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Donations helping JHS music programs rebuild after tornado

Building a repertoire for the Joplin School District’s orchestra program is a challenge for Kylee VanHorn. “Every time I get on the Internet and look at the music sites, there are so many pieces I want to purchase, and I just don’t have the money,” VanHorn said.

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January 28, 2013

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By David Turner Special to The Globe The Joplin Globe Mon Jan 28, 2013, 09:29 AM CST

LAMAR, Mo. — I am really enjoying the fanatical antics of left-wing groups in America weeping, wailing and gnashing their teeth over guns and gun control.

If one didn’t know better, one might think these groups didn’t understand why the Founding Fathers included the Second Amendment to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights. Perhaps they really don’t know the first 10 amendments to the Constitution are the Bill of Rights.

The “independent conservative” who recently spewed in the Globe about defying the federal government’s laws should get acquainted with the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

David Turner

Lamar

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Our View: Finding the way forward
Communication failures and the lack of a clear mission have given rise to turmoil and discord at Missouri Southern State University. The antidote to this is openness, frankness and the articulation of a well-defined purpose as the school moves forward.

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Your View: Finding audience for Bard
It was interesting to see Globe columnist Mike Pound’s recollection of college studies of the Bard of Avon in association with the upcoming production of “Macbeth.”

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Your View: Shifting opinions
I have a suggestion for a Joplin Globe feature. Reprint all the letters and columns from years past that were in favor of the Patriot Act and how people who showed any concern over it “wanted the terrorists to win.”

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James Whitford, guest columnist: New definition needed
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Our View: Connecting the town
Well before the 2011 tornado, Joplin had a problem with “connectivity.” That’s right. The flow of traffic — whether it be cars, pedestrians or bicyclists — has been a sore spot with us for years.

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Your View: Bold leadership needed
Dear City Council Members, Let me first thank you for your service to our community.

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Other Views: Debt of honor
In Afghanistan, the Taliban have promised to kill Afghans who worked for the Americans and their families. In Iraq, similar threats were made by radical Islamic insurgents.

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Herb Van Fleet, guest columnist: Big Brother is always watching and listening
Sen. Church made that statement 38 years ago. He chaired a committee that was formed to develop legislation to rein in the CIA, FBI, NSA and other intelligence agencies, which had been operating outside the bounds of the law, including the Constitution.

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Geoff Caldwell, guest columnist: Jury still out on whistle-blower’s actions
Whether you see Edward Snowden as a hero, a traitor or something in between, there is no denying that the admitted “leaker” has opened up an industrial-size can of National Security Agency worms.

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Trish Patton, guest columnist: Downtown group needs stakeholders' support
On Tuesday the Downtown Joplin Alliance (DJA) tabled the Community Improvement District (CID) initiative.

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