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Entrepreneurship Helps Vets Reintegrate, And Getting Kansas City Bike Lanes Back On Track

Sgt. 1st Class John Fries
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81st Regional Support Command

From homelessness to suicide, we hear a lot about the serious issues facing American veterans. Today, we explore how business-ownership can play a part in reintegrating some former service members to a happy, healthy civilian life. Then, Kansas City, Missouri, officials Sherri McIntyre and Joe Blankenship help parse what's behind recent delays in projects to paint bike lanes in the downtown loop.

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