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By Eric von Schrader, St. Louis Beacon staff
Last Updated ( Friday, 23 May 2008 )
Sandy Weis Sandy Weis' two daughters started out in a city Montessori magnet, and both graduated from the Gateway Institute of Technology, one in 2002 and the other in 2003. At first, friends were mystified. "How can you send your kids to the city, how can they get a good education there?" they would ask. But Weis said it was an enriching experience for them. The teachers were great, and her daughters, deluged with birthday party invitations to the homes of their school friends, discovered the city's various neighborhoods.

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- Kansas City braces for loss of American Airlines jobs: Carrier plans to shift aircraft maintenance work to Tulsa, Okla.; union says as up to 600 local jobs are in jeopardy. | Kanas City Star

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