Joplin – sharing the stairs

Run. Rebuild. Remember.

On May 22, 2011, my hometown of Joplin, Missouri, was almost wiped off the map by an EF5 tornado. With winds over 200 miles per hour, the multi-vortex tornado devastated…

Joplin Tornado: 5 Years Later and 5 Things I Know For Sure

It can be difficult to remember what our city looked like 5 years ago today. On May 22, 2011 at 5:41PM an EF-5 tornado slammed through Joplin, Missouri, and left…

Honoring My 13.1 Miles

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The Joplin Memorial Marathon was today. This event honors the lives lost in the May 22, 2011, tornado and the rebuilding process since. The slogan is "Run. Remember. Rebuild." Beginning…

Reflections-25 Things Learned from the Joplin Tornado

Five years ago this week--May 22, 2011 at 5:41PM to be exact--Joplin, Missouri, was just about wiped off the map by an EF-5 tornado. It was a tornado unlike any…