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KCUR Morning Newscast 8-20-08

By Maria Carter, KCUR Newsroom

Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Parks Board is getting involved in the controversy over the dress code at the Power and Light District.

A tentative settlement has been reached between 47 men and the Kansas City/St. Joseph Catholic diocese.

The Kansas City school board has been given a list of 15 potential candidates for the for Superintendent.

Officials at the two largest universities in Kansas have different views on a proposal to lower the legal drinking age from 21 to 18.

Missouri's Safe Schools Initiative is not doing a very good job of monitoring how safe schools are, according to an audit.

Congress just eliminated federal funding for KCUR, but public radio is for the people.

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