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I Blame This Business on My Mother

I Blame This Business on My Mother

My mother is to blame for this Personal Chapters business. I only wish she was alive so I could complain to her about sleepless nights, credit card charges, endless discussions...

I Blame This Business on My Mother

My mother is to blame for this Personal Chapters business. I only wish she was alive so I could complain to her about sleepless nights, credit card charges, endless discussions...

Gary Jenkins’ Novel Deals with the Original Border War

Gary Jenkins’ Novel Deals with the Original Bor...

Forget ruffled Jayhawk feathers and decades-long rivalries between Missouri and Kansas over football and basketball. During the original Border Wars, back in the 1800s, there was so much more at...

Gary Jenkins’ Novel Deals with the Original Bor...

Forget ruffled Jayhawk feathers and decades-long rivalries between Missouri and Kansas over football and basketball. During the original Border Wars, back in the 1800s, there was so much more at...

A Bittersweet Mother's Memoir

A Bittersweet Mother's Memoir

Not all of our personal chapters are sweet. In fact, many of them are bittersweet lessons that continue echoing down the halls of our lives. Consider the personal chapter of...

A Bittersweet Mother's Memoir

Not all of our personal chapters are sweet. In fact, many of them are bittersweet lessons that continue echoing down the halls of our lives. Consider the personal chapter of...

Before Black Lives Matter, Mamie Hughes was making a big difference in her community

Before Black Lives Matter, Mamie Hughes was mak...

Long before Black Lives Matter and the death of George Floyd, a little woman in Kansas City was making a big difference in race and community relations. The battle for...

Before Black Lives Matter, Mamie Hughes was mak...

Long before Black Lives Matter and the death of George Floyd, a little woman in Kansas City was making a big difference in race and community relations. The battle for...

Former Criminal Tells His Tale of Redemption

Former Criminal Tells His Tale of Redemption

A criminal can reform. This personal chapter is proof.   Fulfilling his purpose in life Sometimes when we tackle the worthwhile task of recording our personal histories we encounter an...

Former Criminal Tells His Tale of Redemption

A criminal can reform. This personal chapter is proof.   Fulfilling his purpose in life Sometimes when we tackle the worthwhile task of recording our personal histories we encounter an...

A graphic novel about a wise elder

A graphic novel about a wise elder

As Kathryn Toure and Celeste Wamiru sat across the table from me in the Classic Cup Cafe on the Plaza in October 2019, we debriefed each other. The two of...

A graphic novel about a wise elder

As Kathryn Toure and Celeste Wamiru sat across the table from me in the Classic Cup Cafe on the Plaza in October 2019, we debriefed each other. The two of...