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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
6:30pm
Educators and researchers have long recognized the importance of mastering reading by the end of third grade. Students falling short often falter in l...
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Monday, June 19, 2017
6:30pm
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As part of the country’s celebration of Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., Occidental College history professor Sharla...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
6:30pm
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Author Mary Beth Leatherdale lends context to today’s heart-rending stream of refugees from Syria and other troubled countries in a d...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
6:30pm
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When The Kansas City Star profiled the 10 greatest departed heroes in the city’s history earlier this year, it started – naturally – with Ewi...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
6:00pm
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Russia launched an invasion in Ukraine two years ago, and the delay in weapons delivery from Western allies to Ukraine has opened a door for Russian a...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
6:30pm
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Thirty years ago, there were no private military and security companies. Now PMSCs, as they’re known, are a vital part of American foreign and militar...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
6:30pm
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Yes, there’s gridlock in Washington. There’s polarization and self-interest. But beyond those breakdowns, Philip K. Howard points to...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
6:30pm
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For 15 years, aspiring novelist Walter Kirn was drawn into the fun-house world of Clark Rockefeller, a secretive young banker and art...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
6:30pm
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The Midwest’s small towns have produced the entrepreneurial likes of Henry Ford, George Washington Carver, and Walt Disney; artists and entertainers s...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
6:30pm
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In this year’s Park University Hauptmann Lecture, international policy expert Robert Jervis maintains that though th...