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A sixth-grade teacher in southern Kansas has come up with a way to teach his students "outside of the textbook." For the past six years, Joel Condray's students have sent care packages to soldiers as part of the AdoptaPlatoon program. Comment?
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WWII veterans commemorated through oral history
... has been to about four of the roundtable meetings. She said she likes them because most of the meetings have a tie to Kansas and she thinks it is important to get the stories of the veterans. "It's a huge part of not only U.S. history, but world ... Comment?
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Holiday snapshot: Veterans Day
... passed a law making Armistice Day a federal holiday as well. In 1953, Al King, a shoe-store proprietor from Emporia, Kansas, began a campaign to expand the Nov. 11 observance to honor all veterans. The following year, President Dwight Eisenhower, ... Comment?
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... passed a law making Armistice Day a federal holiday as well. In 1953, Al King, a shoe-store proprietor from Emporia, Kansas, began a campaign to expand the Nov. 11 observance to honor all veterans. The following year, President Dwight Eisenhower, ... Comment?
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... civic issues. This fall, seven trips were offered - up from four last spring - and they visited places ranging from Kansas to South Dakota. Several student participants lauded the program as a unique way to study relevant public issues in depth. Liz ... Comment?
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'In Cold Blood' deaths still mourned in Kan. town
It's one of America's most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered Nov. Comment?
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Former Trinity standout Ohl is Jayhawk West MVP
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... assistants, finished second in the voting. "You don't see that often in our conference," Shirley said. "To have a Kansas kid, especially a local kid, it just doesn't happen very often." Ohl was more than a little surprised when her father broke the ... Comment?
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BCS Overland Park KS Gains Award
... recruiting firm selects BCS Overland Park KS to receive their 2009 award for excellence. BCS of Overland Park, Kansas was selected among a group of professional career firms throughout the US. The online recruiting firm "Executive Zoom" announced ... Comment?
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Star Shots | Veteran's Day flags in Merriam, Mi Ranchito restaurant,...
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... of Veteran's Day on the eastern hillside of I-35 near the Johnson Drive exiton Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009, in Merriam, Kansas. SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20091110_FLAGS_ME Photo Credit: Shane Keyser With the sun setting the flags ablaze Zacarra ... Comment?
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... GREENSBURG - The old soda fountain may be long gone after a tornado swept through this southwest Kansas town, but residents once more have an opportunity to be served up a beverage. Coffee is brewing at Greensburg's latest business, The Green Bean, ... Comment?
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AG hopeful wants to campaign on experience, not politics
... program, in order to achieve name recognition and win votes. A Herrington Republican who hopes to be elected Kansas' next attorney general in 2010, DeZago concedes he's "not good at this political stuff," but he thinks he could easily win if the ... Comment?
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Waiting game: Many recruits to pass on early signing period
... sign a letter of intent. Selby backed off a commitment to Tennessee this summer and is considering Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Miami (Fla.) and Syracuse. "We're going to sign late, because it's only fair to give every school that he's interested in ... Comment?
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In the news: Abdul-Jabbar has leukemia
... for a special prosecutor to investigate, a request that has been granted. Thomas Robinson scored 17 points and No. 1 Kansas placed seven players in double figures in routing outmanned Pittsburg State 103-45 in its final exhibition game. Robinson, a ... Comment?
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Kampe's Grizzlies primed to make first NCAA trip since '05
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... to open up a lot of things for us.' OU will be challenged by a non-conference schedule that includes Wisconsin, Kansas, Oregon, Syracuse and Michigan State. 'I do that for three reasons,' Kampe said of the schedule. 'That's who the kids want to ... Comment?
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... The winners of both games will become bowl eligible. The Big 12 would fill its seven slots if Missouri (5-4) wins at Kansas State (6-4), Iowa State (5-5) scores a victory against 3-6 Colorado or if Kansas (5-4) wins at home against Nebraska (6-3). ... Comment?
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Lack of power lines a blow to wind energy
Driving through western Kansas, youll see hundreds of whirling wind turbines. But you wont see lots of people or high-voltage power lines.And that is the big obstacle to realizing the wind-energy potential of Kansas and the Midwest: You can put up all the towers and turbines you like, but without more transmission lines, the added electricity wont ... Comment?
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Johnson tells radio show he'd like to return to Chiefs someday
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Larry Johnson is a Kansas City outsider now, even if he does still say we when hes referring to the Chiefs. Comment?
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Town, region honor Sam Evans
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... defense' set for alleged abortion doctor shooter (AP) AP - An anti-abortion activist says he's the one who killed a Kansas abortion provider and did it because it was necessary to save lives. But one of his attorneys says there's no such thing as a ... Comment?
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MCLEAY: Feud between KU athletic teams awkward, unnecessary
Family feuds are always awkward. Especially when they are not yours and they include college athletes at the University of Kansas. Comment?
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Hawker Beechcraft To Power Down Kansas Operation
Airplane maker Hawker Beechcraft Corp. announced Monday that it will close its Salina operation. Comment?
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