• Robin Williams – The Face of Inner Pain

    It seems nearly impossible to fathom that someone as brilliant and funny as Robin Williams could be so tortured emotionally that he takes himself out of the human race. Yet, last week, one by one, each of us across the whole globe, fixed our attention on the sad news of this beloved actor’s suicide. Sometimes, a blip of news in the vast sea of information we are bombarded with daily, seems to slap us so hard in the face that we can almost hear the collective groan rippling through space and time. Then we all try our best to reckon with reality. And what a devastating reality Robin Williams’ death reveals - that someone who, by his very nature, brought

    Aug 26,
    - by Toni Becker

  • 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones

    This "how-to" takes a set of ordinary headphone, add a couple of $5 ear buds and VIOLA! You have a set of 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones for under $20.

    Nov 30,
    - by Brian Becker

  • semo.net Closed for Thanksgiving

    semo.net will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd in observation of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Our office will resume normal business hours on Friday, November 23rd.

    Nov 21,
    - by semoadmin

  • Warriors’ Voices: MAJ Michael Hirtz, State Education Officer, Missouri National Guard

    Michael and Diane Hirtz and their two children live in the small rural community of Glennonville, Missouri, not far from Campbell. On weekdays, Michael Hirtz may be found tending to the needs of students and staff as Director of Malden Alternative School. On Sunday, if he's not at Glennonville's St. Teresa's Church, he may well be playing the organ at Sacred Heart parish in Poplar Bluff. But one of his weekends each month belongs to the Missouri National Guard. It seems strange to note that it's been this way for nearly a quarter of a century, as he is still in his early 40s. But it's true. "I guess you could say I was following in my father's footsteps," Hirtz says of his

    Nov 20,
    - by Toni Thompson

  • Way of the Entrepreneur: The Java Stop Cafe/The Wine Rack

    Perhaps it's in the blood: His father was a chef at John J. Pershing Veterans Administration Medical Center; his grandmother, a baker at a sanatorium in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. Today, Kevin Boxx of Ellsinore is chef and general manager of The Java Stop Cafe, a cosmopolitan eatery seemingly plucked from Chicago's Hyde Park and put down again, mysteriously, on Highway 67 in Poplar Bluff. The Java Stop's companion shop is The Wine Rack, a gourmet market that seems also to have made the cosmic trip from the Windy City intact. Together, the two parts make up one establishment with a single mission: to purvey quality comestibles, wines, beers, and spirits to patrons in these environs with professionalism and flair.

    Nov 13,
    - by Toni Thompson

  • Veterans Day History Lesson

    The following was gleaned from Military.com What Do You Know About Veterans Day? Veterans Day gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. veterans. However, most Americans confuse this holiday with Memorial Day, reports the Department of Veterans Affairs. What's more, some Americans don't know why we commemorate our Veterans on Nov.11. It's imperative that all Americans know the history of Veterans Day so that we can honor our former servicemembers properly. A Brief History of Veterans Day Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislature that was passed in

    Nov 12,
    - by Brian Becker
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