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The news that the Kansas City Missouri School Districtis considering closing up to 13 schools angered some, saddened others and highlighted the problems the District is facing.
For an examination of this latest disclosure, Steve Kraske talks with Joe Robertson of The Kansas City Star who reported on the new plan unveiled last week. Joining them is school board member Joel Pelofsky to discuss the challenges facing the school district. Together they look at how declining enrollment, aging buildings and the alternative K-8 program are factoring into the school administrators proposed changes.
Photo Credit: Jill Toyoshiba/Kansas City Star
Additional Information:
Joel Pelofsky represents Sub-District Two on the Kansas City School Board. Mr. Pelofsky is Of Counsel for the law firm of Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP where he works in their Financial Services Group.
Cokethea Hill is a member at-large for the Kansas City, Missouri School Board.
Joe Robertson has been at the Kansas City Star since 2001 as an education reporter. He has been covering the Kansas City School District since 2005. Prior to that Robertson worked at newspapers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Chicago. Robertson earned his journalism degree from the University of Tulsa.
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The news of late for major newspapers has not been good with at least 33 publications filing for bankruptcy in the face of declining subscriptions and ad revenues. While big names like The New York Times and The San Francisco Chronicle are closely watched, how are small community newspapers faring?
Steve Kraske looks at that question with three area editors: Mark Vasto of theParkville Luminary, Doug Carder of the Miami County Newspaper Group and Andrea Wood of the of the Jackson County Advocate. They discuss the role their papers play within their communities, the challenges they face and whether they can survive in an industry that has seen giants fall.
Additional Information:
Mark Vasto studied journalism at the University of Maryland and is the publisher of the Parkville Luminary - a retro-styled local newspaper that turned a profit in its fourth week of publication. His sports column, "A Sporting View" is carried by more than 230 newspapers each week, courtesy of King Features Syndicate (Hearst). In addition, Vasto writes for Powerhouse Books, WineS and Restaurant Startup and Growth magazines.
Doug Carder is editor of the award-winning Miami County Newspaper Group - Miami County Republic, Osawatomie Graphic, Louisburg Herald and Miami County Weekend. Carder has been involved in community journalism for 21 years, first working at the Atchison Globe before moving to Miami County. A 1988 graduate of Fort Hays State University, community journalism is in Carder's blood. His grandfather was the linotype operator for the Sterling (Kan.) Bulletin for more than 40 years.
Andrea Wood is the editor of the Jackson County Advocate, the award-winning community newspaper for Grandview and South Kansas City. Andrea was born and raised in Grandview, where she graduated from GHS in 1995. In 1999, she was the top female graduate from Central Missouri State University. Andrea began working at the Jackson County Advocate seven years ago and became editor in 2005. She and her husband Gavin purchased the newspaper last year. The couple has a two year-old son, Ethan, and is proud to continue the Advocate's long tradition of serving their community.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990. Meant to protect those with impairments from discrimination and afford them previously denied access, the Act was subjected to narrowing by the Supreme Court, so much so that the U.S.Congress answered the Court with the ADA Amendments Act meant "To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990."
To see how well the ADA is being enacted and enforced, Steve Kraske examines how it defines disabled, what it requires from public and private entities and what happens when there is a failure to comply.
Additional Information:
Daniel Weddle is Director of Academic Support and Clinical Professor at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law. Professor Weddle joined the UMKC Law School in 1996. He serves as Director of Academic Support and teaches several courses, including Governmental and Legal Aspects of Education, Legal Aspects of Higher Education, Scholarly Writing, Litigation Drafting, Practical Skills, and Introduction to Lawyering Processes. A former high school teacher and administrator, Professor Weddle has focused his research on issues in educational law. He has also been a frequent presenter at education law conferences, addressing religious issues arising in the public school context. He currently serves as chair-elect for the Education Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools. David W. White is with Foland, Wickens, Eisfelder, Roper & Hofer, P.C. and has tried employment, banking and insurance cases in federal and state courts throughout the Midwest. His experience ranges from complex commercial cases and class actions to individual discrimination cases. Dave is a 2003 recipient of the KCMBA President's Award, which recognizes individuals for outstanding service to the Bar.
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"Be pretty and nice. Be athletic and get straight A's. Be impossibly perfect." These are the pressures listed on the cover of Triple Bind: The Hidden Crisis Threatening Today's Teenage Girls.
The book's author, Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D., joins Steve Kraske to discuss the expectations we place on girls and what can result from trying to live up to them. They look at the "overscheduled, overtaxed lives" many girls lead and how the internal conflict created from the pressure to excel can result in self-destruction. As they examine the impossible situation of today's teenage girls, they discuss the strategies and tools which may afford them a healthy way to deal with the pressure.
Additional Information: Stephen Hinshaw is the Chair of the Phsychology Department at the University of California - Berkeley. After graduating from Harvard, Dr. Hinshaw received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California - Los Angeles. Articles and interviews featuring him and his work have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He has appeared on Today, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, and CNN. Hinshaw is also the author of The Years of Silence Are Past: My Father's Life With Bipolar Disorder.
Up to Date's Weekend To-Do List
Looking for something fun and unique to do this weekend? In the last portion of today's show Brian McTavish and Steve Kraske discuss five events, concerts, or festivals happening in the Kansas City area this weekend.
It's Up to Date's Weekend To-Do list.
Harpitallica- 8 p.m. Thursday, June 11 Metillica Tribute Harp Duo
Great White- 4 p.m. Saturday, June 13 1980s and '90s MTV-fueled rockers
Dragon Boat Festival- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 13 Celebrations of China, including boat races, music and dancing
Brian McTavish follows popular culture in the belief that the search for significance can lead anywhere. Brian explains, "I've written articles and reviews..., reviewed hundreds of concerts, films and plays. And the thing is, these high arts all sprang from the pop culture of their day. Don't forget, Shakespeare was once Spielberg." Brian is a contributor to the online magazine KC Confidential.
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With summer approaching and temperatures rising, now is as good a time as any to catch a movie. If you're looking for something a little different from the usual blockbuster then we have just the ticket.
Join Steve Kraske as he reviews the latest in independent, art, documentary and foreign cinema with film critics Cynthia Haines and Bob Butler.
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Like
other large cities in the country, Kansas City, Missouri has had a
tough time of it in the past year. Among its woes, however, are the
ones centering around its mayor, Mark Funkhouser.
Mayor
Funkhouser has been in the spotlight both locally and nationally for
his stance on a variety of issues. From refusing to remove Frances
Semmler from the Parks Board to questioning the renewal of the City
Manager's contract to suing the city over the volunteer ordinance that
keeps his wife, Gloria Squitiro, from City Hall, there's not been a
dull moment since Mayor Funkhouser took office. It seems that a group of Kansas Citians had enough when on April 6th they filed the necessary paperwork to begin the process of recalling Mark Funkhouser as mayor.
Today
Steve Kraske looks at the impact the hue and cry over the recall
effort has had on its residents and the people trying to conduct the
city's business. Joining the discussion are The Kansas City Star's Lynn Horsley who covers City Hall and Kansas City Councilman Ed Ford,
the 2nd District's at-large representative. They talk about how a city
that voted in a man who proclaimed not to be a politician now criticize
him for not acting like one. Together they discuss how Kansas City
moves forward when so many of its voters question the suitability of
its top official.
Additional Information: Ed Ford
is the at-large Councilman for the 2nd District of Kansas City. He
previously served two consecutive terms as the 1st District at-large
councilman from 1995-2003 under Mayor Cleaver and Mayor Barnes.
Councilman Ford serves on the Housing Committee and the Planning and
Zoning Commitee. A St. Louis native, Ed Ford and his wife Sheryl now
call Kansas City home. They have four children and one grandchild.
Learn more about the Councilman here.
Lynn Horsley
is the Kansas City Hall reporter for the Kansas City Star. You can
reach her at 816-234-4317 or send email to lhorsley@kcstar.com.
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Then an update on the murder of Dr. George Tiller. The Wichita abortion provider was shot on Sunday and Steve Kraske talks with The Kansas City Star'sDavid Klepper in Wichita for the latest on the story. We also get reaction to the killing from Mary Kay Culp, State Director of Kansans for Life. Finally, we talk with Star reporter Judy Thomas
who co-authored a book on Tiller for a look at the man who spent his
professional life at the center of one this country's most divisive
issues.
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On
one side - a graduate of Johnson & Wales Culinary College who
worked his way up the ladder from sous-chef to executive chef. On the
other - a group of high school students who have signed up for a
two-year culinary course for various reasons. Hell's Kitchen - High
School Edition in the making?
Not at all. Chef Bob Brassard is one passionate teacher and Broadmoor Technical Center where he teaches is producing some top teen chefs. Today Brassard sits down with Steve Kraske to talk about what drew him to the teaching experience. He discusses what he hopes to teach his students in
addition to cooking skills. They discuss the curriculum and the
facility as well as the incredible local and national network the
program has established. Joining them is Sammy Jo Clausen, one
of Chef Brassard's students. Winner of the Art Institute of
Charlotte's Best Teen Chef Final Round Competition, she'll explain what the Broadmoor culinary program meant to her win and what the win means to her continuing education.
Additional Information:
Chef Robert Brassard is a culinary educator at the Broadmoor Technical Center of
Shawnee Mission School District. He received his degree in Culinary
Science from Johnson & Wales Culinary College Island, and an
Associates Degree in Food and Beverage from Johnson County Community
College. Brassard is a guest chef to Napa Valley wineries and
specializes in ice carving techniques. For more information on the
Broadmoor Culinary program click here.
Sammy Jo Claussen,
is a senior in Culinary Arts 2 at Broadmoor Tech Center. In March,
Claussen placed first in the Kansas City Regional Best Teen Chef
competition before taking top honors at the Art Institute of Charlotte
competition.
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The troubles at Chrysler and General Motors have been felt among area car dealers as some received notice their contracts with the automobile manufacturers were being cancelled or would not be renewed.
Steve Kraske sits down with one such dealer, Scott Adams, to find out how Adams Chevroletwas notified and how Scott broke the news to employees of the dealership. They also talk about the options dealers have to stay in business. Joining them is Jack Nerad of Kelley Blue Bookfor a look at what else Chrysler and GM are doing to stay afloat and how what has been done on this score ignores the effects it has on dealers, their personnel and the public at large.
Additional Information:
Jack R. Nerad is executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book and kbb.com. Past positions held by Nerad include editor at Motor Trend magazine, editor at Automotive Age
and director of publications at J.D. Power and Associates. In addition
to writing countless articles, features and road tests, he has authored
several books over the years, including the The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hybridsand Alternative Fuel Vehicles, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Buying or Leasing a Car, and Chevrolet Corvette.
Scott Adams
is President of Adams Automotive and has worked in the automotive
industry for 22 years. Before settling on his current career, Scott
spent some time in television. radio, banking and finance.
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Urban gardens
feed a community in more ways than one. They are a source of fresh
produce in areas without full-service grocery stores. They educate
city dwellers about where food comes from. They provide the training
and support of future urban farmers.
To further explore the importance of these small oases amidst the concrete confines of cities, Steve Kraske talks with Simran Sethi from the University of Kansas. They discuss food deserts and how urban gardens and farms are making inroads into barren areas. Simran explains how urban farmers are building communities. We also talk with the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture about its KC Urban Farms and Gardens Tour taking place later this month to learn how well the urban farming scene is doing on both sides of the state line.
Pictured above: Troostwood Garden in KCMO. Photo by Ennis Walker
Additional Information: Events surrounding the KC Urban Farms and Gardens Tour begin June 17th. The actual tour takes place on Sunday, June 28th. For more information regarding the tour click here.
Simran Sethi
is an award-winning journalist and in the William Allen White School of
Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. She
teaches courses on sustainability and environmental communications. An Emmy-award winning freelance environmental journalist who blogs for Huffington Post and created The Good Fight environmental justice series for Sundance Channel, Simran
has contributed numerous segments to Nightly News with Brian Williams,
CNBC, the Oprah Winfrey Show, Today Show, Ellen DeGeneres Show, Martha
Stewart Show and History Channel. You can learn more about Simran
Sethi here.
Up to Date's Weekend To-Do List
Looking for something fun and unique to do this weekend? In the last portion of today's show Brian McTavish and Steve Kraske discuss five events, concerts, or festivals happening in the Kansas City area this weekend.
It's Up to Date's Weekend To-Do list.
George Jones-7 p.m. Sunday, June 7 Country music legend Kansas City Italian Festival-Saturday and Sunday, June 6 and 7 Italian food, beer garden, live Italian music, dancers, kids play area, fireworks Bryan Adams- 8 p.m.Saturday, June 6 Veteran hit rocker from the Great White North performs solo acoustic set
West 18th Street Fashion Show: Summer in Space- 8 p.m.Saturday, June 6 Runway
models strut 18 spacey collections from local and national designers
accompanied by original live music from Kansas City musicians
Brian
McTavish follows popular culture in the belief that the search for
significance can lead anywhere. Brian explains, "I've written articles
and reviews..., reviewed hundreds of concerts, films and plays. And the
thing is, these high arts all sprang from the pop culture of their
day. Don't forget, Shakespeare was once Spielberg." Brian is a
contributor to the online magazine KC Confidential.
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One
way people are reducing their expenses during this recession is by
canceling planned vacation trips to faraway locales and looking for
something to do a little closer to home. For some, a camping trip may just fill the bill.
Today Steve Kraske learns what it takes to have a successful camping trip. He examines the latest in camping gear, discovers where to go in Kansas and Missouri,
and tackles the thorny issue of tent versus RV. We'll take your phone
calls and e-mails to learn your favorite ways and places to go camping.
Additional Information:
Casey Smithson
is the Park Manager at Pomona State Park; Vassar, KS, for the Kansas
Department of Wildlife & Parks. He has a degree in Park and
Resource Management from Kansas State University. With close to 16
years of experience in state park operations he has spent 13 of those
years in full time positions within state park management. He started
in the park maintenance side for a year, has been a Park Ranger for
seven and a Park Manager for five. Casey has had the opportunity to
work in three of Kansas' State Parks from the Largest; El Dorado State
Park to one of the smallest in acreage; Pomona State Park.
Jeff Willard
grew up camping as the younger of two children in rural Missouri, where
his father was a high-school educator and his mother was a nurse. Jeff
joined The Coleman Company, Inc. as Sr. Vice President, Global
Marketing and New Product Development in October 2008. Jeff earned a
full academic scholarship to Missouri State University and graduated at
the top of his class with a B.S. in Marketing. He earned his MBA with a
concentration in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis.
Up to
Date salutes those who have served, and continue to serve, in America's armed
forces.
While the staff enjoys the Memorial Day weekend, tune in to hear Radio Lab
as it goes to a middle school for an in-depth look at race, visits a DNA lab
looking for a criminal genetic signature and talks to an Iraqi man who recalls
the narrow divisions between Sunni and Shi'a that terrorized daily life in
Baghdad.
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Usually
thought to be on the fringe of the political scene, white supremacists have
historically been found in disparate and specific groups: neo-Nazi skinheads,
Holocaust deniers, and privately formed militias to name a few.
Leonard
Zeskind spent more than fifteen years researching the organizations and
individuals involved in forwarding racist politics.The result is Blood and Politics: The History
of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream.
Today Zeskind sits down with Steve Kraske to reveal what has occurred within the
movement since the end of World War II.They talk about the dominant factions and how they "have evolved
into a normative social movement that looks like a demographic slice of white
America".
Leonard Zeskind discusses his new book Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream on Wednesday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Plaza Branch, 4801
Main St. Admission is free but the Library requests an RSVP. Click here for more information.
Additional Information:
Leonard
Zeskind has written widely on racism and anti-Semitism for publications such as
The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The American Prospect, The Nation,
Rolling Stone, and the Forward.To learn
more about Leonard Zeskind click here.
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What do New York City in 1872, an
optical illusion, living on the other side of the moon and whales on stilts
have in common? They're all subjects of
books for children.
Today
Kate Pickett and Debbie McCloud from the Johnson County Library review their
favorite summer reading picks for the younger set.We want to hear from area children what books
they would recommend to other kids.
And, just
so the adults don't feel slighted, Helen Hokanson from the Library has some
titles for older readers!
Kid/Teen's books: Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson Savvy by Ingrid Law Moon Over Star by Diana Aston. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Kitzmaurice The Cardboard Piano by Lynne Rae Perkins Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson Duck! Rabbit! By Amy Rosenthal Seer of Shadows by Avi Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison Larklight: a Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space by Philip Reeve Buster Goes To Cowboy Camp by Denise Fleming Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urea I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson Heat Wave by Eileen Spinelli Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow Maximum Ride books (and graphic novels) by James Patterson Chee-Lin: a Giraffe's Journey by James Rumford Charles and Emma: the Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman Freak Show by James St. James
Adult's books: The Pretend Wife by Bridget Asher Speaking with the Angel edited by Nick Hornby A Contract with God by Will Eisner A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See it All by Luke Dempsey Enlightenment for Idiots by Anne Cushman
Additional Information:
Helen Hokanson has worked at Johnson County Library
for 11 years, and is currently a reference librarian. She holds an B.A.
in English from The University of Kansas and an M.L.S. from Emporia
State University. She's tickled that she landed a job where it's not
just OK, but encouraged to discuss books at great length
Kate Pickett is a Young Adult Librarian at the Johnson County Library.
Her favorite memories at the library include doing model's hair at the
Poetry in Motion Fashion Show, making candy sushi at the Teen Anime
Festival and rocking out with wizard rock bands the Remus Lupins and
the Womping Willows at PotterCast. Kate loves to use her job as excuse
to not clean her apartment and instead read, watch movies and play
video games and call it all professional research.
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Technology
has advanced so much in the last decade that students now have access to years
worth of research at the click of a mouse in only a few seconds.Google and JSTOR have made researching as
simple as typing in a few keywords.News
has become about convenience with the Internet, allowing viewers to read,
watch, or listen all online.
But is
all of this technology making us any smarter?According to author Mark Bauerlein technology has dumbed down anyone
under the age of 30.Today Steve Kraske
talks with Bauerlein about his book The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age
Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future, and how he argues that
although Generation Y is held to a high level of academics and success, they
are not retaining important information and are taking advantage of the wealth
of knowledge provided by technology.
Additional Information:
Mark
Bauerlein earned his doctorate in English at UCLA in 1988. He has taught at
Emory since 1989, with a two-and-a-half year break in 2003-05 to serve as the
Director, Office of Research and Analysis at the National Endowment for the
Arts. Apart from his scholarly work, he publishes in popular periodicals such
as The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, TLS, and
Chronicle of Higher Education.He lives
with his family in Atlanta.
Then a conversation with journalist Fred Strebeigh. His book, Equal: Women Reshape American Law, looks
at a time in our history when men outnumbered women in law schools 20
to 1, judges and law firms would not hire women and sexual harassment
in the workplace was considered "a game played by male supervisors."
Strebeigh talks with Steve Kraske about the key participants, cases and court opinions that radically changed the face of women's law.
They'll also discuss the extraordinary access Strebeigh had to
documents and records that revealed the thoughts and comments of the
men and women involved in the struggle for women's equality under the
law.
Author Fred Strebeigh discusses his new book Equal: Women Reshape American Law on Thursday, May 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Admission is free. Click here or call 816.701.3407 to RSVP.
Additional Information:
Fred Strebeigh
is Senior Lecturer in English and Forestry & Environmental Studies
at Yale University. His writing has appeared in a variety of
publication including American Heritage, Atlantic Monthly,
Audubon, E: The Environmental Magazine, Legal Affairs, New Republic,
Reader's Digest, Russian Life, Sierra, Smithsonian, and The New York Times Magazine.
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From his
own experiences in the garden to tracking meals back to their sources, Michael
Pollan writes about our relationship to the food we eat.The author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In
Defense of Food, Pollan has written not only about what we eat but where our
food comes from and the impact our food choices have.
Today,
Michael Pollan joins Steve Kraske to discuss how his interest in the topic came
about.From his often funny accounts as
a beginner gardener to the prominent role of corn in the national diet to his
prescription for better eating, Pollan has been praised for his support toward
more responsible eating and criticized as an elitist .We talk about both and invite you to weigh in
with your e-mails and calls.
Michael Pollan discusses his book In Defense of Food at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20th at Unity Temple on the Plaza. For more information, visit Rainy Day Books in Fairway, call 913 384 3126, or visit their website here.
Additional Information:
For
the past twenty years, Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about
the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture,
gardens, drugs, and architecture.A
contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine since 1987, his writing has received
numerous awards.In 2003, Pollan was
appointed the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Journalism at UC
Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, and the director of the Knight
Program in Science and Environmental Journalism. In addition to teaching, he
lectures widely on food, agriculture, and gardening.Michael Pollan's complete biography can be
found here.
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While many may invoke God to bless America, do we
still look to our various faiths for political answers to the nation's
problems?Today Up to Date looks at the
intersection of religion and politics.
Joining Steve Kraske for this religion roundtable is Rev.
Brian Ellison of Parkville Presbyterian Church, Adam Russell Taylor of Sojourners, and Dr. Myron F. McCoy,
President of Saint Paul School of Theology.They look at Americans' changing view on faith and politics.Is religion losing or gaining influence in
the public arena?Are faith-based
organizations maintaining their presence in Washington?
Our panel also considers the Obama White House and religion
in the first months of the new administration.It evaluates the President's level of success with liberals and conservative
Christians on issues such as stem cells and the war.
Additional Information:
Brian D. Ellison
has been pastor of Parkville Presbyterian Church in Parkville, MO,
since 1999 and has been involved in church leadership at the
congregational, regional, and national levels for more than a decade.
He
is actively engaged in issues of faith and public policy, and is
currently chair of the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s Committee on Mission
Responsibility Through Investment and also a Director of the Board of
Pensions. Rev. Ellison has served as stated clerk of Heartland
Presbytery and as moderator of its Committees on Ministry and
Preparation for Ministry. In the community, Rev. Ellison is an adjunct
faculty member at Park University and a member of the board of
directors of the Platte County Citizens Coalition.
Dr. Myron
F. McCoy became President of Saint Paul School of Theology in August of 2003.
Bringing more than two decades of experience in local church leadership, Myron
McCoy came to Kansas City from Chicago,
Illinois where he served as Senior Pastor of
Saint Mark United Methodist Church from 1992 until assuming his responsibilities
at Saint Paul.McCoy earned a bachelor's degree in Political
Science and Public Administration from OhioWesleyanUniversity, his Master of
Divinity from Garrett‑Evangelical Theological Seminary, and his Doctor of
Ministry from United Theological Seminary in 1991.More information on Dr. Myron McCoy is
available here.
Adam Russell Taylor
serves as the Director of Campaigns and Organizing at Sojourners, a
34-year old Christian organization that integrates spiritual renewal
with social justice. He formerly served as the co-founder and Executive
Director of Global Justice, an organization that educates, trains, and
mobilizes students around issues of global human rights and economic
justice. Taylor earned his Masters degree in Public Policy from the
JFK School of Government, Harvard University (2001) and a BA from Emory
University (1998) in international studies. Taylor is an Associate
Minister at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington DC where Dr. Wallace
Charles Smith serves as Senior Pastor.
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Before
Alison Buckholtz married, her Navy pilot boyfriend and future husband broke up
with her three times.The reason: he had
difficulty reconciling military life and the demands placed on an officer's
wife with the Alison he knew.
Now eight
years after they were wed, Buckholtz has written Standing By: An American
Military Family in a Time of War.She
joins Steve Kraske to talk of the challenges and situations faced by military
families while loved ones are fighting far away.We also talk with father of two Anthony Meyer
whose wife is in active service.
Additional Information:
Alison
Buckholtz has published articles and essays in the New York Times, Washington
Post and Washington Post Magazine, Real Simple, Forbes Global, Salon.com and other
publications.Alison received an M.A. in
English Literature from the University
of Virginia and a B.A. in English from
the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.For more information about Alison Buckholtz click
here.
Born in Red Wing, Minnesota, Anthony Meyer
attended Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minnesota,
earning his Associate's Degree in Accounting in 2001, the same year he
met his wife to be, Trisha. The husband of a U.S. Army officer for the
past 6 years and father of two wonderful children, Anthony has never
served in the military. Now an Army Family Readiness Support Assistant
at Fort Riley, Anthony's career not only helps his family cope with the
stresses of Army life, but helps other families learn to cope as well.
Anthony currently is working with 2nd Battalion, 16 Infantry, 4th IBCT
that will deploy this year 2009.
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Kansas
and Missouri legislators are back in their home districts for the
summer break. The end of a session always bring a flurry of activity
so today Steve Kraske takes a look at what lawmakers managed to accomplish before the closing gavel.
Joining him are Jason Noble and David Klepper
who cover Jefferson City and Topeka respectively for The Kansas City
Star. Together they examine the who, what and how around the hot
issues as well as look at what state senators and representatives will be facing when they return to their chambers.
The last time we spoke with Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill was in December. Today Steve Kraske looks to get her thoughts on the economy, the stimulus
package and President Obama's first months in the White House including his
appointment of Kathleen Sebelius to his Cabinet.
Additional Information:
Sen. Claire
McCaskill is a fourth-generation Missourian.The former Missouri state legislator, Jackson
County Prosecutor and State Auditor became the first woman Senator from Missouri in 2006.Sen. McCaskill serves on four Senate committees
and her place in the Senate chamber is a desk once shared by Senator Harry S.
Truman.To learn more about Sen. Claire
McCaskill or to contact her, you can go to her website.
Jason Noble is a Lawrence, Kansas native and a 2006 graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in journalism. After interning with The Kansas City Star in college Noble joined the paper full time upon graduating. He worked for The Star's
Northland bureau, covering suburban city government and schools. Noble
moved to the Capitol beat in January 2008 and has been there since,
covering the legislature, the governor, campaigns and elections and
whatever else happens in Central Missouri. Noble lives in Columbia,
which presents unique difficulties for a KU fan.
David Klepper has covered Kansas state government for The Kansas City Star for five years. He is originally from Chicago, and before coming to The Star worked for a paper in South Carolina. He lives in Lawrence.
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Today we offer an encore broadcast of a program that originally aired on February 5, 2009.
It's the Missouri ZIP code with the highest concentration of those convicted of murder or manslaughter and it's located right here in Kansas City. In his Murder Factory series for The Kansas City Star, reporter Tony Rizzo painted a portrait of the eight square miles of ZIP code 64130.
He found that many of its killers share similar life stories, tracked
how the area of once neat and tidy homes fell to urban blight, and
looked at how Kansas City can model itself after cities that have
successfully reclaimed murderous neighborhoods.
Now Rizzo talks with Steve Kraske about the effort undertaken by The Star
to not only obtain and compile the statistics but to contact the
convicted murderers for a better understanding of what brought them to
kill. They also look at efforts to reach out to area youth before they become part of the Murder Factory.
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Tyariq Banks is founder of Streets of Gold. The aim is to foster hope among inner-city youth.
Lloyd Cooper is the Director of Operations for Urban Rangers Corps. You can find more information about the Urban Rangers Corps here. Tony Rizzo,
51, is a general assignment reporter for The Kansas City Star. He has
been at The Star since 1984 and received a bachelor's degree in English
from UMKC.
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Many will say that the media blew the “swine flu” way out of proportion.
Others will say that intense attention to the virus may have prevented
a more widespread breakout. But did coverage overshadow other news
events?
That’s just one of the topics Up to Date’s media critics roundtable will bat around today as Kansas City Star readers’ representative Derek Donovan, KCUR producer/host Sylvia Maria Gross, and University of Kansas journalism associate professor Mike Williams join Steve Kraske to evaluate news coverage of major events of the day.
They’ll also discuss coverage of President Barack Obama, and whether or not the press has been too kind to the President, take a look at what’s not being covered in light of major cuts at area newspapers, and rate the media’s coverage of the ongoing financial crisis. Did news organizations pick up on the story too late, and are they explaining it well enough to understand?
We invite you to join us with your questions and comments about recent news coverage, too.
Additional Information:
Derek Donovan is the Kansas City Star's
Readers' Representative. Derek has been with the paper since 1995, and
he's also director of research and information. He contributes
occasional reviews and features to the Features sections as well.
Donovan is author of the Ad Astrum. You can reach Donovan via email (readerrep@kcstar.com) or telephone: 816 234 4487.
Sylvia Maria Gross is producer and co-host of KC Currents, heard Sunday afternoons at 5 and Monday evenings at 8 on KCUR. Gross grew up in New York City,
Brazil and Bethesda, Maryland. She studied English at Yale University,
and then spent a year in Brazil on a Fulbright researching arts
education. Back in New York, she taught middle school math and
English for six years. Sylvia completed a master's in journalism
at Columbia University. Before coming to KCUR in October 2004, she
reported in New York City about education and culture for radio and
print.
Michael I. Williams is an associate professor in News and Information at the University of Kansas School of Journalism.
Williams oversees the Stauffer Multimedia Newsroom and serves as the
News and Information track chair. He was an associate professor at the
University of Maryland before deciding to return to KU.
He has
two journalism degrees from the KU School of Journalism, and taught
visual communication and photojournalism here from 1988 to 1994. Since
then he has been an associate professor at the University of North
Carolina, Ohio University and Maryland. He was director of Internet
publishing for a Wisconsin publishing company and has held various
positions on newspapers in Mississippi, New Mexico and Oregon.
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For months now readers across the country have been partaking in the Big Read – a community reading program sponsored in part by the National Endowments for the Arts.
This year, participants in the Kansas City area have been delving into the work of prize-winning author Tobias Wolff in his book, Old School, a novel about a teenage boy who feels awkward and out of place at an elite New England prep school in the 1960s.
Today
Tobias Wolff joins Steve Kraske to talk about his career and his book,
and discuss what makes the story of the teen who learns the painful
difference between truth and fiction relevant to audiences today.
Tobias Wolff presents the "signature event" of this year's Big Read this evening at 6:30 at the Kansas City Library Plaza Branch, 4801 Main Street. The talk will be led by New Letters on the Air host Angela Elam. At this point, it's likely that only overflow seating is available. Click here for more information.
Additional Information:
Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff
was born on June 19, 1945, in Birmingham, Alabama. His father, Arthur,
was an aeronautical engineer but also a pathological liar and supreme
con artist, as detailed in the 1979 memoir The Duke of Deception,
by Tobias's older brother, Geoffrey. As a result of one of these many
deceptions, Tobias, who was raised and remains a Catholic, did not
discover until adulthood that his father was Jewish. His mother,
Rosemary Loftus Wolff, a waitress and secretary, was a woman of spirit,
resilience, and great intelligence, who met the many reverses in her
life with humor and determination.
Wolff's parents separated
when he was very young. He was raised by his mother in Florida, Utah,
and Washington state. Eager to escape rural Washington and life with
his mother's second husband (experiences vividly recounted in his
memoir This Boy's Life), he won a scholarship to the Hill
School, a prestigious academy in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He loved the
school but struggled because of his poor academic background.
Ultimately, he was expelled because of failing grades in math.
In
1964, Wolff joined the U.S. Army. He spent a year learning Vietnamese,
and then served in Vietnam as a paratrooper. Out of these experiences
came his second memoir, In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War (1994).
After his discharge in 1968, he enrolled in Hertford College of Oxford
University, where he earned a degree in English in 1972. In 1975, he
earned a master's degree in education from Stanford University, where
he was also awarded a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing.
Wolff
taught at Syracuse University in New York from 1980 to 1997. The
novelist Richard Ford and the short-story writer Raymond Carver were
among his friends and colleagues. Since 1997, Wolff has taught English
and creative writing at Stanford University, where he holds the Ward W.
and Priscilla B. Woods professorship in the School of Humanities and
Sciences. Among his honors are the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the
Rea Award for the Short Story, and three O. Henry Awards.
Tobias
Wolff married Catherine Spohn, a social worker, in 1975. They have two
sons and a daughter. Wolff lives with his family in northern California.
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Newspapers across the country are cutting staff as ad revenue drops and more and more readers turn to on-line editions of their product.
Do weekly news magazines face the same challenge?
Of course they don’t rely on classified ads for a portion of their
revenue, but many of them are making changes that subscribers may or
may not notice. For example, U.S. News & World Report’s
switch from a weekly to a bi-weekly publication may have slid by
readers according to Rick Edmonds of the Poynter Institute, but were
subscribers more aware when the publication went to once a month? Will
other magazines like Newsweek and Time follow?
Today Steve Kraske welcomes Brian Kelly, editor of U.S. News & World Report
to discuss his company’s switch to a monthly publication, and the
relevancy of weekly print news magazines in an age of internet news
consumption. We’ll talk about U.S. News’ on-line weekly edition, who
their readers are and where they’re getting their news, and ponder on
the future of printed news sources across the magazine spectrum.
Brian Kelly discusses "Re-Inventing the Weekly Newsmagazine for the Digital Age" this evening at 6:30
at the Kansas City Library Central Branch, 14 W. 10th Street. Free
parking is available in the Library's parking structure just west of
the Library. A 6 p.m. reception precedes the talk. Click here for more information and to RSVP for the event.
Additional Information:
Brian Kelly was named editor of U.S.News & World Report
in April 2007, nine years after joining the magazine. With more than
30 years of journalism experience, including covering Capitol Hill,
politics, and the presidency both as a beat reporter and as an editor,
Kelly is one of the nation’s most experienced magazine editors in
steering national and international news content. Additionally he has
helped bring U.S. News into the Internet age by integrating the
online and print staffs and reinvigorating the magazine’s emphasis on
consumer journalism. Kelly is consistently expanding the U.S. News
“Best” franchise from its long-time signature products like America’s
Best Colleges and America’s Best Graduate Schools to several new
data-rich projects that are launching in fall 2007.
Kelly started at U.S. News
in 1998 as assistant managing editor overseeing domestic and political
news, and was promoted as the publication’s executive editor in 2005.
Before joining U.S. News, Kelly worked at the Washington Post from
1992 to 1998, as congressional editor overseeing coverage of Capitol
Hill, and prior to that as deputy editor for the Sunday opinion
section, “Outlook.” From 1985 to 1992, Kelly was editor of Regardie’s
magazine covering politics and business in the Washington area. A New
Jersey native, he has a bachelor’s in economics from Georgetown
University.
Kelly's publications include Adventures in Porkland: How Washington Wastes Your Money and Why They Won’t Stop (1993) | Coauthored with Mark London: The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization (2007), The Four Little Dragons (1989), and Amazon (1985).
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Sure, all of our attention has turned to the recent incarnation of Star Trek, but if the Starship Enterprise in its various forms isn’t your cup of tea (“Earl Grey, hot.”), tune in today as critics Cynthia Haines and Steve Walker join guest host Stephen Steigman to review the latest art, independent, foreign, and documentary films to show on area screens.
We’ll also talk with the creators of a new documentary titled Cowtown Ballroom…Sweet Jesus.
It’s the story of the Cowtown Ballroom, a legendary concert venue which
some listeners may know by the name on the building: El Torreon
Ballroom.
You'll find a full list of the films we talk about today on this page below Friday's program listing.
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One of President Obama’s first goals in office was to reach out to the Arab and Muslim world.
Since taking office a little over 100 days ago, he’s met with leaders
from some of these nations, including King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein
of Jordan, the first Arab leader to call on President Obama in
Washington two weeks ago. President Obama is expected to lay out a
comprehensive peace plan between Israelis and its Arab neighbors in a
visit to Cairo next month.
Today guest host Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star welcomes the Hon. Sameh Shoukry, Egypt’s Ambassador to the United States to discuss his nation’s role in the Arab world, the country’s tenuous peace with Israel, and what responsibility the nation has as a peace broker.
We’ll talk with the Ambassador about his specialization in weapons control issues, the rights of Egyptians living in the U.S., his country’s politics, and much more.
Additional Information:
His Excellency Sameh Shoukry
was appointed ambassador of Egypt to the United States on September 24,
2008. Ambassador Shoukry, 56, previously served as Egypt's permanent
representative to the United Nations in Geneva (2005-08) as well as
ambassador to Austria and permanent representative to the International
Organizations in Vienna (1999-2003). He also served as director of
cabinet for the minister of foreign affairs (2004-05) and as secretary
for information and follow-up for President Hosni Mubarak (1995-99). As
a career diplomat who joined the diplomatic corps in 1976, Ambassador
Shoukry served in the Egyptian embassies in London and Buenos Aires as
well as the Egyptian Permanent Mission in New York. In addition, he
headed the Department of the United States and Canada in the Egyptian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1994-95). Ambassador Shoukry holds a law
degree from Ein Shams University. He is married with two sons.
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Given away by her birth parents, but with the help of a benevolent nun and the determined persistence of her adoptive parents, Mei-Ling Hopgood eventually arrived into loving arms and a new home. Hopgood, knowing how she was fortunate to have escaped a life of poverty in Taiwan, thoroughly enjoyed becoming a big sister, attending college, and studying journalism.
Then, on her 23rd birthday, Hopgood received a call from her birth family,
which lead to a reunion in Taiwan and the beginning of an emotional
journey full of joyful discoveries and new friendships, but also dark
secrets: obsession, infidelity, and a shadowy death.
Today Steve Kraske talks with Mei-Ling Hopgood about her book Lucky Girl,
which details the true account of the tug and pull between her
middle-class life in Michigan and that of a family thousands of miles
away.
Additional Information:
The
Adoption Triad Support Network KC meets each month in three different
locations in the Kansas City area. For more information email Carolyn Pooler or call 816 505 0328.
Mei-Ling Hopgood has written for the Detroit Free Press, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, National Geographic Traveler, the Miami Herald,
and has worked in the Cox Newspapers Washington bureau. She has been a
recipient of the National Headliner Best in Show, as well as several
other national and international awards. She lives in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, with her husband and their daughter. A newspaper feature she
wrote for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the reunion with her birth family won a national award from the Asian American Journalists Association.
You can learn more about Mei-Ling Hopgood and her book here.
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By now most are familiar with the occasionally controversial political actions of Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser. But have any of his alleged offenses risen to the level of removing his honor from office?
There's a petition effort underway in Kansas City to recall Mayor Funkhouser. Organizers need approximately 17,000 signatures
in order to put the issue on a ballot... and they need to turn them in
by this Thursday. Just this past weekend petition organizers swept
through the Brookside Art Fair, just blocks away from the Mayor's home.
On today's program Steve Kraske talks with petition organizer and attorney Harris Wilder and former city councilman, attorney, and Funkhouser supporter George Blackwood.
They'll discuss the process for recalling an elected official, debate
the charges that petition organizers state in their paperwork, and
review whether or not the recall process is a correct and just vehicle
to use in this case.
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How could it have happened
that a wine was given five out of five stars, the highest rating, in
one journal and in another it was called the worst wine of the decade?
Even the legendary Roger Maris, who beat Babe Ruth's single-season home
run record, was in all likelihood not great... but just lucky. And it
might be shocking to realize that you are twice as likely to be killed
in a car accident on your way to buying a lottery ticket than you are
to win the lottery.
In his book The Drunkard's Walk (a phrase indicating a type of random statistical distribution) author and physicist Leonard Mlodinow writes of how randomness, change, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives,
and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual
conversation… to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and
failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious cases, when
in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance.
The rise and fall of your favorite movie star of the most reviled CEO--in fact, of all our destinies--reflects as much as planning and innate abilities.
From
the classroom to the courtroom, from financial markets to supermarkets,
from the doctor's office to the Oval Office, today Mlodinow talks with
Steve Kraske about how wine ratings, school grades, political polls,
and many other things in daily life are less reliable than we believe.
By showing us the true nature of change and revealing the psychological
illusions that cause us to misjudge the world around us, Mlodinow
explains what is really meaningful and how we can make decisions based
on a deeper truth.
Leonard Mlodinow presents a talk based on his bookThe Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesThursday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. A 6 p.m. reception precedes the event. Click here for more information or click here or call 816 701 3407 to RSVP. Free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore.
Additional Information:
Leonard Mlodinow
received his doctorate in physics from the University of California,
Berkeley, was an Alexander von Humboldt fellow at the Max Planck
Institute, and now teaches about randomness to future scientists at
Caltech.
Along the way he also wrote for the television series MacGyver and Star Trek: The Next Generation. His previous books include Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace, Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life, and, with Stephen Hawking, A Briefer History of Time. He lives in South Pasadena, California.
To read Leonard Mlodinow's complete bio, click here.
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Any
critic worth their weight in salt will tell you that no matter how good
the special effects, no matter how talented the actors, no matter how
renown the director, a film is nothing without a good screenplay.
So why is it that we don't pay much attention to them when the credits roll?
In the first half of today's program screenwriter and BlueCat Screenplay Competition
founder Gordy Hoffman joins Steve Kraske to talk about the importance
of a good screenplay. We'll talk with Hoffman about the elements
necessary for a good screenplay, and what themes are currently popular
in Hollywood.
We'll also debate what makes art and
independent screenplays different from their Hollywood-studio
counterparts, why screenwriting competitions are important, and how
screenwriters can learn from failure.
Gordy
Hoffman presents "The First Ten Pages Workshop" on Saturday May 9th
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Screenland Theatre at the Crossroads, 1656
Washington Street, Kansas City, MO. Sponsored by KU Friends of Film,
the workshop is limited to 10 writers, and is $115. A $20 donation
will be made to the KC Film Commission on behalf of each registrant.
For more information about the workshop, click here.
Additional Information:
Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival for LOVE LIZA, Gordy Hoffman
made his feature directorial debut with his script, A COAT OF SNOW,
which world premiered at the 2005 Locarno Intl Film Festival. A COAT OF
SNOW made its North American Premiere at the Arclight in Hollywood,
going on to screen at the Milan Film Festival and the historic George
Eastman House. The movie would go on to win the 2006 Domani Vision
Award at VisionFest, held at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York City.
Gordy is the founder and judge of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition,
and has conducted workshops all over North America and London. He
recently taught screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and
is now attached to direct a movie in 2009 in Europe.
Pictured above: Love Liza starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, screenplay by Gordy Hoffman. Oh yeah, they just happen to be brothers.
Also
today – a visit with actor Jamie Farr, best known for his role as
Corporal Max Klinger on the long-running TV series M*A*S*H.
Farr is in town performing the lead role in The New Theatre’s production of Don’t Dress for Dinner. Today Steve Kraske talks with Farr about his many years of acting, how he landed his regular spot on the 1970s hit TV show.
Jamie Farr appears in Don't Dress For Dinner at the New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park. Visit the New Theatre website for show times and ticket information.
Additional Information:
Jamie Farr
was born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio, the only
son of Samuel, a meat cutter/grocer, and Jamelia, a seamstress.
Farr's
acting career began at age 11 when he won $2 in a local talent
contest. He graduated from Woodward High with honors and was named
most outstanding student, having served as class president for three
years. He also wrote and acted in two variety shows, was editor of his
school paper, president of the Radio Club, and manager of the football
and basketball teams. He became a member of the National Honor
Society, and after graduation he moved with his family to Southern
California where he attended the Pasadena Playhouse. He won his first
film role as Santini in “The Blackboard Jungle”, then served two years
in the army in Korea and Japan. He then proceeded to carve out a TV
career by appearing as a regular on “The Red Skelton Show” and several
episodes of the “The Danny Kaye Show” as well as the Chicago Teddy
Bears” series.
During the first season of M*A*S*H* Jamie was
hired for one day’s work as a phony transvestite bucking for a section
8 discharge. Something about the chomped cigar under the veil and
hairy legs under the flowing skirt and the hook nose immediately
clicked with the producers. Jamie became a full member of the cast of
the No.1 show on television, playing Corporal Klinger and having even
directed several episodes. The weekly show could boast of an amazing
audience of 32 million regular viewers, running for eleven years, and
was chosen by TV guide as the best television show of all time. The
final two and a half hour episode aired February 28, 1983, drawing
more than 125 million viewers, a record that may never be broken.
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At a briefing on Sunday, a spokesman for the World Health Organization cautioned that the swine flu outbreak could gain momentum
in the months ahead, despite claims by the health secretary of Mexico
-- the epicenter of the outbreak -- that the virus "is in its declining
phase."
If the H1N1 virus returns with a vengeance this fall, who will receive priority with regard to immunizations? What tough decisions will have to be made in order to protect the greater population?
We may not have to wait for an outbreak of a deadly influenza to debate the topic of health care rationing.
Today in conjunction with the Center for Practical Bioethics symposium, Up to Date comes to you live from the Kansas City Library Central branch
as Steve Kraske talks with Dr. Susan Goold, Director of the University
of Michigan Medical School's bioethics program, and Dr. John Lantos,
John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics, and a professor of pediatrics and
bioethics at The University of Chicago.
They’ll discuss the difficult decisions many providers may have to make in order to cover all citizens, including whether or not America’s health care system has the resources to care for all, and what role universal coverage may play in health care rationing.
Additional Information:
Susan Dorr Goold, MD, MHSA, MA, is director of the University of Michigan Medical School's Bioethics Program,
and studies the allocation of scarce healthcare resources, especially
the perspectives of patients and citizens. Results from projects using
the CHAT (Choosing Healthplans All Together) allocation game have been
published and presented in national and international venues. CHAT won
the 2003 Paul Ellwood Award and is listed in the Foundation for
Accountability's database of Innovators and Visionariesa. Dr. Goold's
paper "Will Insured Citizens Give Up Benefits to Include the
Uninsured?" was awarded the 2002 Mark S. Ehrenreich Prize for Research
in Healthcare Ethics. CHAT has been used by educators, community-based
organizations, employer groups, and others in order to obtain input on
health benefit priorities
Dr. Goold pursues a second, related
area of scholarly interest, the philosophical and empirical study of
trust relationships in health care settings.
Dr. Goold directs
the Graduate Medical Education in Ethics Program, an innovative
cross-departmental initiative to design and implement an ethics
curriculum for resident physicians.
John D. Lantos, MD of the Center for Practical Bioethics
is a national leader in bioethics and pediatrics. He holds the John B.
Francis Chair in Bioethics, and is Professor of Pediatrics and
Bioethics at The University of Chicago. He has appeared on Larry King Live, Oprah, and Good Morning America.
He serves on the ethics committee at Children's Mercy Hospital in
Kansas City and is a member of the Kansas City Hospital Ethics
Committee Consortium. Dr. Lantos has published more than 150
peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has written or
edited several books in medical ethics, including Neonatal Bioethics, The Lazarus Case: Life and Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care; The Last Physician: Walker Percy and the Moral Life of Medicine; and Do We Still Need Doctors?