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Sidney Blumenthal, a senior advisor to President Bill Clinton and later an advisor to Hillary Clinton, continues to offer a fresh...

Gallery exhibits. Kids’ activities. Music. Munchies. The Library again makes a place on First Friday for the entire family. Exhibits...

For all of its diplomatic and military efforts, the U.S. has been unable to end unrest and extremism in the Middle East and other troubled regions of...

Education reform comes fraught with questions. How do we distinguish between exciting, new ideas and costly, ineffective fads? Where can policymakers...

In the contemporary elegance of the Central Library’s fifth-floor Helzberg Auditorium, saxophonist Vince Gnojek and pianist...

Kansas City knows both the pain of a failing education system and promise of renewal as its public schools system anticipates full state accreditat...

The Kansas City Baroque Consortium has been one of the city’s cultural jewels since 2009, specializing in the performance of early...

Trade between the U.S. and China began in 1794 and the two future superpowers saw their first military engagement several decades later, when American...

Condoleezza Rice, now on the faculty at Stanford University, examines pivotal moments have taught us about democracy in her new book Democ...

Who’s the man behind the mirth (and indelible stage name) of Mr. Stinky Feet? Beloved family entertainer and parenting columni...