The annual Folk Alliance International conference has returned from a two-year hiatus that was driven by the pandemic. This is good news for music lovers and especially for those of us who live so close to Kansas City and can commute. This year’s conference will be May 18-22 and is being held at the Crown Center and the Sheraton Hotel again to give it plenty of room.
Dear Amy: My husband and I watch our grandsons (ages 3 and 5) twice a week. We do this so our daughter can save on daycare expenses.
A Kansas district court judge on Monday struck down a new Republican-backed congressional map that would likely make it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s delegation to win reelection this year.
Jon Stewart, accepting the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, warned Sunday night that speculation about the future of comedy amid increased audience cultural sensitivity was ignoring a true and enduring threat: authoritarian governments around the world.
Polls indicate that the three most important concerns of the American people are inflation, energy and the border. There are, however, other issues regarding the Biden administration’s effects on we the people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight weeks into the war, the Biden administration’s decision to dramatically ramp up delivery of artillery guns to Ukraine signals a deepening American commitment at a pivotal stage of fighting for the country’s industrial heartland.
Dear Amy: My older sister is 75 and unmarried. She has three grown children in their 50s.
Dear Amy: Occasionally, I get together with a few of my neighbors. Recently these people have commented negatively about people not getting the COVID vaccine.
Life is getting complicated. I’ve decided to take on a new strategy. Since I have no control over how or when it’s going to end, (pandemic/war in Ukraine/inflation), I need to stop worrying about it. The following are now my main concerns since I need some thing else to think about.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans still question whether President Joe Biden is showing enough strength in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, even as most approve of steps the U.S. is already taking and few want U.S. troops to get involved in the conflict.