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adminAfter a 30-year history of successful youth outreach, the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD), for whatever reason, is killing the D.A.R.E. program effective on April 30. Interestingly, it’s not a…
adminThe Lykins Neighborhood Association (LNA) is trying to fight Kansas City Public Schools’ (KCPS) planned closure of Whittier Elementary School (1012 Bales Ave.). The KCPS Board will meet on Wednesday, November 20th…
adminMichael BushnellContributor And so it goes. Award winning NBC Overnight News anchor Linda Elerbee closed her program with that phrase and it seems fitting to use it to bring an…
adminThere is an underlying paradox in Kansas City, self-proclaimed as the “Soccer Capital of America,” that grapples with a youth soccer culture dominated by clubs and a pay-to-play framework. Yet,…
adminFor almost a year, one of Kansas City’s most controversial subjects- much to my surprise- has been whether or not to invest $3 million into Northeast’s 9th & Van Brunt…
adminLanguage justice includes the right everyone has to communicate in their own language and a respect for the language rights of all people. Language access means that no matter what…
adminI’ve been thinking about the homeless issue and I recommend a different approach. The infrastructure to serve this population is already here and the Northeast will not win a “democratic”…
adminSome of you may know that, for the past several years, I have led a weekly trash clean up near Indian Mound Park. This past Sunday, we found an abandoned…
adminKate BarsottiColumbus Park I am not speaking as a member of the Columbus Park Community Council. This is from me, and it is, in part, a painful love letter to…
adminI was very disappointed to learn that the city is closing off public access to the Concourse fountain, putting up signs saying that it is a fountain not a spray…
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