CHECK THE KANSAS CITY SUNDAY LINKS!!!

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- Kansas City X-Mas Tunes . . . Cyprus Avenue rings in the holidays, as Bill Shapiro brings you his annual “The Sounds of Christmas” show - The Sounds of Christmas

- Dead Tree Media Photo Gallery: How 64 pictures illustrate Kansas City in 1940

- Kansas Austerity 2014: Kansas budget puzzle a taxing experience for lawmakers

- Show-Me Hardship For Rugrats: New director of the Missouri Children's Division: 'I think our child welfare system can always get better'

- More Treacherous Kansas City Street Life: Authorities warn of dangerous roads

- Overall Weather Perspective: Severe and strange weather sweeps nation, threatens holiday travelers

- Cursed Westside Biz Location Continues To Have Bad Luck: Franks gourmet hot dogs closes on Southwest Boulevard

- Show-Me Writer Flow: In his latest book, John Drake Robinson explores Missouri's waterways

- Great White Northland Celebration: Santa rides through the streets of Riverside, Mo. on a fire truck

- Detroit Free Press Touts Turn'The losingest program in college football' at one point, Kansas State now a formidable power



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