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    <title><![CDATA[ Lindsay Weiss: Taking a registration victory lap ]]></title>
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        I&amp;rsquo;ve heard stories about moms who line up at ungodly hours to sign their kids up for the best preschool. Or to get VIP tickets to The Wiggles. Or even to get first pick at a Gymboree sale. But that&amp;rsquo;s not me&amp;hellip;my kids go to a preschool where no line is required, we&amp;rsquo;ve never seen The Wiggles, and I usually end up shopping the very last day of a sale at Gymboree, if I even make it at all.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Overland Park woman a finalist in cooking contest ]]></title>
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        Lindsay Weiss of Overland Park has been chosen one of 12 finalists in Cooking Light magazine&amp;rsquo;s fourth annual Cooking Light Ultimate Reader Recipe Contest.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Johnson County Library sponsoring election seminars ]]></title>
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        Johnson County Library will present a series of programs related to the upcoming election to help citizens get the information they need to become informed voters. All programs are free and open to the public.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Leawood police and fire departments to hold open house ]]></title>
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        Leawood&amp;rsquo;s police and fire departments will host their annual open house from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10. Children will have the opportunity to explore a mock crime scene and discover what types of tools are used to discover evidence as well as see a real C.S.I. from the Johnson County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Department. Visitors will also be able to see Leawood&amp;rsquo;s police dogs and talk with police officers and firefighters. There will be free hot dogs and pop.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Blue Valley/Leawood police report ]]></title>
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        These are the most recent police reports of personal and property crimes and injury accidents in your area, listed by city and ZIP code. Times and dates indicate when officers took the report, not when the incident occurred.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Crimestoppers ]]></title>
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        On Aug. 13 shortly after midnight Overland Park officers were sent to the 6700 block of Lamar to investigate a hit-and-run accident. When the officers arrived they determined a white utility vehicle had been moving southbound on Lamar Avenue, struck a car parked on the street, then traveled through a front yard and came to rest against a house. Neighbors told officers the driver ran from the scene of the crash and provided a limited description of the person. More officers responded and set up a...      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Young cellist wants to help save classical music ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:28 CDT</pubDate>
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        Kirill Miniaev likes diverse music. Inspired by Apocalyptica &amp;mdash; which performs heavy metal music on classical instruments &amp;mdash; the Overland Park student started a high school band that plays heavy metal music on cellos.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Volunteers will provides rides for older adults ]]></title>
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        Senior citizens in Johnson County may not have to worry about transportation much longer. A volunteer driver program is starting up next month, courtesy of Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City. The first rides are expected to be on the road Sept. 2.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Letter to the Editor: Organ donation network ]]></title>
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        Your story about the U.S. Transplant Games (&amp;ldquo;County residents vying in Transplant Games,&amp;rdquo; July 12) highlighted the tragic shortage of human organs for transplant operations.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Leawood views plan for new amphitheater ]]></title>
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        Leawood City Council members got their first look at what a new amphitheater at Ironwoods Park could look like.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Community note ]]></title>
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        Overland Park Golf Club&amp;rsquo;s 9 Hole Ladies League is sponsoring the course&amp;rsquo;s annual Susan G. Komen Rally For The Cure Golf Tournament on Sept. 2. The tournament committee is looking for a variety of different sponsorships as well as teams of all women and all men to compete in this event.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Farmstead to resurface trail with recycled tires ]]></title>
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        Next time the kids ride a pony down the trail at the Deanna Rose Children&amp;rsquo;s Farmstead, share this bit of trivia: The path is made out of old tires.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Shawnee Mission police report ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:09 CDT</pubDate>
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        These are the most recent police reports of personal and property crimes and injury traffic accidents in your area, listed by city and ZIP code. Times and dates indicate when officers took the report, not when the incident occurred.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Israeli teens&#39; letters plead for peace ]]></title>
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        A Leawood man may have found the solution for world peace: youth. As part of an after-school program he helped develop in Israel, John Shuchart managed to have 1,300 Jewish and Arab teenagers write letters to imaginary terrorists.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ City keeping eye on traffic around schools ]]></title>
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        As a new school year starts in south Overland Park, there will be plenty to adjust to besides new teachers and new classes.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Matthew Keenan commentary: ]]></title>
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        My wife and I observed it for the first time when our oldest son was in second grade. She volunteered to be a den leader and the Cub Scouts were to be divided up into dens, typically comprised of groups of five to seven boys. There were several parents who attempted to manipulate the make-up of dens &amp;mdash; with the goal of either avoiding certain &amp;ldquo;bad kids&amp;rdquo; or being part of a den of &amp;ldquo;popular boys.&amp;rdquo; Perpetuating cliques at the mature age of 7. Happily...      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Blue Valley/Leawood community notes ]]></title>
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        A Leawood teenager is competing for the Miss Teen USA crown tonight. Jessie Colonna, the reigning Miss Kansas Teen USA 2008, is vying in the national competition held at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas. The event will not be televised.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Broadway role in &amp;lsquo;Grease&#39; is a dream come true ]]></title>
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        The neon lights of Broadway sparkle every time Janine DiVita exits the stage door after a show. Sometimes the Overland Park native gets recognized; sometimes she discreetly sneaks past audience members who chatter excitedly.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Ethics commission to meet over billboard complaint ]]></title>
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        The jury is still out on whether Johnson County Commissioner John Segale ignored political finance laws in Kansas by using campaign funds to pay for a billboard on Shawnee Mission Parkway.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ JCCC gets grant for bioscience project ]]></title>
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        Johnson County Community College has received a $200,000 grant to fund the Bi-State Bioscience Consortium for Curriculum and Faculty Development.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Blue Valley/Leawood arts notes: Nerman Museum makes top-amenities list ]]></title>
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        The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art was named as one of the &amp;ldquo;50 Reasons to Love the U.S.A. Now&amp;rdquo; in the July issue of Travel+Leisure Magazine. The magazine cited the museum as &amp;ldquo;the latest addition to the Kansas City area&amp;rsquo;s buzzing art scene.&amp;rdquo;      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Johnson County Community Calendar August 20-26 ]]></title>
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        GAMING FOR CHAIRTY: Gamers will compete by playing Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 on the Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox. All proceeds go to First Down for Down Syndrome. Registration 10 a.m., Event noon-midnight Aug. 23, A Wine Flights Bar &amp; Bistro, 5408 W. 151st St., Leawood. $25 pre-registration, $30 day of event. www.myegamer.com (913-402-9800)      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[ Johnson County Community Calendar August 13-19 ]]></title>
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        OP CHAMBER CONNECTION: Chamber Connection provides 60 minutes of pure networking &amp;mdash; 20 minutes dedicated to large group networking, 35 minutes dedicated to small group networking and 3 minutes to promote your business to your small networking group. Sponsored by United Studios of Self Defense. 8-9 a.m. Aug. 21, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, 9001 W. 110th St., Overland Park. Reservations required by Aug. 20. (913-491-3600)      
    
  

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