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Parkville's first and only news radio program airs every Monday at 6:00 p.m. on 90.3 FM. Though it has yet to reach an official “crisis level,” the 48 families facing foreclosure in Parkville and 458 throughout the county probably don’t agree. The outlook was, however, far bleaker in neighboring counties: Clay has reported 1,737 foreclosures, Jackson 6,678, meaning that out of every 674 homes, one…
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Weatherby Lake Mayor Gerald Bos made national news last week when it was reported that he and other former executives of the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) would pay a $12 million settlement to settle a trading investigation. According to the Kansas City Business Journal, The Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
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The Park Hill Board of Education will have an annual School Board Election on April 7, 2009, to elect two members to serve three-year terms and one member to serve a two-year term. The district will accept declarations of candidacy from any person interested in running for a position on…
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On most mornings, I awaken to the voice of Carl Castle or David Mattingly telling me about recessions, pestilence or death. It’s a pretty terrible way to begin one’s day, I suppose, but my wife runs…
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Everybody is talking about the economy these days. Even small town journalists like me are discussing things like “consumer confidence” and “S&P Indices” and “money.” This week, The Luminary sheds light on several consumer and commercial related…
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