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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Pandemic, Politics, Police and Pot

This week features a surge in COVID-19 cases, the last presidential debate, protests over police violence and medical marijuana sales in Missouri.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Pandemic Scrambles Chiefs Game, Election Season

This week’s Nick’s Picks is brought to you by the letters E, T, and U.  That stands for Expect The Unexpected. Who could have predicted that in a 48-hour time span the president of the United States would test positive for COVID-19 and the pandemic would halt the Chiefs from playing at Arrowhead? Chiefs Game…

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Kansas City police in riot gear

Defunding the KCPD: A Glimpse of How it Could Look

The Kansas City Police Department is already experimenting with some programs that reflect the goals of the defund the police movement.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Protests Aren’t Going Away

Get ready for more demonstrations this week against racism and police brutality spreading across the Kansas City area.

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Protests on the Country Club Plaza

Broken Hearts and Broken Glass: Kansas City Voices Its Pain

Kansas City’s protests are about more than just the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.

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