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August 21, 2014

• Spinning Tree Theatre’s ‘Ghost-Writer’ tackles a literary mystery
• Missouri high school football: Preseason questions and answers
• Kansas high school football: Preseason questions and answers
• Football 2014: The Star’s annual special preview section
• Kansas City settles another costly discrimination complaint
• City Council reaffirms ballot language on Clay Chastain’s initiative
• Rick Perry presses for greater U.S. involvement in Iraq
• Salvador Perez to undergo MRI on knee after sitting out Royals finale against Rockies
• ‘The Simpsons’ often had fun with the Royals
• Hot links: The nation is enamored with the Royals
• Salvador Perez passes MRI on knee as Royals begin series on Friday
• Former Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel still feels at home in Kansas City
• Chiefs are adjusting to leaguewide crackdown on overly physical defensive play on receivers
• Chiefs’ KC Wolf mascot reaches settlement after zip-line accident
• Jamaal Charles returns to practice for Chiefs
• Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith: ‘You put your trust’ in the offensive line (video)
• Sporting KC midfielder Christian Duke re-joins OKC Energy FC
• Heat alters high school football openers
• Readers share thoughts on Ferguson, Sprint and the middle class
• Gov. Jay Nixon needs to be a more decisive leader in Ferguson
• FYI Caption Contest: Five ‘Oz’ photos, five chances to win
• Murder charge is filed in 2013 Kansas City killing
• Americans divided on Jay Nixon response in Ferguson
• McCaskill, Kinder call for study panels in wake of Ferguson unrest
• Ferguson focus now shifts to the cost of all that police presence
• Emily’s List gives nod to Kelly Kultala over Kansas GOP congressman Yoder
• KC area high school football kickoff ... by the numbers
• Mizzou making strides in dealing with past and future in wake of alleged sexual assault cases
• Chiefs trade guard Rishaw Johnson to Tampa Bay for safety Kelcie McCray
• Spiders get bigger when they live in the city, study finds
• Liberty Memorial enjoys surge in attention
• Alternative charter high schools are disappearing in Missouri
• A quieter night in Ferguson, with fewer protesters
• Jay Nixon orders the National Guard out of Ferguson
• Father of ‘affluenza’ teen arrested for impersonating an officer
• Aid group: U.S. doctor who had Ebola has recovered
• Voice, image give clues in hunt for James Foley’s killer
• Bar patrons beat man who left kids in car while he drank
• 378 people ‘pay it forward’ in 11 hours at a Florida Starbucks
• American Ebola patients released from Atlanta hospital
• $100 buys more in Missouri, Kansas than most other states
• Kansas City Fed’s president makes the case for raising interest rates
• New T-Mobile campaign aims at Sprint customers
• Winning numbers for Thursday, Aug. 21
• Sprint follows family plan with new unlimited offer at $60 a month
• Ceremony on Friday will dedicate the National Security Campus in south Kansas City
• Companies making fitness-tracking deals with workers for cheaper insurance
• Area homebuilding fell slightly in July
• Royals’ magic number: 0
• Two young starters figure prominently in Royals’ push to the playoffs
• Burden now is on Kansas freshman running back Corey Avery
• Bright colors of summer
• Kansas files complaint against Westar Energy
• Trial set for Kansas bail bondsman accused of sex crimes
• Man dies after being hit by a semi on I-70 in Topeka
• Police: 800-pound wok stolen from Kansas restaurant
• Injured Kansas woman gives birth before dying
• Leavenworth cuts property tax by 40 percent
• The K-State formula: Returning QB + Bill Snyder = 11 victories
• Kansas State’s Ryan Mueller overcame long odds and is hungry for more
• Jesse Ertz and Joe Hubener battle it out for K-State backup quarterback spot
• ESPN reports new allegations against former MU running back Derrick Washington
• Blue Springs South senior Kevin Puryear commits to Missouri
• Russell Hansbrough, running game shine in Missouri scrimmage
• Home furnishings retailer West Elm opens on the Country Club Plaza
• MeMa’s bakery expanding in Power & Light District