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KC CURRENTS 12-11-05

By Delores Jones and Sylvia Maria Gross

Kansas City, MO – A new grocery store opens on Blue Parkway, along with a spa, a florist and a couple of fast food restaurants. Missouri Governor Matt Blunt's new Hispanic Business Trade and Culture Commission. A Kansas City Kansas teenager sues the Turner High School district after being suspended for speaking Spanish in the hallway at school. Kansas City Missouri City Manager Wayne Cauthen announces a pre-apprenticeship program to help prepare women and minorities for jobs in construction.

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