Joe Spear

Joe Spear

• Spear: Does anchor’s DWI warrant all the coverage?

  Covering DWI of a "public figure" leaves room for doubt, debate

  February 4, 2012 1 Photo

• Spear: ‘Gunshot’ news must be fast, accurate

  People need to know about crime.

  September 30, 2011 1 Photo

• Spear: 10 years after 9/11, the kids are still all right

  The day after 9/11, 10 years ago, I was driving my elementary-age children to school and their baby sister to day care.

  September 11, 2011 1 Photo

• Spear: Mankato riding the 'goattails' of an unusual national story

  Unless you have been out of the universe for the last week, you now know the tale of the little girls and the goat making Mankato famous.

  September 5, 2011 2 Photos

• Spear: Don’t miss out on 5,000 ducks of hope

  There are 5,000-plus reasons you might want to check out Sibley Park and Land of Memories Park Saturday around 1 p.m.

  August 24, 2011 1 Photo

• Spear: Sister paper loses colleague in tornado

  It was announced Thursday that one of The Joplin Globe’s page designers, Bruce Ballie, who was 56 and had a college-age daughter, was among the 125 people killed by the storm.

  May 27, 2011 1 Photo

• Spear: Readers help make our paper strong

  The Free Press was recently recognized with an honor that means a lot to me personally and to a vast majority of the folks who work at The Free Press.

  May 5, 2011 1 Photo

• Spear: Clearing the air on Santa, Head Start

  The story of Santa Claus and Head Start during the holidays stirred uneeded anger against the Somali community and Head Start.

  April 3, 2011 1 Photo

• Spear: Year was not quiet in Lake Wobegon

  If you used the words “Mankato” and “four domestic homicides” in the same sentence, many people would think that you are mistaken.

  December 30, 2010 1 Photo

• Mankato can be diverse, and better, with effort

  Mankato “hometown” stories unfolded Tuesday night when the community was asked to come together and talk about why they call Mankato home in the context of the region’s growing diversity.

  November 13, 2010 1 Photo

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