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Even though he�s no longer running for office, UMKC�s most famous and controversial professor continues his campaigns.

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Buck O'Neil's last will shows that KC's ambassador didn't live like a celebrity.

By Eric Barton

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With brisket up to his pig statue, a downtown barbecue master gets paved over by progress.

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Thanks to the Mexican, this Orange County slur goes wide.

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Necia Gamby is Kansas City�s hip-hop matriarch.

By Aaron Ladage

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High Hopes

The Wayward Son and friends make a few wishes for 2007.

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Wagging wins out over skin at the Miss Kans-Ass City contest.

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News flash: The city�s improv scene isn�t just dick jokes.

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Top Stories: January 8, 2007

Hip-Hop and Piledrivers

Tonight, the WWE comes to Kemper, and MC Lou Rip gets his soul served at the Peanut.

Food Court Philosophy

The penetrating Collisions details the dust-up between young folks who work at the mall and the old folks who power-walk around it.

Indictment Sisters

In two day's time, two KC politicians have been indicted on charges related to mortgage fraud. Read the charges against Councilwoman Saundra McFadden-Weaver here. And click here to peruse the purported misdeeds of mayoral candidate Katheryn Shields.

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Listen to last year's best local music that mostly (or only) Kansas City music fans got to enjoy, like �Hallelujah� from It's Over:

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