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12:10 pm
Fri March 29, 2013

KCK Mayoral Debate

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Candidates Mark Holland and Ann Murguia
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Steve Kraske moderates the debate between Mark Holland and Ann Murguia.
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A crowd gathered for Monday morning's debate.
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Audience members waited to ask candidates Mark Holland and Ann Murguia their questions about the future of Kansas City, Kan., and Wyandotte County.
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Join Up to Date at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 1, at the Kansas City, Kan., Main Library, 625 Minnesota Ave., for the final debate of the Kansas City, Kan., mayoral race. Candidates Mark Holland and Ann Murguia will discuss the hot issues of the campaign in a debate moderated by Steve Kraske.

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10:19 pm
Sun November 11, 2012

The Case For Progress In A Networked Age

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Author Steven Johnson
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Although the Internet seems like a tangled network, there is an underlying structure that guides its development.

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Central Standard
6:46 pm
Tue November 6, 2012

A Conservative, A Liberal, And A Moderate Walk Into A Bar...

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Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis in 'The Campaign' released by Warner Brothers Pictures.
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Sometimes politicians are funny on purpose, and other times what politicians say in all seriousness is the greatest joke of all.


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3:54 pm
Mon October 29, 2012

Election 2012 Debate From The KC Library

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In the waning days of the 2012 political campaign, KCUR and the Kansas City Public Library will join forces to present a discussion of the most important election issues.

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Visual Arts
9:05 am
Thu October 18, 2012

Political Power Of Imagery

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Credit Gift of the artist, 2006.0102 / Spencer Museum of Art
Larry Schwarm, "Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States," 2002. chromogenic color print
Credit Gift of the artist, 2006.0109 / Spencer Museum of Art
Larry Schwarm, "Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States," 2002. chromogenic color print
Credit Gift of Esquire, Inc., 1980.0507 / Spencer Museum of Art
Carl Fischer, "Jean Genet, William Burroughs, Terry Southern, John Sack--Democratic Convention, Chicago," 1968. gelatin silver print
Credit Gift of the artist, 2000.0133.e / Spencer Museum of Art
Joseph S. Lewis, "Citizen!," 1999. color monotype, collagraph, relief
Credit Lawrence Lithography Workshop Archive, 2005.0048
Archie Scott Gobber,"Doers," 2004. color lithograph
Credit Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund, 1984.0151 / Spencer Museum of Art
Arthur S. Siegel, "Right of Assembly," 1939. gelatin silver print
Credit Museum purchase, 1971.0010 / Spencer Museum of Art
Lewis Wickes Hine, "Young Girl in Textile Factory," 1910. gelatin silver print
Credit Museum purchase, 1974.0044 / Spencer Museum of Art
Thomas Nast, "New York Victory (The Part of the Administration that Feels Very Much Indorsed)," late 1800s. ink on paper
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What images best convey the meaning of politics in America? An exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence explores this idea through photography, prints, paintings, archival political ads, and a poodle skirt. 

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It's All Politics
10:42 am
Thu October 4, 2012

The Men In The Middle: Jim Lehrer, Big Bird Caught In Debate Crossfire

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Big Bird, of the children's television show Sesame Street, in Los Angeles.
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Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 5:45 pm

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