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Podcast title	As Heard on KC Currents
Website URL	http://www.publicbroadcasting....
Description	As Heard on KC Currents
Updated	Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:18:32 GMT
Category	Public Radio
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1. EPA Attempts To Limit Amish and Mennonite Pesticide Use http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 7.53Mb) Description: The University of Missouri, in a campaign funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, is trying to teach Missouri Amish and Mennonite farmers more environmentally-friendly farming practices.
2. Voices from the Meeting that Closed 26 KCMO Schools http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 4.94Mb) Description: Hear some voices from the meeting in this order: board members Duane Kelley, Cokethea Hill, Kansas City Federation of Teachers President Andrea Flinders, and board members Joel Pelofsky and Marilyn Simmons.
3. Students Talk about Life in KCMO Classrooms http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 1.45Mb) Description: Students from a variety of Kansas City, Missouri district and charter schools to weigh in with their stories of life in the classroom.
4. African-Centered Schools Fight to Maintain Autonomy http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: Recently, the schools have been in the news because the district wants to combine the 786 students into one building, as part of is "right-sizing" plan, which parents and the school's administrators vehemently oppose. To find out more about the program, KCUR's Susan B. Wilson recently went to the ACE campus to look around.
5. Former Councilman and Officer Alvin Brooks on Waldo Rapist http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 4.15Mb) Description: KCUR's Dan Verbeck asked Alvin Brooks about his reaction to the crimes and community attempts to find the culprit.
6. Amid School Closures, KCMO School Board Draws New Candidates http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 18.14Mb) Description: Kansas City, Missouri's school board is facing the unenviable decision of having to close a significant number of the district's schools. But amid the downsizing, there's a surprising number of candidates running for the board in April's election.
7. Bob Kendrick Leaves the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 6.60Mb) Description: The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City has seen a lot of transition over the past few years, and is coming off a difficult fiscal year in 2009.
8. West Side Business Owner Turns 100 http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 4.32Mb) Description: Recently, West Side businessman Wesley Lona celebrated his 100th birthday.
9. Valentine's Memories from Around Town http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 2.40Mb) Description: Valentine's Day can bring a lot of happiness or a lot of headaches.
10. KCMO Superintendent Proposes Closing About 30 Schools http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 2.12Mb) Description: Kansas City Missouri School Superintendent John Covington has proposed shuttering about half of the district's schools, reducing staff by 700 positions, and moving headquarters out of 1211 McGee. A steep decline in enrollment has left school buildings half full, and the superintendent says that down-sizing will allow him to redeploy resources towards better instruction. He laid out the details in a plan presented to the school board Saturday.
11. Parental Involvement in Urban School Districts http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 3.94Mb) Description: Although the PTA has a long history in schools, it's not the only approach to getting parents engaged.
12. Tuskegee Airman Colonel Charles McGee http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 4.08Mb) Description: Imagine facing enemy fire at wartime, at the same time as facing the humiliation of discrimination. That's the story of the all-black Flying Class 43-G, better known as the Tuskegee Airman. These men took part in an Air Force experiment to find out if blacks could be competent aviators. Former Kansas City resident Colonel Charles McGee was part of this pioneering group. He flew many dangerous missions as a fighter pilot in World World II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
13. Local Pediatrician Missing in Haiti; Friends and Colleagues Offer Reflections http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 4.54Mb) Description: Turner House Children's Clinic celebrated its twentieth anniversary last week. The event, though, was bittersweet. Dr. Frank Vaughters founded the clinic, but was gone on a medical mission in Haiti when the earthquake hit more than two weeks ago. He's still missing. KCUR's Elana Gordon was at the Turner House anniversary. She caught up with friends, family, and colleagues of Dr. Vaughters, and brought back this audio postcard of their reflections.
14. Kansas Sees Results of Expanded Gaming Act http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 4.99Mb) Description: Two years ago, Kansas lawmakers passed the Expanded Gaming Act, which would legalize gambling at four new casinos, all state-owned. Now that Kansas is facing a $400 million dollar budget deficit, the state could use the casino revenue more than ever. While lawmakers in Topeka now consider amending that act, KCUR's Sylvia Maria Gross recently went out west to see how it's working.
15. New Health Concerns about Bannister Federal Complex http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 8.18Mb) Description: The Honeywell Plant has produced parts for nuclear weapons at the Bannister Federal Complex in South Kansas City for about 60 years. Plans to construct a $650 million new facility near the Richards Gebaur Air Force Base are awaiting final approval of a tax abatement from the Kansas City, Missouri's city council. Some opponents of the project say some of the health problems developed by workers at or near the plant have never addressed.
16. Missouri Poet Laureate Walter Bargen Talks Shop http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 3.89Mb) Description: Missouri's first poet laureate talks about his role.
17. KC Star Reporter Works In Africa http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 9.42Mb) Description: Kansas City Star reporter Greg Moore talks about his experience working at newspapers in Uganda and Kenya.
18. Local Haitians Pray, Respond to Earthquake http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 8.42Mb) Description: This weekend, some local Haitians gathered at church services to seek comfort in the face of tragedy, and look to each other, and God, for support.
19. Young People Predict Future of Civil Rights Movements http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 2.76Mb) Description: Area high school students talk about future civil rights movements.
20. Lawmakers Reconsider Missouri Tax System http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 2.82Mb) Description: If you pay personal income tax in Missouri chances are you're in the top tax bracket. It takes only $9000 in taxable income a year to reach the state's top tier.