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Peggy Rajski never pictured herself as the 'straight, white, godmother of a gay suicidal hotline'
In 1998, the Oscar-winning director launched the first nationwide crisis line for LGBTQ youth.
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What Kansas City librarians have learned since 1995's book-banning effort in Olathe
In 1995 the Olathe School District lost its case to remove a book about teenage lesbian love from its schools. Protecting students' First Amendment right to such materials in their libraries is still ongoing.
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The overturning of Roe v. Wade has left in-vitro fertilization experts in the metro concerned
About 2 in every 100 children born in the U.S. are conceived through IVF, which involves fertilizing an egg in a laboratory.
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Ahead of Kansas City visit, House intel chair Schiff says 'democracy is more at risk' now than on Jan. 6
Despite Republicans' failure to repudiate Donald Trump in the wake of the insurrection at the Capitol, Rep. Adam Schiff of California is confident the nation will survive ongoing attacks on its democratic institutions.
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De Soto won't lose small town feel with construction of Panasonic battery plant
City officials say the small city of De Soto, Kansas, is preparing for the influx of people and infrastructure that will arrive with the construction of Panasonic's battery plant.
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Sports betting is coming to Kansas just in time for football season
Governor Laura Kelly announced last week that Kansas will legalize sports gambling in September.
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UMKC symposium tackles the intersection of race and sports
The UMKC School of Law and Athletics Department are co-sponsoring The Arc of Race in Professional & Collegiate Sports, a two-day virtual symposium featuring national and local experts.
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KCUR's election coverage: 'We have a bias in favor of democracy'
KCUR editors discuss their approach to the station's political coverage during the 2022 midterm election.
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For the first time in decades the uninsured rate in Kansas is higher than the U.S. average
Historically, the number of Kansans with health insurance was a couple of percentage points better than the United States. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, that is no longer the case.
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All U.S. military branches are struggling to recruit, but only the Army misses its mark
Despite large monetary bonuses, the United States Army fell 15,000 people short of its recruitment mission. Residual effects of COVID-19, low unemployment and high standards have made it difficult for the military to recruit qualified applicants.
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