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Missouri biologist Frederick vom Saal and his team exposed the dangers of bisphenol A — and earned the wrath of the plastic industry.
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: April 24, 2008
On a spring day one year ago, scientists in life vests and blue jeans invaded the bucolic slice of nature where Perche Creek empties into the Missouri River. The scientists,...
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"Right Between the Ears Takes On TV"
Published: April 24, 2008
Comedy group spoofs popular television shows. Fri., April 25; Sat., April 26; Sun., April 27, 2008
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The Case for No God
Published: April 24, 2008
Greg Swartz, a lifelong atheist and the organizer of Kansas City Free Thought, explains his beliefs. Sun., April 27, 1 p.m., 2008
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The Trip Fives & Babel Fish
Published: April 24, 2008
Performances by comedy troupes Babel Fish and the Trip Fives, one of Kansas City's smartest and least-stupid sketch comedy groups. Never not funny! Sat., April 26, 8...
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KC Tribe Golf Tournament
Published: April 24, 2008
Fundraiser for the KC Tribe football team. Fri., April 25, 1 p.m., 2008
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The Poor Canucks
By Chris Rasmussen
Published: April 24, 2008
Woe, Canada! It is natural for our neighbor to the north to have an inferiority complex. After all, any country created by legislative decree and suffering from a never-ending...
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Movement Minus Politics
By McKay Stangler
Published: April 24, 2008
In a few short months, the Beijing Olympics will commence. And if recent weeks are any indication, they will be accompanied by a flood of human-rights-centered protests,...
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Week Day Backpacking Trip
Published: April 24, 2008
For those of you who work weekends, we’ll do a relatively easy trip at an Ozark location. $10 donation requested. Bob Wilshire, (913) 384-6645 rjwilshire@kc.rr.com. ...
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Kansas City Ballet Spring Performances "Romeo & Juliet"
Published: April 24, 2008
Prokofiev's ballet based on Shakespeare's play about some profoundly silly, silly, kids. GAH!. April 25-27; May 1-3, 2008
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Do You Believe?
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: April 24, 2008
A central question in Brian Friel's play Faith Healer is whether the title character is just that — or a con man. Francis Hardy is an Irishman who spent his life...
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Hunting Bargen
By Chris Packham
Published: April 24, 2008
As the first man to hold the position of Missouri Poet Laureate in the 187-year history of the state, Walter Bargen is kind of like the Neil Armstrong of Missouri poets. "It's...
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The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
By Andrew Miller
Published: April 24, 2008
As the selection for the Johnson County Public Library's Big Read, Dashiell Hammett's 1930 detective novel The Maltese Falcon comes with support — in the form of...
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Leave Only Footprints
By Chris Packham
Published: April 24, 2008
North Face employees are trained in the same legally mandated workplace safety guidelines as other public-facing custome-service employees. But as a condition of employment...
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Reclaim and Heal
By Carolyn Szczepanski
Published: April 24, 2008
To rally against rape, thousands of women step out on the streets each April to Take Back the Night. This evening in Kansas City, Kansas, a handful of area artists will step...
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Ready for Draft Day?
By Eric Barton
Published: April 24, 2008
Let’s say you’re the type to wear your Chiefs colors to dinner on the Plaza. Let’s presume you’d sacrifice your firstborn before agreeing to wash that...
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Make the Pieces Fit
By Peter Rugg
Published: April 24, 2008
In case you've missed it so far, we're in the last few days of Autism Awareness Month. Hanging out with friends at the local pub might be relaxing for you, but it could be...
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New Place for Art in Lawrence
By Lisa Horn
Published: April 24, 2008
When you picture a group of artists living in Lawrence, you expect quirky. Give them a gallery called Wonder Fair: Art Gallery and How! and you get whimsical. "The...
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Drink Up Outside
By Richard Gintowt
Published: April 24, 2008
About this time last year, the swelling Missouri River flooded Parkville's English Landing Park. This year, the only things likely to be flooded are inhibitions and liver...
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A Last-Friday Art walk
By Richard Gintowt
Published: April 24, 2008
If the madness of First Fridays in the Crossroads District has you pining for the days when no one gave two shits about local art, consider venturing to Lawrence from 7 to 9...
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Think of the Children
By Penny LaRocque
Published: April 24, 2008
Few would disagree that the U.S. educational system sucks, but American kids at least get free schooling through their teens. In Kenya, attending school past eighth grade takes...
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