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Central Standard

5:40 pm

Thu January 24, 2013

Greetings From Kansas City

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Paramount Theater

Loose Park

Hotel Kupper

By Brian Ellison, Matthew Long-Middleton and Claire McInerny

Before friends could tell their friends about their travels through email, social media and phone calls, postcards were the way to tell people where one was traveling. On Monday, the Kansas City Public Library will open its "Greetings From Kansas City" exhibit which showcases 200 postcards about Kansas City from the 1930s and 40s.

These postcards tell the story of Kansas City as the booming metropolis of the Midwest during this time period and depicts different scenes from around town.

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New Letters on the Air

12:23 pm

Wed January 9, 2013

Fiction Writer Anne Enright

Author Anne Enright

By Angela Elam

Winner of the first ever Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction in 2012, Irish author Anne Enright talks about her often darkly humorous approach to writing about love, desire, death, and family.

New Letters on the Air

12:00 pm

Wed January 9, 2013

Fiction Writer Jim Shepard

Credit Michael Lionstar

Author Jim Shepard

By Angela Elam

Acclaimed fiction writer Jim Shepard is the author of six novels and several short story collections, including Like You'd Understand Anyway, winner of the 2008 Story Prize and a National Book Award finalist.

People

9:14 pm

Thu December 20, 2012

One Man's Walkabout In Kansas

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Credit courtesy of Henry Fortunato

Kansas City Public Library's Henry Fortunato starts his walk in Overland Park, Kan.

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Fortunato doesn't camp on his walkabouts. He stays in hotels, motels or bed and breakfasts, like this farmhouse.

Credit courtesy of Henry Fortunato

He says walking allows him to "see the changes in the land" and "study things up close."

Credit courtesy of Henry Fortunato

Some trails lead to unexpected water crossings.

Credit courtesy of Henry Fortunato

Fortunato says Kansas has a "subtle beauty."

Credit courtesy of Henry Fortunato

A view of the open road. For Fortunato, "there is tremendous satisfaction in locomotion over long distances."

Credit courtesy of Henry Fortunato

Some roads are gravel, and some are paved.

Credit courtesy of Henry Fortunato

Some trails don't continue as expected.

By Laura Spencer

In recent years, urban planners have renewed their focus on creating walkable communities. Walking is the most basic mode of transportation – and yet, in the Kansas City metropolitan area, it’s not as common as in other parts of the country.

KC Currents

6:53 pm

Mon December 3, 2012

Local Artifacts From The Atomic Era

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Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR

A photograph from the exhibit 'Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow' at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.

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Michael Scheibach is co-curator of the exhibit.

Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR

A photograph from the exhibit 'Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow' at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.

Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR

A photograph from the exhibit 'Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow' at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.

Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR

A photograph from the exhibit 'Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow' at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.

Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR

Books on display at the exhibit 'Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow' at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.

By Susan B. Wilson

Once upon a time, youth in the '50s and '60s lived in fear. They practiced going to “fallout” shelters to escape the atomic bomb.

KC Currents

2:32 pm

Wed September 12, 2012

Bridging The Digital Divide In Kansas City

Credit Suzanne Hogan / KCUR

KC Currents host Susan Wilson talking to Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner, Deputy Executive Director of the Kansas City Public Library, Michael Liimatta , co-founder of Connecting for Good and Donovan Mouton, local real estate developer.

By Susan B. Wilson and Suzanne Hogan

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Studies from Google indicated that 42 percent of lower income areas in Kansas City don’t have access to internet.

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