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The backlash to the Joplin City Council's 5-4 vote to fire City Manager Mark Rohr earlier this week continues a "Bring Back Mark Rohr" page has been launched on Facebook.

The group's stated purpose is to "bring back Mark Rohr and replace city council members."

At this writing, the group, which started today, has 33 members.

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2013 in Review: Board approves blueprint on how Facebook, C. J. Huff speeches, can make Joplin Schools number one

(From July 2013)

For those who thought life could not get better in the Joplin R-8 School District, the best is yet to come.

During its June 25 meeting, the R-8 Board of Education approved a plan which includes having Superintendent C. J. Huff deliver annual State of the District messages as part of an effort to make Joplin schools the place where everyone wants to come.

No word was mentioned on whether the state legislature and Missouri Supreme Court members would be invited.

The Comprehensive School Improvement Plan approved at the June 25 Joplin R-8 Board of Education meeting details how R-8 administrators plan to use a combination of social media, positive stories from the traditional media and "satisfaction surveys" to make Joplin "the school district of choice in southwest Missouri by demonstrating annual improvement in overall patron, parent, and student satisfaction."