JOPLIN — Empty concrete pads where houses once stood. Untouched playgrounds still riddled with broken glass. A once-bustling retail district, eerily quiet on a weekend night.
Joplin officials consider rebuilding options, keeping building codes, safety in mind
Saturday, July 23, 2011 | 5:19 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:33 p.m. CDT, Monday, August 1, 2011
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