Joplin city manager provides weekly update

(City Manager Sam Anselm provided the following update to Joplin City Council members Friday.)

Good afternoon, everyone. Please see below for this week’s update.

Miscellaneous

* Prior to my meeting with Chamber President Rob O’Brian this week, he sent along the economic development update for November, which I have attached for your review. I have additional information for you regarding the progress of the ATTC in the next section.

• In other economic development news, we will be reaching out to the developers of the South Main and Hope Valley TIFs for an update on their projects. Deadlines for some of the items in the redevelopment agreements approved by you have passed, and our hope is by reengaging these developers we can get an update to pass along to you.

• Attached is the regular update from public works regarding projects in/around the city. Of note, on December 5th, utility relocations will begin for the Main Street resurfacing project scheduled for next Spring; lane closures on Main Street will be common as work continues. As you have heard me say before, 2017 is shaping up to be an extremely busy year for infrastructure projects around the community, so please take every opportunity you can to let residents know what’s ahead. Staff will promise to do the same on our end.

• If you did not attend the tree lighting ceremony or the unveiling of the windows at City Hall this past Monday, I encourage you to swing by some evening to check them out. Kudos to staff in our parks & rec department for their work at Spiva Park, and a big thanks to the volunteers who helped decorate the windows again this year. As we move into the holiday season, our Joplin CVB has prepared the following video that I would like to share: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIE1TO2Wsvs.

 Looking Ahead 

• Earlier today I attended a walk-through for the infrastructure presentation from public works planned for our work session on December 12th. In advance of that work session, I’ve attached the orientation material we provided to newly-elected council members this past April. Understanding the organization and the responsibilities of public works will aide in our discussion on the 12th, so I encourage you to review this material prior to the work session.

• Work at the ATTC is progressing, and during our meeting, Rob and I discussed the possibility of touring the facility prior to our council meeting on December 19th. We can arrange for transportation from city hall to the ATTC and back before 6:00, so please let me know if you’d like to ride with the group.

McCaskill: House Republicans trying to send tax dollars abroad

(From Sen. Claire McCaskill)

I've spent years making sure that Missouri's manufacturers can compete on a level playing field... which is why I'm so disappointed that U.S. House Republicans are trying to send American tax dollars abroad, instead of investing here at home.

READ my letter to House and Senate Leadership on the importance of #BuyAmerica

Under a bipartisan #BuyAmerica provision—which was passed by the Senate in a water infrastructure bill, and supported by Senate Republicans and President-elect Trump—taxpayer funded infrastructure projects would employ American workers and use American iron and steel, boosting American jobs and supporting American business.

But U.S. House Republicans are pushing to remove those protections, allowing foreign companies to get government business instead.

I can't for the life of me figure out why the U.S. House refuses to get onboard and buy and hire American—but I'm fighting to restore these provisions and pass them into law.

Police protection is the civil rights issue of our time

It is the civil rights issue of our time.

We saw it in Ferguson and again in Dallas.

Every citizen has the right to an effective police department, but law enforcement is stuck in the mindset of the 20th Century, with more and more money being poured into government police agencies with results continuing to deteriorate.

And those who are hurt the most are the people who are living in pockets of poverty throughout the nation. Their crime rates continue to increase no matter how much money we spend.

With that in mind, I propose a complete rethinking of policing to give all Americans access to the protection they deserve.

One way to improve police departments would be to hold them accountable for their results. If a department is determined to be failing based on statistics, provide it with options- either shut down the department or replace all of its officers.

Now that would improve law enforcement.

Why shouldn't people have a choice in what kind of police department they have. Instead of shoveling tax money into one police department for each city, why not provide taxpayers with options?

Instead of just calling 911 and having the same police department responding to emergencies for everyone, how much better would it be if we provided each family with vouchers and allowed them to provide for their own protection?

You would still have the option of putting your money into the traditional government police department, but you could also use your money to pay for a private for-profit security business, a virtual police run entirely online, or maybe even put all of your money into home policing and buy your own weapons, alarm systems and whatever else you need.

Consider the possibilities if we were to take away the restraints and the bureaucratic shackles that have kept police departments from trying innovative methods of protecting the public. What if we could put our tax money into operating a series of charter police departments that would not have to abide by the rules that currently hamstring government police agencies?

How much better would it be if police departments didn't have to follow all of those laws and it they could operate without any public scrutiny?

The biggest problem we have is the number of unqualified police officers in this country. We have too many burned out officers who are just out there to collect a paycheck. Why not offer energetic, capable college students an opportunity to train for six weeks, strap guns on them, and head them out into the streets? We could call it Police for America.

And perhaps it is time to put all decisions on policing in the hands of a few billionaires who know more about it than any of the rest of us.

Let's get real.

No politician would ever propose anything like that. My "proposals" would be a recipe for disaster.

Yet the same proposals are presented quite seriously as cures to the problems facing education in this country.

We will soon have a Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, whose family has spent millions pushing educational vouchers and charter schools. The DeVos family also created the strategy of labeling public schools as "government schools." You will be hard pressed to find any record anywhere of anything Betsy DeVos has done to help a public school.

With our president-elect already boosting charter schools and decrying the state of education, we should expect to see all of the solutions I proposed above being applied to education.

Under the Trump-DeVos program, parents will be able to put tax money into private schools, religious schools, home schools, or virtual schools with little or no regulation of the product they are receiving since Trump has told us over and over that government regulations are holding us back.

The groundwork for this has been laid by decades of blaming all of the problems facing education on "bad teachers." If we could just fire all of the bad teachers and take away their tenure protection, education would magically improve and teachers from the Teach for America program can enter classrooms with just six week of training and be able to perform as well as veteran teachers.

Come next month, we will have a president who has never had any connection to public schools and who has selected a secretary of education who has made destroying public schools her life's mission.

Those who support public education have every reason to fear what is about to be unleashed on this nation.

And who's to say that somewhere down the line, someone is going to realize the money that could be made by privatizing police departments.

Surely Trump can find some dilettante billionaire who could run the Department of Homeland Security.

Billy Long: Obama's response to Castro's death was deplorable; Trump's was great

(From Seventh District Congressman Billy Long)

On November 25th, news broke that Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro had died. While many Cuban Americans rejoiced about the death of a man who had caused them and many of their loved one’s pain, President Obama responded with one of the most deplorable responses the Leader of the Free World could give.

Growing up during the time Fidel Castro took power, I saw from the start the devastating effects his dictatorship had on the Cuban people. For further edification one only has to speak to some of my colleagues who were forced to flee his rule with their families as youngsters.

Our neighbor to the north, Canada, also gave a disgraceful response regarding the death of Fidel Castro. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went a step further to outright praise the Cuban dictator. He said that even his “detractors” understood his “dedication and love for the Cuban people,” as well as saying that he made “significant improvements to the education and health care.”

I for one was not mourning Fidel Castro’s death. This man and the Castro regime have been constant human rights violators prohibiting free speech, free press and free and fair elections. They are also guilty of jailing, beating and executing many who speak out against them.

President Obama was right when he said the Cuban people have a “friend and partner in the United States.” But that friend and partner shouldn't be one that continues to turn their backs on a country that oppresses its people. The United States needs to be a friend and partner who stands up to a dictatorship that has deprived its people, for far too long, basic human rights.

As President-elect Donald Trump said, “If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the U.S. as a whole, I will terminate the deal.” That is true leadership from a man who understands that you don’t negotiate with dictators, like Fidel Castro’s brother, Raul Castro, who is the current “president” of Cuba appointed by Fidel Castro himself.

The Cuban people deserve a chance to live in a democracy and all the freedoms that come with that. They have been denied all of those things for far too long.

Though the death of Fidel Castro was celebrated by many, it does not mean freedom for the Cuban people. Sadly, there is still much more work that needs to be done.

Cleaver: 21st Century Cures includes money for medical research

(From Fifth District Congressman Emanuel Cleaver)

A development this week in Washington D.C. could have a huge impact on many families in my district and around the country. Earlier this week, the House considered H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act. This bill includes three parts; bipartisan 21st Century Cures provisions, bipartisan Mental Health Reform, and various bipartisan Medicare-related provisions. The 21st Century Cures bill dedicates $6.3 billion over 10 years for medical research, opioid prevention and FDA innovation. The Cancer Moonshot program spearheaded by Vice President Biden will receive $1.8 billion to increase access to cancer therapies, improve our ability to prevent cancer and detect it earlier. H.R. 34 also establishes a new grant program for adult suicide prevention and crisis response, updates critical mental health and substance abuse programs, and improves treatment options for serious mental illnesses.

Although I have concerns about some aspects of the bill, particularly some of the funding revoked for other prevention programs, the bill is overall very encouraging. The opioid abuse prevention and treatment projects and the mental health reforms are all promising changes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioids have killed more than 28,000 people in 2014 - that’s more than any other year on record. At least half of those overdoses involved prescription opioids. In recent years, Missouri has seen a significant increase in heroin overdoses according to the state Department of Health and Senior Services, from 69 cases in 2007 to 244 in 2011.

This is an example of both sides of Congress working together to address an issue that has plagued hundreds of families struggling with addiction and mental illness.

Book signing Saturday at Changing Hands Book Shoppe

I will be at Changing Hands Book Shoppe, 528 Virginia, Joplin, 2 to 4 p.m tomorrow (Saturday) for my last book signing before Christmas.
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The signing is part of my "Banned in Joplin" Book Tour, so the books that were involved in my struggles with the Joplin R-8 School District, Devil's Messenger, No Child Left Alive, and Scars from the Tornado will be available, as well as the books that came as a result of those struggles, Silver Lining in a Funnel Cloud and Let Teachers Teach.

All of my books will be available at reduced prices, except for Silver Lining and Devil's Messenger, and I will also have some specials for those who buy multiple books.

I will also be available to talk with anyone who has ideas, information, or feedback for the Turner Report/Inside Joplin.

Hope to see you there!

Joplin R-8 Board extends contract of emergency management consultants

Crunch time has arrived for the Joplin R-8 School District as it tries to convince FEMA to approve the reimbursement of millions of dollars in "errors and omissions" from the district's building projects.

In closed session Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to extend the contract of the Witt O'Brien firm, an emergency management consultant which has worked with the district since the tornado through December 31, 2017.

The vote was closed because it concerned "legal actions involving the district," according to the minutes.

The first rejection of the "errors and omissions" request came during the July 26 board meeting, the same time it was first noted that FEMA had twice rejected requests for reimbursement for work done on East Middle School.

The district's budget and its balances have been based on the money CFO Paul Barr has indicated month after month would be headed this way.

"Errors and omissions" is a phrase that includes items that were not originally in the plans district officials submitted to FEMA, including what Barr termed in a 2014 board meeting as "might-as-well spending," which he defined as spending that takes place because the district wanted to do it at some point and it "might as well" do it now.

Barr's reference was to items that had been added at Joplin High School, including extra tennis courts, artificial turf and lighting for all fields and practice fields, and a track at the high school, all items that had not been included in the original plans.

In other closed session actions, the board approved the hiring of Melinda Moss as superintendent and approved the resignation of Kellie Blagg.

Barr told the board that no bids were received for the Washington building at 1112 E. 2nd Street.

Federal grand jury indicts Neosho man on drug charge

A federal grand jury indictment of a Neosho man was unsealed today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

According to the indictment, Jacob Aaron Beckham, 31, was in possession of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute on May 5 in Newton County.

A detention hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, in Springfield.

Agenda posted for Monday Joplin City Council meeting

COUNCIL AGENDA
December 5, 2016
6:00 P.M., Council Chambers

1.

Call To Order

Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America

2.

Roll Call

3.

Presentations

1.

Boards And Commissions Plaque Presentation For Recognition And Appreciation Of Service For Outgoing Volunteer Board Members Who Have Completed Their Terms During 2016.

4.

Finalization Of Consent Agenda

5.

Reports And Communications

6.

Citizen Requests And Petitions

7.

Public Hearings

1.

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES

2.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-290

AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2004-256, passed by the Council of the City of Joplin, Missouri, November 15, 2004, by removing from District R-1 and including in District C-1-PD property as described below and located 2915 East 17th Street in the City of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. 

Documents:

1. CB 2016-290-SUMMARY.PDF
2. CB 2016-290-STAFF PLANNING REPORT.PDF
3. CB 2016-290.PDF

3.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-291

AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2004-256, passed by the Council of the City of Joplin, Missouri, November 15, 2004, by removing from District R-1 and including in District C-1 property as described below and located 2005 South Byers Avenue in the City of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-291.PDF
2. CB 2016-291-SUMMARY.PDF
3. CB 2016-291-STAFF PLANNING REPORT.PDF

4.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-292

AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2004-256, passed by the Council of the City of Joplin, Missouri, November 15, 2004, by designating the property a Historic Landmark and include in a Historic Preservation Overlay District property as described below and located 220 North Pearl Avenue in the City of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-292.PDF
2. CB 2016-292-STAFF PLANNING REPORT.PDF
3. CB 2016-292-SUMMARY.PDF

5.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-293

AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2004-256, passed by the Council of the City of Joplin, Missouri, November 15, 2004, by designating the property a Historic Landmark and include in a Historic Preservation Overlay District property as described below and located 721 North Sergeant Avenue in the City of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-293.PDF
2. CB 2016-293-STAFF PLANNING REPORT.PDF
3. CB 2016-293-SUMMARY.PDF

6.

COUNCIL BILL 2016-294

AN ORDINANCE approving the voluntary annexation by the City of Joplin of property located Approximately 110 acres lying west of Central City Road and South of 20th Street, Jasper County, Missouri.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-294-SUMMARY.PDF
2. CB2016-294-STAFF PLANNING REPORT.PDF
3. CB 2016-294.PDF

7.

COUNCIL BILL 2016-295

AN ORDINANCE approving the voluntary annexation by the City of Joplin of property located 1.6 miles west of the intersection of 20th Street and Central City Road, Jasper County, Missouri.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-295.PDF
2. CB 2016-295-STAFF PLANNING REPORT.PDF
3. CB 2016-295-SUMMARY.PDF

8.

COUNCIL BILL 2016-296

AN ORDINANCE approving the voluntary annexation by the City of Joplin of property located 1.5 miles west of the intersection of 20th Street and Central City Road, Jasper County, Missouri.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-296 - STAFF PLANNING REPORT.PDF
2. CB 2016-296.PDF
3. CB 2016-296-SUMMARY.PDF

9.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-297

AN ORDINANCE approving the voluntary annexation by the City of Joplin of property located 1983 South State Line Road, Jasper County, Missouri.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-297.PDF
2. CB 2016-297-STAFF PLANNING REPORT.PDF
3. CB 2016-297-SUMMARY.PDF

8.

Consent Agenda

1.

Minutes Of The November 21, 2016 Joplin City Council Meeting

Documents:

1. NOV 21- CC MINUTES.PDF

2.

AMENDED COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-014

 AN ORDINANCE approving a plan for an industrial development project consisting of the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of a frozen foods manufacturing facility; authorizing the city of Joplin, Missouri to issue its taxable industrial development revenue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $44,250,000 to finance the costs of such project; authorizing and approving certain documents; and authorizing certain other actions in connection with the issuance of the bonds.

3.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-155

AN ORDINANCE approval of License Agreement by and between the City of Joplin and Alpha Air Center, LLC to conduct an Airshow at the Joplin Regional Airport.

4.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-382

AN ORDINANCE adopting the 2016 City of Joplin Historic Preservation Plan Update.

9.

Resolutions

10.

Ordinances - Emergency

1.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-157

AN ORDINANCE approving a purchase order to Armor Equipment in the amount of One Hundred Eighty Three Thousand, Eight Hundred and Four and no/100 Dollars ($183,804.00) in the City of Joplin, Missouri; providing how the cost shall be made and levied, and containing an emergency clause;

Documents:

1. SUMMARY SHEET - STREET SWEEPER 2016-157.PDF
2. CB -STREET SWEEPER 2016-157.PDF
3. SWEEPER-11282016103021.PDF

2.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-158

AN ORDINANCE approving the contract with Bennett Inc. in the amount of Two Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Five and no/100 Dollars ($247,965.00) for the Ditch Improvements on Euclid Avenue from Rolla to Odessa Avenues in the City of Joplin, Missouri; and containing an emergency clause.

Documents:

1. TSO613 SUMMARYSHEET CONSTRUCTION-CB2016-.PDF
2. CB 2016-1 CONSTRUCTION_TSO613.PDF
3. LOCATION MAP TSO613.PDF
4. BID TAB FORM.PDF

3.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-160

AN ORDINANCE approving the contract with Ozark Nursery of Joplin in the amount of Twenty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty and no/100 Dollars ($28,980.00) for Tree Planting on East 15th Street in the City of Joplin, Missouri; and containing an emergency clause.

Documents:

1. 15TH STREET TREE PLANTING COUNCIL PP-MAP.PDF
2. BID TABULATION_TREESON15TH STREET.PDF
3. 15THSTREET-TREES SUMMARYSHEET_CONSTRUCTION-CB2016-.PDF
4. CB 2016-160 CONSTRUCTION_15THSTREET-TREES.PDF

4.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-161

AN ORDINANCE approving an Agreement with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Four Hundred DOLLARS and 00/100 ($151,400.00) for Professional Engineering Consulting Services for the Operational Assessment of the Filmore Bridge & Tin Cup Lift Stations project and containing an emergency clause.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-161 SUMMARY SHEET.PDF
2. CB 2016-161 AGREEMENT.PDF
3. CB 2016-161.PDF

5.

COUNCIL BILL 2016-411

AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Joplin to execute Amendment No. 8 to the Professional Services Agreement with Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP to provide implementation and administrative activities, not to exceed Four Hundred Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($419,000.00) and authorizing the Director of Planning, Development and Neighborhood Services to execute said Agreement; and containing an emergency clause.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-411 SUMMARY.PDF
2. CB 2016-411.PDF
3. JOPLIN DELOITTE R1 AMENDMENT 8 FINAL 112216.PDF

6.

COUNCIL BILL 2016-412

AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Joplin to execute Work Authorization Number 6 to the Master Services Agreement for Professional Administrative Consulting Services with Deloitte & Touche LLP to provide implementation and administrative activities, not to exceed Two Million, One Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Dollars ($2,162,000.00) and authorizing the City Manager or his designee the Director of Planning, Development and Neighborhood Services to execute said Agreement; and containing an emergency clause.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-412 SUMMARY.PDF
2. JOPLIN DELOITTE R2 WORK AUTHORIZATION 006 FINAL 112216.PDF
3. CB 2016-412.PDF

7.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-527

AN ORDINANCE adopting and establishing the pay rates for the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year for certain Unclassified Council Employees; and containing an emergency clause.

Documents:

1. CB 2016-527 SUMMARY WAGE ADJUSTMENT COUNCIL EMPLOYEES.PDF
2. CB 2016-527 COUNCIL EMPLOYEES PAY ADOPTION ORDINANCE.PDF
3. CB 2016-527 SCHEDULE A COUNCIL EMPLOYEE PAY EXHIBIT DEC 2016.PDF

11.

Ordinances - First Reading

1.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-015

AN ORDINANCE authorizing and adopting Provisions for Collective Bargaining with Law Enforcement Sergeants in the City’s Police Department.

Documents:

1. SUMMARY_COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICE SERGEANTS_CB2016-015 AT 12-5-2016 MTG.PDF
2. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROVISIONS COUNCIL BILL_LAW ENFORCEMENT SERGEANTS IN POLICE DEPT_CB2016-015 AT 12-5-2016 MTG.PDF
3. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROVISIONS AGREEMENT- COJ-POLICE SERGEANTS V1 12-5-16 MTG.PDF

2.

COUNCIL BILL 2016-383

AN ORDINANCE approving an Agreement by and between the City of Joplin, Missouri, and
Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing, Inc.; and, authorizing the City Manager or his designee the Director of Planning, Development, and Neighborhood Services to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Joplin, Missouri. 

Documents:

1. CB 2016-383 SUMMARY.PDF
2. CB 2016-383.PDF
3. HEARTLAND CONTRACT_FINAL.PDF

3.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2016-618

AN ORDINANCE Approval of the job description of Assistant Wastewater Superintendent for the City of Joplin.

Documents:

1. SUMMARY SHEET -CB 2016-618.PDF
2. JOB DESCRIPTION ASST WW SUPER.PDF
3. COUNCIL BILL 201- 618 BOARD SUMMARY SHEET ASST WW SUPERINDENT JOB DESCRIPTION..PDF
4. CB -JOB DESCRIPTION 2016-618.PDF

12.

Ordinances - Second Reading And Third Reading

13.

Unfinished Business

14.

New Business

1.

NEWS FROM THE PIO

2.

Closed Session

Vote to go into closed session, which shall pertain to leasing, purchasing or sale of real  estate by a public governmental body where public knowledge of the transaction might adversely affect the legal consideration therefore; and which shall pertain to the hiring, firing, disciplining, or promotion of an employee or particular employees of a governmental body involving personal information; more specifically for the purpose of evaluating certain Council employees; as set forth in Section 610.021(2) (3) RSMo, as amended, 2015. This meeting, record, and vote to be closed to the extent provided by law. The City Council shall adjourn at the end of the session. 

5:41, KC Star book, Silver Lining top Amazon Joplin Tornado rankings

When my book signing takes place 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Changing Hands Book Shoppe in Joplin, two of the books I will be signing were ranked among the top three non-fiction books about the Joplin Tornado on the Amazon charts as of Wednesday morning.

5:41; Stories of the Joplin Tornado, which I wrote with Carthage Press Managing Editor John Hacker, was at the top of the list, while Silver Lining in a Funnel Cloud: Greed, Corruption, and the Joplin Tornado was third.

Those two books and the second-ranked book, the Kansas City Star's Joplin 5:41, were the only Joplin Tornado non-fiction books to crack the top million.

The best selling book about the tornado, as it has been for months, is the fictional I Survived the Joplin Tornado by Lauren Tarshis.

NON-FICTION

1. 5:41: Randy Turner and John Hacker 162,740

2. Joplin 5:41: Kansas City Star 761,133

3. Silver Lining in a Funnel Cloud, Randy Turner 983,163

4. 32 Minutes in May, Joplin Globe 1,005,266

5. Lily: A True Story of Courage and the Joplin Tornado 1,714,085

6. When the Sirens Were Silent, Mike Smith 1,920,713

7. Miracle of the Human Spirit, Mark Rohr 2,246,847

8. Life After the Storm,   Fleitman 2,583,400

9. Hindsight: Lessons Learned from the Joplin Tornado Zac Rantz and Stephen Kleinsmith 2,609,207

10. Singing Over Me, Danielle Stammer 2,665,610

11. Using Social Media in Disaster Recovery, David Burton, Genevieve Williams, Rebecca Williams 3,212,089

12. Spirit of Hope, Randy Turner and John Hacker 3,341,453

13. Tales of the Soul: Joplin May 22 L. E. Stark

14. Joplin Tornado Survival Stories, Emily O'Keefe 3,734,085

15. 5/22: Stories of Survival, Stories of Faith, Scott Hettinger 3,989,087

16. Scars from the Tornado, Randy Turner 4,095,002

17. Joplin Tornado House of Hope, Tim Bartow 5,721,669

18. Joplin MO Tornado of May 22, 2011, David Prevatt and William Coulbourne 5,721,669

19. Mayday in Joplin, Donald Clugston 8,181,290

FICTION

1. I Survived the Joplin Tornado, Lauren Tarshis 2,714

2. Simple Pleasures, Kenna White 1,127,639

3. Tornado Warning: The Extraordinary Women of Joplin, Tamara Hart Heiner 2,588,133

4. Shatterproof, Katrina Hoover 2,852,922

5. When the Storm Passes, Julie Jett 2,925,407

6. Out of the Wind, D. Ed Hoggatt 4,110,843

7. 20th and Rangeline, Joplin MO, Thomas Meisinger 6,009,940

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