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| Joplin's downtown entertainment event >> Classifieds | staff |
| Third Thursdays kicks off in downtown Joplin on March 18th. See March calendar for details ...more |
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| A glimpse at the Emerald Isle >> Travel & Leisure | staff |
| It’s March 17, 2010 when, with the wearing of the green, a person’s passion brings them to the Emerald Isle of Ireland, even if their roots aren’t buried there. Before enjoying that nice foamy glass of Guinness come with us on a short trip to the seaside town of Malahide, a short ride from Dublin.
MALAHIDE CASTLE
Travelogue by Chris Ciolli
A stone’s throw, or rather a short train ride from Dublin, is Malahide Castle and its 250 acres of greenery. The expanse of lawn, formal ...more |
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| Want 1 gig speed? Join the regional effort now! >> Community | mariwinn |
Kirstie Smith, pictured, recently held a conference at the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce to acquaint everyone with how to register on Google's website in support of the new Broadband Beyond Borders' application to Google to be part of their experiment in the building of ultra high-speed fiber optic Internet systems.
Google, the multinational public cloud computing and Internet search technologies corporation, on February 10, 2010 announced a new experiment. They say that they are planning to build and test ultra-high speed broadband ...more |
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| MOCAP unites business and education >> Education | mariwinn |
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Dr. Bruce Speck, president of Missouri Southern State University, describes the university's role in the newly formed Missouri Center for Advance Power Systems Research (MOCAP) while standing in ...more |
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| 2010 Carver scholarship program is announced >> Education | paxton |
| The George Washington Carver Birthplace Association (CBA), in conjunction with the George Washington Carver National Monument, has announced the availability of the 2010 George Washington Carver ...more |
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| Crowder's skidpad is open to teens this spring >> Education | tblack |
| Your son or daughter is a new driver and is coming home from the local grocery store. It's raining. Your child is almost home when the car starts to skid on the wet pavement. Will he or she know how ...more |
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| Young artists wanted for national contest >> Kidz Korner | staff |
| Youngsters around the country are invited to take part in an art contest that highlights the fifth annual national Endangered Species Day celebrated in 2010 on May 21. The contest, sponsored by the ...more |
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| MoDOT archives maps for public use >> Miscellaneous | staff |
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Missouri's historical road maps are now available online. Thanks to the Missouri Department of Transportation's mapping and engineering policy groups that built the archive highway maps for ...more |
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| Meet the candidates >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| A City Council Candidate Forum, sponsored by the Future Young Professionals Network, will take place from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010, at council chambers (5th floor), Joplin City Hall, 6th & ...more |
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| Races for all ages highlight Boomtown Days June 12 >> Sports | l-onstot |
| Set your goals now and join hundreds of athletes in the Boomtown Half Marathon or Boomtown 5K beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010. The courses for both races are USATF-certified with ...more |
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| Meeting adds kicks to Route 66 >> Community | mariwinn |
| Tommy Pike, president of the Route 66 Association of Missouri, addresses a group of business owners, government officials and others interested in the promotion of the historic road.
Revitalizing ...more |
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| Geocaching: high tech treasure hunt >> Features | mariwinn |
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At right, Mattie Gilmore and her mom Kenna Peters check out coordinates on Kenna's Delorme Earthmate GPS. They were looking for the closest geocache hidden in Joplin.
Below, Mattie signs ...more |
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| Organization seeks donations to solve crime >> Community | mariwinn |
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Kyle Hickam, president of the 13-member Board of Directors of Heartland Crime Stoppers, Inc., explains the need for this newly formed organization at a press conference yesterday at the Joplin Area ...more |
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| Contest features amateur photographers >> Miscellaneous | mangile |
| The Sperry-Galligar Audubon once again is sponsoring a free photo contest for amateur nature photographers from the 4-state area of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, those who live ...more |
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