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Published August 29, 2009 at 6:35 PM CDT

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

Health care forums get varying reception with party, place.

Kansas City city council repeals funeral picketing ordinance.

Kansas City, MARC join in $300 million transit stimulus pitch.

Federal officials to visit KC, consider Green Zone, maybe transit.

New Missouri teen texting law includes breathalyzer provision.

St. Joseph tannery cited for violation of MO Clean Water Act.

Legislature embarrassed over banning wrong plastic from rivers.

Lynn Jenkins apologizes for "great white hope" remark.

Defunded, but not defeated.

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

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