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- Maranatha’s Zarda No. 1 for a moment
- April 22, 2008
- Zach Zarda’s time as the top miler in Kansas lasted for maybe 10 minutes, but the moment was special just the same.
- Delich receives wrestling scholarship
- April 22, 2008
- Brett Delich, a Mill Valley senior, has received a wrestling scholarship to attend Hastings College in Hastings, Neb.
- Turner slips past Mill Valley in rematch
- April 22, 2008
- Round two against Turner went much better than the first for the Mill Valley baseball team, but the Jaguars still didn’t get the result they wanted.
- City staff wants to wait on banning cell phone use by drivers
- April 22, 2008
- Though several cities and states have banned use of cell phones while driving, it doesn’t appear Shawnee will join their ranks just yet.
- To the editor: Wakeup call
- April 22, 2008 in print edition on A4
- To the editor: Current events should be a wakeup call to every citizen of the United States.
- Idyllic lab stirs vocal debate
- April 22, 2008
- The wooded area is part of the Wendall G. Mohling Laboratory of Living, and it’s a place where students enrolled in environmental biology at Shawnee Mission Northwest come to learn.
- To the editor: Poppy Days
- April 22, 2008 in print edition on A4
- During the trying time of war and through evil acts of terrorism, it has become more apparent that we need to show our gratitude and thank those men and women in uniform, and including those who have paid the ultimate price so that we could remain living in a free country under God.
- Behind the run, volunteers race to work
- April 22, 2008
- hree hours before the opening South African rooster crow of the Run for Mercy, a handful of people were already running, back and forth, through Mill Valley High School.
- Flights of fancy or the Wright stuff?
- April 22, 2008 in print edition on A4
- I never thought of myself as an aviation pioneer. Nevertheless, as I reflected on a recent trip to the National Air and Space Museum, I realized that I had flown on a couple of the historic aircraft that are suspended from the ceiling there in interrupted flight.
- Great strides help family cope
- Shawnee mother chairs walk for cystic fibrosis, which has stricken her son
- April 22, 2008
- Though some people might think a hospital stay would be especially difficult for someone who is the co-chair for the May 3 Great Strides to Cure CF in Shawnee, Jennifer said the reminder of her son’s illness actually helps her focus more on the task at hand.
- Editorial: Party patrols keep it safe
- April 22, 2008
- Party patrols are under way in Shawnee. Much to the chagrin of underage drinkers, the patrols aren’t the latest and greatest way to find the next kegger.
- Police seek leads on rock-thrower
- April 22, 2008
- Shawnee Police are investigating two instances in which rocks were thrown at oncoming vehicles from the Lind Road bridge over Shawnee Mission Parkway.
- Eatery aims for Caribbean flair
- April 22, 2008 in print edition on A10
- Five years ago, Ana Galan started thinking about opening a restaurant with a menu that would include one of her favorites - chicken wings - done her way.
- Old Shawnee Days Society seeks parade grand marshal nominees
- April 22, 2008
- The Old Shawnee Days Society now is accepting nominations for parade grand marshal of the annual Old Shawnee Days Parade, which will be June 7.
- Rebuilding Together Shawnee prepares for ‘monumental day’
- April 22, 2008
- Rebuilding Together Shawnee will play host Saturday to its inaugural National Rebuilding Day. More than 60 volunteers will come together to make needed repairs and upgrades, helping five Shawnee homeowners live safely and independently.
- Monticello Library plans move forward
- April 22, 2008
- When the Monticello Library is built, it will be the largest neighborhood branch library in the Johnson County Library system.
- Controversial AP textbook used in area schools
- April 22, 2008
- A popular American government textbook has made headlines recently for having possible biases in the text, and it’s used by students in the De Soto and Shawnee Mission school districts.
- Cultural exploration
- Students learn about Ukraine people, customs
- April 22, 2008
- The Cultural Kaleidoscope traveled Friday to Rhein Benninghoven Elementary School, and Ukrainian Sergei Shapoval taught the students about the country’s culture through assemblies and workshops.
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Point of View
Do you think modern communication advances, from cell phones to Facebook, have improved our lives?
“Like any technological advance there are ups and downs. Examples: (upside) real-time video chatting with grandchildren 1,000 miles away; (downside) scammers using new tools to commit fraud.”
