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The Rhinoceri Trio (Brendan Cooney-piano, Greg Mervine-drums, Chris Coyle-bass) is proud to announce the release of their debut album “Libera Me." The Rhinoceri trio, named for the most ponderous and ...

At Joplin High School, my reputation is pretty well secured by this point. I’m the “phones are bad” teacher. This week a senior graduating early gave me a gushing, emotional goodbye. Her last words ...

The first quarter of the school year is now behind us at Joplin High School. I have written here on several occasions about the problem of student cellphone use in our school, and I thought this ...