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Author: Kyler Schardein

FDA, CDC lift pause on Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

7 May 2021
Kyler Schardein
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United States health officials lifted their recommended pause on the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine April 23, after 11 days of the hold. After conducting a review of available data and reaching out to healthcare providers across the U.S., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease…

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Slavery, Memory, and Justice Project investigates Clay County history

7 May 2021
Kyler Schardein
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Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the department of history at William Jewell College, has been researching the history of slavery in relationship to Jewell. The research group that the students and Wilkins created,…

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Slavery, Memory, and Justice Project uncovers details about Dr. William Jewell’s slaveholding past

30 April 2021
Kyler Schardein
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Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the department of history at William Jewell College, has been researching the history of slavery in relationship to Jewell. The research group that the students and Wilkins created,…

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Jewell’s Slavery, Memory, and Justice Project uncovers, illuminates Alexander Doniphan’s pro-slavery stances and ties

23 April 2021
Kyler Schardein
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Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the history department at William Jewell College, has been researching the history of slavery in relation to Jewell. The research group that the students and Wilkins created –…

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Debate over secularism and Islam divides France ahead of 2022 presidential election

16 April 2021
Kyler Schardein
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Critics allege recent amendments approved by France’s Senate to an anti-separatism bill infringe on civil liberties and reflect rising Islamophobia among French political elites.  The amendments were offered to a broader anti-separatism bill backed by French President Emmanuel Macron in response to recent terrorist attacks. The bill is intended to…

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New research uncovers ties between Jewell and slavery

16 April 2021
Kyler Schardein
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Since August of 2020, a group of dedicated student researchers, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Wilkins, associate professor and chair of the department of history at William Jewell College, has been researching the history of slavery in relationship to Jewell. The research group that the students and Wilkins created,…

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Blunt’s retirement announcement scrambles Missouri Senate race

26 March 2021
Kyler Schardein
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Senator Roy Blunt (R-M.O.) announced that he would not seek a fourth term in the U.S. Senate when his current term ends in 2022.  A host of Missouri Republicans expressed interest after Blunt’s exit from the race. Most prominently, former governor Eric Greitens, who resigned amid scandal in 2018, declared…

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Impeachment proceedings and criminal charges shadow South Dakota Attorney General

19 March 2021
Kyler Schardein
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On the night of Sept. 12, South Dakota Attorney General, Jason Ravnsborg was driving home to Pierre, S.D., from a Republican Party fundraiser in Redfield, S.D.  At approximately 10:30 p.m., Ravnsborg was near Highmore, S.D. on U.S. Highway 14 when he hit what he allegedly thought was a deer. Pulling…

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New allegations emerge concerning New York Governor’s behavior

19 March 2021
Kyler Schardein
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In less than a year, Governor Andrew Cuomo, (D-N.Y.) has gone from being widely praised and talked about as a potential Democratic presidential nominee in 2024, if President Biden elected not to run again, to facing calls to resign from senior Democratic lawmakers in Albany and Washington.  The three term…

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