News & Issues
Outcry Over Immigration Ban Spans the Weekend in KC
As it has across the country, the temporary immigration ban instituted by President Trump continued to reverberate through the Kansas City area over the weekend. The activities, including a town-hall forum organized Saturday by U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Kansas City Democrat, came against the backdrop of a fast-developing story. A federal judge in Washington…
Not All Fun And Games: New Guidelines Urge Schools To Rethink Recess
New guidelines urge schools to take recess seriously. It’s not just playtime for kids and a chance for teachers to get a break.
Reveal | Trial By Fire
Listen to the podcast here: This podcast is from the Center for Investigative Reporting, which co-produces the “Reveal” radio show and podcast with PRX. “Reveal” features CIR’s reporting, as well as stories from public radio stations and a wide range of media partners, both nonprofit and commercial. For “Trial by Fire,” CIR relied on decades of reporting…
Why You’ll Be Seeing More GMOs At The Grocery Store
Genetically engineered crops are nothing new. But new technology that allows scientists to alter plants more precisely and more cheaply is taking genetically engineered plants from the field to the kitchen. The first version of the Arctic Apple, a genetically modified Golden Delicious, is headed for test markets in the Midwest in February, according to…
The Importance of Engaging Beyond Your Usual Circle
When Kansas City Oasis, a nonreligious fellowship, first partnered with a religious organization to serve meals to the needy, some Oasis members expressed concern that their secular group could become fractured. Would the separate factions find shared connections? Would they breach one another’s beliefs or boundaries? These days that concern is hard to remember. The religious group –…