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With the end of Bodies Revealed, Kansas City’s troubled Union Station faces another uncertain futureBy Peter RuggThursday, August 28It's still spring, and tickets are selling strong for the Bodies Revealed exhibit in the bowels of Union Station. On this late-April Saturday,... More >> -
Morrison’s MistressInsiders finally tell how Paul Morrison’s lover ran amok — and then brought him down.By Justin KendallThursday, August 21Linda Carter summoned her inner circle to her fifth-floor office in the Johnson County Courthouse. It was fall 2006, and Carter was the director... More >> -
Buy This SchoolHere’s some sales help for one of the city’s biggest slumlords: the school districtBy Eric BartonThursday, August 14Attention real estate investors, speculators and bargain hunters — have we got some deals for you! It's no secret that over the past three... More >> -
Rock Never Dies: The Pedaljets prove that sometimes it just needs a 20-year time-outBy Danny AlexanderThursday, August 07"Giants of May," by the Pedaljets, from The Pedaljets (OxBlood Records): It's July 5, and Lawrence's Replay Lounge is packed. Veterans of the... More >> -
Up Show-Me Creek: The Missouri 340 river race takes endurance — and a fair share of crazyBy Carolyn SzczepanskiThursday, July 31Under a nearly full moon, Scott Mansker cruised delicately along the Missouri River in his motor-powered canoe. He tailed a small group of... More >>
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Broward - Palm Beach
Blood Diamonds
Violent South American thieves are stealing millions in precious gems ... and getting away with it
By Brantley Hargrove
It's a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>
Dallas
Enter Stage Right
With the curtain falling on its old playhouse,Dallas Theater Center gets its act together with a new leader
By Elaine Liner
Scene 1: Enter the prince
It's the first hour of the first day of rehearsal for Dallas Theater... More >>
Denver
Barack Obama gives principal Michael Johnston extra credit
By Jessica Centers
At 3:10 p.m. on May 28 — dismissal time on the last day of school at Mapleton... More >>
Houston
The Passion of Victoria Osteen
A flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and all
By Richard Connelly
Every little Catholic boy and girl knows about the Stations of the Cross. (Maybe other... More >>
Miami
Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida
They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.
By Brantley Hargrove
It is a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>
Minneapolis
A field guide to the Republican National Convention
Meet the deranged, debauched and deluded characters coming to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the RNC
By Bradley Campbell
After almost two years of anticipatory civic brouhaha and financial hand-wringing, the... More >>
Phoenix
A severely diabetic Valley woman faces criminal charges over her "service animal": a chimpanzee named Joey
By Paul Rubin
Joey answers the front door of his home in Surprise, 30 miles northwest of downtown... More >>
San Francisco
Going for Gold
Academy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.
By Joe Eskenazi
A quick glance through a propped-open door at Kezar Pavilion reveals a dozen or so women of... More >>
St. Louis
Kevin Slaten's Head Is About to Explode: The exiled sports-talk radio ranter needs to get some things off his chest
By Kristen Hinman
It sounds like Kevin Slaten's head is about to explode.
"If the story goes like that, there'll... More >>
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Smelly Newsroom Dog Applies at Opera
Wed Aug 27, 1:02 PM
By CRYSTAL K. WIEBE Click on the photo for a slide show from the doggie auditions. Yesterday, the Lyric Opera held doggie auditions for a role in its production of La Boheme. Although the French script specifically calls for a... More >>
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Morrison’s Mistress Insiders finally tell how Paul Morrison’s lover ran amok — and then brought him down.
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Columns
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It’s time to call bullshit on conservatives’ tired argument about Democrats and tax increases
Thursday, August 28Yeah, looking back, it was too much to expect that this election year would be different. It was naïve to fall for the promise of a... More>>
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Bobble Funk No special effects were used to turn John Mayberry into Mark Funkhouser.Thursday, August 28You don't hear much about the art of bobblehead transmogrification. There's no course work available at the Kansas City Art Institute. There are... More>>
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Letters From the Week of August 28
Thursday, August 28Letters, August 14 Bannister Banter In reference to Keith Williams' comments on your August 14 Letters page: You can't single out Bannister... More>>
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Pachucos might sound scary, but they’re just like any other group of young, restless American kids
Thursday, August 28Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans paint stripes on their donkeys in Tijuana? Avenida Revolución Reveller Dear Gabacho: Same reason we put... More>>
Letters
Letters From the Week of August 28
Thursday, August 28
Letters, August 14
Bannister Banter
In reference to Keith Williams' comments on your August 14 Letters page: You can't single out Bannister... More >>
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