SPEAKOUT

Times they are a changin'

I just watched a lengthy online talk by a college English professor on Common Core. He backed up everything he said with newspaper articles, or excerpts from school text books or government articles. It is sickening to hear about what is being taught in our schools. Did you know that sex education has to be taught in some manner in every subject every day? Did you know our schools promote books for sixth graders which show graphic pictures of how to masturbate for both boys and girls? A poster in a school hall in Texas listed the ways children "demonstrate their sexual feelings." Some of those listed were: masturbation, anal sex, touching each other's genitals, kissing, talking oral sex, holding hands, etc. No distinction was made between talking and oral sex. They were all lumped together as being acceptable. When the sixth grade girl took a picture and showed her dad he understandably went ballistic and went to school to protest. He was told it was part of Common Core and it stays. My challenge is to every person who attends a church, of any denomination, in this town to question your pastor on his knowledge of Common Core, and if he doesn't know what it's about, ask him to educate himself on the subject. If he is not concerned enough about the welfare of the children he pastors to at least check it out, maybe a new pastor should be considered. Our children are way too important to allow their minds to be fed this evil stuff. There is a lot of information available online and also informed people here in town who would be glad to help you.

Aching for the drugs

To "Can't afford a toothache" in the SpeakOut, sounds like you are wanting all things free. If you are on disability, you are probably on Medicaid and there are places that will fix your teeth with no co-pay. What about the medical RV for the Southeast Hospital? They do stuff like that. It sounds like to me you are more addicted to the pain medication. There are ways to take care of the pain at home instead of running to the ER once or twice a week. That's part of the reason hospitals charge so much. And I don't think you've ever seen hundreds in the ER because of their teeth. Try taking Tylenol or putting warm compresses on your face.

A patriotic American

I live in Sikeston and I fly my American flag everyday. Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone would fly their flag everyday instead of just on special days? Everyday should be special.

He just walked away

I'm getting tired of hearing all the bleeding hearts complain about the soldier that was supposedly kidnapped by the Taliban and brought home by the release of five terrorists. Everybody seems to forget that he deserted his post. Whether he was serving the United States here at a post, or overseas like he was, when you walk away from your post you are a deserter. The Taliban did not break into that post and steal him off of his cot. He walked away himself which makes him a deserter. He needs to be tried as a deserter and then dealt with as military code of justice does. So all you bleeding hearts need to quit crying, 'Boo hoo hoo, we should've brought him home.' You know what, if he was my son I would want him brought him home but not just so we could turn five terrorists loose so that they can kill more of our people.