Beth Lipoff

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Beth Lipoff is the intern for Up to Date. She grew up in Overland Park and has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and a master’s degree in public history from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her work has appeared in the Kansas City Star, Sunset Magazine, the Johnson County Sun, the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, Spirit Magazine, Northwestern Magazine, the Lawrence Journal-World and the Independence Examiner.

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Up to Date
11:45 am
Fri February 1, 2013

The Weekend To-Do List: February 1-3, 2013

Looking for something to do the weekend of February 1-3, 2013? Up to Date's Brian McTavish returns with the Weekend To-Do List.

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Up to Date
9:43 am
Thu January 31, 2013

Shaping The Corporate Landscape With Conscious Capitalism

It's the new buzzword phrase, but just what is conscious capitalism?

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Wed January 30, 2013

Ambassador Talks African Economy Emergence

Credit usembassy.gov
Ambassador Terence McCulley

The global economy isn’t just about trading with China, India and European countries-- Africa is making an impact as well.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Tue January 29, 2013

Gas & Oil Exploration In Kansas

Credit David R. Tribble
Gas-drilling rig

PLEASE NOTE: This show was recorded on January 14.

The oil and gas industry is seeing a slew of booms all over the country—in North Dakota, Texas, and now in southern Kansas. The key: How much can be retrieved from something called the Mississippi Line Formation in south-central Kansas.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Mon January 28, 2013

New Session, Old Issues In Missouri

With the new year comes a new session for Missouri lawmakers in Jefferson City.

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Up to Date
9:29 am
Mon January 28, 2013

Training Women Leaders In Politics

Campaign 101

As the number of female elected officials has steadily increased, so has the interest in training women to follow in their footsteps.

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Up to Date
10:18 am
Fri January 25, 2013

From Poetry To History

Needle in the Bone by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

It's not often a state poet laureate turns her pen to write a non-fiction tale, but Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg has done just that.

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Up to Date
10:03 am
Fri January 25, 2013

Where The Blues Lives In KC's East Bottoms

Credit Joe Smith
Knuckleheads

It's the place where performers as diverse as Nick Low, Merle Hagard and Carrie Rodriguez play when they hit town.

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Up to Date
11:45 am
Thu January 24, 2013

The Weekend To-Do List: January 24-27, 2013

Looking for something to do the weekend of January 24-27, 2013? Up to Date's Brian McTavish returns with the Weekend To-Do List.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Wed January 23, 2013

A Text A Day Keeps The Doctor....In Touch?

It’s easy to go online and try to diagnose yourself when you're sick, but what do doctors think about that?

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Up to Date
11:54 am
Wed January 23, 2013

Kansas Officials Find Creative Interpretations Of Laws

Kansas capitol building in Topeka, Kan.

Lawmakers and officials in Kansas seem to be unclear on what some of the laws on that state's books actually mean.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Tue January 22, 2013

The Return Of Commuter Rail To Jackson County?

Credit Jackson County government

There's a new twist in the Kansas City transit debate, and that's not the only thing going on in Jackson County.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Fri January 18, 2013

Examining Early Childhood Education

Credit USMC
Lily Wade reads to a preschool class at the Child Development Center aboard Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, N.C.

ABC and 123: They’re the basics of early childhood education, but the way kids learn these is up for debate.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Thu January 17, 2013

A Royals Season Preview

The organ music, peanuts and even that occasional flying hot dog are all part of going out to Kauffman Stadium for a Royals game.

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Up to Date
11:45 am
Thu January 17, 2013

The Weekend To-Do List: January 17-20, 2013

Looking for something to do the weekend of January 17-20, 2013? Up to Date's Brian McTavish returns with the Weekend To-Do List.

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