TO THE EDITOR,
Wow, the Mayors of O’Fallon and St. Peters decline to return phone calls to John “Charleytown” Sonderegger, so he denounces them in his column and threatens them with not getting their side of the story told.
Sounds like Morrow and Brown have a great idea. Because even if these folks do respond, they are NOT likely to get their side of the story told. He is famous for that.
So heres a proposal: how about if NOBODY return Sonderegger’s phone calls? Put a moratorium on this irresponsible, egotistical clown.
Good columnists amplify and comment on the news, but Sonderegger doesn’t do either one. Sonderegger is the master of telling only half or less of the story, the antithesis of ethical journalism. He tells some facts and carefully leaves out the real story. He recreates the “news” in his own image, telling readers what he thinks they should know instead of what’s going on.
Leadership at the Post - which apparently could care less about St. Charles County - turns its head.
Until the Post sees fit to hire a columnist that can be counted on to tell the truth and give people in the news and readers too, a fair shake, the Post is showing contempt for everyone in St. Charles County, especially people who buy the paper.
If I were an elected official or someone else put on the spot, I would say nothing to Sonderegger except something like this: “It would be irresponsible for me to talk to you because you can’t be counted on to tell the truth or give the whole story.”
And I would stick to that until he goes away.
Please withhold my name
Thank you
Dear Editor,
Friends of ours invited us to attend the Mayor’s Charity Ball last Saturday evening. I have never wanted to be part of the movers and shakers but they begged and begged until we relented and accepted the invitation.
Having watched the City Council meetings on television we recognized several of the Councilmen in attendance. There were Rory Riddler, Larry Muench, Bob Hoepfner, Mike Weller and Bob Kneemiller. Several of the others may have been there but I did not see them.
I had occasion throughout the evening to see the fine members of our City Council in action. The residents of Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 10 can be proud of their Council Representatives, Riddler, Muench and Hoepfner. They acted with decorum and represented the City as well they should.
Had I been a resident of Ward 4 or Ward 5 I would have been thoroughly disgusted with the actions of my representative. Their behavior might be fine for a neighborhood party in their basement but for a charity function in our new Convention Center in front of hundreds of people, it was unacceptable and embarrassing.
I would suggest until they are able to control themselves they do their drinking at home.
E. Wilson
First Capitol News
State Rep. Cynthia Davis of O’Fallon wants to create laws that will tell us how to teach science and sex education in our schools. She wants to create laws that will dictate when we, our designated family members or doctors can remove life support from our brain-dead bodies. Actually, she wants to create laws giving the state the right to determine when and if a feeding tube can be yanked from an unresponsive individual.
Now comes news that this woman, who is so concerned with creating laws to dictate our ethics and morality, can not even comprehend the state’s simple campaign-finance rules. It seems she’s used campaign donations to pay $1,084 in property taxes on her Jefferson City home and $2,850 for a pickup truck.
“Campaign finance rules are extremely complex,” she says. She claims that she never intentionally violated the law.
I suggest that anybody who thinks they have the time and intelligence to make laws governing ethics and morality, including the teaching of evolution and sex ed while mandating state control of end-of-life issues, had better be damn sure she can read and understand campaign finance rules.
Howard Hoskins
St. Charles
An Open Letter To St. Charles Residents
Privatizing our Social Security is President Bush's top domestic priority. State Representative Clint Zweifel believes that stopping Bush's risky privatization plan should be a state priority. That's why he sponsored HCR 14 encouraging our Congressional delegation to oppose private accounts. Unfortunately, Missouri Republicans refused to call the Resolution for a hearing. But we refuse to be silenced on this most important issue!
With Pro-Vote's help, Rep. Zweifel successfully circulated a petition to discharge HCR 14 from committee and put it on the calendar for a Floor vote! Check out the article in the April 27th Columbia Missourian for more details.
Call your Representative and demand a "yes" vote on HCR 14. If you don't know his or her name, visit the Legislative Look Up page.
With help from progressive Missourians just like you, we've been able to move HCR 14 from Rep. Zweifel's desk all the way to floor so that Missouri can have voice in the national debate over Social Security. For more information on how Social Security privatization would hurt Missouri see the reports released by the Campaign for America's Future.
Call your state Representative at 573-751-3659 today and tell him/her that Social Security brings over $10 billion into our state every year and keeps Missouri's elderly, disabled workers, orphans and widow(er)s out of poverty. Vote "yes" to oppose privatization!
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