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Q5 with Jeff Umbreit

Posted Nov 06, 2009 @ 12:30 AM
Independence, MO —

Umbreit is park supervisor at George Owens Nature Center in Independence. A “Weed Warriors” event is planned for 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 11. Volunteers will remove bush honeysuckle and Japanese honeysuckle. Call 816-325-7115 for details. The park is at 1601 S. Speck Road, across from Pioneer Ridge Middle School.

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Quick Five: Chiefs wide receiver Lance Long

Posted Nov 05, 2009 @ 01:29 AM
Kansas City, MO —

Quick Five questions with Chiefs receiver Lance Long

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Quick 5 questions for Michelle Lea Sciortino

Posted Nov 04, 2009 @ 11:38 PM
Independence, MO —

Michelle Lea Sciortino plays Carmen Diaz in William Chrisman High School’s production of “Fame,” which opens at 7 p.m. today at the high school. Sciortino has been performing and competing on stage since a middle school student.

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Quick 5 questions for Gerry Winship

Posted Nov 04, 2009 @ 11:35 PM
Eastern Jackson County, MO —

Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed Gerry Winship to the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority, a five-member commission of Jackson County that oversees the sports complex. Winship, 75, works in public relations for Bank Liberty in Independence and resides in Lakewood in Lee’s Summit and is former vice president of the Bank of Independence and chairman of the Jackson County Election Board. He was a state senator representing Independence, Blue Springs and Lee’s Summit from 1977-79. In 1980, in an unsuccessful bid, he was Republican candidate against Mel Carnahan for state treasurer. He returned to public service with his first appointment to the Sports Complex Authority in 1999 and served until 2003.

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Independence author releases new children’s book

Posted Oct 29, 2009 @ 10:10 PM
Independence, MO —

Deborah Shakespeare Smith is a children’s book author from Independence. Smith, a secretary at Spring Branch Elementary in Independence, has written “The Broom Closet Detectives, Vol. 1,” and “The House of Chicken.” Her latest book is “Honestly, I Witnessed the Making of a Monster.” All of her books are available at Borders Bookstore locations in Lee’s Summit and Overland Park, Kan. Smith has also had more than 40 articles published in magazines since she began writing in the 1980s.

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Q5 with a third generation police officer

Posted Oct 28, 2009 @ 01:31 AM
Independence, MO —


1 How did you become interested in a career in law enforcement?

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How to find a job, and how to maintain a job

Posted Oct 21, 2009 @ 01:10 AM
Independence, MO —

What’s the most common mistake people make in applying for a new job?


Quick 5 questions for Carol Jean Mays

Posted Oct 20, 2009 @ 12:03 AM
Last update Oct 20, 2009 @ 12:34 AM
Blue Springs, MO —

Carol Jean Mays of Independence is chairman of the Jackson County Extension Council.

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Q5: How to treat allergies

Posted Oct 14, 2009 @ 12:36 AM
Independence, MO —

1 Allergies affect more than 50 million people in the U.S. The Kansas City metro area is No. 47 on the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s top 100 allergy capital list. Why is this?

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Q5 with Todd Johns

Posted Oct 12, 2009 @ 11:59 PM
Blue Springs, MO —

Todd Johns lives in Blue Springs and is the head cook for the barbecue team Pork Pullin’ Plowboys. He and his partner, Randy Hinck, of Concordia, recently won some big awards for their tasty creations.

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