Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease. Please let’s spend money on eradicating it and many other diseases that torture American families every year. I sometimes wonder why the State of Missouri (and MODOT) spends tens of thousands of dollars every year repaving roads in Springfield that were just fine before. Seems like the monies could have been better directed to preventive science IMO.

I wonder how many people a year (impaired or not) stay to the right on the interchange, despite all the signs indicating where to go? I bet it is a big number. I have a coworker who said he gets confused every time he gets to it!

I agree in that a thief will do just about anything to acquire his (or her) loot. I merely put forth the opposing scenario of a locked running vehicle as opposed to an unlocked one. I discovered how to lock a running car when trying to lock my dog in the car in hot weather to prevent him from over-heating while I spoke with a person outside the car. The 2 key method usually works. I know however that if a thief wants your car, he (or she) will/can take it whether the keys are in it or not.

There is an alternative to leaving it running "un-locked".
Even cars that have the anti-lock function while the car is running but no one in the drivers seat, all you have to do is lock all the doors but the drivers door, get out and use your spare key to "manually" lock the drivers door.
Tada! your car is running and it is locked.
Thieves are the scourge of the earth. A person that steals has no morals and no conscience (and no future if the law catches up with them).
There are always alternatives to surviving other than theft. If someone has the propensity to take what does not belong to them, they will not stop at just property. Eventually everything and everyone around them is at risk, including life and limb.
Teach your children young that thievery is an unacceptable resolution and stay involved in their lives, even as young adults to ensure they are not swayed by peer pressure or bad influence down this road of personal destruction.

Kudos to the Springfield Fire Department! Great job!
I always hate to hear of families losing everything they have because of a fire. Especially this close to the holidays, but at least the surrounding buildings were saved by the expert abilities of our brave fire fighters.
Keep up the good work. gr8

Regardless of your political beliefs, I am always disgusted when I hear of email "cover-ups" and other methods of concealment in Government.
I have a rule I follow in business as follows: If you are true to yourself in business and maintain the highest standards of honesty, you have nothing to fear.
It is sad that this simple rule seems so hard for our elected officials to learn.

I hooked into an old Coleman lantern down there one night though and you know what...it was still lit!

I've been trying for years to catch this giant flathead catfish from lake Springfield but there is an old Chevy down under water where this monster lives, and every time I hook into him, he goes in that Chevy and rolls up the windows. JK

Space heaters are very dangerous products to use, yet their benefits are often necessary or greatly desired. There is always someone trying to build a better mouse trap so hopefully someone in the near future will build a better/safer space heater. The number of lives and property values saved would be staggering numbers I'm sure. I think the only safety feature on one of those things (besides the grounded electrical cord) is the "automatic shut-off mechanism if knocked over. Most deaths and fires result from bedding, curtains or other "near-by" materials combusting due to their close proximity to the heater. If I were a King for a day...

I fail to see how C-Street will ever be a "tourist attraction". I might expect persons to come to C-Street to patronize a business that provides a product or service they require or desire. I believe the probable outcome of Springfield City Councils attempt of revitalization of the Commercial Street area to be the creation of a nice place for the homeless to hang out at the expense of the taxpayer (reference the area CID, TIF and city-wide sales-taxes that were voted in despite the fact the very act of increasing taxes will probably increase the number of homeless, thus exacerbating the issue).
I have always believed that getting the vote out and placing representatives' that align with the majorities beliefs in public office was the way to better our community, but I have recently been frustrated at every turn due to the seemingly incompetent methods used by our public representatives' to achieve their goals.
I can speak on this issue because I manage a business on the East end of this C-Street mess and just like Mary Collette, I witness firsthand everyday the results of this path the City Council has chosen.