Nick’s Picks: Top Headlines for Sept. 9

By | September 9, 2024 |
Nick Haines sitting at desk with downtown Kansas City in background and calendar pages with arrow circling date.

ABORTION AMENDMENT COULD BE AXED FROM THE MO BALLOT  A public vote on abortion in Missouri is now in danger of being kicked off the November ballot.  A judge ruled Friday that the proposed amendment, which was placed on the ballot after 380,000 Missourians signed a petition, violates state law because it fails to mention…

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‘Buy Nothing’ Helps Neighbors Share More Than Free Stuff

By | September 8, 2024 |
A colorful illustration to visualize 'Buy Nothing' groups that includes several people holding items of clothing in their hands. In the middle of the image is a large box with a recycling symbol on it and items flowing out of the top.

‘Buy Nothing’ is about more than getting rid of stuff – it’s also about building community and saving the environment.  You can find just about anything in a Buy Nothing Project group – from brown bananas to fine china.   Perhaps one of the strangest gifts?   “Somebody either had or needed chinchilla droppings for their…

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Sheep, Native Plants and Fire Tested as Methods for Managing Invasive Honeysuckle Next to the Blue River

By | September 4, 2024 |
A photo of a sheep in the woods. The sheep is in the center of the photo, looking to the right. It is white with brown spots. There is a white sheep a few feet behind it. The foreground is bare and covered in dead leaves. The background is green and leafy.

Editor’s Note: Additional information was added into this article to identify the species of bush honeysuckle that impacts Missouri. For information on identifying invasive honeysuckle or other invasive plants, visit the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Website. Something is suffocating Missouri’s forest floors.   It’s leafy, it’s dense, it’s pervasive, and it can grow so thick that…

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Kansas City Exceeds Need for Electricians as Green Energy Grows

By | August 21, 2024 |
A woman wearing a dark red shirt stands in front of gray metal bars. The woman is wearing glasses, a bright yellow utility vest and a white hard hat.

Naomi Alexander spent two years studying accounting at Missouri Southern State University before deciding it was not the right path for her. When her father, a lifelong sprinkler fitter, suggested she consider a trade career, he “lit a fire” in her, she said.  After doing some research, Alexander enrolled in the Missouri Apprentice Ready Program,…

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