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For Mister Rogers: You were my teacher, my mentor and my TV father for 30 minutes every day during my childhood. I knew, while snuggled up in my bean bag on our shag carpet, that you were only addressing me. The legions of admiring children that watched you did not exist as far as I was concerned. Full column.
It came as a shock when I was called a "city girl" recently. Sure, Overland Park is a city, and I lived just south of the city limit, 20 minutes from a mall and some movie theaters, but it made me wonder how people from small towns defined "city life." Even with the city soaking up land as quickly as it can, Overland Park is not the metropolis that many small-town people think it is. Full column.
Not only will students vote today for student body president and student senators, a plebiscite vote will give students the opportunity to voice their opinions about smoking policies. A plebiscite vote with a positive result doesn't mean policies will be enacted. Rather, it is a valuable tool for senators to gain feedback from their constituents. Full editorial.
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