Children keep us busy with missing teeth, adoptions
Tonight I held a baggie with Austin’s first tooth, which just came out. I felt a wave of joy but then a tug of sadness.
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Crispy grouper pairs well with colorful salad
A crisp coating of cornmeal is great for grouper fillets, adding texture to this sandwich supper. Mayonnaise mixed with sweet pickle relish makes a quick mock tartar sauce for the grouper.
Schools scramble amid funding crisis
From The Examiner during the week of Jan. 17-22, 1972: • ‘SIX-DAY SCHOOL WEEK DRAWS MIXED REVIEWS” – Perhaps the longest school week in history draws to a close today for Independence school district students and teachers.
Independence Rotary honors two at Fort Osage
Jordyn Dallon and Brayden Nelson have been named as the Rotary Students of the Month at Fort Osage High School. Jordyn has been recognized for her achievements during her high school years with memberships in the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society, having been named to the A honor roll, and having been selected as a Scholar Athlete for two years.
ISLAND wonders
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Ecuador – “Work it. Work it.” h On a black volcanic rock formation in a remote part of the Galapagos Islands, a pair of resplendent blue-footed boobies need little coaxing from a fellow traveler who wants the marine birds to remain perched while we photograph them. h The boobies are more than happy to oblige. Like runway models, they’re not bashful about posing while our small group clicks away. h With few natural predators, there aren’t many places on Earth where the wildlife is as unafraid – and even welcoming – of human visitors than the Galapagos. The result is an unparalleled chance for nature lovers to see up close everything from 5-foot-long iguanas to pink flamingos to tortoises more than 100 years old. h If Charles Darwin were alive today, he would find this archipelago of tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean – 600 miles west of mainland South America – little changed from his historic journey here nearly 200 years ago. h It was the English naturalist’s exposure to the rich diversity of wildlife in the Galapagos that led to his revolutionary theory of natural selection. Today, visitors can experience the same access to birds, animals and marine life that Darwin documented during his five-week visit in 1835 on the HMS Beagle.
Missouri Supreme Court takes up a key constitutional right
The Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause states “[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . .
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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Charges in carjacking, chase, wreck – little girl badly hurt
A Kansas City man faces several charges after a carjacking in Independence that led to a police chase and a multi-vehicle crash that seriously injured a young girl. Jackson County prosecutors charged Stephen Thomas, who turned 21 years old last week, with robbery, armed criminal action, assault and resisting arrest by fleeing.
Independence man faces charges in fatal shooting
An Independence man faces murder and other charges in connection with a fatal shooting last week at an Independence apartment complex. Jackson County prosecutors have charged Brayden Stone, 18, with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action in the shooting death of Timothy Phillips, 38, at the Hocker Heights Apartments the morning of Jan.
Bipartisan commission approves new Missouri House districts
As the Missouri House finalized its version of a new Congressional map Wednesday, a panel of 20 Republicans and Democrats agreed on a new map for the chamber’s 163 seats. The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission voted unanimously to approve the plan, which needed support from 14 members to pass before Sunday’s deadline.