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Columbia Daily Tribune's Roger McKinney is retiring. Here's a look back at his career
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA familiar face at Columbia Public Schools board meetings, on campus at the University of Missouri...
EDITORIAL: 'Joplin must help'
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 12—Two old Globe newspapers tell the tale. The first, a front page from Sept. 11, 1900, had a headline: "Joplin must help Galveston flood sufferers." That city had been hit by deadliest ...
Top 10 deadliest tornadoes in US history
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTornadoes are among the most powerful natural disasters and can wreak havoc on communities, organizations and businesses. They have happened in all 50...
EF4 tornado devastates Mississippi city: What to know about the EF scale
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe violent and deadly twister that leveled Rolling Fork, Mississippi, this weekend clocked in as a...
Wally Kennedy: 2020 census reveals surprising details about Joplin area
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 19—Some insights into questions left unanswered in the wake of the tornado that struck Joplin on May 22, 2011, might be found in the 2020 census. We know that 30% of Joplin's southern side ...
PULASKI'S PAST: Mural honoring George Joplin III, Bill Mardis is Unveiled
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 23—Some weeks, reporters wish something exciting would happen so they can have enough news to fill the newspaper. Ten years ago this week, local reporters were wishing for a little less ...
Local Moroccan woman reflects on devastating earthquake
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 22—Two weeks after the earthquake, a Joplin woman formerly from Morocco continues to try to grasp the scope of the disaster and reflect on the ongoing relief efforts. Wafaa Najdi was born ...
EDITORIAL: 'Contribute our might toward the relief fund'
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 8—Old Globes scattered around the building tell us stories about past natural disasters. Like the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Just hours after learning about it, Joplin Mayor C.W.
EDITORIAL: Happy New Year
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 1—It may not have felt like it at the time, but there was plenty to be grateful for when Mother Nature was giving us sub-zero temperatures and wind chills around Christmastime. Several ...
Column: Artist exhibit opens at Wesleyan, local musician playing Macon’s classic venues
Macon Telegraph via AOL· 1 year agoThe work of two Macon artists – one a visual artist, the other musical – is on display locally in...