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Last fall, after the drought had killed off most of the competition, the thistle took advantage of the opportunity to germinate and flourish. The weed is…
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A Missouri Senate interim committee looking into the state's Medicaid system heard from several doctors and other health care providers Wednesday at a
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Mountaintop" speech from Memphis is famous for its ending and because he was assassinated the next day. However, much of the…
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For 15 years, fiddler Betse Ellis helped lead and shape the Wilders, an internationally-known old-time country quartet which, for years, toured the US and…
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Every morning, as coffee pots begin brewing, kettles begin to boil and soda cans are cracked open, people all over the world are trying to get their…
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Cellist SaschaGroschang and violinist Laurel Morgan Parks have been good friends since they trained together as classical musicians at UMKC’s Conservatory…
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On this Tuesday's Central Standard, a look at the history of greyhound racing in Kansas City, with the familiar voice behind “HEEERE COMES WOODY!”We'll be…
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Join us Tuesday morning for a special Walt Bodine Show from 2004, when Walt chats with fellow storyteller Ira Glass of This American Life about the ins…
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Schools across the country are grappling with how to address bullying, a problem that's provoked some teenagers to suicide.Two area theaters for young…
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How difficult is it to be a vegetarian in Kansas City? Then later... Even Mr. T pities a fool, but why pity a billionaire?In the first half of Thursday’s…
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Writer Joan Didion has built her career by turning her gaze outward. Whether exploring political turmoil in El Salvador or the back lots and bedrooms of…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-927524.mp3Kansas City, MO – At StoryCorps recording booths across the country, friends…