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KCUR Morning News 8-20-09

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Several local health and faith-based leaders in support of overhauling the nation's health care system say the debate's been sidetracked by false information.

It wasn't on the agenda, but opponents of a place to reduce the deer her in Shawnee Mission Park showed up anyway at last night's Johnson County Park Board meeting.

Federal authorities say preparing for the coming flu season is something business owners and managers need to begin doing now.

The Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox yesterday 4-2

Congress just eliminated federal funding for KCUR, but public radio is for the people.

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