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In August, the Girardeau family of Brookside hosted the soon-to-be Democratic nominee for president, Barack Obama, at in their home. On Jan. 17, the president-elect will return the favor. Obama has invited the five members of the Girardeau family to board his train in Philadelphia on what’s being billed as a Whistle Stop Tour to Washington for the inauguration.
Thanks to generous tax breaks and the fine taste of the Cosentino family, Kansas City’s new downtown grocery store is probably the swankiest supermarket I’ve ever seen.
Kansas schools are about to go from feast to famine. Educators are bracing for a large cut this year in their state education dollars after receiving significant increases in state aid the last four years.
Kansas City will hire a “capital czar” to help push ahead construction work and pull together a list of projects for federal funding, Councilman Russ Johnson told his colleagues Tuesday.
Now, if something could just be done to make drivers wear their seat belts. That’s what traffic safety advocates were murmuring even as Missouri closed out 2008 with the fewest highway deaths in 25 years.
Kansas City recorded the first three homicides of the year on Monday. Early in the day, police received a homicide ruling from the Jackson County Medical Examiner regarding the death of a baby last year.
JEFFERSON CITY | A state board’s decision last month to grant the Kansas City Chiefs a $25 million tax break upset Republicans and Democrats alike and amplified calls for a full-scale review of tax-credit programs.
Mark Scofield of Raytown wants to know the plan for the 83rd Street bridge over Interstate 435, which he said has been closed about a dozen years.
CALLED AND GIFTED WORKSHOP: Presented in both English and Spanish. 7-9:30 p.m. Jan. 9; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 10, St. Therese Parish, 7207 N.W. Missouri 9. Register. (816-756-1850, ext. 250)
UMKC 75TH ANNIVERSARY FINALE AND SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT: Special Patron’s Party. 5:30 p.m. Jan. 11, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, 1029 Central. Tickets required. (816-235-1139)
Who: Al (A.T.) Hancock, 82, of Blue Springs. When and how he died: Nov. 10 of natural causes. Early life: Al Hancock attended Northeast High School, where he participated in ROTC. After high school he spent two semesters at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., before joining the Navy and serving for two years during World War II.
COMPUTER CLASSES: Computer Basics. 9-11 a.m. Jan. 8-9, Vesper Hall, 400 N.W. Vesper, Blue Springs. $25-$90. Classes limited to six students. (816-228-0181)
VFW 7900 BREAKFAST: Cooked to order breakfast. 8-11 a.m. Jan. 11, VFW Post 7900, 13137 Wornall Rd. (816-941-8214)
COMPUTER CLASSES: Computer Basics. 9-11 a.m. Jan. 8-9, Vesper Hall, 400 N.W. Vesper, Blue Springs. $25-$90. Classes limited to six students. (816-228-0181)
RECOMMENDED TREES: Learn the steps for selecting the proper tree, not only for you, but future generations. 7 p.m. Jan. 13, Johnson County K-State Research and Extension, 11811 S. Sunset, Olathe. Advance registration required. www.johnson.ksu.edu (913-715-7000)
Note: The Star will publish results of Kansas City-area golfers who shoot a hole in one or double eagle.
Something else to saddle on the global economy: A horse VD that somehow jumped the ocean and landed amid all-American quarter horse mares in Kansas, Missouri and elsewhere.
FREE PARENTING CLASSES-HELPING YOUR CHILD SUCCEED: Registration is required. 11 a.m. Jan. 9, Wyandot Center Youth Services, 1301 N. 47th, Kansas City, KS. (913-328-4623)
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