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Emails reveal what was discussed in Shawnee mayor case. Did it violate Kansas law? Steve Vockrodt, The Kansas City Star Dec. 24—An email chain that ultimately led to a perjury charge against Shawnee Mayor Michelle Distler started with an activist who was upset about her refusal to break a tie for the city council president. Mike Egan, a former Shawnee resident who now lives in Missouri's Ozarks but still uses email to regularly chime in on Shawnee civic affairs, sent a March 5 email to Distler, four council members and others who keep tabs on City Hall. Egan's email, obtaine...

Sachsalber. Photo courtesy International Studio & Curatorial Program. The artist Sven Sachsalber was found dead in his Vienna apartment last Friday. He was 33. The cause of death is not yet known, and an autopsy is being performed. Sachsalber was a rising star who developed a rich, singular voice and worked across media, bouncing seamlessly through performance, video, book projects, and paintings. This past year was a breakout moment for the artist. He had a solo show with his New York gallery, Ramiken, in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where he showed new paintings that evoked Alberto Burri and Lucio ...