Should public school teams be barred from having Indigenous names?

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447 Votes

Should public school teams be barred from having Indigenous names?

21%

Yes Yes

79%

No No

21%

Yes

New York officials voted to stop the practice this week.

New York officials voted to stop the practice this week. Show Less

1 Comments

79%

No

School teams around the country, including Mid-Missouri, have such names.

School teams around the country, including Mid-Missouri, have such names. Show Less

4 Comments

Ray Weber

Because schools should have the freedom to choose whatever name they want because this falls under the 1st amendment Freedom of Speech.

Max DeYoung

"New York officials voted to stop the practice this week." That, in a nutshell, describes how messed up New York is. They would prefer names like Lambs, Opossums, Fawns and names similar to that. I can't say the other names that they would approve of because it would be removed.

sandra zollman

We need police officers not cameras. Our city council has a defund the police mentality and it's showing. We used to see vehicle stops all the time. Rarely do you see them anymore. The police don't even respond to some calls anymore. We will soon be Portland unless we decide to vote for better optio

Toasty

I wonder if anyone asked the regular indigenous folks how they feel? Random guess, 99% would say "Dude, I don't care...I got more important things to do." Only the 1% get time on the mainstream media to spark this fake outrage.

Sandra Carmony

I agree with Toasty. It's all fake outrage. Indian tribes have all indicated that they are either honored or indifferent to the team names, so who wants to ban them?

Would you support a new tax to build a jail in Boone County?

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243 Votes

Would you support a new tax to build a jail in Boone County?

35%

Yes Yes

65%

No No

35%

Yes

2 Comments

James Quade

We should not rely on other jails to take care of our problems. We have a responsibility to provide the proper facilities to our superhero police force

Max

That will be an average cost, to every single person of Boone county, of $197 per year, for 20 years. $3920. What a deal.

65%

No

5 Comments

Fat Guy Outdoors

This leadership needs to resign.

Max

You are using the word leadership carelessly.

Harry D

I would support a 10-year tax for a bond issue to build the new jail, not a new forever sales tax.

Max

The comment that I made indicating a total average cost, does not account for inflationary changes, which will probably more than double my $3920 estimate.

Jessica Orsini

We've more than enough incarceration in this county, state, and nation, and it's frankly not helping.

Max

The high crime problem is because the courts fail to punish the offenders hard enough to deter crime.

Davon Argo

The need for a new jail isn’t new. County leaders have known for years it needed attention. Maybe the sheriff should’ve prioritized a jail before a multi-million dollar training facility. His budget priorities is his attempt at railroading the city’s public safety staffing and infrastructure needs.

Madison Haleigh

I'd rather we put more money to schools to prevent there from being so many people in jail in the first place. If we fund our schools and the education system, there would be less people in jail. If we funded mental health services- there would be less people committing crimes

Max

The crime problem is a result of the catch and release problem. Too, many people are not afraid to commit crimes.

Harry D

Thinking like this is why the city of Columbia is short 50 police officers.

Is the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak getting the right amount of attention?

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104 Votes

Is the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak getting the right amount of attention?

58%

Too much attention Too much attention

42%

The right amount The right amount

58%

Too much attention

2 Comments

Eric Smith

Agenda narratives always get the right amount of attention one way or another.

Harry D

We must all do our part and wear masks, only for two weeks, to flatten curve. Also, stand at least 7 feet away from each other at all times (6 feet for COVID was made up with no science so 7 feet is the new distance). Once big pharma has a vax, it will be mandatory to go to grocery store, etc.

42%

The right amount

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ABC 17 News

Should public school teams be barred from having Indigenous names?

21% Yes Yes

79% No No

21% Yes

79% No

Would you support a new tax to build a jail in Boone County?

35% Yes Yes

65% No No

35% Yes

65% No

Is the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak getting the right amount of attention?

58% Too much attention Too much attention

42% The right amount The right amount

58% Too much attention

42% The right amount

21%

Yes Yes

79%

No No

21%

Yes

79%

No

35%

Yes Yes

65%

No No

35%

Yes

65%

No

58%

Too much attention Too much attention

42%

The right amount The right amount

58%

Too much attention

42%

The right amount