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What Does It Take to Land the Gig as Kansas City’s Mayor?

June 12, 2019  |    |  1 min read

If you want to think about it this way — and we have — choosing a mayor is a lot like the hiring process. And on Tuesday, voters in Kansas City, Missouri, will decide whether they want to hire Jolie Justus or Quinton Lucas.

Flatland has put together a short primer on the in’s and out’s of being the mayor of Kansas City, including how much the job pays. (hint it’s a six-figure income, not including perks and freebies). Keep watching to the end to find out about the Kansas City PBS debate airing Friday.

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How One Wyandot Artist Hopes to Bring His Native Language Back From Extinction

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“To speak the language, you’re actually creating the language as you go,” Richard Zane Smith said. “We’re trying to come up with a kind of standardized writing system, and even that has its challenges.”

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