• Sad News for Our Area: Nordyne Plant Closing

    Sources reported today that the employees of Nordyne were told today at 3pm that they would be pulling out of Poplar Bluff sometime in early 2014...killing 300 jobs for our area. The economic impact of Nordyne to our local economy is over $15M annually. I spoke to one businessman who said, "I'm a glass-half full type of guy. Who knows what new opportunities will come as a result of this loss." But, speculation has already begun that Nordyne's announcement will cause Mernard's to pull out of their plans to build on the north side of PB. And many in PB are shaking their head wondering why $100M has been committed to north Poplar Bluff development when little attention has been

    Mar 14,
    - by semoadmin

  • 5 Yr Old Piano Prodigy To Play Carnegie Hall

    "Music is in my head," piano prodigy Ryan Wang explained to the Vancouver Sun in a recent video. The 5-year-old is making a name for himself with his remarkable musical gift; the pint-sized pianist will be performing at Carnegie Hall as part of the 2013 American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition. Rest of story. http://youtu.be/VF3z1aGMR8E

    Mar 13,
    - by semoadmin

  • Printers…Not Just For Paper Anymore

    It was 1984 when the first object printer was invented. Now, almost 30 years later the idea of having a 3-d printer in your home that can print plastic, electronic circuitry, electromagnets and even batteries is closer to a reality. Add to that the possibility of having recycling machines in your home which reduces glass, plastic and metal to be used in your printers and we are one step closer to a "Jetson" home. See the original story.

    Mar 10,
    - by semoadmin

  • UPDATE: 30% of Required Legal Fees Donated

    We are excited to share that we've now raised 30% of the needed $5k in legal fees we must pay to the City's lawyers. Please consider helping us. Donations are confidential and can be made by credit card or paypal over on the right. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! [ read more ]

    Feb 28,
    - by semoadmin

  • I Agree! We Need More Punctuation Marks.

    A friend on facebook, David Sorrell, posted an article he found online regarding the creation of new punctuation marks. The article is whimsical, but honestly, the point the author is making is very true. Our need to be brief has created the need for new kinds of punctuation. Not the silly emoticons people use -- :) ;( ;p -- but there are a number of marks that once defined and added to our keyboard could make typing-communication much easier to understand. I'm not suggesting we add them for traditional writing forms like novels or reports or news, but for texting and emails it would be wonderful to be able to add tone and/or reduce six typed characters down to one

    Feb 21,
    - by semoadmin
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