Stories from Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center has been named one of the nation's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. PBRMC was recognized by The Joint Commission for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children's asthma, stroke and venous thromboembolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric services.. ...

Stop city tax harassment I understand that your city collector, Mark Massingham, is still intimidating and harassing people into paying city taxes that were paid years ago. They harassed me by phone and the mail for years saying I owed several hundred dollars in taxes from 25 years ago, and that penalties I owed were more than the taxes. ...

Cakes for a cause To benefit Haven House Cupcakes for a Cause, benefitting Haven House, will be held from 4-7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, at The Bread Company. The cupcakes created by Lorelei Morris, owner of Midali Cheesecakes, of Poplar Bluff, will be free. ...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, "Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat." Thus did Kipling, the Poet of Empire, caution the British about the Eastern world the Victorians and Edwardians believed to be theirs...

The volunteers of Butler County Archives were recognized Sept. 18 for their efforts in preserving Circuit Court records of early 20th Century. They were treated to a meal at the Branding Iron restaurant. Altogether the volunteers gave over 2,686 hours of their time, thereby saving the county taxpayers about $20,000. Their donation of time enables the country to care for its permanent and historical files and records...

US can't police world To the Editor: The undersigned was elected to Congress in Southeast Missouri in 1968 as an opponent to the war in Vietnam. My argument was that the Korean and Vietnam Wars clearly demonstrated that the U. S. cannot police the world...