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In Kansas and Missouri, Immigrants are Rooted in the Agriculture Workforce
Rows of workers perch on ladders. They hoist hundred-pound baskets, which get heavier with every apple they pluck, around their necks. That’s the grind 14 hours a day, every day except for Sunday, while they earn maybe $13 an hour. These workers – mostly from Mexico – tend to the apple orchards in Waverly, Missouri.…
Read MoreTiny Toys, Big Museum
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures outpunches its weight among museum goers. The museum, established in 1982, is a not-so-secret treasure at 5235 Oak St. on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In fact, the museum’s popularity prompted an inquiry for our curiousKC team: Just how many tiny toys are in that…
Read MorePush is Underway in Kansas City to Make the 2020 Census Count
The mantra of the U.S. Census Bureau could very well be: For every vote to count, every person must be counted. That’s because the bureau carries out the constitutionally mandated population count that drives congressional representation. It’s what the census bureau calls the founders’ “bold and ambitious plan to empower the people over their new…
Read MorePondering Tom Pendergast’s Complicated Legacy
Boss Tom Pendergast long ago earned a place on any list of the most influential people in Kansas City history. His legacy, though, is rather mixed.
Read MoreSeptember’s curiousKC Voting Round Focuses On KC’s Urban Planning
Announcing curiousKC’s September voting round, which is on urban planning in the Kansas City metro.
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