The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

Election Day Notebook

Election Day Notebook
  • Miami voters deciding fate of sales-tax increase

    Voters expressed frustration with the condition of city streets on Tuesday as they headed to the polls to decide a proposed 0.65 percent sales tax earmarked for street improvements.

    July 27, 2010

  • Voices: It's a cookbook The banking system is not broken. Or it was designed that way, and you can’t fix something that’s not broke without making it worse; you can only get rid of it.

    Why is the fox not afraid? Because he’s smarter than the path he travels. Then why does the fox dress as the hound he pretends to be afraid of? When trading children nickels for dimes because nickels are bigger, it’s smarter to dress like the hound than to look like a fox.

    March 8, 2009

  • Guest columnist, Gary Shaw: Blessings come to those who serve Like many others, I have special memories of Thanksgiving.

    November 27, 2008

  • Voters set to uncork liquor-license issue NEOSHO, Mo. — A string of proposed amendments to the city charter, including one that would allow the City Council to determine the availability of liquor licenses, and school board races will come before Neosho voters on April 8.

    Fourteen of the 15 changes will be posed as a single question, allowing voters to approve or reject all of those amendments with one vote. City officials earlier this year decided to put those revisions into one question because they wanted to rein in the cost of the election and because they viewed them largely as noncontroversial.

    March 22, 2008

  • Webb City officials proposing bond issue for infrastructure again WEBB CITY, Mo. — Hall Street in Webb City has to be repaired, local officials say.

    Increased traffic and tractor-trailer loads from the Joplin-Webb City Industrial Park has torn up the road and created a dangerous situation, according to Webb City elected officials. The problem is that Hall isn’t the city’s only street that needs some extra attention these days.

    “We haven’t had any city improvements in a while,” said Councilman Ray Edwards.

    To pay for these improvements, the city is asking voters on April 8 to reconsider a multimillion dollar bond issue that was narrowly defeated last August. A City Council race also will be on the ballot.

    March 22, 2008

  • Local NEA affiliates endorse Meadows, Jones for R-8 Board of Education Two groups representing employees of the Joplin R-8 School District announced Monday that they have issued their endorsements in the Board of Education race.

    Incumbent Jim Meadows and newcomer Mark Jones have been endorsed by the Joplin National Education Association and the Joplin Education Support Personnel, which represents nonteacher workers such as janitors. Both groups are affiliates of the National Education Association.

    March 17, 2008

  • Two on Republican ballot vying for 2nd District seat Residents in Northeast Oklahoma will choose from two candidates to receive the Republican nod in the U.S. 2nd Congressional District, with the winner to challenge Democrat incumbent Dan Boren.

    June 18, 2007

  • images_sizedimage_312105736 Voters inundate polls <img src=http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/onlineextra.jpg border=0 > <font color="#ff0000">Voter reaction audio MP3</font> An effort to cover a shortage of ballots for voters in Jasper County on Tuesday was expected to keep complete tallies for several races out until possibly the wee hours of this morning.

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  • <img src=http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/onlineextra.jpg border=0 > Bartosh leading commission race <font color="#ff0000">Editor's Notebook audio MP3</font> CARTHAGE, Mo. - Political newcomer John Bartosh appeared headed for victory in the race for Jasper County presiding commissioner, though two write-in challengers and photocopied ballots left the final outcome uncertain late Tuesday.

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  • images_sizedimage_312104401 Jasper County final results These are the complete but unofficial returns from Jasper County as of 6 a.m. Wednesday. Totals include about 900 hand-counted ballots

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