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| Marilyn "Mariwinn" Taylor Passes Away in Ozark >> People | admin |
| Greetings, friends...
 We start this message as our Mom did in her first article for the Joplin Independent almost 15 years ago and we imagine she would have wanted nothing more than to still be healthy enough to help with its much needed editing. Unfortunately we're on our own, as Marilyn "Mariwinn" Taylor ended her hard battle with metastasized cancer this weekend, passing away peacefully in the room adjacent to her cherished backyard garden.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Marilyn attended Millburn High School and Rutgers Univeristy. She went on to become a photojournalist and a volunteer on the Millburn First Aid Squad. After moving to the ...more |
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| How water savvy are you? >> Environment | mariwinn |
 Tiffany Frey and Mike Kromrey are both executive directors of non-profit agencies that monitor and help correct water issues in the Springfield, Missouri area. An avid fly fisherman, Kromrey has a B.A. and M.A. in biology while Frey has an associate's degree from Cottey College and a B.S. from Missouri State University. (Photo by Vince Rosati)
A meeting of the Democratic Alliance recently featured Mike Kromrey, executive director of the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks and Tiffany Frey, executive director of the James River Watershed Basin. Their main focus was to inform everyone regarding their organizations' roles in ...more |
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| Why Missouri governor needs to be a Democrat >> Government | mariwinn |
| by Mari Winn Taylor
Democrats gather at a local labor union hall in Springfield for good bar-b-cue, comraderie and to become acquainted with Democratic candidates on the August 2, 2016 ballot.
Organized chaos is the way one might perceive events promoted by area Democrats. While the media receives notice of an event, we have no expectation of being greeted. Not alone this time we stood exchanging smiles with another local reporter who recognized the same aloofness.
Attorney General Chris Koster was the featured speaker at the Democratic fundraiser that took place at the I.B.E.W. Hall in Springfield on ...more |
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| Power of fantasy >> Book Reviews | jkennedy |
| by Jack L. Kennedy
Close your eyes. Fantasize. Try fantasy for fall.
No one stretches and adorns that literary genre better than Jim Webster, pictured, who in two new paperback novel ...more |
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| Learn to weave >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| A series of classes teaching the basics in tapestry techniques will take place in a studio at 1325 S. National at Green Street (just northeast of the Springfield Art Museum). A series of four classes ...more |
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| MoDot posts interactive online map of airports >> Miscellaneous | staff |
| Pilots in Missouri may now access information on Missouri's 123 public-use airports on a new interactive map from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The interactive map displays the locations ...more |
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| Life's history or God's vision? >> Book Reviews | jkennedy |
| by Jack L. Kennedy
People, not preaching, promises or pessimism, form the rapidly beating, reassuring heart of Gospel Memories -- The Future Can Rewrite Our Past, a book deceptively larger than ...more |
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| Help law enforcement get body armor >> Miscellaneous | jmerritt |
| The raffle of a unique quilt featuring patches from sheriffs' offices in Missouri's 114 counties is being sponsored by the MSA Wives' Auxiliary with assistance from Southern Uniform. The proceeds ...more |
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| Next trip to Tlaquepaque is planned >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| The Friends of the Garden and Springfield Sister Cities announce that their next fund-raising trip to Tlaquepaque, Mexico will take place from February 3-10, 2017. The trip includes a visit to ...more |
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| NOW demands resignation of Larry Kay >> Letters to the Editor | jtomek |
| To the editor:
Missouri National Organization for Women (NOW) has learned that the executive director of the Missouri Veterans Commission has just resumed his job after a court found that he had ...more |
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| Foodie/critic writes first culinary thriller >> Book Reviews | jkennedy |
| by Jack L. Kennedy
Mark Spivak, author of Friend of the Devil (Black Opal Books) instantly proves to hungry skeptics that it Is possible for a journalist to cook, eat, drink fine wine and write ...more |
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| Springfield Public Works tries to lesson crashes >> Community | kmilam |
| Springfield Public Works is testing out the safety benefits of a new right-turn lane design with a pilot study at the intersection of Battlefield Road and Campbell Avenue. The design with a tighter ...more |
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| Who will speak for the voiceless? >> Op-Ed | hastings |
| by Rivera Sun
The forest sways in ripples of green. Wind sends the dappled sunlight sparkling through the branches. These are the things we forget in the heat of the political season. There are ...more |
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| Free college classes offered to senior citizens >> Education | staff |
| Missouri State University's Adult Student Services will offer their "MSU62: Senior Citizens Fee Waiver Program" beginning at 9 a.m. on August 19, 2016, in the hospitality room at the Meyer Alumni ...more |
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| SLT announces its 2016-17 season >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| LANDERS THEATRE
The Springfield Little Theatre, the oldest civic theatre operation of its size in Missouri, and one of the largest in mid-America, has announced its 2016-17 season.
The eight ...more |
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| Stones's Throw announces 2016-17 season >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| This is a scene from the opening night hilarious performance of The Near-Sighted Knight and the Far-Sighted Dragon performed at the Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre in Carthage on June 23-26, ...more |
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| Immerse yourself in nature and art >> Entertainment | mariwinn |
| A garden party was hosted by Joplin Regional Artists Coalition (JRAC) board member April Davis-Brunner and her husband Larry at their property, Historical Cox Springs. They had purchased the 17-acre ...more |
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| Ridding cukes and squash of pests >> Home and Garden | stafff |
| Have you had issues with the striped cucumber beetle and squash vine borer? Here is a tip from the Springfield Organic Gardening Club.
Try planting daikon radishes, pictured, at the base of ...more |
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| Tree inventory guide is online >> Community | staff |
| My TreeKeeper is available online for anyone wanting to identify any of the 2,467 trees in Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic, Springfield, MO. Clicking on a particular tree shown ...more |
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| Nixa launches alternative sentencing court >> Community | mariwinn |
| Nixa Municiapal Court Judge Joel Harris takes the podium to speak at a Community Alternative Sentencing Court kickoff.
A ceremony took place at Nixa City Hall on June 10, 2016, to launch the new ...more |
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| New flashing yellow arrow is installed >> Community | tdancey |
| A flashing yellow left-turn arrow is now in place in the eastbound to northbound left-turn lane of the newly improved intersection at Campbell Avenue and Westview Street/Primrose Street in ...more |
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| Broadway shows come to Springfield >> Calendar of Events | dgallion |
| "Now, I've had the time of my life" is what audiences will be saying about the Broadway shows coming to Springfield! The 2016-2017 Broadway Season at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts ...more |
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| Stopping just one more "hit" >> Book Reviews | jkennedy |
| by Jack L. Kennedy--
Warfare uses many weapons, and internal battles are the most difficult.
That is the major lesson perhaps in The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit are REAL by longtime ...more |
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| What's in your vehicle and A/C systems? >> Environment | dbryan |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is cautioning homeowners, manufacturers of propane-based refrigerants, home improvement contractors and air conditioning technicians of the ...more |
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| Bull Mills outing combines nature with history >> Environment | mariwinn |
| Calling attention to a section of the trunk of a downed tree, retired Ferrell- Duncan gastroenterologist and dedicated Master Naturalist Dr. Bob Kipfer explained the process of determining the tree's ...more |
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| When gene manipulation is warranted >> Health | mariwinn |
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The human spirit or heart can trump bad genes. That's one of the conclusions reached by Paul Durham, Ph.D, pictured, Missouri State University Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology. He spoke at ...more |
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| Greene County Commission announces "Team Greene" >> Community | ehedlun |
| The Greene County Commission has announced a new volunteer program known as Team Greene. Its purpose is to develop a group of volunteers who will work in the information booths located in the ...more |
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| Singer/songwriter contest is announced >> Miscellaneous | grambo |
| The 69th Annual Original Ozark Folk Festival, that will take place from October 13 15, 2016, in the Basin Park Band Shell in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is accepting submissions for the ...more |
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| Circuit clerk's office and court gets new website >> Government | ehedlun |
| The Greene County circuit clerk announced today a completely redesigned web site for the circuit clerks Office and Missouris 31st Judicial Circuit. The new website features many enhancements, ...more |
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| Know the truth about the Benghazi attack >> Education | mariwinn |
| Fred Burton, a foremost auhority on security and terrorism, answers questions about the Benghazi attack that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. He had completed ...more |
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| Both Sanders and Trump know squat about economics >> Op-Ed | erick |
| by Sheldon Richman
On Trade, Sanders and Trump Are Peas in a Rotten Pod.
Neither Bernie Sanders, the self-described democratic socialist, nor Donald Trump, the self-described terrific ...more |
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| Ozark Center launches Super Me! >> Health | bruffett |
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The Ozark Center in Joplin launches Super Me!, an app for Apple devices. Super Me! helps children develop resilience and positive coping skills through a series of in-game and out-of-game ...more |
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| Selling items online? Consider SPD's suggestion >> Community | staff |
| Have you hesitated selling an item locally on Craigslist or any other Internet website where you might have to meet a buyer in person? The Springfield Police Department may have a way to do that ...more |
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| Experience the history and beauty of the Ozarks >> Travel & Leisure | mariwinn |
| The entrance to Smallin Cave in Christian County, Missouri is seen from several hundred yards within.
by Mari Winn Taylor
Six miles south of Springfield near the town of Ozark is a cave that ...more |
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| Reading the Sweet Oak >> Book Reviews | mariwinn |
| FACINATION WITH A RIVER
Recommending a particular book specifically for holiday gift-giving could be a limiting idea given that every day is a good excuse for buying a book. For any excuse and ...more |
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| New way to discover risk for high blood pressure >> Health | doshea |
| Analysis of blood samples from more than 5,000 people suggests that a more sensitive version of a blood test long used to verify heart muscle damage from heart attacks could also identify people on ...more |
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| City of Ozark survey is open to all >> Community | staff |
| The city of Ozark is asking residents to complete a brief survey that will help elected officials and city staff who are working on establishing a 5-year Strategic Plan. They are looking for opinions ...more |
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| ISIS' evil gets thumbs up >> Op-Ed | mpolka |
| Slow down, I cant understand you, the Prince of Darkness uttered, as his nefarious cohort babbled on. ...more |
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| Challenges of growing succulents >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| Jan Bower (second from left) demonstrates how to propagate succulent plants to some members of the Succulent Society of the Ozarks. Members were able to take home cuttings to create their own ...more |
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| Springfield combats cardiac arrest >> Health | staff |
| What do Bass Pro Shops,The Bodysmith, City Utilities of Springfield, DermaHealth, Paul Mueller Company, Ricks Automotive, and Title Boxing Club have in common? These are places where if you were ...more |
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| New insight on tweeting >> Op-Ed | hastings |
| Rare earth paradise
by Sandy Lyon--
Will we dig up paradise to be able to try to tweet a picture of paradise? To tweet or not to tweet, that is the question of our time.
So all those little ...more |
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| Where to find a recycling center in Springfield >> Community | mhaase |
| City-operated Recycling Centers and Yardwaste Recycling Center announce extended spring/summer schedule
The city of Springfield's recycling centers and yard waste recycling center will begin their ...more |
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| Have you considered an alternative to your garden? >> Health | staff |
| Do you not have enough room to grow your own garden, or do you know someone in that situation who would still like to have fresh vegetables throughout the spring, summer, and fall......and even into ...more |
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| Got a clunker you want removed? >> Community | staff |
| The Greene County Extension Council in Springfield, Missouri is hoping to generate money for educational programs and office operations thanks to a partnership with AutoWranglers, a national vehicle ...more |
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| Cellphone nos. will be added to No Call List >> Government | staff |
| JEFFERSON CITY Legislation was signed into law this week by Gov. Jay Nixon that will allow cell phone users to block unwanted telemarketing calls and text messages. Co-sponsored by 154 ...more |
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