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Sunflower House: A gentle place to tell harsh truths - Kansas City Star
Sometimes, a tip is hotlined from an anonymous source. But once the disclosure is made, a police officer or a social worker will talk to the child to ensure safety. Parents are notified. And very quickly, a referral is made to go to a place where a ...
Unit's leader among Marines who urinated on corpses, officials say - Kansas City Star
They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. The case of the Marines in Afghanistan - which the two Pentagon officials discussed with McClatchy only on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing - will ...
Egypt's crackdown on US groups finds support at home - Kansas City Star
Panetta warned Tantawi over the weekend that the military's actions had caught the attention of Congress, a senior military official told McClatchy, speaking only on the condition of anonymity in order to be more candid. Panetta received no assurances ...
Pakistan Supreme Court takes up murder, corruption cases in spy agencies - Kansas City Star
"I have, while visiting clients at ISI facilities, seen these supposed rights activists trying to convince the detainees to admit the charges against them and cooperate with the authorities," said the lawyer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to ...
Obama's new mortgage-fraud unit met with skepticism - Kansas City Star
"He should have done it three years ago in January 2009, when the trail would have been fresh, witnesses' memory would have been fresh, the statutes of limitations would have been necessarily missed," said the commissioner, who requested anonymity to ...
Obama's new mortgage-fraud unit met with skepticism - Kansas City Star
"He should have done it three years ago in January 2009, when the trail would have been fresh, witnesses' memory would have been fresh, the statutes of limitations would have been necessarily missed," said the commissioner, who requested anonymity to ...
Chris Cosh expected to leave KSU for USF - Kansas City Star
A source close to the situation said the deal is all but done, and expects South Florida to announce his hiring at some point today. Neither South Florida nor K-State have confirmed the move. A spokesperson for the K-State football team said there was ...
Arrowhead anxiety: Turnover off the field causes concern - Kansas City Star
“There was an incredible fear of saying and doing the wrong thing,” said a former business-side executive, who was among a group of sources who requested anonymity — in some cases because they still worked for the Chiefs, and in others because they ...
Intelligence report: Taliban still hope to rule Afghanistan - Kansas City Star
We don't agree," said a senior US defense official, who like all of those whom McClatchy Newspapers interviewed for this report spoke only on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. The NIE came as the White House is ...
Brownback to announce Bombardier incentives deal - Kansas City Star
Brownback will be joined by city, county, state and Bombardier officials at a news conference at the plant, the source said. Brownback's chief of staff, David Kensinger, told the Wichita Pachyderm Club during a speech Friday that Brownback will be in ...
K-State notebook: Stadium addition plans to be unveiled - Kansas City Star
... State will unveil plans today for a $75 million expansion project for Bill Snyder Family Stadium that would create luxury boxes and a press box that would span the entire length of the stadium's west side, according to sources close to the program. ...
Comets to add former Sporting KC midfielder Craig Rocastle - Kansas City Star
A source close to the Comets said a two-year deal with Rocastle could be finalized as early as today. Sporting waived Rocastle in November after he completed his second season with the club. A starter at the beginning of last season, Rocastle didn't ...
K-State to announce plans for stadium expansion project - Kansas City Star
... State will unveil plans Thursday for a $75 million expansion project for Snyder Family Stadium that would create luxury boxes and a press box that would span the entire length of the stadium's west side, according to sources close to the program. ...
Move over GOP; Obama heads Wednesday to swing state Ohio - Kansas City Star
Administration officials have said that they believe improved poll numbers suggest voters gave Obama credit for acting despite Republican opposition in Congress, and senior administration officials said Tuesday that he'd continue to travel the country ...
The buzz: Ex-Royal Tejeda agreed to contract with Cleveland - Kansas City Star
A source close to the Comets said a two-year deal with Rocastle could be finalized as early as today. Sporting waived Rocastle, 30, in November after he completed his second season with the club. A starter at the beginning of last season, ...
In central China, shadowy sex case ensnares local officials - Kansas City Star
During a final conversation, a man who wouldn't give his name said of the Water Cube, "This happened a long time ago," and hung up the phone. In Kaifeng, a larger city to the north where Jiang was tried, those who answered the phone in the court's main ...
In central China, shadowy sex case ensnares local officials - Kansas City Star
During a final conversation, a man who wouldn't give his name said of the Water Cube, "This happened a long time ago," and hung up the phone. In Kaifeng, a larger city to the north where Jiang was tried, those who answered the phone in the court's main ...
In third year, Moynihan's message to be critical - Kansas City Star
"I'd have him on a road show with his management team," said one source close to Bank of America, who asked not to be named because of ties to the company. "I'd have him outside, trying to reclaim the confidence. Right now, they're in the middle of a ...
Housing troubles mount, especially for Joplin's poor - Kansas City Star
One single mother — and grandmother — who asked not to be named told The Star that her landlord evicted her, then told her she could stay in return for sexual favors. Many other displaced families, who thought they had been buying their homes through ...
Wichita man wins nearly $1 million Super Kansas Cash jackpot - Kansas City Star
“When I got up this morning, I checked the winning lottery numbers that were in the newspaper,” the winner, who asked to remain anonymous, told Kansas Lottery officials. “I circled each number on my ticket as I made a match, and couldn't ...
AP source: Ex-VP Dan Quayle to endorse Romney - Kansas City Star
A GOP official familiar with Quayle's thinking says the former vice president is backing Romney because he views Romney as the most credible candidate in the race. The official requested anonymity to discuss Quayle's endorsement ahead of the official ...
Gill out after two seasons - Kansas City Star
One booster, who asked to remain anonymous, said that he pledged $750000 to help Zenger orchestrate the best move for the future of the program. There is a good chance that KU will receive financial help from the pending exit fees associated with Texas ...
Kansas fires Turner Gill, begins search for new football coach - Kansas City Star
One booster, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Star that he pledged $750000 to help Zenger orchestrate the best move for the future of the program. There is a good chance that KU will receive financial help from the pending exit fees associated ...
Is Rick Perry's rough ride embarrassing Texas? - Kansas City Star
But that person would not speak for attribution because he feared fallout from the governor, whose current term doesn't end until 2014. "Everybody from Texas has pride and stature," he said. "He looked like an absolute reject; it's embarrassing. ...
Bank of America issues layoff notices - Kansas City Star
A bank employee who spoke only on condition of anonymity also told McClatchy Newspapers that layoff notices were given to employees in the global learning division, which trains new hires and existing workers. The bank would not confirm that. ...