http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:26:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_328192407.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_328192407.html Army Staff Sgt. John J. Cleaver’s life was a testament to the type of person he was. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:55:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_327214930.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_327214930.html Finally, it seems that a real debate over a real bill will begin on health care reform. The Senate cleared the way Saturday for debate on legislation unveiled by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. The bill, a compromise between two committee-passed versions, could undergo significant changes ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:47:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_327214827.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_327214827.html I am thankful for enough grief, tragedy and difficulty in my past to have created a sense of humor, gratitude and faith in my spirit as I face the future. My father, a disabled veteran, suffered a broken neck and disabling arthritis which caused him to constantly look down at the ground. To look a person in the eyes, he had to lean his whole body back and glance up. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:45:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_325094644.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_325094644.html For the second year in a row, in-state, undergraduate students at Missouri’s four-year, public colleges and universities and at two year-community colleges won’t see increases in tuition or academic fees.It’s a campaign promise that Gov. Jay Nixon has made good on. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_324151907.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_324151907.html Should suspected terrorists allegedly responsible for the 9/11 attacks be tried under American Federal law in open court? Proponents for this action being taken by the president and his attorney general argue that our system can handle it. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_322204030.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_322204030.html William “Bud” Wirick not only lost a storage barn, but personal property he says was worth several thousand dollars. Cars, motorcycles, mowers, tools, 15 rolls of metal roofing and roof rafters are all gone, he claims, after his storage barn was demolished after he was cited for allowing a dangerous building to exist next to his house. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:51:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_321203850.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_321203850.html We recently spotted this interesting quote in a financial news release: “Direct comparisons are not necessarily applicable. You can make some judgments in terms of trends …” The quote was not from a professional politician, but from ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_320211327.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_320211327.html If you think we have a political problem in the United States, check out Russia. A recent editorial in The Washington Post noted that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently gave a 140-minute “state of the union” address. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:55:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_318085614.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_318085614.html Only Wilmer McLean may be more star-crossed than Southwest Missouri when it comes to the Civil War. In July 1861, the Civil War in the East erupted on McLean’s Virginia farm near a creek called Bull Run. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:32:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_316213303.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_316213303.html There is an incessant demand from most Americans for continuation of all approved government programs at the federal, state and local level. Any cuts in such programs are met with resistance, if not screams of outrage. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:44:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_315214504.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_315214504.html The murderous rampage of a U.S. Army major at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 active and retired soldiers dead and 29 wounded is incomprehensible to any rational being. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_314231231.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_314231231.html In no way is it a feel-good story. That doesn’t mean it should be forgotten. Today, more than 146 years after 15 black Civil War soldiers were shot, killed, mutilated and their bodies burned, a monument will be dedicated as a reminder of the story behind the deaths of the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:24:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_313232457.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_313232457.html Missouri Southern State University’s policy regarding nursing students and tattoos should be updated. The Globe, last week, published a story about a few students who were not allowed into the nursing program because they had visible tattoos. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_310205331.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_310205331.html The facts as we know them are that an Army major, who was a mental health professional, shot and killed 13 soldiers (including himself) at Fort Hood, Texas, and wounded 38 others. Truly a tragedy of major proportions. Our hearts and sympathy obviously go out to the dead, the wounded and their families. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:16:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_309211708.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/in_our_view/local_story_309211708.html The CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians says a six-figure deal with Coca-Cola Co. will not have any effect on the group’s editorial content about soft drinks and obesity.Does that come with fries, too?