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Hallmark cares enough to send the very best ... jobs to China
How did Kansas City's card maker bank $4.4 billion in revenue last year? Partly by sending hometown jobs to China.
By Eric Barton
Published: May 15, 2008
Everybody knew what the e-mail meant. It went out last fall to employees of the Production Art Division of Hallmark Cards. It said that manager Lee Burner had scheduled a...
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License to Kill
Published: May 15, 2008
James Bond movie shown as part of the Library's "Of Spies and Their Toys" film series. One of two known films featuring Timothy Dalton in a rare without-mustache appearance....
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Freaks
Published: May 15, 2008
Internationally banned for many decades, this film illustrates that one's outer appearance does not reflect the inner beauty. Directed by Tod Browning. Shown as part of the...
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Dogstock '08
Published: May 15, 2008
Camping and music by more than 20 bands. Proceeds benefit the dogs at the sanctuary. Thu., May 22; Fri., May 23; Sat., May 24; Sun., May 25; Mon., May 26, 2008
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Aesthetics in Motion
By — Lorna Perry
Published: May 15, 2008
In 1991, internationally known UMKC dance instructors Mary Pat Henry and Leni Wylliams joined forces and created their own troupe. The Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Company...
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Vinca's Dog Day In The Park
Published: May 15, 2008
Three Dog Bakery and Boozefish team up to provide snacks for people and their pets in a benefit for the Humane Society. Sun., May 18, 4-7 p.m., 2008
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'Cue and sides
By — Eric Barton
Published: May 15, 2008
The Great American Barbecue isn't your typical cook-then-eat BBQ festival. Take today's activities in the event's "Town Square Area": carnival, $5 Segway rides, tofu tasting,...
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Dispensing Knowledge
By — Caleb Goellner
Published: May 15, 2008
Duality is often associated with disparity, but in the case of PEZ, a brand famous for being both a brick candy and a line of toy candy dispensers, collectors worldwide spend...
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Beneficent Bellies
By — Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: May 15, 2008
Elena Wagner suffers from multiple sclerosis, but a special kind of movement helps. "I belly dance to keep myself somewhat in shape and somewhat mobile," she says. During her...
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Crossed Swords
By — David Martin
Published: May 15, 2008
Missouri will pick a new attorney general this fall. Three state legislators want badly to be the Democrat on the ballot. Margaret Donnelly, Jeff Harris and Chris Koster have...
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visual verbalized
By McKay Stangler
Published: May 15, 2008
Robert Heishman is interested in breaking down artistic boundaries. A well-known local artist and photographer who has collaborated with the likes of Radiohead and Merce...
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Country + Couture
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: May 15, 2008
Anna Beyer always wanted her own fashion boutique. At 28, she finally set up shop in an old house near downtown Shawnee and called it Top Shelf Couture. Along with designer...
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Soccer Party
By Chris Rasmussen
Published: May 15, 2008
Americans normally watch soccer as a sleep aid rather than for entertainment purposes. As a result, we miss the terrific English pastime of drinking pints of beer while yelling...
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Take a Dip
By Chris Packham
Published: May 15, 2008
It's not summer until you've felt the glorious sensation of chlorine up your nose. And then it's still not technically summer until the solstice on June 21, according to the...
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War Story
By S.T. Vockrodt
Published: May 15, 2008
Fortunately for those of us used to relying solely on a high school textbook version of American history, historians such as Mitch Yockelson plug some gaps. Yockelson, who...
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Forget Vick
By Richard Gintowt
Published: May 15, 2008
Minor-league baseball teams with cellar-scraping talent dream of the kind of national press that the Kansas City T-Bones got last month. Only problem: It was for all the wrong...
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Use Your Imagination
By Richard Gintowt
Published: May 15, 2008
If the acronym RPG connotes something other than "rocket propelled grenade," you're probably psyched for this weekend's ConQuesT Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention....
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From Kansas City's Kitchen
By Charles Ferruzza
Published: May 15, 2008
If culinary tastes didn't change and evolve over the years, most Kansas City restaurants would still be serving the fried chicken, grilled beef and baked potatoes that...
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Crossed Swords
By David Martin
Published: May 15, 2008
Missouri will pick a new attorney general this fall. Three state legislators want badly to be the Democrat on the ballot. Margaret Donnelly, Jeff Harris and Chris Koster have...
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Stories Without Sound
By Lisa Horn
Published: May 15, 2008
Fiction, daydreams and observations of downtown Lawrence come together in Short Stories, a new exhibit of drawings and prints at the Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire)....
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