Advertising Icon Museum to honor famous product mascots in KC
Construction begins on a 12000 square foot Advertising Icon Museum in Kansas City near the Country Club Plaza. The $100 million development will house exhibits of iconic marketing characters from Ronald McDonald to the Jolly Green Giant and include offices, a hotel, retail space, and a 261 seat auditorium designed by Moshe Safdie. The museum aims to educate visitors about the social and cultural mores reflected by these figures.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Tony
Tiger
Mr. Peanut
United States
Howard Boasberg
H.J. Heinz Co
Heineken
Trade Journal
Advertising Week
Madison Avenue
Advertising Icons Museum planned for Kansas City in 2007
The new Advertising Icon Museum near Kansas City's Country Club Plaza will open in late 2007. It spans 12000 square feet and includes offices, a hotel and shops designed by Moshe Safdie. Architects and industry leaders praise the project as a timely celebration of enduring brand icons like Tony the Tiger and Charlie the Tuna.
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Tony the Tiger
Charlie the Tuna
Kansas City
Country Club Plaza
Moshe Safdie
Kansas science standards still unfinished amid copyright dispute
Kansas public schools must revise science standards after two national groups refused to allow use of their copyrighted material. The process, overseen by an IP law firm, could take weeks and cost thousands of dollars. Board member Dan Biles said further review is unlikely. Supporters argue revisions expose students to valid criticisms of evolution.
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Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
National Academy of Sciences
National Science Teachers Association
Kansas Department of Education
Biles
Lawrence Journal-World
Dover board ends policy on intelligent design in schools
Dover Pa on Tuesday night rescinded the policy that treated intelligent design as an alternative to evolution. The move comes after a courtroom ruling found the policy unconstitutional and follows a landmark federal decision in Pennsylvania that the concept is religious, not scientific.
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Dover
Jennifer Miller
Dover Area
Miller
Pennsylvania
U.S
John E. Jones III
Galena police force resigns over training concerns
In Galena Kansas the nine member police force including the dog catcher and dispatcher resigned Tuesday over training concerns. Chief Troy Newman also stepped down last week. Interim chief John Teeter claims officers patrolled alone despite lacking training. Police duties are being covered by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and Kansas State Highway Patrol while vacancies are filled. Mayor Myra Frazier denies instructing officers to patrol unarmed and says she urged swift qualification.
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Galena
Kansas
Troy Newman
John Teeter
Myra Frazier
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
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