Sedline for Jan. 28-29

“There are some beautiful, sweet dogs at the animal shelter. I wish everybody would go and look at them. They don’t deserve to die.”

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“I am wondering why PROP or anyone else is going out to look for the homeless, because no one in this town wants a homeless shelter. So I don’t really see what the good is in it, other than to give them a blanket and tell them to leave Sedalia.”

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“Frankly, I believe the office of the president should be respected, but the person in that office should command it. I wanted to cheer Gov. Jan Brewer for giving him a piece of her mind.”

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“Earl Luebbering should run for sheriff instead of commissioner if he wants to make the decision to put more deputies on Pettis County’s east side. The commissioners set the county budget and sheriff decides where he wants to spend it.”

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“Thank you, Mr. Bowlin, Mr. Redford and Mr. Stees, for being men of principle. You have my respect, and you have my vote.”

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“Regarding the Sedline notice in Tuesday’s paper, the school board has really done it this time. All they’re doing is promoting gambling among the young people.”

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“We think running for two school board seats is a bit much. ... I don’t feel one could do justice to either school. I sure hope voters will think about this before casting their votes.”

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“Thanks to Heckart (Funeral Home) for printing the program for the Missouri Right to Life memorial. And shame on the Democrat for not even mentioning the event.”

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“I think all the city of Sedalia needs to know how fortunate we are to have such a fantastic fire department and fantastic leader, Greg Harrell. They all do such a great, responsive job, very caring, and very thorough in the way they perform their jobs. Thank you for everything you do for us.”

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“Suggestion: Instead of rebuilding the (Washington Street bridge) for millions of dollars, take that money and build a fire station on the north side of the tracks. There would be enough money left over to build an addition onto the fire station at 16th Street. ... This makes more common sense to me than fixing the (bridge).”

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“I so agree with the president. Please make children stay in school until they graduate from high school. Make them stay until they are 18. You have to have an education in this world. We are so far behind.”

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“It was the height of indecency and I do not condone it. I am referring to the picture of our soldiers in Afghanistan. But when we get the whole picture? What atrocities have those bodies on the ground committed to our mankind, like dragging corpses behind vehicles or hanging them off of bridges? While serving in Korea I witnessed far worse that was never considered newsworthy.”

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“Wake up, people, if you are thinking of moving to Otterville. Don’t — it’s becoming a ghost town. For example: No more eating joints, no more gas stations, the city is broke of money. ... So now, the school is next. ... If you want to move there, move at your own risk.”

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“Travis McMullen doesn’t know what he is talking about. The ’60s and ’70s weren’t innocent. College protests and riots over Vietnam and racial tensions rocked the nation. ... No, Travis, there was nothing innocent about the ’60s or ’70s because I lived through that generation and you are too young to remember.”

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“I wish everybody would quit pushing this ‘cast a vote for Sedalia’ in Reader’s Digest. I’ve been in Sedalia my whole life, I’ve never been more disappointed in the leadership, the housing, the trash. It’s embarrassing for me, and I love the city.”

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“I want to applaud Menard’s for their ads that promote items that are made in the USA. Go Menard’s, go USA.”

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“Is anybody else getting tired of getting automated phone calls from politicians? It’s just January and they have started already. They have written the laws so the no-call list doesn’t apply to them. The best thing to do is just to vote against anyone who calls you with unsolicited material.”

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“I haven’t gotten anything for my birthday or Christmas in decades. Yesterday, the humble servant of Christ, known as Santa Claus, gave me a present. So I would like to express my thanks.”

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“So all my troubles are brought upon by myself. That’s pretty hard to take.”