http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310172659.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310172659.html Sid Davis has an odd talent. If you turn around, he’ll be able to guess your wheelchair size. Davis developed his talent while delivering the gift of mobility to people in Cancun, Mexico. He and several other members of the Joplin Rotary Club in April gave 240 wheelchairs to people in need. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310172958.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310172958.html I used to be good at changing Emma’s moods. I used to be good at making her laugh when she really didn’t want to laugh. But lately I’ve sort of hit a mood-changing slump. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:12:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310180724.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310180724.html Kathryn Stockett is an extraordinary storyteller whose debut novel begs to be opened. Readers will find themselves transported to the segregated South during the beginning stages of the civil rights movement and will be turning pages long into the night. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:54:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303134648.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303134648.html The Joplin father and son have seen their interests combined into a hard-hitting work ethic that keeps them busy training fighters, sleuthing, hauling and setting up a giant steel cage all over the state, and working to help children caught in an abusive situation. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310115925.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310115925.html To say the life of a missionary is not an easy one could be the biggest understatement ever — especially in the case of Eric and Jennifer Lotz. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:41:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310114127.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310114127.html Homecoming Sunday will be observed at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Iron Gates Christian Church, 2310 Iron Gates Road. Bill Richey will be the featured speaker. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:05:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310120505.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_310120505.html The Rev. Tom Eggebeen came up with a hair-raising idea: He would turn God’s house into a doghouse by offering a 30-minute service complete with individual doggie beds, canine prayers and an offering of dog treats. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_309194247.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_309194247.html Though her music spans several styles, the Grammy-nominated Jewel says it all comes from the same place. Jewel will sing some of her songs during a solo acoustic show Sunday at Downstream Casino — the same kind of performance that landed her the record deal that eventually produced her 1995 breakthrough, “Pieces of You.” Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:54:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_309195507.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_309195507.html The Midwest Regional Ballet has scheduled performances for its latest offering, a production of “Cinderella.” Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_309195345.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_309195345.html Life is full of cons. Whether it is that job that just doesn’t turn out the way it was supposed to, the friend who isn’t quite who he claimed to be or the girlfriend who professes undying love while bagging half of the football team on the side, it seems that there’s a seedy side to so many things. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:49:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_309194954.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_309194954.html Zemlinsky Quartet appears as part of Pro Musica season. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:04:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303140135.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303140135.html If I was lucky enough to be able to accompany the torch, I might need some travel information on both Greece and Canada. Global Road Warrior can answer just about any question I might have on Greece, Canada or 173 other countries and territories around the world. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:58:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303135623.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303135623.html My wife prefaced her remarks about loading the rest of the stuff into my car with the words “If you want.” I didn’t want. So I didn’t. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:56:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303095618.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303095618.html It’s hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:51:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303094825.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_303094825.html October 31 is a big day for Protestants. It may not be as fun as candy corn and Snickers bars, but it is hard to look around Joplin and not see the effects of this historic day.