Students in the Kansas City, Kan., Public School System showed positive gains in their state assessment results, graduation rates and in the results from the district’s flagship Diploma+ Program. It’s […]
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Survey: ‘Casual Dress’ is the New Norm in the Workplace
Traveling on an airplane, eating out and working in a professional setting used to be significant events that we dressed deliberately for. We witnessed the loosening of dress standards for […]
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Despite Rise in New Cases, Breast Cancer Deaths Continue to Fall
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Black women need to be especially aware. Deaths from breast cancer are still declining in the United States, even as more women are being […]
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Hot Spot Check Out Program Back at Three Neighborhood Centers
Council Member Becky Tuttle today announced Wichita is one of 159 awardees of the 2019 AARP Community Challenge Grant program. This funding will help Wichita close the digital divide that […]
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Health Insurer has to Pay Back 7 million to Kansans
One insurance company’s 2018 premiums in Kansas ran too high compared to customers’ medical bills it had to pay last year. That means thousands of Kansans get money back this […]
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Fort Worth Community Leaders Want Judge to Enforce Police Reform
Fort Worth’s community and faith leaders are calling on the Trump administration to open a civil rights investigation into the Fort Worth Police Department in the wake of a White […]
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Rep. Elijah Cummings, Dead at 68, Provided Strength, Calm, for Urban Baltimore
He stood up for the poor and the disadvantaged throughout urban America – but Elijah Cummings was principally the strong voice and political advocate for Baltimore, where he was revered […]
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Topeka Small Business Summit Oct. 22 Will Give You a Lot for Free
The 2019 Small Business Summit, is a half-day program packed with relevant workshops for entrepreneurs, and it’s free. The Summit will be Tues, Oct. 22, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., […]
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Check Out the Urbanization of Kansas
The story of the past century has been one of dramatic population shifts that coincide with relentless industrialization in many parts of the world. Similar to the rest of the […]