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Steven Pokin

@spokinsgf

I'm the Springfield Life Columnist at the new nonprofit, online news outlet: the Springfield (MO) Daily Citizen. I'm a long-time newspaper reporter and runner.

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So you've been wanting to get on board with the Springfield Daily Citizen. What if I told you the first year price is $79.99? That's $6.67 per month. That's journalism you won't get anywhere else. Right here: hype.co/@springfieldda…

So you've been wanting to get on board with the Springfield Daily Citizen. What if I told you the first year price is $79.99? That's $6.67 per month. 

That's journalism you won't get anywhere else. Right here: hype.co/@springfieldda…
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This personal story about domestic violence was written by Judi Kamien, development officer at the Springfield Daily Citizen. sgfcitizen.org/voices-opinion…

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Joe Hadsall is my newest newsroom colleague. He is our business reporter. He started yesterday. It's going to be fun! He's already made the infamous newsroom Quote Wall. sgfcitizen.org/springfield-da…

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Colleague JackieRehwald takes a close look at why victims of domestic assault often refuse to testify against their abuser. Some of the reasons might surprise you. sgfcitizen.org/government/soc…

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Bone-chilling and hard-nosed reporting by colleague JackieRehwald on domestic violence and a murder-suicide. He told her he wouldn't be in jail long and he was right. sgfcitizen.org/government/soc…

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sgfcitizen.org/springfield-cu… What? A fish that can breathe air and survive out of water for up to four days, if it stays moist! And it's been found in Missouri! I think I saw one thumbing its way along Interstate 44. Story by Carly Randles

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NEW TODAY: My ksmu interview with JackieRehwald and Steven Pokin of the Springfield Daily Citizen on their in-depth series "Living in Fear." They've investigated Springfield's crisis of domestic violence since January, publishing dozens of stories ksmu.org/news/2023-06-2…

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BIG: From the "Living in Fear" series by our news partners at Springfield Daily Citizen today: Chief Paul Williams, other community leaders at domestic violence roundtable describe "ugly truths" that many in Ozarks view spouses, women, children as "property" sgfcitizen.org/government/soc…

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Our 4-part series "Living in Fear" on domestic violence ends today with colleague JackieRehwald's wonderfully written and inspiring profile of Kai Sutton. sgfcitizen.org/government/soc…

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sgfcitizen.org/economy-growth… "He was just love and light." A young, deaf homeless man took his own life. His friends are staggered by the loss, wishing that he'd been able to hear the sound of his great big infectious laugh. Story by JackieRehwald

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sgfcitizen.org/government/cri… Normally the Springfield Daily Citizen would not name the person beaten in a domestic violence attack. But Renee Goodwin wanted to be named. And she did not want to be called a victim. "I'm a survivor," she told JackieRehwald

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sgfcitizen.org/springfield-cu… If you like racing you'll love this story by freelancer Kathleen O'Dell. Photos by Jym Wilson. I've never been to this quarter-mile banked track at the edge of town. But it sounds like fun!

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Reporter Joe Hadsall 🇺🇲 did some digging and discovered that the Springfield Public Schools joined -- by only a one vote margin -- a major health-care-training alliance here in Springfield. sgfcitizen.org/schools/k12-ed…

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Do you know what a "cranky" is? It's an old art form revived by Springfield's Sandi Green-Baker. She'll be performing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Library Center. Story by Kathleen O'Dell, of the Springfield Citizen. Photos and video by Wilson, Jym sgfcitizen.org/springfield-cu…

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Who better to tell some Ozarks ghost stories than Kaitlyn McConnell? She writes the blog @Ozarks_Alive. sgfcitizen.org/springfield-cu…

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I don't know exactly what happened in this case, but I do know that colleague JackieRehwald provided tremendous insight on a federal court case in which a man at a homeless camp alleges a Springfield police officer used excessive force in subduing him.sgfcitizen.org/government/cri…