• 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

  • Rep Smith: Keeping The Lights On

    What if I told you your government was about to triple your monthly electric bill? President Obama’s so called “Clean Power Plan” would have done just that – increasing electric costs and forcing coal plants in Missouri to close. Missouri residents get 83 percent of their energy from coal-fired power plants. If implemented, this rule would have increased the cost of electricity and made it unaffordable for many residents in the state. Fortunately, President Trump took major steps this week to eliminate the Clean Power Plan and stop the EPA’s costly rules for energy production. This will help prevent skyrocketing utility rates, ensure coal plants stay open and keep jobs in Missouri. The Clean Power Plan is just the latest

    Mar 31,
    - by U.S. Rep. Jason Smith

  • Rep Smith on Reasons To Be Concerned

    Last weekend, President Trump opened up about his suspicion that his campaign was wire tapped by the Obama White House during the 2016 Presidential election. While some in the media found this outlandish, the reality is that a long track record by the Obama White House of using whatever means necessary to discredit those who opposed him leaves President Trump justified in believing that individuals who worked on his campaign and potentially himself were subjected to eavesdropping. In the coming months, the U.S. House Intelligence Committee will be conducting a full investigation on interference during the 2016 election – interference from foreign countries as well as executive overreach and manipulation by the Obama White House. In the meantime, what we

    Mar 11,
    - by U.S. Rep. Jason Smith

  • ‘Grease the Musical’ at Tinnin Center

    Get out your leather jacket, pull on your bobby socks, and take a trip to the fabulous ‘50s with Center Stage’s production of the original rock ‘n’ roll high school musical, “Grease!” Center Stage is presenting two weekends of performances: 7 p.m. March 10 & 11 and 2 p.m. March 12; and 7 p.m. March 16-18 and 2 p.m. March 19; all at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the Three Rivers Campus in Poplar Bluff. Made famous by the movie with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, “Grease the Musical” follows bad-boy greaser Danny, good-girl Sandy, and the rest of the Thunderbirds and Pink Ladies as they navigate school life and budding romance in the 1950s! Danny and Sandy fall

    Mar 07,
    - by Three Rivers College

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