Information. We're awash in it. Info sources are vying for our attention at every turn. But for people who are looking expressly for information on Poplar Bluff and its goods, services, and happenings, there's a one-stop cache of resources you'll want to check out---that's the Poplar Bluff City Guide online. This ambitious website is filled with material on local businesses, dining out, healthcare, current events, leisure, real estate, and other topics linked to quality living in Poplar Bluff. Too, the Guide boasts a strong creative, user-centric element, inviting reader participation in everything from writing content to establishing photo galleries.

He was reared in the Episcopalian tradition, and he knows it well. It is easy for him to acknowledge the role his church has played in his personal and cultural growth from birth. That is why, of all the religious traditions he has come to find wanting over the years, this one holds a special place in his heart. He declares it "my own 'Thing That I Don't Believe In'", as opposed to the many other Christian assemblies and world faiths to which he feels no connection at all. Growing up in Poplar Bluff, he visited churches with friends, perhaps less in a pointed quest to find a spiritual home, and more in search of the answer to three key questions

Rosie Glass leans back in her swivel chair behind the counter and does a leisurely spin, scanning the expansive yet crowded space that is G & R Back Forty, the new hunting supply shop she and husband Gary just opened on Highway 53. Glass says she's got more camouflage gear than she has places to store it, but says "that's the way you buy, then you can pass the savings on to someone else". Glass may be engaging in shop talk at the moment, but overall, she is simply holding court; a few friends are seated nearby, and the atmosphere is one of ease and good cheer. Glass and her husband have opened their doors in good time for hunting

National Geographic has released a story about the newest dinosaur found in Argentina. This 4-story-tall plant eating creature was found among a treasure-trove of various fossils. The story can be found at National Geographic.

There's a woman I know who agreed to share her thoughts on the state of television today, but only on condition of anonymity, since she doesn't care to field questions on the subject in the future. An English teacher whose family roots go back to the 1930s in the Poplar Bluff area, this woman claims to have loved television growing up. At dinnertime, her family would "gather around the set to watch The Lucy Show" and other programs of the day. Gunsmoke, Barnaby Jones, and The Carol Burnett Show were favorites. When she names All in the Family as a beloved program, I point up its often-controversial subject matter. "Look, we didn't feel like only Sesame Street counted as good

Ever wonder what valedictorians do once they're let loose on an unsuspecting world? I've always liked to think that they bring the energy and focus of their youth to adult life in such a way that innocent bystanders might be inclined to catch the fire and be invigorated by it. Documentary filmmaker and journalist Dianne Becker---yes, the valedictorian of her graduating class at Greenville High School in 1977---has kept the momentum going full force. And yes, she has managed to shape life and career in a way that invigorates, and empowers, many around the globe. After having taken a degree at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, the one-time KFVS reporter began rising through the ranks in newsrooms from