- The poor are rich in worldly wisdom
A certain wisdom comes with being poor. Be grateful if you can’t lay claim to it. Miss enough paychecks, fall behind on enough bills and people get savvy quick to the ways of making do.
- At times, amenities we value can be vexing
With a couple of flickers of the bed lamp, followed by piercing screeches from dying carbon monoxide alarms, the world went dark. There’d been no real storm. At most, a gentle shower.
- Obama is certainly no LBJ — just ask Kansas' two senators
P<strong>resident Barack Obama</strong> doesn’t play hardball. At least not in the LBJ mold. We know that from what’s happening — or not happening — in Kansas.
- New movie includes KC musician
A movie directed by actress Connie Stevens includes an appearance by musician Lonnie McFadden of Kansas City. McFadden portrays “Rev. Dupree” in Stevens’ production of “Saving Grace B. Jones,” a movie shot in Boonville, Mo., two years ago.
- Survivalist pitch just might be a moneymaker
Glenn Beck is often accused of being a fearmonger, and rightly so. Lately he’s paranoid about the flu vaccine. And always he’s talking about government stealing our liberties.
- Quest for a cure takes a mother online
At 8:30 one recent night, Wendy Delzell made sure her 10-year-old son, David, was settled in his bedroom for sleep. Then she walked into the next room, sat down at her computer and went to work finding a cure for Fanconi anemia — the rare disease David has had since birth.
- Star Shots | Health care clears House, Lisa Long, Independence clean up, Project Warmth
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- Kids costume contest winners
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- Star Shots | Jobless, Urban Farming, Downtown Airport runway, Ice Terrace
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- Deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas
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