Steve Pokin Columns Archives - Springfield Daily Citizen

Steve Pokin Columns

Answer Man: What happened to memorial for WWII Marines that once stood in intersection?

by Steve Pokin July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

It has been years since Janet Johnston Allen, of Springfield, asked me what happened to the memorial to World War II Marines that decades ago sat smack dab in the […]

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Answer Man: This hidden Springfield cemetery has ties to Civil War

by Steve Pokin June 29, 2022June 30, 2022

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Pokin Around: The mysterious name on a POW/MIA bracelet

by Steve Pokin June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

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Pokin Around: Keep Missouri’s ‘beauty pageant’ presidential primary

by Steve Pokin June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

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Answer Man: Is north side of Springfield still getting a Whataburger — or not?

by Steve Pokin June 17, 2022June 16, 2022

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Pokin Around: With ‘Top Gun’ sequel out, I’m thinking of local songwriter

by Steve Pokin June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

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Pokin Around: Faced with horrifying scene, jury shows resilience in murder trial

by Steve Pokin June 9, 2022June 8, 2022

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Pokin Around: Springfield’s iconic Casper’s is moving to another landmark building

by Steve Pokin June 7, 2022June 6, 2022

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Pokin Around: Was it road rage? Or perhaps cough syrup? Murder trial starts after waiting for defendant

by Steve Pokin June 6, 2022June 10, 2022

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Pokin Around: Why, in America, do we continue to allow so many innocents to be killed so quickly?

by Steve Pokin June 3, 2022June 3, 2022