Opinion
Letter to the editor: More than notes and scales: Music education is crucial
Katherine Bean, Blue Springs, student at Blue Springs South High School
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Opinion
Letter to the editor: More than notes and scales: Music education is crucial
Katherine Bean, Blue Springs, student at Blue Springs South High School
- Letter to the editor: More than notes and scales: Music education is crucial
- Letter to the editor: Good child care is essential; teach it in school
- Letter to the editor: Museum leader stood by the law and got fired
- Letter to the editor: Good sleep is vital for the developing brains of young people
- Bob Buckley: Lawyer answered well. What about the rest of us?
- Letter to the editor: Be present, so put down the phone for a minute
Lifestyle
Community calendar — Monday through Wednesday
Items for the community calendar may be sent to jeff.fox@examiner.net or The Examiner, 12012 East U.S. 40, Independence, Mo., 64055. MONDAY Boot camp: 5:30 to 6:20 a.m., Fieldhouse, 425 NE Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816-228-0137.…
- Community calendar — Monday through Wednesday
- Sandy Turner: A world of possibilities but some definite limits
- The Amish Cook: Gentle fall days, mending time, an answered prayer — and a breakfast treat
- Community calendar — Friday through Monday
- Community calendar — Thursday through Saturday
- Community calendar — Wednesday through Friday