• 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

  • Council Candidates Town Hall Meeting! Come Meet All The Candidates!

    I'm excited to let you know that the six candidates have all been invited to the Wednesday night (April 2, 7pm) town hall meeting so we can get to know the candidates. You will have an opportunity to ask the candidates questions about their ideas and goals if elected or re-elected. Council Candidates Town Hall Meeting PB Chamber of Commerce April 2, 7pm All Six Candidates Invited Steve Whitworth - moderator

    Mar 31,
    - by Brian Becker

  • Judge Denies T.R.O. to Stop City Cable Sale without $17M Bond

    The lawyer for PB citizen Charles Ogden appeared before Judge Prichett in the Butler County Circuit Court this morning asking for a Temporary Restraining Order against the city of Poplar Bluff selling City Cable to New Wave Communications. The TRO filed yesterday asserts that the City broke a city ordinance and a state law on March 17, 2014, when they passed an ordinance without having the entire ordinance available before passing. Ogden's lawyer, Blake Lawrence from the Sunshine Law Practice Group in St Louis, argued that Missouri law is very specific and Missouri Courts have long held that the procedures of passing an ordinance are mandatory. The state law requires that the full ordinance be available to the public before

    Mar 31,
    - by Brian Becker

  • City Releases City Cable Appraisal and Purchase Agreement

    City Cable - 2013 Yields Highest Profits Since Inception of $642,693 I have now received both the City Cable purchase agreement and consultant's appraisal of City Cable. If you read something in the agreement that you think needs to be known, please comment below. For your protection, you are welcome to stay anonymous by commenting under the name "Visitor" and the email address of "questions@semo.net" if you prefer. One of the first things I noticed was how much money that City Cable profited in 2013. I was under the impression that council members were told that City Cable was losing money. But according to page 104-105 of the Purchase Agreement PDF file, the city actually profited more than $642,000 in

    Mar 25,
    - by Brian Becker

  • City Council Meeting Video

    The video from Monday night's City Council meeting where Council voted to sell City Cable to New Wave Communications is now online. The video is set to start at 46:30 where the city's consultant is describing the sale. Citizen discussion follows. http://youtu.be/VYzYfo4bulQ?t=46m30s

    Mar 20,
    - by Brian Becker

  • Scammer On The Phone “You Are A Winner!”

    This morning I received a call from a foreign accented man stating I'd won the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes for $850k and 2014 Red Mercedes Benz with All-State insurance paid. I did fill out a Publishers Clearinghouse sweepstakes last year so in the back of my mind the entire time was...well, I guess it could happen. Certainly I hoped it were true, but I figured it was a prank call or a scam so I hit the record button on my phone system. The caller was very good at his job never asking for personal information and providing immense amounts of details and information. Different people have their "gullibility" point and the caller's script made sure to cover most of the bases.

    Mar 19,
    - by Brian Becker
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