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The Day That Was

No matter how you feel about Tuesday’s outcome, Election Day is over. Unrelenting attack ads and mailers marked brutal campaigns from president on down. In the end, Kansas City-area voters voiced their opinions on everything from tobacco taxes to judicial retention. Here’s our social media rundown of how a long, divisive campaign season ended with Tuesday’s…

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Trump Wins. Now What?

After a presidential election that defied expectations, here’s what to expect from the president-elect.

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5 Exit Poll Numbers To Watch On Election Night

Women, Hispanics, and (surprise!) white evangelicals could all be some of the most interesting stories of the night.

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Take 5 For Your Health

Guess Who Supports And Who Opposes Tax Increases On Cigarettes In Missouri For many Missouri health advocates, an increase in the state’s tobacco tax is long overdue. At 17 cents per cigarette pack, it’s the lowest in the country by far – a fraction of the tax in many states. And it hasn’t changed since…

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Nick Sanford with his youth football players

Healing the Invisible Wounds of Combat

It’s the serviceman who beats himself up about being unable to save a dying buddy. Or the truck driver who follows orders to run over children in the road, because they might be placed there to facilitate an ambush of a convoy. While it has been more than half a century since the United States…

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