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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
6:00 pm
Thu January 3, 2013

Job Market Predictions For 2013

Diane Stafford
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What will the job market hold for 2013? Nobody has a crystal ball, but certain trends are giving us a hint.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Tue December 18, 2012

Parents, Teens, Sexuality & The Holidays

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Plan B pill
Credit Courtney Carmody
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No one ever said it was easy to raise a teenager, but what do you do when Plan B becomes Plan A?

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9:48 am
Tue December 18, 2012

Looking To The Future At UMKC

UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton
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Leading a large university is no cakewalk, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City is no exception.

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Up to Date
11:52 am
Fri December 14, 2012

The Best In Independent, Foreign & Documentary Film 2012

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Moonrise Kingdom
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Our critics have made their lists for the best independent, foreign and documentary films of 2012. See their choices below, and get a preview of each film with our trailer playlist.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Thu December 13, 2012

What's Showing In Independent, Foreign & Documentary Film

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Anna Karenina
The Flat
The Silver Linings Playbook
Hitchcock
The Big Picture
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The name Hitchcock conjures up images of a screaming Janet Leigh and flocks of truly angry birds, but a new film looks at the love story between the director and his wife.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Stressed For The Holidays?

Harriet Lerner
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The holidays are a time of good cheer, celebration and togetherness. So what do you do if your family has just gone through a divorce or other domestic clash?

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Tue December 11, 2012

The Book Doctors

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The Commitment by Dan Savage
Dear Life by Alice Munro
How Fiction Works by James Wood
The Books They Gave Me by Jen Adams
Crewel by Gennifer Albin
Dancers Among Us by Jordan Matter
What do You Want to Do Before You Die by The Buried Life
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
The Book of Gin by Richard Barnett
Whirlybird Anthology of KC Writers
Cleopatra's Nose by Judith Thurman
Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books by Leah Price
1616: The World in Motion by Thomas Christensen
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America by Russell Shorto
Amsterdam by Geert Mak
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Family conflict, gay marriage and social scandals aren’t just the stuff of newspaper headlines. They also make good subjects for books.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Mon December 10, 2012

How Your Neighborhood Affects CPR Survival

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CPR training
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We've all heard the CPR checklist: Check the airway, start chest compressions, tilt the head back, and breathe.

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Up to Date
10:03 am
Mon December 10, 2012

America's Big Beef

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Cow carcasses
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Just how much influence does Big Beef have in Cowtown?

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Up to Date
10:40 am
Fri December 7, 2012

Food For A Hanukkah Feast

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Potato latkes
Alice Capson's latke recipe
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It just wouldn't be Hanukkah without the oil. Latkes, jelly doughnuts and other foods for the holiday are drenched in the stuff to honor the miracle of the oil lamp in the Hanukkah story.

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Up to Date
11:30 am
Thu December 6, 2012

The Weekend To-Do List, Dec. 7-9

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Steve Forbert
Les Miserables
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Kevin Pollak
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra
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Cody Simpson
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Let Brian McTavish & Up To Date make your plans for you.

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Up to Date
7:54 pm
Tue December 4, 2012

Dealing With Domestic Violence

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Domestic violence
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This weekend's news about the murder-suicide involving Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs is bringing the ongoing discussion about domestic violence to the forefront.

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Up to Date
8:04 pm
Mon December 3, 2012

Facing The Future Of Cities

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Kansas City, Mo., skyline
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Technology can be a boon or a bust to cities, depending on how it's applied.

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Up to Date
9:55 am
Mon December 3, 2012

The Otter, Squirrel And Deer Hunter

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If you've ever hunted for your food in the Oregon Trail video game, you know it's no easy task. Now, imagine stepping into the game yourself.

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11:45 am
Thu November 29, 2012

The Weekend To-Do List, Nov. 30-Dec. 2

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Chris Isaak
Sara Evans
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The Nutcracker
Broncho
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Let Brian McTavish & Up To Date make your plans for you.

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