Community calendar — Wednesday and Thursday
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Senior center meals — May 30-June 2
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of May 29 to June 2. Vesper Hall: 400 N.W. Vesper St., Blue Springs, 11:30 a.m.… Login to continue reading Login…
Days Gone By: Voters reverse council on liquor sales
From The Examiner during the week of May 21-26, 1973: “VOTERS REJECT SUNDAY LIQUOR SALE” – Independence residents Tuesday voted 6,640 to 4,772 against allowing… Login to continue reading Login…
Blue Springs South grads hear of 'incredible commitment'
Blue Springs South High School May 25 commencement at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City Class size: 481 graduates Post-secondary: $8 million in one-time and renewable scholarships… Login to continue reading Login…
Volunteers place flags to honor those who served
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net As he paced attentively through Woodlawn Cemetery on Thursday afternoon, Cole Etherton noted, “We picked a good day for this.” The… Login to continue reading Login…
Diane Mack: A holiday for love, family and remembrance
Several good things occurred in 1969. The first-ever Concorde test flight was conducted in France. Woodstock Music Festival was held with 350,000 music fans in… Login to continue reading Login…
Community calendar – Saturday through Tuesday
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to news@examiner.net or mailed to The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050. WEEKEND National World… Login to continue reading Login…
Our opinion: Shooting ourselves in the foot with debt-ceiling games
The current debt-ceiling showdown in Washington is a needless political crisis that serves no purpose other than to weaken the country. The analogy is tired… Login to continue reading Login…
Gerard Butler comes through in flawed but worthwhile 'Kandahar'
By Katie Walsh Trubune News Service Our macho action movie auteurs are starting to reckon with the tragic situation in Afghanistan, which has fallen to… Login to continue reading Login…
Letter to the editor: Americans are slaughtered, and too many leaders do nothing
Marvin Sands, Independence To the editor: A year ago this month, a man killed 19 children and 2 teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde,… Login to continue reading Login…