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Joplin Writers' Faire set for Saturday, October 3
I'll be among 50 authors who will be at the 10th annual Joplin Writers' Faire 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, October 3, at the Joplin Public Library. I h…
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Missouri Supreme Court hears appeal of school library ‘explicit sexual material’ law
By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent The Missouri Supreme Court is weighing whether a 2022 law making it a crime for school employees to provide s…
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Missouri Republicans threaten library funding over 'rainbow story time'
By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent Missouri Republican officials threatened Tuesday to cut state funding for Columbia’s public library after sta…
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Remembering the Lamar Catcher in the Rye controversy
Today is the 75th anniversary of the publication of J. D. Salinger's controversial novel Catcher in the Rye . I've never read the book and haven't rea…
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Max McCoy: I'm sitting out America's birthday party until everyone is welcome (Opinion)
By Max McCoy For the Missouri Independent (Note: Max McCoy was formerly an investigative reporter for the Joplin Globe.) Today the Trump administratio…
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Twenty-one Joplin R-8 teachers, administrators retiring
The following teachers and administrators are retiring from the Joplin R-8 School District at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year: Gregg Adams…
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Route 66 traveling exhibition opens Wednesday at Carthage Public Library
The Carthage Public Library was closed today while the traveling exhibition Missouri's Main Street: 100 Years of Route 66 was set up. The exhibition w…
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Missouri Senate panel weighs plan that could swap income tax for broader sales tax
By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent As Missouri Republicans push a constitutional amendment to phase out the state income tax, the proposal’s House…