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Independence's Frank Pistone receives French Legion of Honor

Posted Nov 19, 2009 @ 12:08 AM
Independence, MO —

Frank Pistone is especially proud of his most recent honor, the French Legion of Honor, which Napoléon Bonaparte created in 1802 to acknowledge those who delivered exceptional civil or military conduct.

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I’m getting too old to keep going into labor

Posted Nov 18, 2009 @ 12:12 AM
Blue Springs, MO —

I return home from Arizona, and a few days later, I receive a phone call from Jared, my oldest son. He and his wife Emily are due with their first baby in one week . . . and the labor contractions are 5 minutes apart.

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Scopes for Hope was a great success

Posted Nov 14, 2009 @ 01:59 AM
Eastern Jackson County, MO —

The invitation promised “A fun-filled evening” and on Nov. 6 “Scopes for Hope” more than delivered.

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Grieving during the holidays?

Posted Nov 14, 2009 @ 01:53 AM
Independence, MO —

Best Little Arts & Crafts Show is next weekend

Posted Nov 14, 2009 @ 12:11 AM
Independence, MO —

The Independence Parks and Recreation Department will host the 27th annual Best Little Arts & Crafts Show from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 20, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Roger T. Sermon Community Center, Noland and Truman roads, Independence.


Autumn means getting back into comfort food mode

Posted Nov 14, 2009 @ 12:09 AM
Lee's Summit, MO —

At last autumn is upon us. I know Sir is wildly bemoaning this phenomenon as he always goes into a bit of a downward spiral the minute the clocks go back.

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Sick and tired of being sick and tired

Posted Nov 13, 2009 @ 11:46 PM
Independence, MO —

When we dressed up like germs for Halloween I thought we were being pretty clever. My boyfriend and I painted our faces green, had green capes with him being H-1 and I was labeled N-1, we topped it off with swine noses and tails. Three days later when I got sick I knew it was Murphy’s Law coming to haunt me.

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Quick action taken by local Boy Scout helped save his brothers' lives

Posted Nov 13, 2009 @ 11:40 PM
Independence, MO —

Lisa Keith remembers that November day. Vividly.  After all, she almost accidentally killed her children.

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Sister wonders what could have been

Posted Nov 13, 2009 @ 11:13 AM
Independence, MO —

Barbara Gose recently found a family treasure while rummaging through a metal box filled with keepsake photographs belonging to Mary Barnhard, her 106-year-old mother, who died in 2004.

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Honoring Mark Twain 100 years after his death

Posted Nov 11, 2009 @ 10:29 PM
Lafayette County, MO —

One hundred years after his death, Mark Twain is “alive and well” by literary standards because he is still being published. Yes, on April 21, 2010, Mark Twain will be gone from this earth for 100 years but not gone from literature lovers.

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