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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...