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‘Look Out St. Peter, You Got Somebody Coming’
Cheryl Christie (Love) Thompson, widow of the late civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Nelson “Fuzzy” Thompson, was remembered Tuesday as a force for good in her own right and as an unyielding ally of her husband. Thompson, who died June 17 at the age of 71, was welcomed home in a ceremony at Thatcher’s Funeral…
Click For Fewer Calories: Health Labels May Change Online Ordering Habits
Thanks to the rise of food delivery services like Grubhub and Eat24, it’s getting easier to order meals online. And when the Food and Drug Administration’s new calorie labeling regulations go into effect next spring, it’ll also be easier to see exactly how many calories we’re ordering with each click. Some companies like Starbucks and…
Take 5 For Your Health
New ‘Rollin’ Grocer’ Brings Grocery Store To Kansas City’s Food Deserts In recent years, the once-lowly food truck has entered the big leagues of cuisine. Once peddlers of quick snacks like hot dogs and falafel, food trucks now sell items like crème brulee, roast duck and Spanish tapas. Some Kansas City entrepreneurs think these trucks…
Church Vows to Never Forget
The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Sunday concluded a series of “healing services” it has held around the area for much of the past year, but Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. said the diocese will never forget the victims who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of its priests. As part of his 25-minute homily,…
Why Preschool Suspensions Still Happen (And How To Stop Them)
Thousands of children in public pre-K, especially black preschoolers, are suspended each year. The problems are clear. So are some fixes.