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Fall Fun Fest fills downtown Blue Springs this weekend

By The Examiner staff  The 56th annual Blue Springs Fall Fun Fest is this weekend on Main Street downtown.   Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, the festival includes food and craft vendors, local organization booths…

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Fall Fun Fest fills downtown Blue Springs this weekend

By The Examiner staff  The 56th annual Blue Springs Fall Fun Fest is this weekend on Main Street downtown.   Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, the festival includes food and craft vendors, local organization booths and entertainment – more than 200 booths in all. Admission is free.  It runs noon to 10 p.m. Friday, 10…

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Bob Buckley: Gerrymandering needs to be outlawed

Look up “gerrymander” in the dictionary. I did. It is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.

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Community calendar — Thursday through Sunday

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to jeff.fox@examiner.net or sent to The Examiner, 12012 East U.S. 40, Independence, Mo., 64055. THURSDAY Boot camp: 5:30 to 6:20 a.m., Fieldhouse, 425 NE Mock Ave., Blue…