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Wildcat Glades Friends Group Releases April Program List

March 22, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – This April, the Wildcat Glades Friends Group along with other partners, will be hosting a hands-on preschool connections program, kids and adult yoga, and a nature explorers’ event. Register for one today! Yoga […]

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Bulky Item Drop-Off Service to Change to WCA Starting April 1

March 22, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Starting April 1, 2021, Joplin residents will have a new location to take their bulky items due to a change in the bulky item drop-off service contract.  Waste Corporation of America (WCA) […]

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Are Electric Cars Really Better for the Environment?

March 22, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Are Electric Cars Really Better for the Environment?
EVs produce fewer emissions overall than their gas-powered counterparts, but there are caveats.

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Supporting Joplin High School’s Project Graduation 2021

March 22, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

Calling senior parents and guardians, local businesses, and Joplin High School supporters! If you’d like to support this year’s Project Graduation, please share this donation link with as many friends and family members as possible. […]

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Hospitals Hide Pricing Data From Search Results

March 22, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Hospitals Hide Pricing Data From Search Results
Hospitals that have published their previously confidential prices to comply with a new federal rule have also blocked that information from web searches, according to a Wall Street Journal examination.

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AstraZeneca: Covid Vaccine Is 79% Effective in Late-Stage U.S. Trials

March 22, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on AstraZeneca: Covid Vaccine Is 79% Effective in Late-Stage U.S. Trials
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be safe and 79% effective in preventing symptomatic disease in U.S. clinical trials involving more than 32,000 people, the U.K. drugmaker said.

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Japan Charges Father-Son Team With Aiding Ghosn Escape

March 22, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Japan Charges Father-Son Team With Aiding Ghosn Escape
Japanese prosecutors on Monday formally charged an American father-son team with aiding the December 2019 escape of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn.

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Railroads Strike a $25 Billion Merger

March 21, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Railroads Strike a $25 Billion Merger
Canadian Pacific agreed to acquire Kansas City Southern in a merger valued at about $25 billion that would create the first freight-rail network linking Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.

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New Realtors Pile Into Hot Housing Market. Most Find It Tough Going.

March 21, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on New Realtors Pile Into Hot Housing Market. Most Find It Tough Going.
This phenomenon reflects both the extremely tight supply of homes on the market and how surging prices are persuading tens of thousands more Americans to try their hands at selling real estate.

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Americans Are Ready to Travel. But Where Can They Go?

March 21, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Americans Are Ready to Travel. But Where Can They Go?
Signs are growing that U.S. consumers are ready for a vacation in 2021, with online searches of airfares, hotels and home rentals on the rise. Domestic destinations away from cities are seeing the strongest demand.

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