'ON HIS OWN TERMS' - SEMO TIMES
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www.semotimes.com News & Opinion Section Thumbs Up... Thumbs Down... It was a good week for both Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and former State Sen. Jeff Smith. Kinder took a few minutes this week to visit with Smith as he serves time at a Kentucky federal prison. Thumbs admires a good friend. And speaking of good friends, while Tuesday was a bad day for Scott Faughn, who locked his keys in the car and ran out of gas, Thumbs’ good friend Kyle Vancil showed up on nearly a moment’s notice with both an extra set of keys, a tank of gas and a Snickers bar. It was a good week for our 1,700th Facebook friend Brian Osborne. It was a good week for fast-food connissuers in Poplar Bluff. With Fazoli’s now open for business, Thumbs is certainly excited about partaking in the feast. Real Italian, real fast sounds really good to us! It was a bad week for the Gulf of Mexico. With oil still pouring out, beach goers are now seeing tar balls forming where they should be seeing white sandy dunes. This is truely an ecological tragedy. It was a good week for financial markets and stockholders. According to reports, stocks climbed in April and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke made encouraging remarks about the economy. It was a bad week for the Gores. Al and Tipper Gore recently announced their plans to divorce, and Wednesday several news outlets reported that their eldest daughter Kerenna is separating from her husband of 12 years, too. Thumbs up to the Bread Company in Poplar Bluff. Thumbs thanks you for being such a vital part of the 573 community, especially when enormous chocolate brownies are on the house on particularly lousy days. We appreciate you and everything you do. It was a good week for the cast and crew of the Stage Company’s production of Cabaret. We admire the work you’re doing and are proud to be part of a community where a group isn’t ashamed to push the envelop in a way that allows folks to showcase their talents and raise awareness at the same time. Good luck with your opening show! It was a good week for Jessica Hicks. Mike had great things to say about you when we chatted with him. See the story on Page 4. And finally, it was a good week for everyone who attended and participated in Bonestock 6. Our friends Powder Mill rocked their set and, over all, a great time was had by all. Thumbs is happy to see a group of folks get together and rock out. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI’S NEWS-MAGAZINE OF POLITICS AND CULTURE www.semotimes.com page 3
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www.semotimes.com News & Opinion Section<br />
Thumbs Up... Thumbs Down...<br />
It was a good week for both<br />
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and former<br />
State Sen. Jeff Smith. Kinder took<br />
a few minutes this week to visit<br />
with Smith as he serves time at a<br />
Kentucky federal prison. Thumbs<br />
admires a good friend.<br />
And speaking of good friends,<br />
while Tuesday was a bad day for<br />
Scott Faughn, who locked his<br />
keys in the car and ran out of gas, Thumbs’ good friend Kyle Vancil<br />
showed up on nearly a moment’s notice with both an extra set of keys,<br />
a tank of gas and a Snickers bar.<br />
It was a good week for our 1,700th Facebook friend Brian Osborne.<br />
It was a good week for fast-food connissuers in Poplar Bluff. With<br />
Fazoli’s now open for business, Thumbs is certainly excited about<br />
partaking in the feast. Real Italian, real fast sounds really good to us!<br />
It was a bad week for the Gulf of Mexico. With oil still pouring<br />
out, beach goers are now seeing tar balls forming where they should<br />
be seeing white sandy dunes. This is truely an ecological tragedy.<br />
It was a good week for financial markets and stockholders. According<br />
to reports, stocks climbed in April and Fed Chairman Ben<br />
Bernanke made encouraging remarks about the economy.<br />
It was a bad week for the<br />
Gores. Al and Tipper Gore recently<br />
announced their plans to<br />
divorce, and Wednesday several<br />
news outlets reported that their eldest<br />
daughter Kerenna is separating<br />
from her husband of 12 years, too.<br />
Thumbs up to the Bread Company<br />
in Poplar Bluff. Thumbs<br />
thanks you for being such a vital<br />
part of the 573 community, especially when enormous chocolate<br />
brownies are on the house on particularly lousy days. We appreciate you<br />
and everything you do.<br />
It was a good week for the cast and crew of the Stage Company’s production<br />
of Cabaret. We admire the work you’re doing and are proud to be<br />
part of a community where a group isn’t ashamed to push the envelop in a<br />
way that allows folks to showcase their talents and raise awareness at the<br />
same time. Good luck with your opening show!<br />
It was a good week for Jessica Hicks. Mike had great things to say<br />
about you when we chatted with him. See the story on Page 4.<br />
And finally, it was a good week for everyone who attended and participated<br />
in Bonestock 6. Our friends Powder Mill rocked their set and,<br />
over all, a great time was had by all. Thumbs is happy to see a group of<br />
folks get together and rock out.<br />
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI’S NEWS-MAGAZINE OF POLITICS AND CULTURE<br />
www.semotimes.com page 3
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