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June 23, 2015

• Dick Phalen: The Confederate flag is a repulsive symbol that should not fly
• Urban Farm tour spotlights Kansas City’s fertile agricultural scene
• ‘West Side Story’ is a showtime reunion for creative team
• Branching Out
• Kansas City Maker Faire makes its mark with inventors, fans
• Kids rock out to their own tunes in Kansas City’s kindie music scene
• FBI is asking about a Jackson County contract with consultant with ties to John Diehl
• Yordano Ventura needs to make rehabiliation start before he can rejoin Royals
• Royals recall RHP Michael Mariot, option RHP Aaron Brooks
• Two injured in early morning Kansas City house fire
• Dayton Moore, Alex Smith and Bill Snyder all received votes for Kansas governor
• TheChat: South Carolina begins push to rid itself of the Confederate flag
• Blue Star winners represent Starlight Theatre in national competition
• Shawnee Mission’s search for an alternate site for Benninghoven comes up empty
• Tuesday’s Royals-Mariners lineups, pitching probables and TV info
• Bassist Francois Rabbath brings spontaneous joy to Park University concert
• As Olathe changes landfill operators, some worry about the threat of monopoly
• ‘The Rush Brothers’ documentary wins contest, to be expanded into longer feature
• Bid for a KC levy increase for universal pre-kindergarten is put off until summer 2016
• Friends are injured when one helps the other escape Kansas City house fire
• Kids Cafes from Harvesters provide summer meals to children
• Readers react to Pope Francis, the Missouri legislature and Kansas voters
• Kansas Legislature courts more embarrassment with complaint against Rep. Valdenia Winn
• Olathe Northwest High debate coach Josh Anderson is a national champion
• Dispute over court lights comes to end
• Motorcyclist dies in Interstate 435 wreck involving a Missouri highway maintenance truck
• Air conditioning problems close Truman Library
• Snarky in the Suburbs: Here’s to those entry-level summer jobs that build character: Bottoms up!
• Denise Snodell: Little ears can hear things that go straight to the heart
• Olathe council studies two-year budget
• Editorial: Higher mill levy would improve Johnson County
• Web.com Tour is set to return to LionsGate for Digital Ally Open golf tournament
• Charges filed in traffic deaths of Overland Park couple
• Fishing guide organizes tournament in honor of his dog (and best friend)
• Nearly 1,000 jobs created by four new Johnson County retailers
• Independence man who drowned in Arkansas river was on his first paid vacation
• Kauffman Foundation launches EdWise, an education data website
• Police investigate homicide near Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, North
• Sketch of south Kansas City shooting suspect released
• September shooting victim’s death ruled a homicide
• Letters to the editor: Yoder’s support of cancer research, Brownback’s ‘emperor’ moment, shopping in Missouri, Amtrak’s losses
• Lori Allen: A friend in need, indeed
• Sporting KC’s Graham Zusi chosen to U.S. national team’s Gold Cup roster
• A top concern for voters? Money in politics
• Former pizza man developing Ace Café North America, combining food, rock ’n’ roll, motorcycles and cars
• KCK police identify man shot to death Monday on Third Street
• Evidence is weak that medical marijuana helps many illnesses, study finds
• Winning lottery numbers for Monday, June 22
• Sprint chief technology officer Stephen Bye is resigning
• T-Mobile CEO takes on the Verizon and AT&T ‘Duopoly’ in a video cartoon
• Kelly Oubre on borderline of becoming another KU lottery pick in NBA Draft
• Joe Blanton outduels Felix Hernandez as Royals top Mariners 4-1
• Kat’s Money Corner: Prepping for the Fourth
• Kansas State football gets commitment from Georgia receiver D.J. Render
• Regret sending that email? Google’s Gmail adds ‘undo’ option
• Verizon completes $4.4 billion deal for the Internet company AOL
• AT&T expands high-speed Internet to Shawnee, Independence
• Plaza updates: Sephora opening, Chandler Court renovation