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    Hearts broken over girl killed in Cass County wreck

    One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident. The Harrisonville High School freshman, an honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only 100 yards from her house.

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    Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is busy behind the scenes

    Jay Nixon is a hands-off governor. That’s the word in the statehouse. He’s out of sight, disconnected, a distant presence rather than a dominating force, Republicans and more than a few Democrats say. But six hours spent with the two-term governor just two days before final adjournment revealed a chief executive anything but disengaged.

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    Royals again offer little support for Shields in 2-1 loss to A’s

    James Shields continues to pitch like the No. 1 guy the Royals expected when they acquired him in that big off-season deal from Tampa Bay. And the Royals continue to waste his efforts. Shields gave up two runs Friday night in eight innings but only found more disappointment when the Royals’ attack again went quiet in a 2-1 loss to the Oakland A’s at the O.co Coliseum.

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    Dyson returns to Kansas City after going on disabled list

    Outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed Friday in Kansas City with what trainer Nick Kenney termed “a mild high ankle sprain.” Dyson, 28, suffered the injury in the eighth inning Wednesday when he scaled the center-field wall at Angel Stadium in pursuit of a Mike Trout homer against Kelvin Herrera.

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    Some relief may be ahead from soaring gasoline prices

    Gasoline prices have climbed in the last month because of low stockpiles and refinery outages, but a decline in wholesale prices raises hope that the worst is over.

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    As 'The Office' ends, other workplace shows find a big TV audience

    When “The Office” crew clocked out Thursday night, the workers had been at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. for nine seasons, or about twice as long as the average job tenure for most Americans. But even as everyday workers tend to complain about their jobs and bosses and quickly jump ship for better opportunities, viewers have shown remarkable loyalty to TV programs about the workplace.

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    Royals pitcher James Shields puts minimansion on the market

    Royals pitcher James Shields has more on his mind these days than baseball. He’s trying to off-load his former home in Clearwater, Fla.

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    Dear Abby | Don’t worry about ex’s new baby

    DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of a 5-year-old daughter I’ll call Mandy. Her father and I separated when she was 16 months old, and now we are divorced. I am newly engaged to a wonderful man and very happy.

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    KC Symphony creates elegant evening of music at Helzberg Hall

    Every now and then after the intermission of a concert, you have to ask yourself if you are listening to the same performers. That was the case Friday night at Helzberg Hall, when conductor and pianist Asher Fisch led the Kansas City Symphony in an elegant evening of music by Mahler, Mozart and Brahms.

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    Paper wrap: 'The Office' ends its 8-year run

    That's a wrap! Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but "The Office" has closed shop. The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company's Scranton, Pa., branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run.

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    The lessons of the Kermit Gosnell verdict

    The principles implicated by the murder trial of the Pennsylvania abortion doctor make the trial and the static nature of public opinion significant news items. The significance, however, has been lost in a debate focused on the media rather than the weightier issues the case necessarily entails.

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    Capitol Watch: Failure and inertia in Jefferson City

    Missouri’s 2013 session was good for gun owners and wealthy individuals who would benefit from income tax cuts. For most everybody else, the session was a bust.

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