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In this Dec. 7, 1941, file photo, smoke rises from the battleship USS Arizona as it sinks during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

KC Remembers Pearl Harbor, Even Now

Local remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor continue even after the last Kansas City area military survivors have died.

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Ryan Rumpf leads Kansas City Public Schools' Global Academy, which serves immigrant and refugee children.

KC Educator Loves Serving Immigrant Families

Changemaker Ryan Rumpf leads Kansas City Public Schools’ Global Academy, which serves immigrant and refugee children.

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Civic Leaders Pursue Plan to Safeguard Plaza for Another Century

By Kevin Collison The Country Club Plaza is celebrating its centennial next year and top civic leaders are laying plans to assure the venerable but somewhat frayed landmark enjoys a vibrant second 100 years. “This isn’t about a sentimental journey to restore the past, but an interest in moving forward to an exciting future, said…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Searches Continue for a KC Police Chief and Schools Superintendent

Nick Haines offers an outlook on this week’s news in Kansas City before it happens.

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Country Club Plaza holiday lights

Concerned Civic Leaders Form Group to Support the Country Club Plaza

Kansas City civic leaders have formed a new nonprofit group to support the struggling Country Club Plaza, which will mark its centennial in 2023.

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