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  • Thanks to Alexandra’s House, no family need grieve alone

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    Kansas City Star: Thanks to Alexandra's House, no family need grieve alone I found this article today, and even though it is four months old, I wanted to highlight the work Alexandra's House does. I haven't heard of anything like it; it is in my neighborhood. The founder, who once shunned sick babies, discovered her…

  • What I did this Evening

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    Jimmie Vaughn opened the evening with some amazing guitar stuff. Then two-plus hours of Dylan and his band with some of the new stuff and some of the old, like Highway 61, All Along the Watchtower, and a great version of Shelter from the Storm. Every bit was as good as the last time I…

  • KC Emergent Cohort July Meeting

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    KC Emergent Cohort: July Gathering It is time again for another gathering of the KC Emergent Cohort. We are going to gather on Wednesday, July 18th at 8:00 pm at Tera Yakel’s home (please email Terayakel.at.hotmail.com for address, directions, etc) for dessert and drinks (feel free to bring your favorite beverage) and a conversation with…

  • Kelsey Smith Murdered

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    I'm sure most of you have been seeing the story on the cable news networks today about the murder of Kelsey Smith in the Kansas City Suburbs. I don't know this family, but they attend Hillcrest Covenant Church, and since I know some of my readers are Covenant folks, I thought you would want to…

  • Mo. Man Burns Books as Act of Protest

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    RedOrbits: Mo. Man Burns Books as Act of Protest KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tom Wayne amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books. His collection ranges from best sellers like Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October" and Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire of the…

  • Groucho Marx Quote About Kansas City

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    From Quotations Page: "It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy." Groucho Marx (1890-1977) Does anyone have any clue what this quote means?

  • Police: Shooter planned to ’cause havoc’

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    USA Today: Police: Shooter planned to 'cause havoc' KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Target employee who was turned down for a private security license and planned to "cause havoc" was identified Monday as the man suspected of killing two people in a crowded mall parking lot before he was shot by police. David…

  • Tragedy in Kansas City

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    The church softball team went out for some practice today on a gorgeous sunny afternoon with temps in the mid-80s. Just before we wrapped up at 3:30 pm, a black police helicopter soared overhead. A minute later, as I tossed my last few pitches, I could see the copter hovering just a few blocks away.…

  • KC Emergent Cohort April Gathering

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    KC Emergent Cohort: April Cohort Gathering On Tuesday, April 10th we will be gathering at 7:00pm with the folks at Cherith Brook, a new monastic, intentional community. We will gather at their community house and storefront at 3308 E 12th St. (one and a half blocks east of Benton). You can check out this blog…

  • Bob has a light!

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    Some of you will recall that last November, I did a post called Bob Needs a Light about Bob (bull on building), the Hereford bull who used to stand atop a ninety-foot pylon at the American Hereford Association HQ in Kansas City, MO. Sadly, he was removed from his perch in the late 1990s when…