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I'm Having a Drink With My Friend ShelbyCourtland and You're Invited

Yeah, we can argue about stuff (or discuss it, if you prefer) but at the end of the day--and by my clock it IS the end of the day--we ought to all be friends. I've made a friend recently and I'd like to invite Shelby over for a little party.  I hope you join me. For those w …

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Old Drum, not Rush should be in Hall of Famous Missourians - Kearney Courier Opinion News Story - Kansas City

I would sooner see Old Drum — the dog who helped originate the idea of “man’s best friend” — entered into the Hall of Famous Missourians in Jefferson City than Rush Limbaugh or anyone else whose main claim to fame is being a mouthpiece for a partic …

Gardeners: Night of the Lepus or Zombie Rabbits From Hell?

A common misunderstanding in gardening revolves around exactly who is supposed to be the beneficiary of all your hard work.  Naturally, you may think the decision is yours.  In some cases--and especially if your garden is not of the greenhouse variety--you'll be w …

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How Does a Person of Faith Comfort a Grieving Atheist?

It's within our nature as humans to want to reach out with a comforting hand to those who have just experienced loss.

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Renovating? Know This Before You Buy Carpet

Unless you're fortunate enough to just hire a contractor and let him decide how things are done, you're probably going to have to make some major decisions when it comes to renovation. Having recently redone most of our house, I may be able to provide some tips on what to do and …

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2012 Olympics: Kabul. Baghdad. London. Three to avoid this summer | Simon Jenkins | Comment is free | The Guardian

Is the new Olympic model one of competition between athletes or citizens and the defense industry?

Gardeners... Would You Trust This Nursery?

So, the weather seems to have finally turned, and we spent Saturday visiting various nurseries around here to find our favorite tomato and pepper plants. One of the local places advertised Ghost Peppers, and figuring you can't have enough of them, we went to check them out. &nbs …

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I'll Never Forget Ole Whats-His-Name

I was sorting through my friends list the other day and it suddenly struck me that I knew not what had happened to some of the nice people on it. I don't get out to see some of my friends often enough, and for that I apologize.

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I Loved Your Article - Too Bad I Hate Your Friends

How many times have you caught a good headline on your tracker and clicked on it, only to find a really interesting article or seed that has been completely taken over.  Not just a busy thread--we all enjoy those.

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Strikeforce Results: Ronda Rousey Submits Miesha Tate - MMA Fighting

In a tremendous main event to Saturday night's Strikeforce card, a new women's champion has been crowned: Ronda Rousey has submitted Miesha Tate with a first-round arm bar.

Newsvine: The Movie

Rumors have reached this author that a leading production company is endeavoring to bring the madness of Newsvine to the big screen. That's the good news. The bad news is, not a single Viner will actually be seen on the screen.

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The Danica Patrick Show: In Daytona, 500 Commercials and a Fiery Truck Wreck

The Danica Patrick show, postponed from Sunday, finally got underway Monday evening and Danica was off the track before the first commercial break.

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Lawsuit: George Brett Falsely Advertises Necklaces - Sports News Story - KMBC Kansas City

Lawyers are seeking class-action status for a lawsuit that claims Hall of Fame slugger George Brett has been falsely advertising necklaces and bracelets as being able to help improve health and sports performance.Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/sports/30399571/detail.html#i …

Super Bowl-ony

Time for the big game Sunday night.  That's to say the big game besides the Big Game that was played today between KU and Missouri.

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Cancer vaccine's potential exciting oncologists, patients - NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida

The treatment was just announced by Roswell Park's Cancer Institute.It starts with doctors extracting cancer cells from a patient. In the lab, scientists coat the cells with NY-ESO-1, a cancer cell identifier.

The Hundred Years War - A Quiz (Part I)

The Hundred Years War is a name given to a conflict that really was a series of wars mostly between France and England.

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Mo. Hunter Sentenced In Friend's Death - Kansas City News Story - KMBC Kansas City

Winters said he was joking around when he accidentally fired an arrow into the face of 15-year-old Ryan Sargeant in September 2010.

Obama's Teleprompter? Here's the Scoop.

How often lately have we heard the subject of teleprompters come up? Yes, it's old and has been debated, debunked and argued since at least 2009, but I get sick of seeing it in comments here and elsewhere. And almost every time, it's some snarky comment by someone from the righ …

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Do President Obama and the Democrats Deserve Our Vote in 2012?

President Obama can forget about getting my vote in 2012. It's not enough to compare two evils and pick the lesser.

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Whitechapel Murders (Part XXV): Who Was Jack the Ripper?

The Whitechapel murders in 1888 didn't cease on November 9th with the death of Mary Jane Kelly. And they didn't start with the murder of Mary Ann Nichols on the 31st of August. As we have seen in this series, two women were killed in the months preceding the death of Nichols&mda …

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'Our' blacks vs. 'their' blacks - KansasCity.com

Do you think it gives Clarence Thomas a warm, fuzzy feeling to know he is one of Ann Coulter’s blacks? That is how Coulter put it on Fox “News” while defending Herman Cain against sexual harassment charges that threatened to engulf his campaign last week.

Whitechapel Murders (Part XXIV): Mary Kelly Examination (in situ) WARNING--GRAPHIC PHOTO

A photo was taken of the woman, as she was found lying on the bed, without seeing which it is impossible to imagine the awful mutilation. –Sir Melville MacNaghten, Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service, CID.   Dr.

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Whitechapel Murders (Part XXIII): Mary Jane Kelly

Mary Jane Kelly was, according to her friends in London, born in Limerick, Ireland around 1863. She moved with her father to Carnarvonshire (or Carmethenshire) in Wales where he obtained work in an ironworks.

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Whitechapel Murders (Part XXII): A Scotland Yard in Shambles

  November 8th, 1888, found Sir Charles Warren on the brink of resignation. As has been alluded in previous articles, Sir Charles was a military man.

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