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Kansas City Kansas Community College nursing instructor Teri Schwager, right, shows fourth-semester nursing students how ... February 27, 2013	Austin Gillespie, a senior at Mill Valley High School, works on the regular pop culture ... October 30, 2012	Kansas Highway Patrol troopers work the scene of a July 2011 fatality accident on U.S. ... August 14, 2012
Tamara Hudson opened Encore Unique Boutique in Shawnee in 2003. Area business owners weigh in ... July 25, 2012	Community members join hands while singing together "We Shall Overcome" during the 24th annual Martin ... January 16, 2012	Community members sing together "We Shall Overcome" during the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. ... January 16, 2012
Melva Jarrett, who is co-chair of the Martin Luther King Community Committee that organized the ... January 16, 2012	Alvaro Romo, eighth grader at Clark Middle School, recites Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have ... January 16, 2012	Community member Quadra Jarrett performs a praise dance to the song, "A Change Is Gonna ... January 16, 2012
Jose Garcia, an eighth grader at Clark Middle School, recites a speech during the 24th ... January 16, 2012	Jose Garcia, an eighth grader at Clark Middle School, recites a speech by U.S. Rep. ... January 16, 2012	Bonner Springs Mayor Clausie Smith, left, and Edwardsville Mayor John "Tiny" McTaggart proclaim Monday, Jan. ... January 16, 2012
About 400 people visited the new Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Basehor for weekend ceremonies ... January 11, 2012	Thomas Murphy stands in front of his house at 1527 105th St., in Edwardsville. Thomas ... January 6, 2012	Andrew Grudniewski stands in front of his house at 818 S. 132nd St. Grudniewski was ... January 6, 2012
Jim and Vivica Ballew stand in front of their house at 908 Elk Lane. The ... January 6, 2012	Lemuel Alexander, right, a visitor to the new Frank Williams Outreach Center from Kansas City, ... January 4, 2012	The Bonner Springs High School A Cappella Choir performs during the BSHS Holiday Choral Concert. December 16, 2011
The Bonner Springs High School A Cappella Choir performs during the BSHS Holiday Choral Concert. December 16, 2011	Project XX performs during the Bonner Springs High School Holiday Choral Concert. December 16, 2011