One of my favorite things to do when I visit my parents is look at old pictures. It doesn’t happen often but when it does there are always stories and…
Over the past 3 years Joplin has grown, developed, and expanded rapidly. It’s an exciting time for our city! New restaurants have come to town, and the city continues to…
Confident [kon-fi-duh nt] adjective 1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment. 2. sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one’s own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold: a confident speaker. (From dictionary.com) I used to think that confidence meant being prideful or a having big ego. I could not…
It was a Friday afternoon in the middle of July and the factory was a buzz. We all scrambled around like little worker bees trying to get our work done…
As a young child my favorite thing to do was play! It’s such a general concept, but anything that involved imagination and fun, I was there. My imagination took me…

As the start of the school year is just around the corner it is time to start thinking about clubs, teams, activities and new groups starting up. Senior awards will…
