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A Primer On Living 'Up North' In Kansas City From Longtime Newsman Dan Verbeck
The counties and the towns across the Missouri River from what we know as Kansas City-proper have had an identity of their own for a long time. And you…
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'The System's Broken' And 'Joker' Director Aimed To Explore That On Screen
Todd Phillips explores mental health and the lack of social services in his Batman villain origin story (of sorts). "The system's broken, and why not use a film to make a comment on that?" he says.
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'Color Of Christ': A Story Of Race And Religion In America
What did Jesus look like? In their new book, The Color of Christ, Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey explore how different groups have claimed Jesus as their own — and how depictions of Jesus have both inspired civil rights crusades, and been used to justify the violence of white supremacists.
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Want more young Kansans to run for office? A coming pay raise in the Statehouse might help
Kansas lawmakers are set to receive a substantial pay raise next year. Some say that's key to recruiting more young and working class people to run for office.
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Rural School Nurses Fear For Their Students' Health During COVID-19 Pandemic
With schools closed, school nurses fear that the warning signs of illness or abuse may go unnoticed.
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August Jobs Report: Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs; 3.9 Percent Unemployment
Wage growth — and more specifically, the lack of vigorous pay raises — continued to be an issue, with average hourly earnings nudging slightly upward to 2.9 percent.
New Bullet Trains To Put China Out Front On High-Speed Rail
Six years after China slowed down its fastest trains in the wake of a deadly crash, a next generation of super-fast trains are set to cut commute times between major cities.
Kansas City Murder Burst Contrasted With New Crime Fight Job
Kansas City’s newest program to fight violent crime began today, aided by UMKC researchers, state and federal prosecutors, police and others. The launch…
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6.5 Million Social Security Numbers Linked To Those 112 Or Older (And Likely Dead)
That's not a typo. A watchdog review of the Social Security Administration also found thousands of people who tried to verify employment eligibility using numbers belonging to those over that age.
Two new Kansas City-area legislators are breaking barriers in the Missouri House
Jamie Johnson and Anthony Ealy will be the first Black members of the Missouri House of Representatives from Platte County and Grandview when they get sworn in next month.
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