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Business school: He’s combined them in one

Aggieville is known as a place where K-State students party. For nearly a year, it’s also been a place where a K-State student has operated his business with fellow students. Alex Philip, a computer...

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Felber’s columns and other contributions will be missed

To the Editor: I enjoyed Bill Felber’s Off the Beat column in the Sunday, August 11, newspaper for several reasons. ...

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Looking for something to do?

Manhattan is a busy place, and with the onset of the school year, it’s about to become a lot busier for many area families. That doesn’t mean, however, that residents won’t find time for recreation or...

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New film ‘We’re the Millers’ is the same old story

There are times when the new movie comedy “We’re the Millers” seems like a film forty or fifty years old, but with conversational cursing inserted as joke lines. And remember, we’ve already been...

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Downtown Hut? Hopefully open by November

Q: It looks like they haven’t made much progress toward reopening the Hibachi Hut downtown. Is it still going to happen? ...

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Coleman happy to be home

When Michael Smith left for Arkansas in January, Kansas State was left with a big hole in its coaching staff, losing one of its top recruiters and a coach who was working at his alma mater. It didn’t...

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Leick’s big game powers Cats to win

VICENZA, Italy — With another strong second-half defensive effort and interior domination by Katya Leick, the Kansas State women’s basketball team registered its second win on the team’s three-game...

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Basil pesto a great way to deliver flavor

My Sundays are usually reserved for long stretches of time on the couch, but every once in a while I do something productive. This past Sunday, I ventured home to spend time with my mom and make a...

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Special session will test leaders

Gov. Sam Brownback has called a special session of the Kansas Legislature on Sept. 3. It will be the first since 1995. At issue is the so-called “Hard 50” law, allowing judges to im-pose a 50-year...

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School year brings familiar hazards

The day long awaited by many and long dreaded by a few comes Wednesday in Manhattan and some of the other area public school districts; most students in districts that don’t start the 2013-14 school...

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Allen takes over MHS boys’ tennis program

Joyce Allen feels a little bit like Bill Snyder this week. After 10 years off the job as varsity boys’ tennis coach at Manhattan High School, Allen has accepted her old position and will resume...

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Man stabbed at lake

A 23-year-old Manhattan man was stabbed at a lake on Sunday after a fight about the volume of the radio. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing reported to have occurred...

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Man gets 42 months in robbery

A Manhattan man has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for robbing a convenience store that led to arson in which a Kansas State University researcher died. Frank Joseph Hanson, 23, was sentenced...

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A briefing for internationals on rules at the airport

For most college students, going home is a matter of hopping in the car and driving down the road. But for those from a foreign country, traveling home can be a complex ordeal. Given the increasing...

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Locals cautioned to avoid part of Ogden

Riley County authorities issued an advisory Wednesday afternoon cautioning people to stay away from a three-block a section of Ogden. The alert, which applied to the 200 block of 10th through 12...

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Cats’ offense anchored by veteran offensive line

To many in the college football world, Kansas State is in a rebuilding mode this year after being one win away from playing for the national championship. The Wildcats’ Heisman Trophy finalist Collin...

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KCC should say no to Westar rate increase

To the Editor: Westar Energy has asked the Kansas Corporation Commission for a raise. Why? After reading area business news, I saw an article on Westar. How greedy they all must be. ...

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Restore auditorium to its original splendor

To the Editor: The Manhattan Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1786 was one of the organizations that provi-ded planning and leadership in the building of Peace Memorial Auditorium following World War II. ...

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Charles Ray

Charles Gordon Ray, 64, of Manhattan died Monday in his home. ...

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Karen Rappoport

Karen Simon Rappoport, 78, Manhattan, died Saturday at Good Shepherd Hospice after a recent diagnosis of cancer. ...

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