Tag Archives: Joplin Globe

The Demise of Ink?

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Jim Wheeler

I’ve been something of a news junkie all my life. Even when I was in high school I signed up for journalism class and was editorialist for my school newspaper, not that I knew what I was doing of course. … Continue reading →

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Executive Power

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

We are living in politically dangerous times, what with critical fiscal decisions now log-jammed in the Congressional divide, but they are politically interesting times as well. Symbolic of this is conservative outrage over President Obama’s use of the Executive Order … Continue reading →

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Politics and Culture

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

I was motivated to think about politics, culture and the human condition this morning by two seemingly unrelated news items. Joplin’s Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School is a small, expensive private el-hi, attended for the most part by the children … Continue reading →

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Little Things Mean A Lot

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

In reading my morning Joplin Globe my eye was caught by two seemingly unrelated articles, subjects I later realized had a certain aspect of human nature in common. Most readers will recall that Joplin Missouri was hit by a record-breaking EF-5 tornado … Continue reading →

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Penmanship and the Dodo

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

Valuing diversity of opinion, I’m pleased to have among my regular blogging contacts a woman and an educator. Jennifer Carey is both those things and I liked her recent blog post offering the InfoGraphic, “A Few Grammar Mistakes That Can … Continue reading →

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Overreacting In Tornado Alley

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

Have you noticed?  Government tends to become overprotective when public safety is the issue. I am all for reasonable efforts but there is an ongoing campaign in Joplin Missouri now that is over the top and misguided, in my opinion. … Continue reading →

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Tornado Accounting

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

By now I think just about every news junkie in the United States associates Joplin Missouri with tornadoes. Our local newspaper, the Joplin Globe, has finally published a roundup of something I’ve been waiting for ever since our town was … Continue reading →

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On Civility

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Jim Wheeler

By now people who follow politics in the news are aware of the vast gulf dividing America’s two political parties. The verbal vitriol has gotten so thick and positions so entrenched that I fear the extremists would rather sacrifice the … Continue reading →

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Striking It Rich In Galena?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Jim Wheeler

The practice of medicine continues to be a lucrative business, at least for some doctors. Only yesterday I posted about how medical insurance, unlike car or life insurance, is little more than passing on budget-killing costs to an increasingly needy … Continue reading →

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Beguiling Simplicity

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jim Wheeler

Mollie and I have been out of the country for a week. Talk about timing! The cause du jour of course is the debt ceiling crisis being played out, emotionally, both on Capital Hill and throughout the world. It really … Continue reading →

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