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Volume 7, Episode 2


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Parkville News

Parkville Set to Become a Bike Mecca

The inaugural Parkville Bicycle Festival from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm on Saturday, September 6th at English Landing Park. Plans are to make the festival an annual event. The Parkville Bicycle Festival is a celebration of the exciting cycling experiences the area offers. “The festival is a great opportunity…
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Platte County News

Route 45 Goes Under the Knife

Those north and west of Parkville looking to hop onto the Tom Watson Parkway to avoid the Barry Road Bridge detour won’t find much relief next month. The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin improvements to Route 45 from I-435 to two miles west of I-435. Resurfacing began Monday, August…
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Park Hill School District News

District to Interview Candidates on September 6

The Park Hill Board of Education is set to interview “qualified candidates” out of 17 possibles for the seat recently vacated by board member Mike Otto on September 6 – one short of the 18 that applied for the position. That 18th man? A familiar name to those involved…
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Editorials

The Day After

If you’re a Democrat, admit it…you feel a bit underwhelmed don’t you? If you were the idealist looking for a high last night, you didn’t wake up with any hangover. If you’re a Republican, you’re still laughing….
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Episode IV: An Old Hope

This column was penned, and The Luminary went to press before Barack Obama’s acceptance speech late Thursday night, but because he was in Platte County, I can’t miss the chance to comment. As detailed in The Luminary’s…
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