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With winter just around the corner and the pandemic still in effect, metro residents are readying for a season of reading.
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Teaching mindfulness to police, firefighters and EMTs could help decision making and librarians give their book recommendations as we face a coronavirus winter.
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Before budgetary woes brought on by the pandemic, New Letters on the Air and BkMk Press had been a 'point of distinction and pride' in Kansas City for decades.
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It was a St. Louis-born man who wrote what is considered one of the most important poems of the 20th century — T. S. Eliot. Now, a trove of letters is giving readers and researchers a new window into the life and times of the poet, essayist, playwright and critic.
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Segment 1: Missouri does not enforce a 2008 federal law on mental health parity.When President George W. Bush signed the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici…
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Segment 1: Some institutions of higher education use tracking software to assess prospective applicants.In an effort to streamline the recruiting process,…
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Enjoy this guide to the best books read by our Bibliofiles and KCUR staffers in 2019.The books that matter most as we look back on the year aren't always…
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Segment 1: New paintings by a Kansas City artist examine the 'brash volume' of public discourse.Rodeo clowns, talkshow hosts, preachers. To Michael…
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When it comes to talking about sex, the accepted wisdom is that parents and kids alike would just rather not. But Kansas City poet Natasha Ria El-Scari…
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Natasha El-Scari is out with a new book, Mama Sutra: Love and Lovemaking Advice to My Son. She wrote it for anyone who needs understanding going into…
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Segment 1: How a fractured school system contributes to problems with transportation.Kansas City, Missouri, public school kids travel to school on dated…
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Author releases her second novel featuring her teenage black female superhero.L. L. McKinney's experience as a woman of color in the publishing industry…