Did 9/11 change America for the better or for the worse?

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132 Votes

Did 9/11 change America for the better or for the worse?

22%

Better Better

78%

Worse Worse

22%

Better

The aftermath of the terrorist attacks brought a sense of national unity, even if it didn't last. It also spurred security improvements that have prevented another large-scale a... Show More

The aftermath of the terrorist attacks brought a sense of national unity, even if it didn't last. It also spurred security improvements that have prevented another large-scale attack in the U.S. Show Less

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78%

Worse

The attacks also began a War on Terror that would include a 20-year war in Afghanistan that ended with the Taliban recapturing the country. Some argue the aftermath sowed the se... Show More

The attacks also began a War on Terror that would include a 20-year war in Afghanistan that ended with the Taliban recapturing the country. Some argue the aftermath sowed the seeds of the country's current political divisions. Show Less

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Zaos Gonzolez

I’m pretty sure we should send Joe Biden to Afghanistan. He needs to make sure it’s safe over there. He needs to be the leader he was meant to be!

Max DeYoung

It helps me to identify real Americans, and the lack thereof.

Harry D

It would have been better if Bill Clinton would have killed Bin Laden when he had the chance in the 1990s. Bill did not allow the armored vehicles the military requested in Somalia either. Men died because of him. Hillary did not give the security forces needed in Benghazi either. Notice a trend?

Max DeYoung

Kind of odd how The Question of the Day falls off the screen, when most of the votes are Conservative.

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530 Votes

Is it time to end most mask mandates?

52%

Yes Yes

48%

No No

52%

Yes

More and more public institutions are ending or relaxing mask mandates. Over the past week, the University of Missouri System ended its requirements and the City of Columbia end... Show More

More and more public institutions are ending or relaxing mask mandates. Over the past week, the University of Missouri System ended its requirements and the City of Columbia ended its mandate in most city buildings. Show Less

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Max DeYoung

If your mask fogs up your glasses, or if you can smell odors through it, then it doesn't work. It should have never existed in the first place.

Kevin Wilkins

The pandemic is coming to and end. Also it is illegal to mandate anyone to wear a mask or get a vaccine for that matter, we are not under a dictatorship nor are we in a communist country. Wearing a mask or getting a shot is each person's personal choice and right.

Will Mason

Not "most". End them all.

48%

No

The Columbia Board of Education voted this month to extend the district's mask mandate and health officials continue to recommend people wear masks indoors.

The Columbia Board of Education voted this month to extend the district's mask mandate and health officials continue to recommend people wear masks indoors. Show Less

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Harry D

Even though humans have survived the evolution process for many thousands of years without masks or vaccines, we must NEVER end the mask mandate. As long as the human race inhabits Earth we must all wear masks and get weekly booster shots. Everyone do your part. Surrender control over your life.

Max DeYoung

I admire the people I see alone in a car with their masks on. Without them we would all be goners.

Audrey Shewmaker

This covid-19 is'nt over by a long shot. People are still getting sick vaccinated or not.

Wendi Newman

Mask mandates need to stay in place until we have a vaccine for all age groups and everyone who chooses protection actually has it. Then let the spreaders unmask.

Becky

Last time we ended the mask mandate too soon and cases went up....give it a little longer.

Should the state investigate a reporter who exposed a flaw on a government website?

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392 Votes

Should the state investigate a reporter who exposed a flaw on a government website?

24%

Yes Yes

76%

No No

24%

Yes

Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that the act was potentially criminal and that the state would investigate and potentially prosecute the reporter.

Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that the act was potentially criminal and that the state would investigate and potentially prosecute the reporter. Show Less

8 Comments

Justin Ballz

Reporter broke the law. Reporter must pay the price for being a perpetrator. State must arrest, charge and convict. It's that simple. End of story.

Max DeYoung

A responsible person would alert the State to this flaw so it could be corrected without costing money or danger to innocent victims. This so called journalist needs to do some hard jail time.

Justin Ballz

Agreed.

Will Mason

I voted yes due to the incredibly biased way your question is posed. The question should say " should the state investigate the reporterwho hacked the system." he did not do it to expose flaws. He did it to dig up dirt. Exposing the flaw was a side effect. Not the intent.

Justin Ballz

Yes, reporter is at fault. Must face consequences.

Vernon Taylor

Politically motivated and potentially (read most likely) criminal - that is an apt description of the St. Louis Post Disgrace.

Justin Ballz

100% true. Reporter is the perp. Must be arrested, charged and convicted.

76%

No

The reporter, who works for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reported that Social Security numbers on an education department website were easily accessible. The paper held the stor... Show More

The reporter, who works for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reported that Social Security numbers on an education department website were easily accessible. The paper held the story until it notified state officials. Show Less

2 Comments

Wendi Newman

The reporter just did their job. Parson just doesn't want to take responsibility.

Max DeYoung

If that is true, then the reporter can institute legal proceedings against Parson and get rich, unless the very biased press is not telling the truth. We will see.

Brian Jones

Because the reporter did nothing with the info except report it to the people that needed to fix it. Parsons has no clue of how to run Missouri.

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Did 9/11 change America for the better or for the worse?

22% Better Better

78% Worse Worse

22% Better

78% Worse

Is it time to end most mask mandates?

52% Yes Yes

48% No No

52% Yes

48% No

Should the state investigate a reporter who exposed a flaw on a government website?

24% Yes Yes

76% No No

24% Yes

76% No

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