Turner Report t-shirts have arrived

In the 1990s, one of the things the reporters at the Carthage Press probably tired of hearing me say was "The Carthage Press may not cover the world, but we run circles around the Globe."

Photographer/reporter Ron Graber, later the Press managing editor, even had business cards made featuring that slogan.

I revived the slogan for the Turner Report/Inside Joplin and it seemed even more fitting since these blogs directly cover much more of the same beats that are covered by the Globe and I do my best to bring you plenty of material about Joplin and the surrounding area that will never make the pages of the Globe or will be unrecognizable by the time it reaches its pages.

The slogan was a bit too long for a t-shirt, so I shortened it to "The Turner Report- Running Circles Around the Globe.

The wait for the shirts to arrive is over.

The UPS truck brought the first shipment of Turner Report t-shirts earlier this afternoon and they are available for purchase.

I took the first photo before shaving, then decided that really was not the look a reporter/editor/blogger wants to have, so I took a second shot after a bout with the razor.

The shirts are Gildan Ultra Cotton, navy blue and are pre-shrunk and are available in medium, large, or extra large. Anyone needing a different size can place their orders on the PayPal button below with information on the size and a home address or you can send $22 covering the shirt, shipping, and sales tax to Randy Turner, 2306 E. 8th, Apt. G, Joplin, MO
64801.

The shirts will also be available at the first signing for Classroom Confidential and Sports Talk Memories 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 16, at Always Buying Books.