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For generations, scientists seeking to learn about prehistoric ocean life have flocked to a place that’s about as far from the ocean as you can get — dry, dusty western Kansas. What they’re finding could teach us both about life in the ancient world and about the future of life in a changing climate.
High Plains regional news
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Library workers in K-12 schools are bound by federal laws that those in public libraries might not be. Because school library histories are part of a student’s educational record, parents can see them.
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More Black Americans live in Texas than any other state. Two years after George Floyd’s murder, many reconsider their future here.
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'The worst political environment for public schools': Teachers go back to school amid rising tensionTexas teachers are dealing with the ongoing pandemic, staff shortages, and now, more prominently, the political forces pushing them on social topics such as race and LGBTQ issues.
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The new legal gambling starts Sept. 1 through casinos and online apps.
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Recent survey results show commercial honeybees are on track to have another year of colony losses. A decline in these essential pollinators could hinder food production.
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Vincent van Gogh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons/Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio seems to have made many readers very uncomfortable. I grew up and have returned to a town much like Winesburg, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. The stereotype is that we’re hot beds of vicious gossip or coffee shops full of gleeful snickering over those who might not fit the mold. -
It's been hot, High Plains. I don't know about you, but I already have my mind on the Fall—and t's about that time to start planning for planting some trees around your place.
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This week, Luke discusses antler rubbings with guest Larry Weishuhn aka Mr. Whitetail.
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Valerie discusses the ups and downs of her food storage system, and her husband's habit of saving morsels.
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David Condos was honored with a prestigious National Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting on issues impacting western Kansas.
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HPPR is thrilled to announce that our Kansas News Service reporter, David Condos, won big at this year's national Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) awards, as well as the regional Edward R. Murrow awards, for his coverage of the Sunflower State.
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