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How Are You Spending Your Fourth of July?
July 4, 2012 Today is our Independence Day, so Happy Fourth of July. I know with the weather it may not by the typical Fourth of July, but it is here none the less. Many of you probably have the day off to spend with friends and family, some of you will have limited hours, others will be working all day
The Top 5 Activities at Kansas City’s Oceans of Fun
July 3, 2012 I have lived in Missouri since 1985, and one of my first memories was going to Worlds of Fun. I recall when I rode the Fury of the Nile, when I would look across the waterways and see all kinds of slides heading into deep pools, tubes everywhere, and much more from the distance. This was enough to create my interest in heading to Oceans of Fun. The two parks in Kansas City are actually linked together as Oceans of Fun was created in 1982 in honor of the 10th anniversary of Worlds of Fun and ever since the parks have been linked together, although they cater to two different crowds.
International Students Need Homes in Sedalia
ASSE International Student Exhange Programs in cooperation with the Smith Cotton High School is seeking local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries around the world.
California City Will Be the Largest to Ever Declare Bankruptcy
California has certainly had its share of financial woes, and now the city of Stockton, about 80 miles east of San Francisco, is set to become the largest American municipality to declare bankruptcy.
Cool Down at Nassif Aquatic Center [REVIEW]
June 27, 2012 
With the temperatures close to 100 degrees, I took the opportunity to take my family out to Nassif Aquatic Center in Warrensburg. From years of being a student in Knob Noster and the University of Central Missouri, I can remember only a handful of times going to that pool. However, now that the park has greatly expanded their services, it truly is worth the family outing.
Panera Bread Opens In Thompson Hills Shopping Center in Sedalia [REVIEW]
June 26, 2012 
Panera Bread is no longer a drive away to Kansas City, Columbia or Springfield. It opened for business with a non-profit day for the benefit of D.A.R.E and Childsafe on Sunday, June 24 in the Thompson Hills Shopping Center. Employees told me that they raised about $4,900 in total for the day for those charities, a successful test opening. I made it to the official opening day on Monday, June 25.
Airline Passengers Live Their Worst Nightmare, Thanks to a Single TSA Agent
Hundreds of travelers at New York’s JFK Airport who’d already gone through security screenings were forced to do the unthinkable — get in line and do it all over again. It happened Saturday when it was discovered that one of the TSA agents didn’t know his metal detector had been unplugged all morning.
Falling Gas Prices Means Great News for Car Owners
Just a few months ago, analysts were worried gas prices would soar this summer, possibly topping $6 a gallon. But now that the warmer months are upon us, there’s been an abrupt about-face.
In fact, fuel prices are now falling so steadily that many experts predict that by this fall, a gallon of gas will be under $3.