South Africa, the most economically advanced and politically stable African country, was in the midst of a controversy, but things finally appear to have worked themselves out with the resignation […]
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New Medicare Cards Are Coming This Year
New Medicare cards — with new Medicare numbers — should arrive sometime this year for all Medicare recipients. Medicare will mail the new cards starting in April 2018 but here […]
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Psych Bed Shortage Could Be Driving Kansas Foster Care Problems
Troubles in the Kansas foster care system might stem in large part from a shortage of places that can help children in psychiatric crisis, say some lawmakers and child advocate […]
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Bills Clarify That, Yes, Kansans Who Have Trouble Signing Their Names Can Vote By Mail
Last November, nearly two dozen mail-in ballots cast by disabled voters got tossed away in Sedgwick County. Some state officials say local election authorities misread a technicality in state law, […]
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No Policy Shift From Brownback, But Kansas Gov. Colyer Looks To Make Quick Mark
After promising for months to change the tone when he took charge, new Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer spent his first days in office trying to deliver on that pledge. He […]
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Two Possible Reasons Your January Diet Didn’t Work
If you’re like a lot of Americans who went on a diet in the new year, you may frustrated with your results. Despite your effort, you barely lost a pound […]
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Black Achievers Society Host Awards Reception Banquet
The Kansas City Black Achievers Society hosted their annual Black Achievers Reception and Awards Dinner at the Federal Reserve Bank on Jan 17. Thirteen Black Achievers were inducted into the […]
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Historic Generation Rap Show Turns 30
It’s 7:58 a.m., a December Saturday morning at KPRS, an Urban Contemporary radio station in South Kansas City, MO and “Generation Rap” is about to go on-air. The energy in […]
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The Royale, More Than a Play About Boxing
You may know the story, but do you really know the implications of the historic Jack Johnson versus Jim Jeffries Heavyweight Championship match of 1910? “The Royale,” a new play […]