tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post3820407803772877970..comments2024-03-27T13:12:00.821-05:00Comments on RAYTOWN REPORT: Recycling Commission FormedGreg Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133276387013984873noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-72073751945076836982007-09-23T22:43:00.000-05:002007-09-23T22:43:00.000-05:00Re: ANONYMOUS September 23, 2007 11:51 AMI also no...Re: ANONYMOUS September 23, 2007 11:51 AM<BR/><BR/>I also noticed that there are those who think they are always right, but I don't associate them with any particular group.<BR/><BR/>Apparently the Board of Alderpeople is ALWAYS right and the citizens are in the wrong!<BR/><BR/>You made a good point except for associating particular groups. By the way, I am Republican but have my own views. My father taught me that when I vote, I vote for the person, not the party. <BR/><BR/>To the other anonymous: Thanks for mentioning the Historical Society. I was considering it over the Library, but I am disfunctional during the hours 10AM-4PM.<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Andy WhitemanAndy Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663722316994895141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-84346857131951017932007-09-23T20:29:00.000-05:002007-09-23T20:29:00.000-05:00To anonymous that said...... "Yes, everyone has a ...To anonymous that said...... <BR/>"Yes, everyone has a right to express their opinion". You seem to be the one that is bothered because other people have opinions the opposite of yours.<BR/><BR/>You apparently despise at least three groups of people, those who adhere to Christian beliefs and values, Republicans, and owners of big businesses (the people that provide jobs for most of our nation). For some reason you lump them all together into one group. I suspicion that you really don’t even know why you dislike these groups of people so much? You appear full of hate and I doubt that that even know why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-1463471480168440372007-09-23T13:16:00.000-05:002007-09-23T13:16:00.000-05:00For those interested in the history of Raytown - w...For those interested in the history of Raytown - we do have a museum. The Raytown Historical Society & Museum is located at 9705 E. 63rd. They are open Wednesday thru Saturday 10-4 and admission is free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-38771719745416824402007-09-23T11:51:00.000-05:002007-09-23T11:51:00.000-05:00Yes, everyone has a right to express their opinion...Yes, everyone has a right to express their opinion(s) whether they are right or wrong, good or bad. The problem seems to always be that snobbish attitude that certain individuals exhibit while expressing their opinion(s) and I have merely made a general observation that usually it seems to come from people that have aligned themselves with the Republican Party, and a lot of so called Christian groups, as well as Owners of Big Business seem to have this general attitude/mentality. They cannot concede or admit that maybe they are possibly wrong or at fault, and that they are always right, no matter what, and their opinion(s) are the only ones that matter. If anyone dare ever goes against their ideas, theories, president, or political party or religious groups ideals or social agendas, then they are wrong, or very disturbed, or put down in some other fashion. Those, in my opinion , are the ones that need to get a life and realize that they are not better than anyone else, and their opinion is that, just an opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-32488574077471600472007-09-23T10:11:00.000-05:002007-09-23T10:11:00.000-05:00Lee Gray here:I almost stroked out on the way to B...Lee Gray here:<BR/><BR/>I almost stroked out on the way to Big Mama's for donuts this morning. Driving from Old Raytown Road onto 63rd headed west, the cleanliness of the downtown stood out like a new dime in a goat's butt! Then it dawned on me: They had the parade yesterday. The downtown should look like that every day!<BR/><BR/>Big Mama's is one of the few recent family business successes in Raytown.<BR/><BR/>By the way: Dave at The Store has a front door sign reading: Thank you for shopping Raytown first.<BR/><BR/>That's the community spirit needed to improve things around here. I asked him if it was a newspaper promotion, and he said, no, he did it on his own. Good for him!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Andy, it was Ray's Town. There are two local history books you can probably find at the library to figure out the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-23012749419441591622007-09-22T23:29:00.000-05:002007-09-22T23:29:00.000-05:00Ray's TownSomeone told me the original name of thi...<B> Ray's Town</B><BR/><BR/>Someone told me the original name of this city was "Ray's Town" named after Ray the blacksmith.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone know the truth or history of this? I am wondering why the name was changed? <BR/><BR/>Maybe people couldn't handle the spelling. I am surprised how many people are unable to spell "Raytown". When I give my address on the phone, it is frequently misspelled.<BR/><BR/>Andy WhitemanAndy Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663722316994895141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-57328007091136476992007-09-22T20:59:00.000-05:002007-09-22T20:59:00.000-05:00Just to let you know I heard from someone who went...Just to let you know I heard from someone who went to the parade that it was pitful. Very few people there. So I guess FMA may have been the only there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-894258608793399942007-09-22T19:41:00.000-05:002007-09-22T19:41:00.000-05:00In looking through the past few posts, I'm neither...In looking through the past few posts, I'm neither a Republican nor a Baptist. But I don't have a problem with anyone who is. Everyone is entitled to his her own personal beliefs.<BR/>I do have a problem with someone saying that FirstBC didn't at one time have a tremendous influence on city government. It did. The church split over moving from downtown and split even further --- if you can believe anything that's ever written in the Raytown Post --- over some personal problems/financial problems/etc. within the church.<BR/>All that aside, the old First BC's sale to the city is the city's problem and mistake. I wouldn't be surprised if the new facility won't eventually become the albatros. To the writer that thinks the church is a plus for this community, I would point out that as church property it is prime land off the tax roles. Just as the Richard Green YMCA is. Eventually there will be no commercial property tax base in this town ... thanks in part ... to TIFs and giveaways to lure the Wal-Farts of this world. There's always more than one side to any issue ... so, yes, grass can be "blue." That's what they call it in Kentucky!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-30561925899113413982007-09-22T19:19:00.000-05:002007-09-22T19:19:00.000-05:00Dang, a person can get on here and say that the gr...Dang, a person can get on here and say that the grass is green and there is always some bozo that comes along and says no, the grass is blue. They just cant be happy unless they are right 100% of the time. Must be a republican baptist bush supporter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-25913088938880652932007-09-22T19:14:00.000-05:002007-09-22T19:14:00.000-05:00Heck, they already have mobile homes in Raytown, j...Heck, they already have mobile homes in Raytown, just look at the fire department. Its all going to pot now, booze joints, lewd behaviour, strip clubs, payday loan offices, pawn shops, abortion clinicsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-85082457058909517472007-09-22T14:52:00.000-05:002007-09-22T14:52:00.000-05:00How was foulmouthed Al's parade? Sorry I just cou...How was foulmouthed Al's parade? Sorry I just couldn't bring myself to watch Raytown honor a KANSAS CITY RESIDENT. The Chamber should be ashamed of itself and owes an apology to our 30,000 residents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-40005198022030650582007-09-22T14:18:00.000-05:002007-09-22T14:18:00.000-05:00Someone mentioned a strip joint or juice bar. I h...Someone mentioned a strip joint or juice bar. I have the perfect location. Ole Sue Frank's building where the Post used to be would be an excellent location. It would fit right in with all the other bars and such that are now located in the downtown area. It would also give the mayor and board of aldermen another place to go drinking after their meetings. Keep that redevelopement coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-5918681550562758882007-09-22T11:20:00.000-05:002007-09-22T11:20:00.000-05:00To anonymous who said..."they should change the na...To anonymous who said..."they should change the name of Raytown to Sleepytown"; You probably still spend some of your money here, we are adding more sleazy beer joints all of the time (and they stay open really late), and of course we have buckets full of fine check cashing and payday loan places, not to mention the up-scale discount smokes/beer-liqueur/drug paraphernalia-drug magazine establishments we have in town. <BR/><BR/>We are rapidly becoming an extension of Knob Town, probably just what you envision for Raytown's future. Maybe we can add some trailer courts, girly strip joints, and tattoo parlors, which should make you happy and bring all of your friends back to town.Itellitlikeitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759168437324037510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-58875903515956426782007-09-22T11:09:00.000-05:002007-09-22T11:09:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Itellitlikeitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759168437324037510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-43948942477363379422007-09-22T10:41:00.000-05:002007-09-22T10:41:00.000-05:00To Anonymous who said... "The Baptist Church has r...To Anonymous who said... <BR/>"The Baptist Church has run this town". Not only do you live in a dream world, you are so full of bunk I can smell it through the computer!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and by the way there were other church groups interested in purchasing the old Baptist Church building, but some of the city leaders really didn't want those groups in town.<BR/><BR/>To suggest that the Baptist Church should have any obligation or responsibility to clean up the city of Raytown's mess is ludicrous!<BR/><BR/>The First Baptist Church is one of the few positive things this city still has to offer, they could have chosen to relocate to better surroundings other than Raytown, but didn’t. You should be thanking them, not criticizing them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-34232207524039979412007-09-22T10:33:00.000-05:002007-09-22T10:33:00.000-05:00Let's deal with a little reality where the First B...Let's deal with a little reality where the First Baptist Church's sale is concerned.<BR/>1) Calvary Baptist College looked at moving in...taking the Bowen Apts. as a dorm...etc. No money/no sale.<BR/>2) Smithson (whatever) 24-hr revial from Cowlick, Mo. (somewhere out in the boonies) was going to buy the church and move here. That would have been special!!! Not<BR/>3) A black Grandview church looked at buying the building.<BR/><BR/>Now with Raytown's racist history it's not the Baptists to blame on who ended up with their building.<BR/><BR/>A white elephant is a white elephant...no matter what color you paint it! City officials painted it "pink," probably cuz that's what they usually see a couple of hours after council meetings!!!!<BR/><BR/>You want to be a distination? Think strip joint! eh, ehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-19371362453617932322007-09-21T23:16:00.000-05:002007-09-21T23:16:00.000-05:00Why doesn't the Baptists do something about all th...Why doesn't the Baptists do something about all the bars that are going in downtown. This is not a good sign, when decent restuarants are closing and then being replaced by drinking only establishments. This can be controlled by the board of aldermen limiting the number of liquior liscenses. Think about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-53888650058809949312007-09-21T22:34:00.000-05:002007-09-21T22:34:00.000-05:00The Baptist Church has run this town in conjunctio...The Baptist Church has run this town in conjunction with the BOA for years. That is why they should change the name of Raytown to Sleepytown. Close up shop and in bed by 6pm. That is part of the reason this city is dying out. There are lots of people that I know that used to live here and when asked, that is the reason that they are no longer here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-9047419331073489372007-09-21T22:25:00.000-05:002007-09-21T22:25:00.000-05:00I really dont care what you say. Most of us do hav...I really dont care what you say. Most of us do have a clue. It is still part the Baptist's fault for selling to the city because they couldn't unload it(the property) to anyone else or another church group. Sure, they outgrew their church and had a bunch of rat contractors built a new one, whoopie! And yes, the city did play a part in it getting run down, but obviously it was somewhat run down, the newness wore off finally, so they built the grand temple on 350. Call it what you want, like I say, from a taxpayers standpoint, I shouldn't have to pay for the mess leftover by the Baptist Church and the City Administrator from the previous Administration. They should be held responsible and accountable for their actions irregardless of transactions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-4911472769086077532007-09-21T20:38:00.000-05:002007-09-21T20:38:00.000-05:00Another reason for a state audit is the Maddox thi...Another reason for a state audit is the Maddox thing. The auditor's office should be able to put together a paper trail to determine where it came from and where it went.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-51509118646519047022007-09-21T19:20:00.000-05:002007-09-21T19:20:00.000-05:00Where did the money really go? Sounds like an aud...Where did the money really go? Sounds like an audit is needed?Andy Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663722316994895141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-15647343469725481142007-09-21T16:16:00.000-05:002007-09-21T16:16:00.000-05:00FOR YOUR INFORMATION.....In a blog Anonymous said ...FOR YOUR INFORMATION.....<BR/><BR/>In a blog Anonymous said that Alle Maddox had told him cvontributions for construction of the park at 63rd Street spuld go to Truman Heartland Foundation. I called the Foundation and they told me that they had received NOTHING BY WAY OF DONATION from Al Maddox.<BR/><BR/>It would seem to me that if a well known personage sucvh as Mr. Maddox was actively soliciting donations for such a worthy cause he surely would have received some donations. If hedid Heartland Foundation apparently did notreceive them from him. I suggest bloggers call Heartland themselves to verify what was and what was not donated to the endeavor.<BR/><BR/>It would seem to the observer that anyone who goes around town soliciting for a city project should have to make a direct report of his achivement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-68029679881026023152007-09-21T12:56:00.000-05:002007-09-21T12:56:00.000-05:00I agree it was not the Baptists fault as to what h...I agree it was not the Baptists fault as to what happened to their old church. It belongs squarely on the new owners, the City of Raytown. I'm sure that many of the Baptists are sad to see what has happened to their old church. Though not a member of this congregation, I remember attending many community functions in this once fine facility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-78815707962486895012007-09-21T12:25:00.000-05:002007-09-21T12:25:00.000-05:00The "old" Baptist church was actually a pretty nic...The "old" Baptist church was actually a pretty nice piece of property when they sold it, the building and the rest of the property too (they simply out grew it). It was the new owners that made it a mess, letting it run down and destroying the building. When you sell a property it is no longer your responsibility, it becomes the responsibility of the new owners, in this case the city of Raytown. Our city leaders (some have moved on and some are still around) made the mess, and unfortunately it's the tax payers that are going to have to pay for their mistakes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-68399895415508992692007-09-21T12:04:00.000-05:002007-09-21T12:04:00.000-05:00To "Anonymous" who said... "I say the Baptists aug...To "Anonymous" who said... <BR/>"I say the Baptists aught to clean up their own mess!” You obviously don't have a clue. The Baptists built a new building and put the old one up for sale. The old building was sold to the group that wanted to buy it, in this case the city of Raytown. To try to blame the Baptists for the city's dumb mistake is ridiculous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com