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Kansas Program Intensifies Job Training For Adults Receiving Food Assistance After two years of being homeless and moving through jobs, James Radlund says he’s ready for something better. Radlund, 46, of Pittsburg, is one of the early participants in a new Kansas Department for Children and Families job training program. He said it had been…
Celebrating SevenDays | Love
This story is part of our coverage of Kansas City’s SevenDays project, which aims to bring people together to conquer hate and celebrate diversity. The project is led by Mindy Corporon, who lost two family members in the April 2014 shootings at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas. For each of the seven…
From Maestros to Medicine: A ‘Healthy’ Dose of Computer Animation at UMKC
The University of Missouri-Kansas City is a diverse, urban institution with approximately 1,200 full- and part-time faculty dispersed across dozens of academic areas. As multifaceted as it is, academicians from the disparate fields of fine arts and medicine have managed to find their way to Associate Professor Greg King in the School of Computing and…
Election Voices
After a year of campaigning by city officials to keep the 1 percent earnings tax afloat for the next five years, Kansas City voters will ultimately make that decision today in KCMO’s school board and special election. Generating around $230 million dollars annually, the earnings tax is the biggest source of revenue for the city…
Take 5 For Your Health
New Kansas City Radio Show Spreads The Gospel Of Diabetes Care For Jim Nunnelly, being diagnosed with diabetes two-and-a-half years ago was a shock, but almost as shocking was the amount of health information he was suddenly expected to absorb. “A person like me, getting up in years, got drowned in all that information. I…