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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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Mollie Tibbetts and a culture of fear
The recent murder of Mollie Tibbetts has sparked a nationwide conversation in the United States over harassment of female runners and harassment in general. For…
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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Mollie Tibbetts and why immediate politicization needs to end
Hours after the announcement of the death of Mollie Tibbetts, politicians began to politicize the horrible event. Unfortunately, this has become the normal response in…
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Opinion: Why the New York Times was right
The New York Times published an anonymous editorial Sept. 5 that sent shockwaves through the country and White House officials scrambling for answers. The piece,…
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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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