February, 2015
A general discussion the other day was about one of the nurses wanting to move away from St. Joe. I said that I didn’t understand why one would want to move away from a city that leads the nation in so many areas.
1. Home and death city of Jesse James, who had a long career of death and destruction in the area.
2. Home of the Pony Express, one of the most celebrated enterprises that was a failure in less than 1 year.
3. Several documented sightings of Big Foot, beginning as early as the mid 1800’s, and sightings of cougars.
4. The Midget Wrestling capital of the world.
5. Birth place of Mile Eminen.
6. Home of the National Prearranged Services wire, bank, and insurance fraud, money laundering and conspiracy that stole millions from across the nation.
7. Home of Charles Ray Hatcher, a serial killer of children for which another man spent quite a few years in prison.
8. Home of Bishop Joseph C Hart, Diocese of KC and St Joseph, pedophile extraordinary.
9. Home of the nationally famous East Hills Mall Christmas of 2014 commercial.
10. Home of Heartland Hospital/Mosaic Life Care, known nationally for its aggressive collection tactics for indigent patients.
11. A city that has consistently had a crime rate above the national average for over 10 years.
12. The second most depressing city with a population under 1 million in the US, according to Vancouver School of Economics.
And let us not forget that there is a personal connection. My grandmother used to talk about how rough St. Joseph was. A relative of ours got his throat cut in an argument over a card game and didn’t die immediately. They, friends or family, brought him home and my great-great-grandmother sewed the cut closed on the kitchen table with silk thread from her sewing supplies. He died a few weeks later from an infection, probably.
From your Grumpy Uncle/Brother Dave.
Weary