Letters to the Editor http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor Letters the Post-Dispatch runs are just the tip of the iceberg. More here. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en 1 Letters to the Editor http://images.stltoday.com/stltoday/images/yahoo/stl_pd_logo.jpg http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor 143 50 STLtoday.com Rep. Emerson seems to have a short memory http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/rep-emerson-seems-to-have-a-short-memory/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/rep-emerson-seems-to-have-a-short-memory/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:04:42 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6185 In this time of great tumult in Washington, it is important that we look at our representatives and make sure that they have the kept their promises to us, and have held fast to their principles.  Representative Emerson has been…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/rep-emerson-seems-to-have-a-short-memory/feed/ Consumers have choices, as do companies http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/consumers-have-choices-as-do-companies/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/consumers-have-choices-as-do-companies/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:03:07 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6183 Wednesday’s editorial page printed letters regarding Emerson Electric Company, more specific, letters regarding the Company’s CEO’s decision. It isn’t often that letters illustrate two sides to an issue.

Both sides of the issue are right. Mel Appleman states that it is…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/consumers-have-choices-as-do-companies/feed/ Vaccines are too complicated for quick political barbs http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/vaccines-are-too-complicated-for-quick-political-barbs/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/vaccines-are-too-complicated-for-quick-political-barbs/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:02 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6181  

Regarding “Failure to Serve” (Nov 15, 2009), Roy Blunt blatantly blames the Obama administration for shortage of the H1N1 vaccine. He stated in his letter that he “is outraged by this incompetence”, and attempts to tie H1N1 to government run…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/vaccines-are-too-complicated-for-quick-political-barbs/feed/ Real estate needs a solid economy, not tax refunds http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/real-estate-needs-a-solid-economy-not-tax-refunds/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/real-estate-needs-a-solid-economy-not-tax-refunds/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:31 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6179

Tax refunds for buying homes and Bailouts

 

I think it was a bad idea to do the tax refund in the 1st place. It helped with home sales a little, but it has created an artificial market. What happens when the tax…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/real-estate-needs-a-solid-economy-not-tax-refunds/feed/ Better to support jobs in America than overseas http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/better-to-support-jobs-in-america-than-overseas/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/better-to-support-jobs-in-america-than-overseas/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:57:36 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6177  I thank the League of Conservation Voters for informing Missourians that Cong. Roy Blunt supports  the right to drill for oil in America.  They accuse him of being in favor of oil companies because they  have contributed a million dollars…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/better-to-support-jobs-in-america-than-overseas/feed/ In a time of crisis, where do you turn? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/in-a-time-of-crisis-where-do-you-turn/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/in-a-time-of-crisis-where-do-you-turn/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:56:31 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6175 Have you noticed how many of our troubles today seem to be bigger than we are? We, though, live in a country with a heritage passed down to us so that we in turn could leave that legacy to those who…]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/in-a-time-of-crisis-where-do-you-turn/feed/ Resenting American ideals http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/resenting-american-ideals/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/resenting-american-ideals/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:27:11 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6170

Emerson CEO David Farr is quoted as saying “I’m not going to hire anybody in the United States.  I’m moving.” Does that mean he is leaving the country? And taking his company with him?  Everyone whose opinion might become a…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/resenting-american-ideals/feed/ $10,000: What would Jesus do? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/10000-what-would-jesus-do/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/10000-what-would-jesus-do/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:25:41 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6168 I was saddened, though not surprised, to learn that our Archbishop spent $10,000 to defeat gay marriage in the recent Maine election. How much food would that have bought for the hungry in St. Louis? I don’t claim to be…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/10000-what-would-jesus-do/feed/ Maybe this is the year for autism legislation http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/maybe-this-is-the-year-for-autism-legislation/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/maybe-this-is-the-year-for-autism-legislation/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:23:30 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6166

                Will Missouri’s state legislature continue last year’s active discrimination in the next session? Last year, the SB 167 bill, which would require health insurance companies to cover treatment for autism spectrum disorders, passed through the Senate, but then stalled…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/maybe-this-is-the-year-for-autism-legislation/feed/ CEO shouldn’t blame Washington for his own greed http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/ceo-shouldnt-blame-washington-for-his-own-greed/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2009/11/ceo-shouldnt-blame-washington-for-his-own-greed/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:22:11 +0000 Letters http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/?p=6164 David Farr of Emerson, now there’s a guy for our youth to emulate (Emerson CEO blasts government) He’s “not going to hire any anybody in the United States. He’s “moving.” Are you moving Mr. Farr? To China or one of…

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