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Baldwin High School Class of 2014 told to overcome adversity with positive attitudes
By Elvyn Jones
May 17, 2014
During Saturday’s Baldwin High School commencement, senior Allison Waymire reminded her classmates of the trip they made together to become the school’s 127th graduating class. Six years ago, a core group of 71 of the 93 graduates joined together from Baldwin, Marion Springs and Vinland elementary schools as seventh-graders at Baldwin Junior High School, she said.

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Kansas City Connection: A new place for pigging out
Lucas Wetzel
May 18, 2014
Unless you’re headed to the riverboat casinos to gamble or to Knuckleheads Saloon to see a concert, there probably aren’t a lot of good reasons to visit the East Bottoms of Kansas City. At least not until Pigwich opened last spring.
Baker bids goodbye to Class of 2014 and longtime president
By Elvyn Jones
May 18, 2014
Near the start of Sunday’s commencement for Baker University’s 148th graduating class, senior class president Nancy Delgado said more than 154 undergraduates in the university’s schools of nursing and arts and science were graduating at the ceremony.
Lawrence murder suspect, 19, wanted ‘freedom from her life’
The Associated Press
May 18, 2014
A 19-year-old woman accused of killing a 52-year-old Lawrence businessman whose home she shared told investigators she drugged the man before binding his wrists and ankles and cutting deeply through his throat, police testified Friday.
Kansas teachers protest governor in Topeka
The Associated Press
May 18, 2014
Teachers and education advocates protested Saturday at the Kansas Statehouse against what they described as Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s policies attacking public schools.