Your Man fondly remembers how Maryville begged in anticipation for the new Super center. I spoke to no one who begged in anticipation of Wal-Mart expanding. That decision was made by Wal-Mart, I'm sure based on marketing data. Changes and shifts will occur, but we will survive and I believe we will thrive. The Stroller paints a very bleak picture for Maryville's future.
Stores are closing, layoffs are abundant and teachers are leaving.
Your Man doesn't believe the vote on Feb. 6 will make much of a difference. We're doomed according to Your Man. Yet he offers no other solution to increasing beginning teaching salaries. The Stroller closes his article with an insult of the senior residents of Maryville. He implies that senior citizens are set in their ways, won't support something unless it directly benefits them, and have done a terrible job of planning for Maryville's future.