No cologne or neckties. Here’s what to get your dude for the holidays
Christmas shopping days are running out, and there’s nobody tougher to shop for than a single man. Mercifully, Flatland has a few last-minute gift ideas. First, though, let’s talk about what not to buy. Don’t get anyone a necktie. That’s just dull. Don’t buy him cologne, either. A bottle of cologne will last most men…
Spotlight on the Spoken Word | Alyssa Bennett Smith
We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths. Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives Flatland a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their take on what to watch in the local and national art scene. This week:…
KC Checkup: 5 questions with Dr. Buddhadeb Dawn
Found in most parts of the body, adult stem cells have the potential to grow into any of the body’s more than 200 cell types, offering potential therapies for a number of diseases. Scientists throughout Kansas are working with adult stem cells, but Kansas lawmakers created the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center (MSCTC) two years…
Take 5 For Your Health
Kansas Regents Prepare To Implement Gun Law Amid Concerns The chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents says he doesn’t anticipate substantial changes in state gun laws ahead of a deadline for allowing the concealed carry of handguns on university campuses. Shane Bangerter, a Dodge City attorney appointed to the board in 2013 by Gov….
What Child Is This?
This story was updated after publishing to reflect the full name of one of the subjects. When Stacie Brewer, 39, of Blue Springs, lost her job, and then her house, she packed up her few belongings and moved into a nearby motel with her two children. Jobless, homeless, and displaced after moving from California for…
KC Community Shows Support for Muslim Neighbors
U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver held a holiday party and interfaith rally at Union Station Sunday evening to show support for Kansas City’s Muslim community. Several hundred people of all faiths came to the event to mingle, eat and enjoy the holidays together. Since terrorist attacks in Paris left more than 100 dead in November, Cleaver says, Islamophobic rhetoric in America…
A New Approach To Behavioral Problems In School
One of the first graders in Lori Williams’ classroom is clearly restless during the students’ morning community circle. As the children discuss their weekly goals, how to be a good citizen and what integrity means, the young girl is distracted. She wriggles and shifts, pulls both arms through a shirt sleeve and eventually checks out,…
Detective Veterinarian Pursues Mysterious Globe-Trotting Virus
Editor’s Note: This is Part II of a two-part series from KCPT’s partner, Harvest Public Media, tracking the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. To catch up on Part I, click here. Veterinarian and researcher Scott Dee doesn’t much look the part of a detective, in his jeans and company polo shirt. But when a virus never before seen…
Deadly pig virus remains a mystery – and a threat
Editor’s Note: This is Part I of a two-part series from KCPT’s partner, Harvest Public Media, tracking the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Look for Part II tomorrow, Sunday, Dec. 20th, here on Flatland. A fast-spreading virus never before seen in the United States hit the pork industry more than two years ago, racking up roughly $1 billion…
Sounding Smarter
According to an extensive story at Foreign Policy, India is building a top secret facility to produce nuclear weapons. Which means, at the very least, India is going to need a new definition of the phrase “top secret”. In other apocalyptic weapons news, the U.S. is “considering a response” to an Iranian ballistic missile test. Apparently, we’re going…