Alex Smith

In Kansas, 54 school districts are currently suing the state for cutting their funding. The state has budgeted $3,800 per student for the coming school year. 

This past weekend, the tiny town of Andalusia, Alabama hosted the 37th annual world championships of dominoes.

The show for July 15, 2012.
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In mid-April, the Vatican issued strong criticism of its largest organization for American Catholic nuns, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

One of Kansas City’s musical greats has just made another leap in his quest for international acclaim.

The show for June 24, 2012. Click "Listen" to hear the entire show; see below for individual stories:

Probably the most volatile fault line in America’s shifting opinion on gay rights is in churches. Both those who support gay rights and those who don’t claim that their beliefs are supported by their church’s teachings.  

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For many teenagers in the United States, the age of 16 is a milestone on the life chart.  Sixteen was important for Rina Mehta too.

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Spring is in full bloom in Kansas City, and that means it's wedding season. For most couples in the US, the story is pretty similar: two people meet and start dating, they get more serious and become a couple, and after a year or a few years, they get engaged.