The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

Mike Pound: Phone situation is off the hook
The other night our phone rang. As usual I didn’t answer it. I never answer the phone at our house. The reason I never answer the phone at our house is because the phone call is never for me. Face it, who would call me?
Book review: Knitter frustrated by ‘Casting Off’
This is a good book for readers who like gentle stories based in reality with a little drama, a little romance and a look into another culture.
Columnist pens collection about Ozarks settlers, residents
The Joplin woman is the author of “Bushwhackers, Visions and Star-Crossed Lovers,” which features about 200 of the many stories she’s heard in her genealogy research. Thirty years in the making, the book features stories of people who settled and lived in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas.
Review: New library director to begin on Monday
I am happy to take this opportunity to do something a bit different from the usual review in this space. This week, I will take the occasion to give everyone a little introduction to our new library director, Jacque Gage, who begins her directorship tomorrow!
Mike Pound: Leaving is apparently difficult to do
I’ve been spending a lot of time in my car lately. I haven’t been driving my car. I’ve just been spending a lot of time in my car.
Man’s effort to keep Grand Falls clean earns awards
Ron Phelps has received the Lieutenant Governor’s Senior Service Award and a proclamation from the city of Joplin thanking him for his hard work and service to the Joplin landmark.
Mike Pound: Bedroom renovations hard to understand
When we first moved into our house, eight years ago, my wife and our then 4-year-old daughter, Emma, put together a bedroom design that I figured would last 30 years. Instead, it lasted three years.
Review: Legal thriller full of plot twists
"Fugitive," with its non-stop action and gripping plot twists, add suspense until you reach the surprising and shocking conclusion.
Second chance: Crowder theater instructor receives state recognition
At one time, J.P. Dickey thought he was going to be an accountant. Fate had other plans. A friend’s encouragement to audition for a play led Dickey to a career in theater.
Review: Movies speak to audiences in similar ways
For this column I will look at two movies that couldn’t be any more different from each other — on paper, anyway. But they both possess whatever magic lies within really good movies to make them “speak” to an audience — to show us something about ourselves and the world around us.
Mike Pound: Cell phone calls a harbinger of nothing good
I hate when my cell phone rings when I’m driving. For one thing, I have trouble doing one thing at a time. Doing two things — talking and driving — is a bit of a stretch for me.
Joplin native, now a four-star general, assumes key position
Gen. Carrol H. “Howie” Chandler, their boss, recently was named the new vice chief of staff of the Air Force. After command stints in Alaska, Hawaii, Italy and Saudi Arabia, he is now the No. 2 man for the Air Force at the Pentagon.
Book review: Burroughs’ essays rough yet rewarding
Halfway through “You Better Not Cry,” Augusten Burroughs’ latest collection of essays, I still wasn’t sure what to think of it. Or even if I’d finish it.
Mike Pound: Socks require strong packaging
Thursday morning I finally got around to opening some socks I got for Christmas. As Christmas gifts go, socks are sort of a win/lose deal.
It's a Shir thing: Local woman a member of club dedicated to name Shirley
To most people, she is Shirley Kirk, 72, of Joplin. But to one group of people, she is called “MO-8.” The numerical designation is important for this new group — everyone is named “Shirley.”
Review: 'Tumblebooks' make reading an adventure
How would you like to see a book come to life right before your eyes, or better yet, your child’s eyes? A new resource at the library does just that.
Mike Pound: He doesn't see glasses as a fashion statement
The last time we took Emma to the eye doctor, Larry, the doctor, told us that Emma had Ted Williams-like vision, so the fact that she was wearing glasses the other day took me by surprise.
Book review: Medical surprise makes for compelling story
It is the spring of 1999, and 44-year-old Alice Eve Cohen is deliriously happy. She is raising Julia, her 8-year-old adopted daughter, she is dating a wonderful man and has a thriving career as a playwright and theater artist. And then one day in early April, she awakens with an upset stomach.
Mike Pound: Home alone a major deal
Self-styled career: Emmy-nominated hair designer offers advice
No matter how successful you are, you always need something to fall back on. It was a piece of advice given to Diane Martinous by a theater professor at Missouri State University in Springfield, and it was one that turned out to be prophetic for her future career.
Book review: Trivia buffs will love to learn about ‘Uncommon History’
While there is a lot of information familiar to me in this book, there is obviously a lot that wasn’t. It’s very attractively laid out, with lots of photos, and makes for some interesting browsing.
Mike Pound: Moderating a spirited discussion? Whatever
It occurred to me Wednesday night, while my wife and our 11-year-old daughter Emma frantically tore through a large pile of clothes on our kitchen counter, that I had absolutely no idea what goes on in our house.
Pair offers one-on-one lessons each week at Silverado Dance Club
“You name (the dance), we do it,” said Kelly Bennett. “If we don’t know it, we’ll learn it. Whoever takes the time to come through the door, we find out what they want to learn and teach them.”
Mike Pound: A mad house, quite literally
Everyone was mad at me Thursday morning.
My wife was the first person to get mad at me. My wife gets out of bed before I do. She does this because it takes her longer to get ready for work than it takes me to get ready for work.

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