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  • MoDOT working to hold line on bridge conditions

    05/11/2021 12:27:11 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 6 replies
    The Joplin Globe ^ | May 7, 2021 | John Hacker
    Across Missouri, about 900 state road and highway bridges are rated in “poor” condition by Missouri Department of Transportation inspectors. In Southwest Missouri alone, that number is a little more than 200. MoDOT officials say the problem — money, or the lack there of — is not anything new. Without a big infusion of new money coming into the state’s road budget, the number of bridges with a “poor” designation likely won’t improve much. and while sources for new revenue are on state and federal tables, they still have obstacles that would have to be overcome. MoDOT officials say being...
  • Janis Joplin - "Ball & Chain" (Monterey International Pop Music Festival, 1967)

    01/24/2021 5:16:41 PM PST · by simpson96 · 25 replies
    Youtube ^ | 06/18/2012 | CriterionCollection
    Big Brother and the Holding Company's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival was so powerful, the festival organizers hastily provided a second performing slot for the band to ensure it was captured by D.A. Pennebaker's film crew. Janis Joplin's cover of Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain" was a major part of helping them to get signed to Columbia Records later that year. Established artists such as Cass Elliot stared in wonder as Joplin delivered a blues-soaked performance.Janis Joplin - "Ball & Chain" (Monterey International Pop Music Festival, 1967)
  • Businesses, cities laud grant approval for I-49 project

    12/22/2018 10:59:56 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 13 replies
    The Joplin Globe ^ | December 10, 2018 | Jordan Larimore
    PINEVILLE, Mo. — Gregg Sweeten had difficulty last week putting his reaction into words. When he learned that funding for the long-sought Bella Vista Bypass had been found, Sweeten, the Pineville mayor and McDonald County emergency manager, was stunned. Then he was elated. "That is amazing," Sweeten said. "That is going to be so great. I think it’s going to lead to all kinds of opportunities not only for Pineville but for McDonald County. I mean, it’s just — I just can’t say how happy I am. Wow. That is ... that’s wild. That’s amazing. That’s a Christmas present right...
  • The Illustration Art of JC Leyendecker - The 19 Oughts and Tens, to the music of Scott Joplin

    06/06/2018 4:31:42 PM PDT · by mairdie · 13 replies
    The art of Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951) from 1896 to 1919, shown to the music of Scott Joplin (The Entertainer; The Easy Winners). Leyendecker was the face of Saturday Evening Post before Norman Rockwell. He created the marketing image of "The Arrow Man" for Arrow Shirts.
  • Joplin PD Banned From Social Media Posts That Make Criminals Look Bad

    01/14/2018 12:38:20 PM PST · by COBOL2Java · 12 replies
    BlueLivesMatter ^ | 14 January 2018 | OfficerBlue
    Joplin, MO - The Joplin Police Department has been ordered to cease all posting of "incident spotlights" which make criminals look bad by telling the public about their crimes. The incident spotlights tell the public about incidents that the department has responded to, and may include mugshots. KOAM reports that they have obtained e-mails which show disagreement between the police department and city manager about the social media posts. Joplin Police Chief Matt Stewart and Captain Trevor Duncan fought to keep the posts going, but City Manager Sam Anselm shut them down. According to KOAM, Anselm sent an e-mail to...
  • Large Quantity of Cellphones Bought By “Immigrants” at Rural Missouri Walmart Sets Off Alarms

    12/09/2015 3:45:08 PM PST · by daisy12 · 146 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | December 9, 2015 | Jim Hoft
    Two “foreign speaking” men set off alarms after they entered the local Walmart store in Lebanon, Missouri and purchased 60 cellphones. The purchase was made around 4 AM last Saturday morning. Police were called but released the men saying they didn’t have a legal reason to detain them.
  • How To Win an Election

    07/15/2012 3:59:46 AM PDT · by rodguy911 · 49 replies
    various ^ | 7/15/12 | Rodguy911
    To win and election all that is required is to tell the truth. Especially when dealing with the regime/obama. Tropical storm Debby destroys Florida,where is Obama?,Joplin Mo.is still waiting for federal money a year later! Where is the regime. Power still out in the dc area. When a president can't be bothered to take care of his constituents in time of need what good is he.Just these few examples alone point out the failure of the obama regime and why he should be replace with anyone who will simply take care of a nations citizens in a time of need,...
  • Obama hypocrisy: Joplin High School commencement address - "Generosity, Selfishness"

    05/24/2012 9:30:31 AM PDT · by Frankusa · 12 replies
    Addressing the graduating seniors of Joplin High School during a commencement speech on Monday, President Obama praised the selfless response of the Joplin community, and other kindhearted individuals, in the aftermath of the horrific tornadoes that struck the city last year. But the President cautioned the students that "as you begin the next stage in your journey, you will encounter greed and selfishness; ignorance and cruelty. You will meet people...who believe looking after others is only for suckers." "But", the President added, "you [the students] are from Joplin. So you will remember, you will know, just how many people there...
  • United Arab Emirates gives $5M to Joplin hospital

    05/18/2012 2:25:18 PM PDT · by Da Bilge Troll · 4 replies
    STL Today (Post Dispatch) ^ | Friday, May 18, 2012 | Associated Press
    Joplin is getting another big boost from the Middle East as the Missouri city rebuilds and prepares for the anniversary of a devastating tornado that killed 161 people. United Arab Emirates Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba was in Joplin Friday to announce that the oil-rich Persian Gulf nation is donating $5 million to Mercy Hospital for a pediatric section and the development of a neonatal intensive care unit, a first for the Joplin hospital. Mercy was one of the most prominent of 8,000 buildings destroyed in the May 22 twister. The towering structure was left little more than a shell after...
  • 'Miracle' tornado survivor denied workers' comp

    10/23/2011 1:40:53 PM PDT · by Cardhu · 25 replies
    AP via Yahoo ^ | October 23rd 2011 | Jim Salter
    JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — By all accounts, Mark Lindquist is a hero, an underpaid social worker who nearly gave his life trying to save three developmentally disabled adults from the Joplin tornado. Both houses of the Missouri legislature honored Lindquist, the Senate resolution calling him "a true hero and inspiration to others." But heroism doesn't pay the bills. The tornado's 200 mph winds tossed Lindquist nearly a block, broke every rib, obliterated his shoulder, knocked out most of his teeth and put him in a coma for about two months. Lindquist, 51, ran up medical expenses that exceed $2.5 million,...
  • FEMA sends Joplin money to East Coast after Irene (FEMA another political arm of the Democrat Party)

    08/29/2011 9:16:01 AM PDT · by tobyhill · 49 replies
    google ^ | 8/29/2011 | ap
    Some federal money pledged to tornado-ravaged Joplin and other disaster sites is being diverted to help victims of Hurricane Irene. Bob Josephson of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday that FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund is running low. He says individual aid to victims of the May 22 tornado that destroyed about one-third of Joplin will continue, but money for long-term public repair and rebuilding projects will be used for immediate disaster relief on the East Coast.
  • Before & After Joplin Tornado (Video Drive Through)

    07/09/2011 4:15:12 PM PDT · by Dallas59 · 1 replies
    Youtube ^ | 7/8/2011 | Youtube
    Video Linky
  • Rush Limbaugh Speaks in Joplin, Missouri

    07/05/2011 9:38:27 AM PDT · by iowamark · 14 replies
    RushLimbaugh.com ^ | 07/04/2011 | Rush Limbaugh
    BEGIN TRANSCRIPT AUDIENCE: (cheers and applause) MAN: Maha Rushie! RUSH: Thank you all very much. AUDIENCE: (cheers) RUSH: Thank you so much, but I can't hear you. I'm a little hard of hearing. AUDIENCE: (wild cheers and applause) RUSH: I gotta tell you, folks: Thank you so much for allowing me to be part of this tonight. It was a thrill, it was an honor to be here tonight among all of you. It's the Fourth of July, and do you know what we're celebrating today? AUDIENCE: (cheers) RUSH: No, no. We are celebrating a Revolution. AUDIENCE: (cheers) RUSH: We...
  • Rush Limbaugh in Joplin,Mo. Not political

    07/05/2011 7:02:10 AM PDT · by Hojczyk · 9 replies
    YouTube ^ | July 4,2011 | powersportsofjoplin
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  • Any FReepers on the ground in Joplin, MO to report on 4th of July celebration?

    07/04/2011 2:06:32 PM PDT · by Texas Eagle · 23 replies
    n/a ^ | 7/4/11 | n/a
    Just wondering if anybody is on hand at the 4th of July celebration going on in Landreth Park.
  • Rush Limbaugh to deliver tea to Landreth Park event (JOPLIN, Mo.)

    07/02/2011 8:53:01 AM PDT · by Hojczyk · 45 replies
    The Joplin Globe ^ | July 1,2011
    JOPLIN, Mo. — Rush Limbaugh will come to Joplin on Monday, along with a truckload of ice tea products for revelers at the annual Fourth of July celebration. Limbaugh’s appearance evolved from a contest conducted to promote his company, “Two If by Tea.” The contest sought nominations for Limbaugh to send a truckload of chilled tea products to a Fourth of July celebration of a city that “celebrates American pride.” A number of contest entries nominated Joplin as the destination, citing local efforts to recover from the May 22 tornado. Limbaugh announced on Friday that the truckload of tea will...
  • Joplin Tornado 5 weeks later

    07/01/2011 1:51:54 PM PDT · by ozarkgirl · 24 replies
    self | 71/2011 | ozarkgirl
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  • The Conscience of Kansas radio program- Mr. L's Tavern, Fungus outbreak in Joplin Ms, Gene Simmons

    06/14/2011 5:59:13 PM PDT · by 1pitech · 7 replies
    The Conscience of Kansas radio program ^ | 06-14-11 | Paul A. Ibbetson
    In this episode of the Conscience of Kansas radio program we talk about a deadly fungus outbreak in Joplin Missouri after their major tornado. Gene Simmons talks about Barack Obama and Israel. Malcom X's daughter is convicted of identity theft. University liberals at Goshen University ban the National Anthem as being too violent. We talk about it all today.
  • Donald Trump dings Eric Cantor, reprises birther talk

    06/05/2011 6:56:37 PM PDT · by opentalk · 18 replies
    Politico ^ | June 3, 2011 | JUANA SUMMERS
    While most speakers at the Faith and Freedom Coalition played up conservative themes, Donald Trump delivered a crowd-pleasing reprise of a few old favorite themes. But also in his sights: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who has called for spending offsets for disaster-relief funds following a tornado in Joplin, a southwest Missouri town, that killed at least 138 people. “Rep. Cantor, who I like, said we don’t want to give money to the tornado victims. And yet in Afghanistan, we’re spending $10 billion a month,” Trump said. “But we don’t want to help the people that got devastated by tornadoes,...
  • Laquey Elementary School running fundraiser for Joplin tornado victims

    06/02/2011 5:37:38 AM PDT · by darrellmaurina · 77 replies
    Pulaski County Daily News ^ | 5/23/2011 | Darrell Todd Maurina
    LAQUEY, Mo. (May 23, 2011) — Just one day after a tornado struck Joplin and destroyed thousands of homes, the 287 students of Laquey Elementary School began a fundraising project that they hope will help a fellow southwest Missouri community. The Laquey R-V School District is located to the west and southwest of Fort Leonard Wood, and the New Years Eve tornado which struck Fort Leonard Wood tore through the far southern end of the Laquey district on its way to the post. While nobody was hurt and the affected parts of the Laquey district were mostly unpopulated forested land,...