SM East grad Steiner making impact on Northwestern soccer team. 2013 SM East graduate Addie Steiner has established herself as an offensive force at Northwestern University in just her second year on the team. Steiner scored six goals for the Wildcats in their first half dozen games of this season. [SM East graduate a spark for Northwestern women’s soccer team — Kansas City Star]
Orman confirms tie to convicted Goldman Sachs inside trader. Independent candidate Greg Orman’s campaign for Pat Roberts’ senate seat hit a potential bump this week when Orman confirmed that he maintains personal and professional ties to Rajat Gupta, the former board member for Goldman Sachs who was convicted of insider trading and is now in prison. Orman was listed as a defense witness during Gupta’s trial. [Greg Orman maintains professional ties with ex-Goldman Sachs board member convicted of securities fraud — Wichita Eagle]
Johnson County most affordable place for a wedding in Kansas. A new set of rankings from nerdwallet find that Johnson County is the most affordable place to have a wedding in Kansas when you compare average household income with total wedding costs. With median household income of $75,139 and an average wedding cost of $41,902, the total wedding cost as a percentage of income is 55.77 percent here, making Johnson County the 42-most affordable wedding location in the country. [True Cost of a Wedding: Where to Save, Where to Splurge — nerdwallet]
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