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So after all the fights you’ve endured over the past year and a half, sitting here in the Mayor’s office, was it worth it? I think it will be once we have our new City Manager in place and things start improving in the city. Really, it’s not about me, it’s about the people who live in Poplar Bluff and about making it easier to make a living and raise their families. My family has endured a lot during my term on the city council. We do this because we want to make a difference. If I make a difference, then it’s worth it. What was going through your mind as you realized your side would be successful on election

This week the House of Representatives authorized a lawsuit against President Obama for his failure to faithfully execute laws passed by Congress. While the President has largely ignored the lawsuit and even called it a “stunt,” this is no joking matter. The lawsuit is needed to preserve the separation of powers clearly outlined in our Constitution. No person, not even the President of the United States, is above the law. This lawsuit is a check on the President’s disregard for laws enacted by Congress. Article I of our Constitution gives the power of legislating to Congress. Article II says the President should “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” No part of the Constitution gives the President the authority

New City Manager of Poplar Bluff will be Heath Kaplan Heath Kaplan will come to the city of Poplar Bluff from Muskegon, MI to serve as City Manager in mid August. Kaplan was the top pick from both the Selection Committee and the City Council. Kaplan brings a wealth of experience in government management. He holds a Master’s of Public Administration with a Public Management emphasis and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration with an emphasis in Economics/ Accounting and Public Health from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI. Kaplan has a proven track record in City Management and Financial Management. He will be moving to Poplar Bluff with his wife, Shannon, daughter Sydney, and son Scott

According to CareerCast.com, and other career analysts, being a newspaper reporter is among the worst jobs. I left this career in 1987, at least for the most part. My bachelor's degree was in Communications. I was editor of my campus newspaper. Then I was hired at a new fledgling newspaper in Cape Girardeau known as the Bulletin Journal, owned by Gary Rust. Gary Rust felt there was a need for another voice in Cape Girardeau other than the Southeast Missourian. And the Bulletin Journal was very successful. Rust ended up buying the Southeast Missourian and opening a chain of newspapers throughout Southeast Missouri. I loved that job. Every day was different. I constantly got to meet new and interesting people.

It's been fifty years since Neelyville last passed a bond issue for its school district. According to Neelyville Superintendent Brad Hagood, never has the need for funding been more desperate. Neelyville voters are being asked to pass a $1.5 millon bond issue. If approved, the money would go to such things as building a new safe room and replacing roof. He says the district's buildings are showing their age, with damaged ceiling tiles having been replaced again and again. The money would come in the form of an increase in property tax, an increase of about 33 cents per $100 assessed. The current tax rate is $3.04, the new rate if the bond passes would be $3.37.  Though the amount