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45 Years of Nutcracker: Ballet Midwest presents annual production

Nutcracker

For forty-five years, Ballet Midwest has been entertaining audiences with the enchanting Nutcracker Ballet set to the unforgettable score by Tchaikovsky. Join Clara at her family’s Christmas Eve party where she receives ...

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C5Alive Christmas Luncheon to celebrate with music, games

C5Alive

The December C5Alive POWER Luncheon will be held December 9, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fairlawn Plaza Mall, featuring Christmas music and fun activities. There will be prizes for the favorite ...

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Bipartisan tributes pour in for Senator Bob Dole

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Condolences continue to pour in over the death of former U.S. Senator Robert Dole. The Republican died over the weekend at the age of 98. Dole is survived by his wife, former Sen. ...

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Bob Dole, Kansas senator, WWII hero and presidential candidate, dead at 98

Kansan Bob Dole, former Senate Majority Leader and 1996 presidential candidate, died Sunday morning at age 98, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation announced. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole ...

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Local ministries rely on your generosity to serve women, babies and adoptive children

Dwight and I go out for breakfast to celebrate special occasions such as the first snowfall of the season, election day, and school snow days. Last year while enjoying the snowflakes, a ...

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How to get cheap (or free) health insurance if you retire early

health-insurance

I often hear when I first meet with someone that the only reason they are still working is to pay for health insurance until they can get on Medicare at age 65. ...

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Drop-off sites to open for Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child

Across the nation, more than 4,000 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, ...

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C5 luncheon to be held at Kansas National Guard Museum

C5

Master Sgt. Jeremy Byers, state command historian for the Kansas Army National Guard, will be the featured speaker at the November C5 Alive POWER Luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Veterans Day, ...

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Lee’s Summit state senator gets award for clean energy but doubts remain about what’s really clean

energy

Republican state Sen. Mike Cierpiot of Lee’s Summit is backing efforts to make Missouri energy so-called “carbon-neutral” over the next several decades. Cierpiot and Michelle Pleus, his chief of staff, were honored ...

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As deer season begins, the ‘Great Hunting Shortage’ is here

Hunters are experiencing what’s being named the “Great Hunting Shortage.” That’s causing some to scramble just as hunting season is set to begin this week. Missouri duck hunter Levi Lewis said he’s ...

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Kelly says Biden vaccine mandate not ‘correct’ or ‘effective’ solution

mandate

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has come out against President Biden’s vaccine mandate, adding to concerns she voiced on Thursday of last week. “Yesterday, I reviewed the new vaccine mandate from the Biden Administration,” Kelly stated on Friday. “While ...

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Parents concerned over CRT play role in local school board elections

Provoked by a number of outrages across the country, parents have begun pushing back on politicians, school boards, and educators who use children as guinea pigs in radical social experiments and left-wing ...

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Parking meters active again on downtown Topeka side streets

parking

Side street parking in downtown Topeka is once again metered on weekdays during business hours. This change impacts metered parking spots on side streets located one block east and west of S ...

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Lots of art-themed opportunities in NOTO during November

NOTO

On Topeka’s First Friday Art Walk on November 5, you will be able to see the newest show at the NOTO Arts Center, Topeka Parks & Green Spaces posters with unveiling of ...

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Ten-digit dialing now required in Kansas area codes 785 and 620

You’ll now need to include the area code (10-digit dialing) when making most phone calls in Kansas, or the call won’t go through Kansans that live in area codes 785 or 620 ...

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Freshman Kansas lawmaker Aaron Coleman under pressure to resign over abuse

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A freshman Democrat Kansas legislator must undergo mental evaluation after he was arrested for domestic violence. Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City, Kan. was charged with domestic battery in a disturbance involving ...

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Gas prices hit high not seen since Obama administration

gas high

The Biden administration has reached another milestone related to its energy policy, say experts. U.S. gas prices have now hit a new seven-year high. As of Oct. 27, the national average for a gallon ...

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1 in 4 men & women need a safe place to process the pain of abortion

not for 1 in 4

Did you know that 1 in 4 women will experience an abortion in their lifetime? Did you know that many regret their abortion decision; walking in a cloud of grief, shame and ...

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Alliance for Life assists organizations working for the unborn

life unborn

Now more than ever, the fight for the lives of the unborn has waged into a widescale war. An administration that does not believe in the sanctity of human life, courts that ...

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FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – Will the Big 12 have 16 teams?

Big 12

On July 30, The University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas both accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which means they’ll be leaving the Big 12 Conference for the ...

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How low can rates go?

Looking back to the start of the century, interest rates have been in decline. Back then the Aggregate Bond Index was paying over 7%. Today? Just 1%. This means in order for ...

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What do supply and demand tell us about today’s housing market?

There’s a well-known economic theory – the law of supply and demand – that explains what’s happening with prices in the current real estate market. Put simply, when demand for an item ...

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State Senator Kristen O’Shea will speak at C5 Luncheon

C5Alive

Businesswoman and Kansas State Senator Kristen O’Shea will be the featured speaker at the October C5 Alive POWER Luncheon. She will discuss her business strategies and her political experiences. Lunch will be ...

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‘What’s That Sound’ is a decidedly different picture book for kids

A distinctively different ABC picture book written by Kansas City author and artist, LeAnne Litka released in late September to much praise. What’s That Sound? took Litka four years to produce, but ...

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Christian school organization, female athletes ask to join lawsuit about transgender regulations

Christian Schools International and three female athletes are trying to intervene in a lawsuit challenging President Biden’s reinterpretation of sex discrimination. The new policy will allow biological males to compete against girls ...

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