RANT TIME: WE ARE POTEAU! We are the county seat for LeFlore county. We have the largest population in the county. WHY then? Do we have a crappy gymnasium. Why do we not have a great facility for concerts and productions that is city owned? We should have one at least as nice as the [...]

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AES is wanting to build a new plant that is twice the size of the current plant. There was a meeting at Western Sizzlin last week talking about the pollutants that AES is already putting in the air. The mercury levels in the water have risen drastically. Also, there was a doctor there the other [...]

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Unrelated to local crap….I feel the need to pass along a little computer knowledge. I know many of  you have read the bad press Windows Vista has gotten and many have even opted for a Mac instead or stayed with good ole XP. To set the record straight…Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 is great [...]

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After spending 12 years myself in the Poteau Schools I just can’t understand why our local Administration can’t make a decision earlier……5:00 am is early enough and not too late for us that have to rise early and get off to jobs and still worry about our kids. The school also should know that not [...]

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I know the State and City spent a lot of time and effort to get Tiger Truck in Poteau with all the excitement of new jobs and good pay. Many even quit low paying jobs to get work there. Well, I pass by the facility every day. There were once 40 or 50 cars in [...]

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How many people have to die at an intersection before the Department of Tranportation takes action. 1…..3…….5…….20……. What is the magic number before something is done. If this continues to happen at the Pleasant valley crossing, loved ones will take it upon themselves and let the DOT know that something needs to be done. When a child dies at a [...]

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