a living proof that we have made great strides in this direction over the last fifty years...

Tall tales (09/06/09)
Q: Are tall tales going out of style? A: They may after reading these: "Two fellows - both of whom had been known to tilt a few - were gigging frogs one night along a shallow water bank. They were trying to cut back, so all they had brought along was a fifth of Old Crow, and an emergency pint. They had already polished off the fifth, and were nipping on the pint...

The Answer Man (08/30/09)
Q: What two words are taking the place of "and,ah," "and,er," and "duh?" A: "You Know" The two words "you know" are inundated into our speech today; and are harder to expunge from verbal communication than breaking the smoking habit, or resigning from a record club. They have replaced the need for "and,ers," "and,ahs," and "duhs."...

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