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A few words on ... happy accidents

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By Suzanne Perez Verified
| KMUW-FM (Wichita, KS) Verified
Birds are messy eaters. So I wasn't shocked when the ground beneath our backyard feeder started sprouting a healthy crop of weeds. The swath is tucked between the fence and our bird bath, too narrow to reach with the lawnmower. Unpacking the trimmer seemed like a chore, and so did pulling the weeds by hand, so we just kind of let them grow. And about a week ago, a bright yellow bloom appeared — a happy, healthy, accidental sunflower.
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Sewing the show: Meet the woman who dresses Ballet Wichita’s dancers

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By Suzanne Perez Verified
| KMUW-FM (Wichita, KS) Verified
Jan Doran knows her way around a sewing machine. She had been sewing most of her life when, about nine years ago, someone at Ballet Wichita approached her about helping with some costumes for “The Nutcracker.” “I was asked if I could come down one evening in November and maybe help out, and I left five hours later, in charge,” Doran said. “I had never touched a tutu before in my life.” Ballet is an art form.
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Kansas in 1776 was a wild, unsettled, dynamic landscape

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By Suzanne Perez Verified
| KMUW-FM (Wichita, KS) Verified
On the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, communities across the country will host block parties, historical exhibits and other initiatives focused on America’s birthday. Here in Kansas, the milestone has prompted local historians and others to reflect on our state’s own history.
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