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Western Kansas has inserted itself into the corn belt, a region of the Midwest from Ohio to Nebraska that has dominated corn production. There might be better crop options for the Kansas climate, but huge industries and government subsidies help keep corn growing.
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Members of the University Democrats said the new state law disrupts their ability to invite guest speakers and volunteer voter registrars to campus. -
As health insurance costs soar, lowering prescription prices could help. But that will require reforms in Jefferson City and Topeka. -
The court has found a major priority of the Stitt administration to be unconstitutional. -
During a Friday state hearing, parents of July 4 flood victims said camps should prioritize the safety even if costs are high. -
The Kansas Supreme Court's decision to reject an appeal from Attorney General Kris Kobach allows the state to resume a process that had been in place for more than 20 years.
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Engelde, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/Hi, everyone. This is Mildred Rugger from Canyon, Texas, for the 2025 Fall Read of HPPR Radio Readers Book Club. If you heard my first book byte on Late Migrations: A Natural History of Loss and Love by Margaret Renkl, you may not be surprised to find that the ideas I will examine in this second book byte involve the natural world and the human world. -
This week Classical Music Amarillo is revisiting some of the many highlights from Chamber Music Amarillo’s 2024-2025 season. -
Most of us think of the end of growing season as a time to clear the garden, clean the tools, and prep things for spring. But the brave among us will let things go for a while longer...just long enough to get some overnight frost, just before they harvest the last vegetables from their growing space. This lets nature work its magic, and leads to richer and more flavorful crops...not with all garden plants, but with a few veggies that we'll discuss in this week's show! -
Les Nichols, Rocky Ford CO./Used with permission.Hello Radio Readers. I’m Julie A. Sellers for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl is a memoir that is part meditation on life, death, and grief, and part collection of vignettes about the author’s family and home.
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