Regarding “Saving our Water,” (Globe, March 29), once again, “Doyle Childers, the corporate ag champion” appears to think the rest of us are lowly chumps. He talks of water quality, yet allows unfettered CAFO expansion and hides behind “private land rights.” I too grew up on a family farm, and yes, Mr. Childers, farming is not as it used to be. But, that does still not give one a “right” to just do whatever without regard to his neighbors, the surrounding environment, and future economic impact on tourism that affects many, many more Missourians than a few self-interested landowners.
If you have thistles appear in a pasture, a good neighbor eradicates them to keep them from spreading to other fields he doesn’t own. Same goes for cheat and rye in wheat fields. We all have the “right” of freedom of speech, but that right is limited by not yelling fire in a crowded theater or inciting violence. The problem with Childers and the current DNR makeup is that the only “right” they recognize is the landowner who wants to do whatever, whenever without regard to anyone but themselves.
If the DNR won’t do its duty, perhaps it’s time for the counties to start applying permit fees or tax levies that make it so unprofitable that rogue landowners will be forced economically to do what they should already be doing ethically.
Geoff Caldwell
Joplin
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Voices: Land use affects others
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Our View: Ditto that
Lots of angry words are being tossed around about a secretive ceremony held Monday in our state Capitol to honor Rush Limbaugh’s induction as a member of the Hall of Famous Missourians. Let us add our “ditto” to that criticism.
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Our View: Linked for success
Dr. Richard Reed, a Joplin dentist, lost his office and equipment in the May 22 tornado.
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Your View: An alternative candidate
The bane of Duane Graham’s existence apparently is GOP politicians, other than those who provide him with derogatory commentary about the only competition his personal choice for president has (Globe, May 6).
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Your View: Thumbs up, thumbs down
“Thumbs up” on the Globe’s front-page article (May 3) on racism and the elderly black gentleman. At age 93, I have lived through the Ku Klux Klan epidemic, and I remember it well.
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Your View: Disregard for humans
Let’s talk about disregard for human life.
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Your View: A mother’s heart
No one knows the depth or width of the love that dwells in a mother’s heart for her children.
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Your View: Still rooting for Joplin
On May 5, I was overjoyed to see the trees delivered that I had ordered from FBLA-PBL, Rooting for Joplin.
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Other Views: It's safe to plan for 2013
It’s scientifically safe to make plans for 2013. The world will not end on Dec. 21 or the default date of Dec. 23, according to a newly discovered Mayan calendar.
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Our View: Politics at play
Action last week in the Legislature hands over a decision on how Missouri’s appellate judges are selected to Missouri voters.
The question, which would require an amendment to the state constitution, will be on the Nov. 6 ballot. -
Carol Stark: Mom’s strength, courage honored on Mother’s Day
She had just turned 28. The efficiency apartment was little more than a kitchen and a bedroom, but it was close to Mayo Clinic and served as my mother’s “home” for endless weeks.
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