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Medicaid Mystery: Why Is Coverage Dropping Among Kansas’ Youngest? For two years now, the staff at Kansas Action for Children has been trying to unravel a mystery: Why is Medicaid enrollment dropping among the state’s youngest children? Enrollment of low-income children 1-5 peaked in October 2012 and has been dropping steadily since. Enrollment of infants…
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Telemedicine Expands, Though Financial Prospects Still Uncertain Say you’re a Midwestern farmer in a hospital bed, recovering from surgery or a major illness. It’s time for the nurse’s check-in, but there’s no knock on the door. At Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, a camera attached to the wall over the foot of the bed whirls around, as a…
Interview: Master Distiller Tom Nichol on His Drink of Choice
It’s a story that made headlines: Retired master distiller for Diageo, owner of Tanqueray gin and other spirits, gets back in the game for one more batch. The special distillery ? Kansas City’s history-rich J. Rieger & Co. The distiller? Tom Nichol. The liquor? Gin, of course. But his gin, his way. Finally, the much-discussed gin has arrived, and Nichol…
Picasso, Monet from William Koch collection to be auctioned
NEW YORK (AP) — An erotic painting of a cabaret singer by Pablo Picasso with a second picture on the reverse side could bring over $60 million at auction. Picasso’s “The Night Club Singer” from his Blue Period was created in 1901. A bawdy picture of his dealer, Pere Manach, is on the back. Sotheby’s…
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High Teen Birth Rates In Rural Kansas Pose Obstacles To Economic Advancement Nineteen-year-old Claudia Rivera shares a single-story tract home in Liberal, Kansas, with her boyfriend, 20-year-old Jesùs Varela. Last month, Varela’s mother moved in so she could watch Rivera’s baby boy, Fabian, while Rivera works at the Dollar General store and Valera pulls down a shift at…
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From Heroin To Hollywood: Kansas Native Shares Story Of Addiction And Recovery Los Angeles-based actor David Dastmalchian returned to Kansas with a message he said should transcend politics: We can’t give up on people who struggle with substance abuse and mental illness. Dastmalchian is now a budding Hollywood star, with roles in blockbusters like 2008’s…
Music | 7 questions with…
Every Tuesday at 6pm on The Bridge, local music writer and Middle of the Map Fest organizer Chris Haghirian and The Bridge’s Sarah Bradshaw shine a light on the people, music, and events in the 816 area code during “Eight One Sixty”. A regular feature, 7 Questions, gets to the heart of a musician’s passion, past, and… purchase history. This week, to kick-off the 7…
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Kansas Mom Charged in Marijuana Case to Sue Brownback, State Agency Lawyers for Garden City resident Shona Banda have prepared a lawsuit against Gov. Sam Brownback and the state agency that has custody of her child, claiming she has a constitutional right to use cannabis to treat her Crohn’s disease. Banda self-published a book and posted…
Who — and what — is defining the Kansas City food scene?
Discover the tastemakers and tastes defining the Kansas City food scene with “Today’s Special: Going Off Menu in Kansas City.” The series, premiering here on Monday, September 28, follows KCPT producer Cole Blaise (Show Me) and Recommended Daily‘s Jonathan Bender as they visit the establishments and people who are making the food, drinks, and innovations that are inspiring a local and national following….
Set Your Watch: 90 seconds with local innovators and entrepreneurs
It’s coming! Set your watch as we team up with Startland News to highlight Kansas City’s innovators and entrepreneurs, all in 90 seconds. “90 on the Clock” premieres next Wednesday, September 23 with Callie England, creator of Rawxies, as she talks about her East Bottoms business and its raw, vegan, and gluten- and soy-free cookies. The five-part series continues…