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Missouri is about to execute Dennis Skillicorn. The state’s death penalty may not outlive him very long.
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: May 14, 2009
At 49 years old, Dennis Skillicorn no longer looks like the picture on the ID clipped to his starchy, prison-issued shirt. His mustache and hair have gone from brown to gray....
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Author Joel Goldman
Published: May 14, 2009
Local author Joel Goldman has reached the USA Today bestseller list by writing gripping, engaging crime novels set against a backdrop of familiar Kansas City locales. His...
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Get Scootin'
Published: May 14, 2009
Today at 4 p.m., a weekend-long scooter festival begins. Tornado R'Alley V includes events, rides, gymkhana, food and a raffle. Some rides may have minimum speed requirements,...
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Fiber Fest
Published: May 14, 2009
During Live Woolies to Woolens, an 11th annual event, fiber artists and area guild members will demonstrate their crafts at Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site. Sheep...
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Local rock History
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: May 14, 2009
If you've been kicking around the Kansas City music scene since the 1970s, then you know about Cowtown Ballroom. Those more recently out of diapers may know the ornate...
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Eat Right
By Carolyn Szczepanski
Published: May 14, 2009
Author Michael Pollan doesn't want to be one of those possibly well-meaning experts or self-serving corporate flacks who tells you what to eat. But Pollan — who...
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Off a Cliff
By David Martin
Published: May 14, 2009
The Royals hope to miss starting pitcher Cliff Lee when the Cleveland Indians arrive tonight at Kauffman Stadium (Interstate 70 and the Blue Ridge Cutoff) for the beginning of...
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Taste KC
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: May 14, 2009
If chefs are like rock stars, then Taste of KC is kind of like a local culinary Lollapalooza. Each year, The Pitch pits some of the city's best chefs against one another in a...
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A Bit British
By Charles Ferruzza
Published: May 14, 2009
Sally Helm, proprietor of Brits, an import shop in downtown Lawrence (929 Massachusetts, 785-843-2288), has always wanted to mount a big event to celebrate the culture and...
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Through the Eyes of a Child
Published: May 14, 2009
Chinese artist Deng Wushu expresses his hopes for a peaceful, optimistic future in the exhibit Through the Eyes of a Child. The works are grounded in the artist's personal...
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Hard Questions
By Alan Scherstuh
Published: May 14, 2009
A banker shows up for an important job interview. The interviewer begins, "What is your biggest weakness — "The banker starts to answer.— "sexually?" the...
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Eight Voices
By Hugh Welsh
Published: May 14, 2009
Octarium can choralize anything — classical, pop, even Toto's "Africa." "Our goal is to make choral music less stuffy," says Krista Blackwood, who founded Octarium in...
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Stylin' Suburb
By Annie Fischer
Published: May 14, 2009
The tenants of Leawood shopping haven One Nineteen rally together today for the Summer Style Showcase from 6 to 8 p.m. at Soho 119 (4419 West 119th Street). The event is...
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Punk It
Published: May 14, 2009
Punk It is a fashion, art and music show hosted by local designer Cali Roberta, in response to Fashion Week KC. Punk It features collections by Cali Roberta and other local...
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Ride, Don't Drive
By Emily Farris
Published: May 14, 2009
As part of National Bike Month, 20 local organizations — including the Mid-America Regional Council, the Metro, Whole Foods and the Missouri Bicycle Federation —...
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Tangled Web
By Hugh Welsh
Published: May 14, 2009
The Tony Award-winning musical Kiss of the Spider Woman carries a black widow's bite. Set inside a prison cell in Latin America, the story concerns Molina — a homosexual...
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Reconnected
By Chris Packham
Published: May 14, 2009
"Art" is more than just paintings of bucolic forest cottages or porcelain bisque figurines of large-eyed children; many artists prefer to engage in conceptual work that must be...
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Abstract Retrospective
By Chris Packham
Published: May 14, 2009
The "color field" abstract painting style is usually characterized by flat planes of color presented as pure and striking compositions of form and color, without gesture or...
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Natural Artifice
Published: May 14, 2009
Natural Artifice is a fashion show featuring the debut collections of Glib Engrish by Sovannra Yos and NRapp Designs by Nicole Rapp. Thu., May 14, 7 p.m., 2009
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LGBT Community Picnic
Published: May 14, 2009
The purpose of the LGBT community picnic is to provide a relaxed, family-friendly setting for community members to gather and socialize. The theme: Unclique. It’s time...
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