The 2018 midterm elections have nearly arrived, and The Hilltop Monitor is going to have a series of articles previewing elections in the local area.…
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Prospects bleak as housing crisis in KC mirrors national epidemic
Home to almost 500,000 people, Kansas City is a rental metropolis. Yet – despite over 200,000 people occupying rental units – rising costs, limited mobility…
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Kansas City embraces hispanic culture and heritage at Fiesta Hispana
Kansas City’s Fiesta Hispana was held Sept. 14 through 16 in the Barney Allis Plaza at the Kansas City Convention Center. The festival is the…
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Prisoners protest treatment and conditions in IWOC’s National Prison Strike
In a call for reform and protest of poor living conditions, thousands of prisoners throughout the country refused to eat or work from Aug. 21…
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Jewell hosts active shooter training as U.S. mass shootings become deadlier
Approximately 20 people dotted Yates-Gill Room 221/222 on the evening of Aug. 28 while Officer Kyle Hamline from the Liberty Police Department held an active…
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StoryCorps records stories from Kansas City to archive in the Library of Congress
The StoryCorps mobile tour booth was parked outside of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art recording stories from people in Kansas City from Aug. 2…
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Opinion: Nike – Just doin’ it for the social justice and slavery
Despite Nike’s long history of using slave labor to produce their products, the company has become the face of social justice for the political left…
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Health Column: STD rates on the rise in college students
Rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are on the rise in the U.S and health care professionals are noticing an increase in the prevalence of…
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