After Joplin: Rebuilding after a tornado, branch by branch

May. 22, 2013
Having grown up in Kansas, my husband and I both learned from a young age what to do when the tornado sirens go off.

Don't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters

May. 9, 2013
The above Bob Dylan quote is apt as the City Council follows Rahm further down the parking meter rabbit hole. Plus WWACIED (what would a church in Elgin do), and your musical memories of mom.

Joplin debris 'reborn' in Kansas City art project

Aug. 27, 2011
Pieces of twisted metal and scrap wood left behind by a massive tornado that tore through Joplin, Miss., are now sitting in a gallery in Kansas City.