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Officials to present plan to unify KC area’s splintered transit system

Today, no fewer than five transit agencies operate in the Kansas City area: the recently created Kansas City streetcar authority and four bus systems run by Independence, Johnson County and both Kansas Citys. On Wednesday, Area Transportation Authority chairman Robbie Makinen and Johnson County Commissioner Steve Klika will present a plan to make the ATA “the regional transit authority it was meant to be.”

American Medical Association calls for limits on ads for energy drinks

A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster to youths. On Tuesday the American Medical Association, in a vote at its annual policy meeting in Chicago, endorsed a policy that called for limiting how the caffeinated beverages are sold to those younger than 18.

Firsthand experience inspires chefs to cook up solutions to food allergies

Food professionals with food allergies face a unique hurdle when confronted with an illness, allergy, intolerance or other disorder because they can’t escape the very thing that triggers symptoms. Instead of quitting, many use their talents to create foods that are safer for both themselves and their customers.

American Medical Association calls for limits on ads for energy drinks

MONDAY: Treasury securities auction.

TUESDAY: ICSC-Goldman Sachs store sales; NFIB small business optimism index; earnings from Avon Products, Clearwire, Coca-Cola, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Highwoods Properties, TomTom.

WEDNESDAY: Retail sales; import and export prices; business inventories; earnings from Avis Budget Group, Cbiz, Cisco, Euronet Worldwide, Whole Foods.

THURSDAY: Initial jobless claims; Bloomberg consumer comfort index; earnings from Build-A-Bear Workshop, Empire District Electric, General Motors, PepsiCo.

FRIDAY: Consumer sentiment; industrial production; earnings from Campbell Soup, VF Corp.

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Officials to present plan to unify KC area’s splintered transit system

KC terrorist supported plan to bomb New York Stock Exchange, FBI tells Congress

Bullpen, base-running problems cost Royals in 4-3 loss to Indians

LeBron James helps Heat beat Spurs in OT, stave off elimination

American Medical Association calls for limits on ads for energy drinks

Dish Network fails to meet Sprint Nextel’s bid deadline

Firsthand experience inspires chefs to cook up solutions to food allergies

American Medical Association calls for limits on ads for energy drinks

Cher credits luck for her lengthy career

Lil Wayne: I'm not stepping on US flag in video

Resolve the reassessment debacle in Jackson County

Kansas taxes are now flatter and fairer

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