Daily Dunklin Democrat: Opinion

"Thoughts On The Upcoming" (02/05/12)
SB LXVI: For those of you who know me well, you are aware of my history of liking to wager on stuff. Which raindrop will fall the fastest on the window...Ants crawling across the deck out back...Elections (see below)...Even sports and things. So here we go in a feeble attempt at breaking down the Big Game (The N.F.L. mandates that we capitalize Big and Game)...

Local weather girl still on the job (02/05/12)
Follow up Last week I told you about seeing Debra Hughes going outside in the rain to check the rain gauge at Baker Farm & Hardware. I suggested that Debra went back in and reported to everyone that according to her rain gauge it was indeed raining...

Tired and Hungry (02/01/12)
Hey! all you vegetable and fruit growers and the City Council of Kennett, Missouri Now is the time for all good farmers and gardeners to come to the aid of the tired and hungry folks of Dunklin County, Missouri and the City Councilpersons should give the sales tax money back to the Senior Citizens in the form of a bigger Kennett Community Center where they meet each day and have their lunch and socialize...

Pressing issues in Cape Girardeau (01/29/12)
Many Cape Girardeans have taken an interest in two important issues of late: dress code revisions in the public schools, and a plan for turning the downtown portion of Broadway into a more aesthetically pleasing thoroughfare. That's good. Too often important -- and expensive -- decisions are made with little public input. It's good to know that there are still some issues that will ignite public debate...

Technology is great... (01/29/12)
...when it works. That's the story a couple of our local fellows were telling last week after they had done a little "texting" one evening. A text, for those unfamiliar with the term and think maybe these two guys were throwing books at each other, is a short message sent between cell phones. The message has to be limited to 140 characters although I have no idea who decided 140 characters is the right length to be considered short...

The Answer Man (01/29/12)
Q: What is a way to get in serious trouble on the golf course? A: Try explaining to the ladies how it became GOLF. Long before the game of golf was invented the British had exclusive clubs that were off limits to women . Actually GOLF was an acronym meaning "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden" When they started playing the game they just stuck with their original purpose and called it "golf."...

Sardines (01/25/12)
1. This small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. The sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant. What they are is a matter of discussion where they are sardines or pilchard. It depends on the region where they come from. ...

Missy Kitty's decorating tips (01/22/12)
What I'm about to say will come as no surprise to the lovers and owners of cats. If you do not like cats, or if you prefer dogs, please stop reading and move on to something that means more to you, like a rousing game of fetch. That will be loads of fun for the two of you...

The Answer Man (01/22/12)
Q: Are women's fashions changing? A: Some of it looks atavistic. The Golden Globe Awards for the other night had the normal fashion parade of glorious looking women. But there was a difference: The recent past has had beautiful celebrities, but more interested in being undressed, than dressed. Most of them had a "dragon lady" look, with hair-does greatly resembling Medusa's...

The First Bite of the Early Dawn (01/18/12)
Once again I have to say, "Breakfast is my main meal of the day." How can it be any better waking up and kick starting the day with say chili sauce in your cup? No, I have all ways tried to eat the local foods and breakfast is included. When living in London, England I even got to enjoy black pudding (blood sausage) and fried egg. The English toast does not have any competition in anyplace where I have traveled...

What do words really mean? (01/15/12)
It is my sad duty to report that winter has finally made an appearance. As a kid growing up in Tampa, Fla. we would poke fun at folks known as "snowbirds." About right now I'm thinking about how much pleasure I would take in being called a "snowbird." No longer do I see that as a derisive term, instead it looks more and more like one of endearment...

Pursuing the dream of a good night's sleep (01/15/12)
My wife and I have been on a quest for several years. We have been pursuing an ever more elusive good night's sleep. Since all the mattress salespeople say reaching our goal depends entirely on finding the right mattress, we have given them plenty of business. We believe mattress salespeople to be honest and forthright. We have to. We don't know squat about mattresses...

Time for Talk (01/15/12)
Monday, Jan. 16 Epic Ice Storm 2009 - Community Response The ominous sound of trees breaking, power poles snapping and the loss of electric power on the night of January 26, 2009 brought Kennett residents to attention. But it was the communitiy's response that impressed folks locally and nationally. ...

The Answer Man (01/15/12)
Q: Who is "The Girl?" A: Lisbeth Salander. Some time back we discussed Stieg Larsson's excellent trilogy "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." "The Girl Who Played With Fire," and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest." Now they have made a movie of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."...

Coffee (01/12/12)
The first reference to "coffee" in the English language dates to 1598. In New Orleans the Creoles describe their coffee as: Noir comme le Diable----Coffee black as the devil; Fort comme la Mort----Coffee strong as death; Doux comme l'Amour----Coffee sweet as love; and Et chaud Emfer----Coffee hot as hell!...

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