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A man wearing a blue site talks at a podium. Behind him is a backdrop that reads "Jackson County Detention Center" and "Justice with Dignity."
Carlos Moreno
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KCUR 89.3
The State Tax Commission has sent another order to Jackson County, this time about the 2025 assessments. The county's fight over the tax commission’s previous order has cemented a feud between a majority of legislators and County Executive Frank White Jr.
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Liz Koziol works with the world’s largest collection of a category of soil fungus that benefits many plant species, the International Collection of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. She and other experts in these fungi have tested commercial products with concerning results.
There’s no shortage of products designed to grow beneficial fungi that will help your crops or garden. Whether they actually do that, though, is a different matter. Dig in with a new episode of the KCUR Studios podcast Up From Dust.