Educators working down to the wire to defeat Missouri Amendment 3

By | November 3, 2014 |
The Protect Our Local Schools coalition has been working to defeat Amendment 3 since July. (Photo by Lindsey Foat | The Hale Center for Journalism)

First thing tomorrow morning, Andrea Flinders plans to send a mass text message to members of the local branch of the American Federation of Teachers reminding them to vote. “I think we will get a good turnout from our members,” said Flinders, who is the president of the local branch of the American Federation of…

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Ebola crisis hits home for KC’s West African community

By | October 20, 2014 |
Photo of man looking at his cell phone.

Peteh Jalloh lives in Kansas City, but he lived in Sierra Leone until 1995. Lately, he has limited his communication with friends and family in Africa who are dealing with the Ebola crisis to messaging back and forth on Facebook. He says talking on the phone has become too painful. “Every day I get Facebook…

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Explore many careers, you must: voice of Yoda visits career day

By | October 14, 2014 |
Photo of students in a classroom.

If Yoda offered career advice, he might tell you something like, “Do or do not. There is no try.” But Tom Kane, who was the voice of Yoda in the animated film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” as well as numerous Star Wars video games, is more interested in making sure the Blue Valley Middle…

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