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 | | Route 249 finally officially opens >> Community | mariwinn | 
Congressman Roy Blunt waves a section of ribbon that he had cut during a ceremony dedicating the opening of Route 249 in Jasper County on October 6, 2008. To his right, from L-R, are Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce Director Rob O'Brian and Missouri Senator Gary Nodler, assistant majority floor leader and chairman of the transportation committee.
One attribute one has to credit Senator Gary Nodler (R-32) for is his often outspoken honesty. It snuck out yesterday during the brief speech he gave at the dedication and opening of Route 249, the 6.2 miles of 4-lane highway between I-44 and Route 171 that many, perhaps, without ...more |
| | Irena Sendler: preserving her place in history >> Community | mariwinn | 
Beth Perrey of Joplin, a McCauley High School and Pittsburg State University graduate, laments her fate as an orphan confined to the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland during the Nazi occupation. She was one of five cast members of Life in a Jar, a tribute to Irena Sendler performed at Pittsburg Memorial Hall in Pittsburg, KS, on October 5, 2008.
Oskar Schindler became a household word after the release of Schindler's List, a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 1993 that won seven Oscars. But few people may be able to recognize the name, "Irena Sendler," and this even after she was nominated in 2007 for a Nobel Peace ...more |
| | Peter Kinder brings Fred Thompson to town >> Calendar of Events | mariwinn | 
Fred Thompson, at right, speaks to a gathering of the media at Granny Shaffer's Restaurant in Joplin before assuming the role of guest of honor at a fund raising luncheon for Peter Kinder, at left. Kinder is seeking re-election as Missouri's lieutenant governor. (photo by Vince Rosati)
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder called a press conference today in Joplin just prior to his invitation-only luncheon to raise campaign funding for his reelection. He invited Fred Thompson, a presidential candidate and former senator from Tennessee who took ...more |
|  | | Missouri ballot issues defined >> Op-Ed | e-emery | |
Election 2008by Missouri Rep. Ed Emery (R-126 including the counties ofBarton, Dade, Jasper and Polk)
"Lots of other places--from Britain to Australia--took a hit in 1929, but, alas, they ...more |
| | Nominations for Extension members solicited >> Community | vbryan | | Nominations are being accepted for the January 2009 public election of Jasper County’s University of Missouri Extension Council, according to John Dillard, council chairman. Nominees will be ...more |
| | Future of Missouri's economy looks grim >> Op-Ed | htodd | | Missouri General Revenue Collections, after refunds, dropped by 1.2 percent in September, resulting in an overall decrease of 0.9 percent for the first quarter of state fiscal Year 2009 to date. The ...more |
| | Flu shots available in Jasper County >> Health | lfasken | | The Jasper County Health Department is offering flu And pneumonia vaccine to all residents of Jasper County outside the city limits of Joplin. This vaccine is available for all persons six month of ...more |
| | Users express shock over water rate hike proposal >> Community | mariwinn | | A montage of faces shows some of the people who spoke out against the latest proposed rate increase by the Missouri American Water Company. (from photos by Vince Rosati)
A public hearing was ...more |
| | Inequities in Missouri's social services revealed >> Op-Ed | wglover | | Oh, here's the story: It starts with the local Social Services and an ever shifting set of regulations that apply to Medicaid and a lack of transparency in how those rules are enforced, which leads ...more |
| | Local photo contest stresses nature appreciation >> Miscellaneous | staff | | The Sperry-Galligar Audubon is sponsoring a free photo contest for amateur nature photographers from the 4-state area of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. The group is soliciting photos from ...more |
| | CJJH chorus to perform at Carnegie Hall >> Calendar of Events | staff | | The Carl Junction Junior High Mixed Chorus in recognition of its quality and high level of musicianship has been selected to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Under the direction of Dr. ...more |
| | Latest concealed carry classes scheduled >> Calendar of Events | s-smith | | JOPLIN - Missouri Southern State University's Law Enforcement Academy has scheduled its latest citizen concealed carry firearms training course to satisfy the training requirement in the state of ...more |
| | Join trip to Washington, D.C. in January 2009 >> Travel & Leisure | sryan | |
St. Peter's Middle School in Joplin is sponsoring a trip to Washington, D.C. from January 18-21, 2009, that includes attending the presidential inauguration. The group, organized by Brenda Durbin, ...more |
| | Just who benefits from ethanol? >> Op-Ed | e-emery | |
The ethanol compromiseby Missouri Rep. Ed Emery (R-126 including the counties ofBarton, Dade, Jasper and Polk)
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining ...more |
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| 10-08 | When tempers flare... | mariwinn | | It was not my intent to get into a debate on who is or isn't responsible for the Holocaust. It does | | 10-04 | Missouri Highway Patrol to scope out illegals | buzzm1 | | Good to see the Missouri Highway Patrol getting involved in stopping the flow of illegal | | 10-01 | FLG Organ Allegation Discredited | chliu | | Mr. Kilgour, Mr. Matas, the Falun Gong organ allegation you are promoting has long been | | 09-27 | THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY!!! | buzzm1 | | THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY!!!
OUR ACCEPTABLE IMMIGRATION REFORM
#1. Secure Our Borders!!!
#2. | | 09-21 | I know the problem | argosfal | | I am going to watch my own health be destroyed by this system, I wish I had been informed of the | | 09-18 | Kinder's double talk | bbender | | Sam Page, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, claims that his opponent is full of | | 09-16 | Didn't learn. | bsmith | | I would have to say this guy didn't learn his lesson. He is once again making meth and selling it | | 09-14 | A veteran's observation | haiki | | How can state court judges arbitrarily award as alimony a portion of a veteran’s disability rated | | 08-31 | Many know gov. Palin | guest | | High ranking conservative leaders are excited over the news that Gov. Palin was Sen. McCain's | | 08-28 | An image of Israel | misterd | | To those who foster anti-Semitism and who equate Israelis with their enemies let me send you to a | | by: Views Date | | MORE FORUMS |
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What closed minds have wrought "When I told a right-wing friend of mine about what the president had done [ie. remain in the Sarasota elementary school classroom listening to kids read after being told that the World Trade Center was being attacked], I already knew he would defend it. You see, you have to understand that because Bush is a conservative Republican he could be caught sodomizing a goat on the front lawn of the White House and they'd say this only showed his love for animals...We've heard so many times that the real president is Dick Cheney, not George Bush. My guess, without having any inside knowledge about the situation, is that Bush gets his way on whatever he wants. But he is smart enough to know he doesn't know anything and Cheney does, and lazy enough to not want to work to acquire this knowledge, so he defers to Cheney's judgment almost out of necessity....."
---Vincent Bugliosi from his book The Prosecution of George Bush for Murder | | More Quotes. |
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