This week would have been pledge-drive week @kcur, which we aren& #39;t doing because, you know. I want to post my favorite story by each coworker since last drive, but that would be TLDR. Instead here’s one favorite story from each month since then ( http://kcur.org/donate ).">https://kcur.org/donate&qu... 1/8
Oct. 6: After a mass shooting at Tequila KC in #KansasCityKansas, residents of the close-knit Central Avenue neighborhood trusted @larodrig and @ellemoxley to tell their stories. 2/8 #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/all-i-can-see-their-faces-4-killed-5-injured-bar-shooting-kansas-city-kansas #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/all-...
Nov. 13: We ran a whole series of stories on #climatechange in November. @avivaokeson had a heartbreaking, infuriating story of how, back in the & #39;80s and early & #39;90s, #Missouri coulda been a leader. 3/8 #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/missouri-came-plan-slow-climate-change-30-years-ago-then-did-little-about-it #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/miss...
Dec. 6: It’s hard to face up to difficult histories when our own family& #39;s on the wrong side of them. That’s what was so moving about @lauraspencer& #39;s profile of @KCArtInstitute& #39;s Hugh Merrill. 4/8 #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/i-had-tell-truth-kansas-city-artist-exposes-his-familys-role-racist-south #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/i-ha...
Jan. 17: Michelle Tyrene Johnson ( @DivaOfDiversity) took an epic trip around the world to help #KansasCity understand itself. 5/8 #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/what-kansas-city-can-learn-dakar-amsterdam-and-memphis-about-naming-streets-mlk #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/what...
Feb. 6: I don& #39;t even know where to start with @ChrisHaxel’s story about Radio Sputnik and this crazy world we’re in. (Hey, we know the power of radio!) 6/8 #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/meet-man-who-brought-russian-state-radio-kansas-city #stream/0">https://www.kcur.org/post/meet...
March 21: Knowing my love of dogs, @pubradiosly said the People’s History of Kansas City podcast team made this episode just for me. She was joking. They made it for everyone. 7/8 https://www.kcur.org/post/how-extraordinary-dog-depression-era-missouri-made-people-believe-magic">https://www.kcur.org/post/how-...
This plague-free thread has been brought to you by amazing @kcur #journalists (I’m sorry to have left so many out). If you’re not maxed out supporting all the other crucial causes right now: http://kcur.org/donate ">https://kcur.org/donate&qu... Thank you 8/8