Hermann Hearsay: Monday, January 17, 2011

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Monday, January 17, 2011

Commissioner Lairmore Slams Struggling Unemployed

Published by Dick Schaefer, Award-winning, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer; Amateur Investigative Reporter; and Aspiring Photo-Journalist

Date: 1/17/2011
Post: 1,494

Poor Richard has picked up on certain insensitive and condescending remarks directed against the unemployed of Gasconade County by Southern District Associate Commissioner Jerry D. Lairmore during a December county commission meeting. It looks like other people besides me are noticing that Commissioner Lairmore is making dumb pronouncements and is unfit for the position to which he was elected.

It's terrible enough that we have unemployed and in some cases homeless people in Gasconade County, but when the very politicians who should be helping these constituents by bringing jobs into the county hurl insults at them instead, well then that is absolutely disgraceful!

For details, click on the following link:

http://hermannmonews.blogspot.com/2011/01/missouri-gasconade-commissioner-jerry.html

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Riddle Of The Day - Monday, 1/17/2011

Published by Lois Lame, SALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date: 1/11/2011
Post: 1,493

Question: Which triangle has a bigger area: 1. A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 500? or 2. A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 700?

(For Answer see Comment Section.)

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Published by Dick Schaefer, Award-winning, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer; Amateur Investigative Reporter; and Aspiring Photo-Journalist

Date: 1/17/2011
Post: 1,492

Do you remember?

Commentary:

There was once a man who thought that men should be free to pursue eternal truth; his name was Socrates and he was forced to drink poison. There was once a man who taught that we should love others as we love ourselves; his name was Jesus and he was crucified. And there once was a man who thought that we should not judge others by their color but by their character; his name was Martin Luther King and he was shot. Maybe one day we will start to listen to great men like these instead of killing them.

Racism is just a form of divide and conquer that failing governments use to keep us fighting amongst each other and not against them. Let's resolve to guard against the cynical and self-serving political leaders who would seek to divide us in anyway. We are must remain united as Americans of all colors, creeds and political ideologies.

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Song Of The Day - Monday, 1/17/2011

Published by Lois Lame, SALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date: 1/17/2011
Post: 1,491

Willie Nelson plays "Rainy Day Blues" with Austin band at the Saxon Pub on South Lamar.....

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Photo Of The Day - Monday, 1/17/2011

Published by Lois Lame, SALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date: 1/17/2011
Post: 1,490

Hermann City Clerk Delores Grannemann looks on as
Joe Gleeson, candidate for Hermann Ward 2 Alderman,
completes the filing paperwork.
1/17/2011

Photo by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

Laugh Of The Day - Monday, 1/17/2011

Published by Lois Lame, SALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date: 1/17/2011
Post: 1,489

"Former U.S. House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, has been sentenced to three years in prison. One year for money laundering and two more for his performance on 'Dancing with the Stars.'" ~ Jay Leno (1/12/2011)

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WARNING TO LOCAL BUSINESS ADVERTISERS ........

Published by Dick Schaefer, Award-winning, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer; Amateur Investigative Reporter; and Aspiring Photo-Journalist

Date: 1/17/2011
Post: 1,488

To my friends out there in the business world ..... this a WARNING to beware of charlatan ad men, fast-talking, statistics-twisting salesmen and slick, manipulative marketers!

Your business cannot afford to waste its limited advertising budget in 2011. Times are tough. You've had to lay off workers, cut your overhead operating expenses to the bone and reduce the salary you yourself take from your business.

Now you know you have to spend some money on advertising to promote the products or services of your business. But how much? And what is the most effective use of your precious advertising dollars?

Just remember that, when it comes to advertising, it doesn't matter one wit how many subscribers a newspaper or magazine has, it doesn't matter one hoot in hell what the weekly "traffic" numbers or "pageviews" of an online "news/adsheet" website are, nor does it matter how cute the youth soccer team or Little League team you sponsor looks in the bright new uniforms you provide. The only thing that really matters is whether or not the advertising dollars you spend are helping you bring new business through the front door.

So, be skeptical of the online publisher who spouts statistics about "subscriptions", "weekly traffic", "weekly pageviews" and "click-thru-rates". That's inside baseball. It may not pertain to you, and it may not help you increase sales in YOUR business. Newspapers will tout their "subscription rates" and "readership demographics". That's all fine. But can they help you increase the sales of YOUR products and services? While it may feel good to sponsor a soccer team or Little League team in 2011, will your sponsorship create good will in the community and will your sponsorship expenditures bring new business in through YOUR front door?

The claims made by the various advertising media that compete for your ad dollars usually emphasize internal performance statistics which attempt to quantify their "reach" out to YOUR potential marketplace. But they rarely know anything about, care anything about or are able to quantify the "pull of or response to" ad campaigns run by their paid advertisers. They won't tell you how many other ads will appear with your ad. Don't let your ads be drowned out in a sea of ads that all look the same.

BOTTOMLINE: When it comes to advertising, don't be fooled! Do your homework!

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Quote Of The Day - Monday, 1/17/2011

Published by Lois Lame, SALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date: 1/17/2011
Post: 1,487

"An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Joe Gleeson Files For Ward 2 Alderman

Published by Dick Schaefer, Award-winning, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer; Amateur Investigative Reporter; and Aspiring Photo-Journalist

Date: 1/17/2011
Post: 1,486

Joseph "Joe" T. Gleeson filed for Hermann Ward 2 Alderman this morning at 10:20 a.m. Hermann Hearsay reporter Dick Schaefer was at City Hall to photograph Mr. Gleeson completing the necessary
paperwork. Shown in the photographs below with Mr. Gleeson is Delores Grannemann, City Clerk of Hermann. Joe Gleeson will challenge Brian Chorley, the two term incumbent from Ward 2. Joe, his wife Christine and their children reside at 116 West State Highway 100 in Hermann.

Hermann City Clerk Delores Grannemann explains the election
filing procedures and paperwork to Joe Gleeson, candidate
for Ward 2 Alderman.
1/17/2011

Photo by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

Bible Verse Of The Day - Monday, 1/17/2011

Published by Lois Lame, SALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date: 1/17/2011
Post: 1,486

Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you. – Proverbs 2:11

This proverb can be a pillar of sanity in a day of hundreds of Facebook friends and Twitter followers. As much as these medias call connections friends, we can’t be all things to all people. Discretion protects us by giving us permission to have boundaries about how much people SHOULD know about us. Saying “no” to the demands of an information age can be an act of courage. We all need people that we can open up to, but the Scripture tells us to choose those people wisely. This understanding will guard you from the anxieties of too much information given to too many people.

Today’s commentary by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

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