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Personal bests boost Bears to state

Mele Taula went into the Class 5 Sectional 4 track and field meet with one goal. The William Chrisman junior far exceeded that goal Saturday afternoon at Lee’s Summit North High school as she punched her ticket to state by winning the shot put and finishing second in the javelin.

Shipments of baby formula from Europe begin

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage that has sent parents scrambling to find enough to feed their children.

Jaguars fall just short of title

Back when his Blue Springs South High School girls soccer team was 4-6, coach Todd Findley knew that better days were just over the horizon. The Jaguars played their best soccer late in the season and eventually reached the .500 mark at 11-11 as they prepared for the Class 4 District 6 top-seeded Columbia Rock Bridge Bruins in the district title game Friday at home.

Long marriage in jeopardy after man’s lies revealed

DEAR ABBY: I have recently discovered that for the last seven years -- or more -- my husband has been lying to avoid conflict. What he has been lying about greatly upsets me, but knowing he has lied about these things makes it worse than finding out the truth at the time things happened.

Report says Baptist leaders stonewalled on abuse cases

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination, stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades while seeking to protect their own reputations, according to a scathing 288-page investigative report issued Sunday.

Balance begins to decline as early as age 50

Dear Doctors: Can you help with a debate my wife and I are having about good balance? I say it’s about staying strong and flexible. She thinks it has to do with your inner ear. We’re arguing about this because her dad, who is 75 and in good health, has started to worry about balance.

Husband’s drinking puts family at risk and marriage in doubt

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 20 years has had DUIs in the past. He has always been a binge drinker when socializing. He has been going out once a week after work for three hours, during which he drinks and then drives home. He tells me he has a couple beers, but his tab and his face tell a different story.