March 9 – December 31, 2012 Article Janeen Aggen Harry and Bess Truman–Today we take for granted that they became President and First Lady. Because we live on this side of history, it is easy to think that the end of the story is the whole story. However, like all of us, they were influenced …
Article Kendra Mathewson | Photography Angela C. Bond In the hustle and bustle of our hectic lives, isn’t the idea of “lingering” somewhere attractive? A new place in Lee’s Summit has opened just for that purpose. Linger Bakery and Lounge in the heart of downtown invites us to stop in and slow down for a …
Article Kendra Mathewson | Photography Provided by Morée Scofield A Haitian mother stood outside with a makeshift pot over a pile of charcoals, trying to prepare something for her small child who played in the dirt. The American mother who sat in the loud, dirty bus passing by was so moved by what she saw …
Article Annika Bergen | Photography Mike Ekey A giant multicolored snake twists through the air, drawing figure eights against the brilliant sky with its seemingly endless tail. Crowds fill Metropolitan Community College-Longview’s green lawns to watch whimsical dragons, butterflies and fish soar above them. The Kansas City Kite Club (KCKC) features its sixth annual Flights …
Article Ann Butenas | Photography Courtesy of KC Rowing Club Members Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream…merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. And if you are a member of the Kansas City Rowing Club (KCRC), life on the water could never be better. When you think of rowing, your …
Article Chris Clark | Photography Angela C. Bond In a good economy, home buyers bemoan the catbird seat held by sellers who can command top dollar, and sometimes more. In a downturn, the tables turn, as sellers sulk when buyers get to call the shots. But these days, in good markets and bad, there’s a …
Article Alexis Mladenoff | Photography Angela C. Bond As the EMS relations director for HCA Midwest Health System and the reigning Mrs. Missouri America 2012, Tina York, NREMT-P, sports some footwear she only used to slip on for date night with her husband: high heels. York, a Lee’s Summit resident, worked as an emergency medical …
Article Tracy Sullivan | Photography Angela C. Bond Active in both her school and community, Bailee Woods, a senior at Lee’s Summit High School, is a student on the go. As a pediatric cancer survivor, she has overcome health issues to lead a successful academic career and still make time to volunteer at various organizations …
Article Katherine Bontrager | Photography Provided by Kids With Courage Foundation “Let’s just rule it out,” were Leslie Ratterman’s exact words to her 8-year-old daughter, Jade, as they headed to the pediatrician’s office on January 27, 2010. “I knew the symptoms were there, I just wanted to check I was wrong,” she recalls. “So Dr. …
In 1979 the original Muppet Movie hit movie theaters and eventually made its way to homes via VHS where I watched it many times with those I was charged to babysit over the next few years. By 1982, while a nearly last-chair flute player in my junior high band, I was thrilled when sheet music …
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