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christmas

Arts & Culture

Harry Truman’s Christmas Story (Bah Humbug)

President’s 1945 Christmas Matched Mood of Stressed Nation

by Brian Burnes

News & Issues

Shivered Timbers: Cold Season Brings Surging Demand for Firewood and Real Christmas Trees

Christmas Tree farms are selling out faster than normal in 2020

by Jacob Douglas

News & Issues

Booming Business: Guns Are a Hot Gift Item This Holiday Season

‘A Gift of Personal Safety for Christmas’

by Jacob Douglas

News & Issues

Carving A Niche

Veteran Salvation Army Volunteer Talks Turkey — And Ham

by Mike Sherry

Economy

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Just in time for Christmas, here's the story behind a KC tradition.

by Daniel Boothe

Uncategorized

No cologne or neckties. Here’s what to get your dude for the holidays

Gift ideas from a perennial bachelor who wants your cleaning, and your cash

by Hampton Stevens

People & Places

What Child Is This?

KC sixth grader holds food drive for the homeless. And if she can do it, so can you: Here are ways you can give back this holiday.

by Daniel Boothe

People & Places

Mission: Christmas

Flatland blogger Tammy Worth visits City Union Mission to see how one program, and the people it helps, are faring during the holidays

by Tammy Worth

Funding for Flatland
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William T. Kemper, Commerce Bank, Trustee

The Fred and Lou Hartwig Family

Hall Family Foundation

Francis Family Foundation

Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation

Jo Anna Dale

Robert & Marlese Gourley

Herbert & Bonnie Buchbinder

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