• 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

  • Judge Limbaugh Rules For City, Against Petition

    It is with great sadness that I write to the people of Poplar Bluff informing you that the Federal Courts have handed down a decision opposing our petition. I believe that Open Access is the single most powerful impetus to true growth for our city, but at every turn this belief has been thwarted, ridiculed and fought by our city officials. I congratulate Doug Bagby and the City Council. As you enjoy your victory and pat each other on the back for a job well done, I hope that you recognize you silenced your citizens, you deafened yourselves to the point of harm, and spent city funds to defeat the desires of the citizens who put you in office. My

    Jan 27,
    - by Brian Becker

  • Tale of Two Cities: Poplar Bluff and Danville, Virginia

    Oh, Poplar Bluff...we could have had Ikea's first U.S. Manufacturing plant. We could have been a meca for Technology-centric startup companies. Our city could be touted with sentences like "the city-owned open-access fiber network plays a key role in business attraction and retention." Poplar Bluff, we could have been Danville...for a lack of vision, we starve.

    Jan 24,
    - by Brian Becker

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