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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about Kansas
No, We’re Not In Kansas
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7-15-2005
The romance part, I have to admit, was accidental: I hadnt intended to keep our destination a secret from Jessica when this thing started out. "I was thinking we might go to Buenos Aires for spring break," I had said. Everyone ...
Article Excerpts:
... blurted out place names. "Prague." "Barcelona." "
Kansas
." Kansas? "I like to bet on long shots." ...
... place names. "Prague." "Barcelona." "Kansas."
Kansas
? "I like to bet on long shots." The...
Wacky America
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1-15-2008
Clark Griswold knew what a good vacation is really all about: venturing beyond the beaten path.
Article Excerpts:
...TWINE There are 521 people in Cawker City,
Kansas
, and even if you laid them all out end to end,...
...half a block west of Lake Drive, Cawker City,
Kansas
5. STEVE CANYON STATUE ...
Twister
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4-15-2001
YOU’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANY MORE ...But You Might Want To Be During This Summer's Storm Season
Next vacation, don’t avoid nasty weather. Follow it instead.
Tempest Tours
leads adrenaline-loving travelers into the heart of the acti...
Article Excerpts:
...the Tornado Alley states of Texas, Oklahoma,
Kansas
, Nebraska, Wyoming, Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico,...
Facts & Figures
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11-1-2001
UNEVEN PLAYING FIELDS
9.97%
the personal-income tax rate in Rhode Island, helping to make it the state least friendly to entrepreneurs, according to an analysis by a Washington, D.C., lobbying group. The next least-friendly are Hawai...
Article Excerpts:
...The next least-friendly are Hawaii, Maine,
Kansas
, and Minnesota. 0% the personal-income tax...
Menu
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8-1-2002
CHICKEN RUN
Anyone who has sat down to a platter of perfectly fried poultry in a homestyle restaurant that carries on the sacred traditions of Southern and Midwestern chicken cookery knows the true meaning of bliss. While the seasoni...
Article Excerpts:
... Buntyn , 4972 Park Ave.; (901) 458-8776 Olpe,
Kansas
: Chicken House , Highway 99; (620)...
One Shrewd Move
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1-1-2003
It’s easy to look smart when times are good. What separates winners from losers are the moves their leaders make when times are hard. two CEOs explain their shrewdest move of 2002.
Edited
William T. Esrey
Chairman and CEO...
Article Excerpts:
...and CEO, Sprint Overland Park,
Kansas
After Enron, the financial markets started...
Saddle Up
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8-15-2005
GiddyapSo you wanna be a cowboy? Well, yippee, yippee yi, yippee yo for you. Best get yourself to school first. Sankey Rodeo School, to be specific. The traveling band of instructors teach novices and experts the fine art of the sport. Ride a horse ...
Article Excerpts:
...fall, the school will make stops in Rose Hill,
Kansas
; Penrose, Colorado; Jerome, Idaho; Rio Linda,...
A Primer To Winning Your Ncaa Tournament Office Pool
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2-1-2006
The annual NCAA mens basketball tournament was long ago dubbed March Madness, and it rarely fails to live up to that alliterative moniker in the first two rounds, at least. There, chaos is the order of the day, with upsets and near-upsets, David an...
Article Excerpts:
...to decide which No. 5 will go down? If Florida,
Kansas
, Indiana, or Syracuse is involved, simply pick...
Billy Joel's Big Apple
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11-15-2001
Almost no one else epitomizes a New York state of mind more than Billy Joel. Sing along as the Piano Man takes us on a tour of his hard-to-forget hometown.
Article Excerpts:
...standards. There were about four tourists from
Kansas
just sitting there watching this three-hour...
He’s Not In Pittsburgh Anymore
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2-1-2005
When former Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw takes a break from his duties as, among other things, a Fox NFL analyst, he retires to a rambling retreat in the Arizona desert outside Phoenix.
Article Excerpts:
...If you live by an ocean or on the plains of
Kansas
or Oklahoma, or the lakes of Minnesota or...
Airport Travel News
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6-1-2006
The Young and the No-Longer-Restless
Even if they’re on their way to Disneyland, kids often find airports a bore. Following in the steps of Tampa and Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is making its terminals less, well,...
Article Excerpts:
...Those of you who live in Manhattan,
Kansas
, may not appreciate the significance of this...
The Biggest, Baddest, Richest Video Gamer In The World
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5-15-2006
You don’t challenge one of the world’s top professional video-game players to a one-on-one death match — or a seat-belt race — and come out with your dignity intact. Ever Wondered what it would be like to take on Michael Jordan?
Article Excerpts:
...release of Quake , including one in Wichita,
Kansas
, three hours from Fatal1ty''s home in Lee''s...
Dylan Down Under
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10-15-2007
A new book takes us behind the scenes and into the basement with Bob and the Band.
Article Excerpts:
... account of a murder in rural
Kansas
, is often called the first...
Man with a Mallet
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7-15-2009
Jerry Stark gave up a perfectly good job to pursue an unlikely dream. The dream has become a reality.
Article Excerpts:
... the General Motors assembly line in Kansas City,
Kansas
, for four years. The job was not resembling...
The Man In The Can
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12-15-2007
Being chased by a bull is Martin Kiffs job. And, yeah, there's an art to it. But the bigger question is, how does Martin Kiff fit 26 rodeo clowns into one truck?
Article Excerpts:
...entertaining. Kiff recalls one rodeo in Salina,
Kansas
, where it was inevitable that the bull was going...
Travel On Your Tv
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1-15-2007
Almost Famous (2000)When I used to be a full-time music writer, people would always ask me if my job was anything like young William Miller's in Almost Famous, Camer...
Article Excerpts:
...Crudup — from the Sunset Strip to
Kansas
(where they have a hilarious brush with some...
...Crudup — from the Sunset Strip to
Kansas
(where they have a hilarious brush with some...
What’s Cooking?
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9-1-2002
The New and Notable Restaurants from Top U.S. Chefs.
Article Excerpts:
...and Notable From Top U.S. Chefs KANSAS CITY,
Kansas
: 40 Sardines , 11942 Roe Ave., Overland Park,...
Eating And Drinking With Debbie Gold And Michael Smith
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10-1-2003
No restaurant holds the torch of fine dining higher in America's heartland than Debbie Golds and Michael Smiths freewheeling restaurant, 40 Sardines.
Article Excerpts:
...40 Sardines 11942 Roe Ave., Overland Park,
Kansas
(913) 451-1040, www.40sardines.com If you...
...time you’re high over
Kansas
, look down and smile. Somebody down there is...
The Eyes Have It
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11-1-2004
Planning a road trip soon? Then pack extra Visine. A recent survey by Acuvue Advance and Sperling’s BestPlaces reveals certain cities are murder on your eyesight. Findings account for criteria such as altitude, humidity, pollution, and temperature, ...
Article Excerpts:
... 3 Salt Lake City to Ogden, Utah 4 Wichita,
Kansas
5 Las Vegas, Nevada ...
Cowboy MBAs
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10-15-2008
Back at the ranch, getting the key to the executive corral these days is all about education.
Article Excerpts:
...regard to water. Dunn points to how Wichita,
Kansas
, has partnered with ranchers to ensure that the...