http://www.kansascity.com/281/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Laura Scott 60 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:18:20 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com http://www.kansascity.com/281/story/684660.html http://www.kansascity.com/281/story/684660.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:13 CDT At first blush, the University of Missouri should be happy about its big jump in enrollment for next fall. It seized opportunity amid predictions of large high school graduating classes nationwide. A winning football team and heightened recruitment efforts paid off with more students applying to the university and making a deposit to hold their spot. http://www.kansascity.com/281/story/665220.html http://www.kansascity.com/281/story/665220.html Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:19 CDT I grew up in Tornado Alley — central Kansas. Regularly, we would go to the basement when skies blackened and high winds blew. Sometimes the sky would turn yucky yellow, a signal of something ominous. I don’t remember if our community had sirens. We just went to the basement almost on instinct, feeling that a tornado could be coming. http://www.kansascity.com/281/story/655208.html http://www.kansascity.com/281/story/655208.html Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:16 CDT When children’s advocates approached Rep. Ryan Silvey early in Missouri’s legislative session, they had found the right lawmaker to make a difference for kids. Silvey, a Kansas City Republican, was part of the majority party that controls the legislative process. And, he was willing to help. http://www.kansascity.com/281/story/635637.html http://www.kansascity.com/281/story/635637.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:34 CDT This long weekend is considered the traditional summer vacation season kickoff, when people of the plains head to the mountains, the seashore, the national parks, and beyond.