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Category: Steve Pokin Columns

Steve Pokin, an opinion columnist at the Springfield Daily Citizen, is best known for his columns Pokin Around and Answer Man.

Posted inSteve Pokin Columns

Answer Man: What is Missouri’s state animal? And 9 other questions

by Steve Pokin November 30, 2023November 30, 2023

I learned a lot about what our state of Missouri considers special enough to garner designation as a “state symbol.”

Posted inSteve Pokin Columns

Answer Man: Does Missouri have an official dog?

by Steve Pokin November 30, 2023November 30, 2023
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Pokin Around: Would you like some Data Dots with your new car?

by Steve Pokin November 28, 2023November 28, 2023
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Pokin Around: Fellows Lake gets $500,000 all-inclusive playground

by Steve Pokin November 19, 2023November 19, 2023
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Pokin Around: Atheist speaker comes to SGF; ‘house of cards fell down. I realized I simply did not believe anymore’

by Steve Pokin November 14, 2023November 13, 2023
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It took Answer Man 3 times, but he finally found the cave at Lost Hill

by Steve Pokin November 12, 2023November 10, 2023
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Pokin Around: I expect U.S. Supreme Court to focus more on ‘What Would Ben Franklin Do?’ than domestic-violence victims

by Steve Pokin November 10, 2023November 9, 2023
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Answer Man: Fellow reporter asks me for news about SGF Plaza development

by Steve Pokin November 6, 2023November 3, 2023
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Answer Man: Will the vacant Newberry Building on downtown square ever come back to life?

by Steve Pokin November 1, 2023November 1, 2023
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Pokin Around: Track and field star had no high school or college glory days; he was 60 when he started

by Steve Pokin October 26, 2023October 25, 2023

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