Five artists show they are 'ahead of the rest of the crowd'

From word to ear, from hand to eye, the art of making, molding and fashioning is passed down from master artist to willing student.   And sometimes the results look like the pieces that make up "Self-Starting Artists - Visual Horizons," a new exhibition that opens next week at the Contemporary Art Center.

The Magazine interview | Harold Tivol is a KC gem

Harold Tivol is the face, thanks to a highly popular TV and billboard ad campaign, of his family’s jewelry store stores. Tivol the business turns 100 this year, and Harold Tivol turns 87 this month. He sold the company to his daughter Cathy but he still works for the firm as chairman.

Sweet memories

SARAH SCHMIDTsschmidt@parisbeacon.com

College Football Advance Capsules: Rodriguez-led Wolverines need win vs Connecticut

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — There will be plenty of pomp and circumstance at the Big House on Saturday.

Local teacher finds she fits in at Oxford University Round Table

As I boarded the plane that would begin my 13-hour trek to Oxford, England, I could only ponder, "Why am I the chosen one?"