Segment 1: A ride-along with the police through homeless camps touched a nerve on social media.
Around the end of April, police officers and social service workers went searching for homeless camps in Kansas City's Northeast neighborhood. This "sweep out" of the camps elicited strong conflicting feelings. A journalist who went on a ride-along with the police on that day shares his perspective.
- Paul Thompson, Managing Editor, Northeast News
Segment 2, beginning at 18:02: Is it a good time to open a brick-and-mortar bookstore?
In a time when Barnes & Noble is struggling to compete with Amazon, business is actually getting better for independent brick-and-mortar bookshops. In fact, this summer, two are opening in KC, and one will open in Columbia, Missouri. But how they serve the community may be changing (hint: more booze may be involved).
- Andrea Baca and Amy Covitz, co-owners, Our Daily Nada
- Dan Cullen, Senior Strategy Officer, American Booksellers Association
- Steve Paul, former bookstore owner
