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Greensburg school superintendent nominated for ‘Most Inspiring Person’

12/04/2008 12:40 AM

So, who inspires you? Is it Paul Newman, known as much for his philanthropy as his days in Hollywood? Maybe Dara Torres, the oldest American swimming medalist in Olympic history? How about actress Christina Applegate, a breast cancer survivor helping others get access to treatment?

Kansas tops list for biodefense lab

12/04/2008 01:07 AM

Kansas emerged Wednesday as the leading contender for a new $563 million federal biodefense lab also fiercely pursued by Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and other states.

With new rules ready, KC committee hears complaints about towing

12/04/2008 06:07 AM

An ordinance endorsed Wednesday by the council’s Public Safety and Neighborhoods Committee requires clear warning signs on private lots and sets a maximum towing price below the hundreds of dollars that many people recently have been paying.

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Season of giving: Donate gifts and gift cards to the Gillis Center

12/03/2008 11:28 PM

How you can help: Donate gifts and gift cards for families helped by the Gillis Center. Presents can be dropped off from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at 8150 Wornall Road.

CRIME SCENE KC | James Hart

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General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner, steps from a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid car Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at his hotel in Washington after driving from Detroit to testify at Congressional hearings on the auto industry bailout. If the Detroit Three automakers have learned anything since their last trip to Washington, it's that the old way of doing business just won't fly. So the decision by auto executives to travel in hybrid cars rather than corporate jets is just the start to overhauling their image as the industry pleads its case for $25 billion in federal loans.

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General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner, steps from a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid car Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at his hotel in Washington after driving from Detroit to testify at Congressional hearings on the auto industry bailout.

Automakers pitch Congress anew on rescue

12:04 PM CST

Humbled U.S. automakers pleaded with Congress Thursday for an expanded $34 billion rescue package, but heard fresh skepticism in a bumpy encore appearance.

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Sooners’ offense is in high gear

12/04/2008 01:24 AM

NORMAN, Okla. | Getting into the end zone is supposed to be difficult, which is why Oklahoma’s numbers seem surreal. The Sooners have scored at least 61 points in each of their last four games, and the only reason it isn’t five is because against Kansas State last month, they added only a second-half field goal to a 55-point first-half production.

Chiefs’ Derrick Johnson makes switch to middle linebacker

12/04/2008 01:03 AM

In an effort to both get more from an underachieving player and also shore up an important position, the Chiefs moved outside linebacker Derrick Johnson into the middle for the rest of the season, beginning with Sunday’s game at Denver.

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‘Four Christmases’ review: No fun in the dysfunction | 2 stars

11/25/2008 01:56 PM

It’s hard for most couples to figure out whose family to visit on which holiday. When both sets of parents are divorced, it can be a logistical (and emotional) nightmare.

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