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10/19/2009 04:32 AM | Via: Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn

OTBKB Music Video: Freedy Johnston - Bad Reputation

Freedy Johnston is originally from Kansas but he lived in this until recently, including Hoboken and Greenpoint. Although he's now living in Nashville, he's back for a while and will be playing in the East Village Tuesday. This video of Freedy (and guitarist Dave... read the full story

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10/16/2009 01:00 PM | Via: Houstonist

Houstonist Bartender: White Russian

Dude, it's Friday. We don't know if it's the weather, the economy or what, but we're feeling Dude-like and so, today we're all about the White Russian , made the right way - not with powdered creamer. We have been league bowling for years, and we are still about the... read the full story

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10/13/2009 02:23 AM | Via: Wichita Eagle

Kansas pension system's problems to be reviewed

Kansas legislators are examining the long-term funding problems faced by the state pension fund for teachers and government workers. The House Appropriations Committee was to start its discussion Tuesday with a report from the University of Kansas about the Kansas... read the full story

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10/13/2009 02:22 AM | Via: Wichita Eagle

Hesston arboretum receives grant to preserve prairies

The Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in the central-Kansas town of Hesston has received nearly $20,000 to preserve native prairies. The grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will expand an effort to preserve prairie remnants within 60 miles of the arboretum.... read the full story

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10/13/2009 02:20 AM | Via: Wichita Eagle

2 to be sentenced for coercing prostitution

Two operators of massage parlors in Johnson County, Kan., are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court for forcing employees to engage in prostitution. Zhong Yan Liu, also known as "Lucky," and Cheng Tang, also known as "Tom," pleaded guilty last year to... read the full story

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