Mid Rivers Newsmagazine 5-1-24

6 I OPINION I
May 1, 2024
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Random thoughts
With a tip of the hat to our old friend
Thomas Sowell, we offer the following
random thoughts on the passing scene:
Let’s be real, the Cardinals are off to
a bad start. We are in last place. Jordan
Walker just got sent down to the minors.
Paul Goldschmidt has just three extra
base hits. Our lineup ranks 24th in onbase
percentage, and that is our highest
relative offensive ranking. The worst part,
however, is that the team is just boring to
watch.
That being said, it is still disappointing
to see how quickly the vibe around Busch
Stadium has turned sour. John Mozeliak
got booed on opening day. Last week, a
very small but vocal home crowd booed
the Redbirds incessantly during a loss to
the Diamondbacks. Showing your displeasure
by not buying tickets is one thing, but
showing up and being vocally displeased
in person is, well, very 2024 we suppose.
On the plus side, Sonny Gray has been
awesome. So has Masyn Winn.
• • •
Demonstrations on college campuses
are spreading like wildfire. A bunch of
people got arrested at Columbia University
for protesting, so a bunch of campuses
erupted in protest of the arrests. Not to
be outdone, the University of Southern
California shouted “hold my beer” and got
their entire graduation ceremony canceled.
It would be nice if things like academic
achievement could spread as virally as
these ridiculous protests.
Certainly, we should not make light of
a few things concerning these protests.
Some of the protests have been blatantly
antisemitic. Plus, a large portion of the
people arrested in campus protests have
not been students at the college where they
were arrested. That’s frightening.
One of the ideas that keeps getting
floated during these protests is that you can
be anti-Zionist without being anti-Jewish.
We’re not sure how.
• • •
Joe Rogen’s interview of Tucker Carlson
is bonkers. It’s just bonkers. Of course, it’s
also three full hours of must-see entertainment,
so maybe bonkers was the point?
• • •
ON THE COVER: Three generations of healthcare (from left) Sharla Emery, Paula Allen and Jessica Emery (BJC photo)
In regard to the many trials of Donald
Trump, we simply hope that the legal
system en masse can look beyond any
opinions of the ex-president, and focus
instead on precedent and the presidency.
There is a risk of laying some really bad
road for future administrations to drive on.
• • •
The Missouri legislature made national
headlines when it supported a legal
shield for Bayer, owner of Roundup
weed killer. Roundup has long been
controversial because of claims that it is
cancer-causing. The reality of whether
Roundup is carcinogenic is complicated,
but nothing brings out the sound bites
like a good fight between lawyers and
chemical companies.
“If you vote for this bill, you are voting
for cancer – and it will hurt my feelings,
and I will not smile at you on the elevator,”
said state Rep. LaDonna Appelbaum, who
is undergoing treatment for cancer.
In a statement, Bayer responded, “We
are grateful that members of the Missouri
House have supported farmers and science
over the litigation industry.”
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