Speak Out 4/27/15

Monday, April 27, 2015

Players didn't try out for bench

I would like to say something about our Poplar Bluff Junior High sports program. Our kids try out for the team. They are chosen. They go to all the practices and then, we, parents and grandparents go to watch the team only to see that our kids are on the bench for the whole game or maybe only a minute. They have to be good or they would have not made the team. This is not right for the kids who practice hard nor right for the parents who travel to the out-of-town games to see their child only to be on the bench. I understand that some players are a little better than others, but how can they ever prove themselves on the bench.

We just ask that you start using more of the children that you have there. Thank you.

Where's the glass recycling

Does anyone know where we can recycle glass bottles? My wife and I recycle everything, but no glass is accepted any more. Maybe manufacturers need to stop using glass and put everything into plastic. If you know of a place that recycles glass, please let us know through Speak Out. Thank you.

Are you afraid?

This scenario with Kaplan and Poplar Bluff reminds me of children's fable years ago of a colony of mice and a cat. And the cat was terrorizing and aggravating the mice and one night they said let's put a bell on him and they asked, but who will be the mouse to put the bell on him? And, they were all afraid to put the bell on the cat. City council, what are you afraid of?

Get rid

of Kaplan

If Kaplan is so bad, why don't you get rid of the him? Thank you.