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It was november 12 1927 when the pioneer mothers sculpture was dedicated in valley park. It not only celebrates kansas citys pioneer history, but is also a tribute to those who suffered great hardship and loss while traveling across the plains in search of a better life. In her new book, pioneer mother monuments, constructing cultural identity, historian cynthia press scott walks through more than a century of recognition and rediscovering the Pioneer Monuments erected across the nation, includi...

The Service Members and families who have sacrificed in defense of our freedom. The freedoms we cherish that are so often taken for granted did not come without a price. For generations, American Patriot have secured our blessings of liberty by willingly laying down their lives in defense of our great nation. Soldier leaves behind a grieving parent, child, sibling, spouse or friend. These family members and friends never forget that not at the door. Loud thunder of the 21 gun salute. Or the touc...

Protests hammer u. S. Cities nationwide for a seventh straight night. President trump threatens to deploy the military to end what he calls the lawlessness in the streets. U. S. Futures slipped as new york goes under curfew for the first time in over 70 years. As we pointing higher said. The u. K. Virus infection rate falling to its lowest since march. And a second wave of stimulus cannot hurt. Angela merkel looks to broker a deal on a stimulus package with 100 billion euros here as the u. K. Ch...

Roughly five years, i was working as a high school teacher, and i decided to take my students on a surfing field trip. The light bulb went off in my head, and i realized i could do much more for my students taking them surfing than i could as their classroom teacher, and that is when the idea for the city surf project was born. Working with kids in the ocean that arent familiar with this space is really special because youre dealing with a lot of fear and apprehension but at the same time, a lot...

Around the world now, killed more than 329,000. In the United States, 1. 5 million americans have been infected by the virus. The number of americans killed almost 100,000. Since President Trump issued his ban on travel from china, hes also implemented bans on travelers from iran, much of the european union, the United Kingdom and ireland are. Flights from those restricted nations to the United States, however, arrive every single day, three direct flights from wuhan, china, landed at new yorks ...

When prompted, dial 10 to. Added to the speaker line. The auto prompt will indicate callers are entering the question and answer time and this is the Public Comment period. If you call in before Public Comment is called, youll be added to the cue. When youre called, mute the device youre listening to the meeting on. Please show the business slide. Sharky, youre muted. Can you hear me now . Perfect. Today we will start with the reminder that the Small Business commission is the official public fo...

Welcome to culturewire. Today we are at recology. They are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique Artist Residency programs. We are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. Welcome to the show, deborah. Tell us how this Program Began 20 years ago. The Program Began 20 years ago. Our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970s. She started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. She started with kids. They had an exhibition at city ...

Brutality protests. President trump visits a catholic shrine despite growing criticism that hes using religion as a Political Tool the 1st confirmed covert 1000 best is reported at the Worlds Largest refugee camp in bangladesh and we look at how the coronavirus following on from years of drought is crippling profits from a vital cash crop in zimbabwe. Us them across it president ial candidate joe biden has slammed Donald Trumps response to nationwide protests over racism and Police Brutality acc...

Continent of snow and ice. In 1911, the norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first person ever to reach the south pole, the last region of earth that was still unexplored and uninhabited by humans. In 1959, 12 nations signed the antarctic treaty, pledging to use the region only for peaceful purposes, and particularly for scientific research. Today, there are around 80 research stations in the antarctic, used by 4000 scientists frorom all over the world. We wanted to know what its like to spend mo...

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