COVID-19

Union Station Hitches Covid Rebound Hopes on ‘Dinosaur Road Trip’

By Kevin Collison “Dinosaur Road Trip,” Union Station’s new exhibition, is a fun, kitschy blend of dinosaurs, roadside attractions and corny 1950s Godzilla movies, but before you hit the hokey highway, the ramp was bumpy. Like other Kansas City cultural institutions hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Station was in dire straits after being forced…

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Welcome sign in Rich Hill, Missouri.

‘Famous for the 4th’: How a Small Town Celebrated Independence Day in a Pandemic

A small town in Missouri worried about proceeding with the traditional Independence Day celebration amid a pandemic.

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Child care workers wearing masks

Masks Pose Challenges for Early Childhood Learning

As COVID-19 cases spike again, child care providers are wrestling with how the use of masks will affect the social and emotional development of children.

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Patients Describe the Road to Recovery From COVID-19

Coronavirus survivors often have psychological effects ranging from anxiety to depression to PTSD. Many recovering from the disease feel stigma.

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Caty Franklin of Liberty paused by a waterfall at the Parkville Nature Sanctuary.

Racing to Embrace Nature During the Pandemic

Getting back to nature is an emerging theme for the coronavirus era.

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