We are currently unable to make or receive calls at the offices of semo.net due to phone line problems in the area. The telephone company is working on the issue, and hope to have it resolved shortly. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. UPDATE: The phone company has resolved the problem.

“Character building.” That’s what I always try to tell myself when I am hit with an unexpected hardship. Ah, but how sorely we are all being tried of late! We shall all have developed the character of Solomon by the time we resolve our fuel and transporation issues. As I finished up some errands around sunset yesterday, I could easily see that, though Hurricane Ike had yet to hit in the U.S., it had already driven us to our local gas pumps amid rumors of yet more ghastly price hikes in the (hopefully) short-term. By the time I gassed up, the rumors had all come true.

It’s like Alan Jackson wrote. On September 11, 2001, our world really did stop turning. One of the only things about that morning linking it to a handful of other days in U.S. history is the fact that we all remember precisely where we were, and what we were doing, when tragedy struck. Shortly after people all over the country had dropped their kids off at school and settled in for another day’s labor, four aerial suicide attacks brought sudden, unspeakable destruction to New York City; Arlington County, Virginia; and Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

These tickets are for a concert at the Botanical Gardens. It is an outdoor concert and you must bring your own chair. I've been told the garden in Memphis is outstanding and the wonderful fragrance during the concert! Be the first to email brian@semo.net for the tickets!

Google officially released its long-rumored browser, dubbed "Google Chrome". Speed and stability are its biggest selling points thus far. Those who have tested this innovative new browser are pleasantly surprised at the speed and ease of use. While Google has not implemented many of the features present in other browsers such as Firefox and Opera, its beta application is set to be a good starting point for Google's venture into the browser business. From Google on Chrome: A fresh take on the browser At Google, we spend much of our time working inside a browser. We search, chat, email and collaborate in a browser. And like all of you, in our spare time, we shop, bank, read news and keep in

It’s all home-made, with both care and flair. The personal touch is very much in play here, and the price is so right even I can do the math. And live with it! Stay and enjoy, or have your meal prepped to go---it’s all good at The Scott-Walker Eatery, located on South Main in Poplar Bluff's re-emerging historic quarter.