From the metro desk, here are a few of the headlines you will find in Thursday’s Joplin Globe and online at joplinglobe.com.
Area residents react to the final presidential debate
Communities along Highway 71 prep for Interstate 49 designation
CAFO opponents claim feeding operations harming property values
Cherokee County officials consider budget
The Health & Family section offers tips on avoiding SIDS
These stories, local sports results and the Health & Family section — Thursday in The Joplin Globe and online atjoplinglobe.com.
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October 15, 2008
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Pittsburg commission to consider agreements on intersections
The Pittsburg City Commission on Tuesday will consider agreements to proceed with improvements to intersections at Broadway and 20th Street and Broadway and Centennial Avenue.
- VIDEO: St. John's releases security camera footage from May 22
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Groundbreakings at three schools to mark tornado anniversary
The Joplin School District will mark the one-year anniversary of the May 22 tornado with groundbreakings Tuesday at sites for three schools to replace those destroyed in the storm.
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Faiths share common denominator in service focusing on Joplin’s spirit
Members of Joplin’s Christian, Jewish and Muslim congregations gathered together Sunday in Landreth Park to share the spirit of unity that emerged in the wake of the May 22 tornado.
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Actors bring Book of Job to life for Joplin audiences
The audience of several hundred people sat in silence, listening intently to the words of Job being brought to life in a no-frills, powerful performance.
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Weather service implements storm warning changes after 2011 tornadoes
The May 22 tornado changed more than just Joplin. It also changed the way people get information about severe weather and the way the National Weather Service informs people about the severity of storms.
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Young cousins still healing from tornado injuries
Looking at Mason Lillard and Lage Grigsby today, it’s hard to conceive how close to death they were a year ago. Both suffered serious injuries when they and Sharon Lillard, inside the grandparents’ truck, were thrown across the Joplin Home Depot parking lot in the May 22 tornado.
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Jo Ellis: Art educator opens Carthage collaborative
Another artist has moved to Carthage, where she is hoping to realize a dream she says she has had for years.
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Andra Bryan Stefanoni: Backyard science experiment provides changing views
Eight years ago, my husband and I decided that the best use of our second acre was to take it out of our mowing routine and turn it into something that could benefit the environment.
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Susan Redden: Missouri Legislature session ends, along with some bills’ prospects
There’s always next year. That must be what Missouri legislators — including those from the Joplin area — are saying after this year’s session of the General Assembly ended Friday with so many proposed bills left on the House and Senate floors.
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Pittsburg commission to consider agreements on intersections
