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Groundwater in parts of Kansas is so polluted it can replace some fertilizer
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (643+ words) In parts of Kansas, decades of farming and irrigation have left groundwater polluted with enough nitrates that it can be used in place of some of a farmer's fertilizer. In a year with high input costs and low yields, farmers…...
Who Was Will Rogers? A Discussion with Rachel Jackson
20+ hour, 7+ min ago (188+ words) Friday, July 3rd at 3: 00pm CT, tune in to HPPR Mix to hear "Who Was Will Rogers? A Discussion with Rachel Jackson", an hour-long presentation recorded live at Chapterhouse Books on historic Route 66 in Amarillo, during the centennial celebration of "the Mother…...
Political commentator on the recent SCOTUS rulings and their effect on Trump's agenda
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (99+ words) HPPR Political commentator on the recent SCOTUS rulings and their effect on Trump's agenda NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch about how this term's Supreme Court decisions are reflected in President Trump's approach to his signature…...
Kansas GOP gubernatorial candidate Philip Sarnecki inflates personal record on voting frequency
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (713+ words) TOPEKA " Republican Philip Sarnecki's stump speech at a campaign fundraiser in Leawood delved into his youth in Illinois, a prosperous business career, reasons for running for governor and a theory about how he could win the GOP nomination in August....
Coffee: The Universal Language - SCREENING at Amarillo Little Theatre (Palace Coffee Co.)
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (152+ words) Join us for a special evening celebrating the Amarillo Community and its feature in Season 2 of Coffee: The Universal Language! We are thrilled that Amarillo " along with Palace Coffee Company, 806 Coffee Lounge, and Herencia Coffee " will be featured in the…...
Poets on the Plains: Plains and Prairie through Whitman's Eyes
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (382+ words) Plains and Prairie through Whitman's Eyes By Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas Hi, I'm Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I'm delighted to celebrate the end of the second season of Poets…...
Music of Anton'n Dvo'k
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (204+ words) HPPR Music of Anton'n Dvo'k Join Classical Music Amarillo this week as we conclude our foray into concert music of the 19th century with an episode of music Anton'n Dvo'k! Anton'n Dvo'k was born in 1841 in a small village north of…...
Kansas poll of likely Democratic voters favors Holscher for governor, Hamilton for U. S. Senate
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (676+ words) TOPEKA " A poll of Democratic and left-leaning independent voters completed seven weeks before the August primary places Cindy Holscher as frontrunner in the governor's race and Adam Hamilton leading in the campaign to pick a nominee for U. S. Senate. The poll…...
Another Kansas revenue department official announces departure
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (278+ words) TOPEKA " The first female director of the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division will retire at the end of the month, she announced Wednesday, ending her tenure as the longest-serving director in its history. Debbi Beavers said she was proud of…...
Kansas Democratic gubernatorial candidate's union membership sparks political finger-pointing
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (729+ words) TOPEKA " Kansas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cindy Holscher shared snippets of family history during a campaign appearance that included references to her sharecropper grandparents and a father who worked as a union carpenter and a mother employed as a school custodian....