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Wendell Potter, a former vice president of CIGNA, says that health insurers make promises they have no intention of keeping, flout regulations designed to protect consumers, and skew political debate with multibillion-dollar PR campaigns to mislead the press and public.

If you've been to a Hy-Vee grocery store recently, chances are you've seen some numbers right next to the price of an item of food.

It's a "NuVal" - a nutritional value placed on each and every food product. 

Looking for a great art, independent, foreign, or documentary film to see the weekend of January 7-8, 2012?

Up to Date's critics share their three favorite showing on area screens.

Cynthia Haines: The Artist, Le Havre, Being Elmo

Bob Butler: The Artist, Le Havre, Being Elmo

Steve Walker: The Artist, Le Havre, Young Adult

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will name its Oscar nominees on January 24th.  No, our own critics aren't involved in the nominating process, but that doesn't mean they don't have opinions on which films should receive accolades!

Seeking a way out of the house this weekend?  Brian McTavish is back to offer up a few options in his Weekend To-Do List for January 6-8, 2012.

It’s easy to lose interest in political campaigns, but it’s the news media’s responsibility to make it interesting – and get it right.

Whether you're searching online for the best shoe sales or driving directions, chances are good that the first thing you do is "Google it." And why wouldn't you? With its recent foray into social media and services offering everything from out-of-print books to cell phones, Google is fast becoming a one-stop shop for, well, everything. But could the search engine be too good at what it does?

50 years ago, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, making a brief suborbital mission that marked the first manned launch of Project Mercury.

An assassination attempt on the American president, a world-famous inventor on a deadline and a hard-headed doctor named Doctor Bliss. You couldn't make this stuff up, and Leawood author Candice Millard found it too good not to write about.