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August 9, 2014

• ‘The Butcher’s Son’ considers history, myth and memory with passion and humor
• In Kansas City, airstrikes in Iraq unleash conflicted feelings
• Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley areas alarmed by possible massive Army cuts
• Cyrus Gray is the quarterback of the Chiefs’ punt teams
• Dee Ford making an impact on special teams for the Chiefs
• Chiefs’ special-teams coach impressed with De’Anthony Thomas’ ‘courage’
• Chiefs training camp report, Aug. 9: Junior Hemingway returns
• Recently signed Chiefs safety Steve Gregory announces retirement
• Chiefs safety Eric Berry gives away backpacks to local families
• Chiefs sign linebacker Devan Walker
• Veteran actress Melinda McCrary revisits ‘Marigolds’
• Readers weigh in on probation, the Ozarks and President Obama
• Wanted: A feasible, sellable plan for KC streetcar
• Beware: Call from IRS is not what it seems
• Young man’s mental illness keeps murder case on hold for more than a decade
• Finding elephants and delicious cuisine on Namibia safari
• Letters to the editor
• Corolla continues its evolution
• Unspeakable pain: As many suffer in silence, a local initiative seeks to lift the shadows
• Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City plans tour of organic farm
• Versatile dahlias can add color, texture to late-summer gardens
• Oklahoma teacher teams with Missouri company to put whiskers on new bass lures
• New baits to lure fish and fishermen alike
• Resurgent Royals now face to face with challenge of contention
• Kansas City Curling Club playing host to big tournament
• In Afghanistan, a U.S. general and sergeant die
• Lyft finds itself in legal limbo, though its drivers continue to pick up riders
• Family wanted: Gabriel hopes for a home
• Overland Park man dies while serving two-day sentence
• KC agencies reach out to parents to help them keep kids out of hot cars
• Supply giveaway in Kansas City, Kan., prepares kids for school
• Full of nostalgia, Lewis Buzbee’s ‘Blackboard’ calls for education reform
• Besides asphalt, what are the best driveway surfaces?
• Pop art packs a decor punch
• Winning numbers for Friday, Aug. 8
• Replay: Updates, stats from Saturday night’s Royals-Giants game
• Baseball owners to vote for new commissioner to replace retiring Bud Selig
• For Royals prospect Bubba Starling, ‘football mentality’ remains a challenge
• Billy Butler, bullpen keep KC Royals rolling in 4-2 win over Giants
• Ex-Kansas State star Mitch Richmond inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
• Living is easy in maintenance-provided HeatherGlen
• Porter Communities’ Homes for Heroes’ $5,000 discount continues through Aug. 31
• The grass is truly greener at the Greens of Chapel Creek
• Reverse floor plans by Rodrock Homes ready now
• Village at Shoal Creek Valley offers turn-of-the-century architecture with modern-day living
• Four Hunt Midwest communities adding new phases to meet demand
• Park Ridge has six homes available now, four more nearing completion
• Five Tom French Homes communities nearly sold out, new locations planned
• Sallee Homes exclusive builder for remaining Villas of North Brook homes
• Missouri football team aims to back up 2013 breakthrough
• Winners and losers from the week that changed college sports