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Kansas City Communities Continue Block By Block Efforts To Prevent Violence
In Kansas City neighborhood organizations do the work of violence prevention one block, and one person at at time.
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2 years, 7 months ago
Boredom Followed By Unexpected Tragedy: A Ukrainian Soldier's Life At War
Quote – "The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride." That statement, from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the U-S Embassy, came two …
2 years, 7 months ago
Wind Power Is Taking Over A West Virginia Coal Town. Will The Residents Embrace It?
Keyser, West Virginia, was once known for coal. But the jobs have been disappearing since the 1970s. First because of automation, then cheap natural …
2 years, 7 months ago
Does Portugal Have The Answer To Stopping Drug Overdose Deaths?
Brian Mann covers the U-S opioid and fentanyl crisis for NPR. That means he talks to a lot of people struggling with addiction. Again and again, he's…
2 years, 7 months ago
What Navalny's Death Means For The Russian Opposition
Much of the world has spent the weekend mourning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. And asking why he chose to return to Russia, after he'd b…
2 years, 7 months ago
A Second Wind For Wind Power?
About two years ago, New Jersey's Democratic Governor Phil Murphy said that the state would be partnering with the Danish company Orsted, the largest…
2 years, 7 months ago
Rents Take A Big Bite
Rent has skyrocketed in the United States. That means Americans are handing over a bigger portion of their paycheck to their housing costs. They have…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Romance Between The American Right, Russia And Putin
For half a century, during the Cold War, every U-S president painted Russia as the dominant threat. America's ideological opposite, a hostile and nuc…
2 years, 7 months ago
Immigration: A Winning Issue For Democrats?
One single election does not a trend make. But does Democrat Tom Suozzi's victory in the special election for New York's 3rd Congressional District …
2 years, 7 months ago
Double Standard On Age For Trump And Biden?
On June 14, Donald Trump will turn 78 years old.
Joe Biden turned 81 in November.
Whether the candidates like it or not, age, mental acuity and physica…
2 years, 7 months ago