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On the eve of the 136th anniversary of the famous “Last Stand,” retired National Park Service Superintendent Paul L. Hedren asks: Was...

Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviews Amelia Earhart, portrayed by Ann Birney...

Architects who helped design Kansas City International Airport – Tom Nelson, Bob Berkebile, Vernon Reed...

Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by veteran Chautauqua p...

Founded in 1993, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to bringing the Bard’s great plays free of charge to Kansas City audiences....

The 2008 financial collapse of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac resulted in a sweeping government bailout that cost the American taxpayers $...

Sid Shachnow discusses his new memoir Hope and Honor, which traces his life from a childhood spent in th...

Ethan S. Rafuse of the military history department of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth discusses t...

The campaigning is over. The polls have closed. The voters have retreated to their living rooms to catch the results on television. But for election...

In his new book, Philip E. Auerswald envisions an optimistic future in which forward-thinking entrepreneurs emerge from cultures arou...