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The exhibit, “My Midwest,” will coincide with the Joplin Public Library’s annual Joplin Reads Together program. This year, participants will read “The Lager Queen of Minnesota” by J. Ryan Stradal.
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The presentation will be at 5 p.m. on Feb. 27 in the library's community room. Bryan Trude, an assistant professor of communication at Missouri Southern State University, will speak about reading news, finding credible sources and navigating online spaces.
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Joplin Interfaith Coalition's Community Bake Sale and Luncheon: A Delicious Way to Make a DifferenceThe eighth annual event is a way for the Joplin community to sample food from different cultures and religions.
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The group will be at the Cornell Complex on February 22, performing their show “Strings Unleashed.” It features a combination of classical and contemporary music, with songs from Bach, Bon Jovi and more.
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House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins says Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker has too often decided cases in ways that buck GOP priorities.
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Dawn Chapman is frustrated that it’s taken decades for the agency to announce what community members — many of whom have died or suffered illness from the exposure — knew for years.
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The move comes months after Missourians voted to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution.
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Universities and hospitals are among the institutions that would need to cut their budget under proposed changes to how medical research grants are funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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The House also passed bills to end the capital gains tax, preserve the assets of foster children and allow landlords to refuse tenants who get federal housing assistance.
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Sen. Mike Henderson said the bill protects farmers’ privacy. Public information advocates and environmental groups worry about the loss of transparency.