Farmers Market August 20 (The Kansas City Star)

19 August 2008, 8:33 pm

BANNISTER FEDERAL COMPLEX FARMERS MARKET: Locally grown and organic produce, jams, baked goods and flowers. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays. 92nd and Troost. (816-926-3514)... read more

When Lincoln Became Lincoln: Lewis Lehrman's 'Lincoln at Peoria' (The New York Sun)

19 August 2008, 4:43 pm

The niche genre of books exploring Abraham Lincoln's individual speeches is nearly two decades old now, but remarkably robust, and still capable of fresh interpretations and eye-opening surprises. To call it a cottage industry for Lincoln historians would be an understatement, akin to calling Trump ... read more

Former Bear returns home (The Examiner)

18 August 2008, 11:35 pm

Matt Haberhehl, a former Examiner All-Area basketball player and 2002 graduate of William Chrisman High School, is back in Independence.... read more

Hole In Woman's Yard A Big Problem (FOX 4 News Kansas City)

18 August 2008, 7:57 pm

When a utility company dug a big hole in an Independence woman's front yard, crews told her they would be back soon to fill it back up. That was more than a year ago and the hole is still there. That's why FOX 4 Problem Solver Linda Wagar got involved... read more

This week in Eastern Jackson County (The Examiner)

18 August 2008, 9:22 am

Events for the week of Aug. 18, 2008.... read more

Education is the key (Louisiana Weekly)

18 August 2008, 8:47 am

As a brand-new school year begins, the entire community needs to take time to reflect on the importance of education to the future of our children and our children's children.... read more