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Eight Candidates Vie for Three KCMO School Board Seats
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When the Kansas City Missouri school board made the dramatic decision last month to close almost half of the district's schools, it was a tight vote 5 to 4. So tomorrow's election to fill five seats is certain to change the board's dynamic at a critical time. 2010.04.04
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Amid School Closures, KCMO School Board Draws New Candidates
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Kansas City, Missouri's school board is facing the unenviable decision of having to close a significant number of the district's schools. But amid the downsizing, there's a surprising number of candidates running for the board in April's election. 2010.02.22
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KC Election Board Votes on New School Subdistrict Map
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The Kansas City Election Board meets today to redraw the sub-district boundaries in the Kansas City Missouri school district. New subdistricts won't effect where children go to school, but could change the balance of representation of the school board. 2008.06.19
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New Boundaries for KCMO School Subdistricts
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The Kansas City Board of Elections considers new boundaries for the Kansas City, MO school board subdistricts. 2008.06.17
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West Elected to Kansas City, MO School Board
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Votes for the only really contested race in Kansas City's school board elections will be counted today - it's between write-in candidates in Subdistrict One. For the at-large seat, computer programmer Airick Leonard West defeated incumbent Bill Eddy, who had dropped out the race, though his name was still on the ballot. 2008.04.09
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KCUR Morning Newscast 4-09-08
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KCUR Morning Headlines (2 min 6 sec)- Kansas City bars and restaurants have 60 days to go smoke free. Voters passed a smoking ban by a slim margin 52 percent to 48 percent. 2008.04.09
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Kansas City, Missouri School Board Elections
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Although many see the future of the school district as key to the city's development, the only truly contested races are between write-in candidates. 2008.04.07
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Airick Leonard West: At-Large Candidate for School Board
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KCUR's Sylvia Maria Gross spoke to computer programmer and neighborhood activist Airick Leonard West.
West is running unopposed for the at-large seat occupied by Bill Eddy. Eddy dropped out of the race last month, but his name will still be on the ballot. 2008.04.04
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Dolores Arzola Campaigns for KCMO School Board
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Dolores Arzola, who's head of the District Advisory Committee, is full speed ahead on her write-in campaign for the first subdistrict seat. She spoke recently to KCUR's Sylvia Maria Gross. 2008.03.17
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School Board Member Rethinks District Governance
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Bill Eddy has been an at-large member of the Kansas City School Board since 2004. He's decided not to run again and plans to explore some alternate forms of governance for the district. 2008.03.10
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Reactions to KCMO Schools Superintendent's Departure
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School board President David Smith, as well as board members Bill Eddy and Marilyn Simmons, discuss the conditions around Superintendent Anthony Amato's departure. Plus, hear from the District's Advisory Council chair Dolores Arzola, school board candidate Airick Leonard West, and Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, an organization which has been consulting for the Kansas City Missouri school board. 2008.01.28
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Shopping in KC-MO's Third District
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In March, UMKC urban planning professor Robyne Turner helped launch Viable Third. It's a project in which she and co-founder Airick Leonard West pledged, for one year, to do all their shopping exclusively in Kansas City's Third Council District. The idea is to draw attention what's already there and what the third district is lacking. KCUR's Maria Carter recently went along with Turner on some errands, looking for a kitchen faucet, power tools, and a good meal. 2007.08.12
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KC Mayor's Race: Neighborhoods and Infrastructure
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Street maintenance, codes enforcement, and snow removal are just a few of the things Kansas City residents consistently say don't measure up. 2007.03.22
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