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Celebrating the Santa Fe Trail - KTWU Airs Documentary
COUNCIL GROVE, Kan. (KPR) - One of the most historic communities in Kansas, Council Grove played a key role on the Santa Fe Trail. Tuesday at 8:30 pm, Topeka public television station KTWU will air a documentary about the trail and the town. Downtown Council Grove, Kansas. On The Road to Santa Fe, producers Dave Kendall and Rex Buchanan transport viewers back to Council Grove in 1831. Some of the voices used in the documentary are provided by KPR employees. For instance, KPR news director J.
As D.C. gawked at MMA fights on White House lawn, I investigated my family’s American roots
by Dave Kendall, Kansas Reflector June 17, 2026 Cage fights on the White House lawn. Who would have ever suspected we would witness such a spectacle? As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, two distinctly different organizations are engaged in efforts to mark the occasion. A report from NBC News noted confusion over the difference between the two groups.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: A Flint Hills Love Story
CHASE COUNTY, Kan. (KPR) - This year marks the 30th anniversary of federal legislation leading to the creation of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Chase County, Kansas. A documentary telling the story behind the creation of the preserve airs June 9th on KTWU, the public TV station in Topeka.
Kansas History Museum Screens Documentary on Origins of WWJD? and the Topeka Pastor Who Created It
TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) — You've probably heard the question asked: "What Would Jesus Do?" That question originated right here in Kansas with a series of sermon stories told by a Topeka preacher. Topeka minister Charles Monroe Sheldon (1857-1946). Reverend Charles M. Sheldon, who ministered at Central Congregational Church, published the book titled In His Steps, back in 1896. It became one of the best-selling books of all time and it posed that central question.
Oasis on the Prairie: New Documentary Profiles Ranchers of Greenwood County, Kansas / Part 2
GREENWOOD COUNTY, Kan. (KPR) - In early December, KPR aired a story about a young woman who returned to Kansas with her husband to begin a new life on her family’s ranch in Greenwood County. Today, we hear from another couple who moved back to the family ranch after living out of state for a number of years. Producer Dave Kendall has their story, which involves a yearly auction of Angus bulls on their ranch.
Videos of Minneapolis shooting brings state-sanctioned violence home for shocked Kansans Original
The fatal shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, of Renee Nicole Good by Jonathan Ross, an agent with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, has prompted heated debate and anguish. With cellphone video documenting the encounter from various perspectives, including that of the ICE agent, one would think that there would be ample evidence for arriving at a preliminary consensus as to what happened. But that’s not the case.
An Oasis on the Prairie: New Documentary Profiles the Ranchers of Greenwood County, Kansas Original
GREENWOOD COUNTY, Kan. (KPR) - Lots of stories have been told about young people leaving the farm and heading to the big city. Today, we'll hear that story in reverse - about a couple in the Flint Hills who left the city and moved TO the farm. As part of a new documentary about ranchers in Greenwood County, Kansas, filmmaker Dave Kendall interviewed a couple working at Salt Creek Farm. Jay and Sara Shivers, sitting for an interview on the porch of their home at Salt Creek Farm near Severy, Kansas.
Why Thai-Cambodian border conflict still festers
Duelling civilisations going back 1,000 years and a poorly drawn colonial map are to blame, says scholar PUBLISHED : 17 Sep 2025 at 01:01 The border between Thailand and Cambodia is more than just a frontier. It is the product of ancient civilisations, colonial ambitions, and a century-old map that continues to stir anger and pride.
Why the border conflict still festers
Thitinan Pongsudhirak. (TV screen capture) The border between Thailand and Cambodia is more than just a frontier. It is the product of ancient civilisations, colonial ambitions, and a century-old map that continues to stir anger and pride. "It goes back -- you can say a thousand years. You can say a hundred years," said Thitinan Pongsudhirak, political scientist at Chulalongkorn University, on the Bangkok Post's "Deeper Dive" video podcast.
Deeper Dive podcast: Roots of Thai-Cambodian border conflict
PUBLISHED : 24 Aug 2025 at 11:13 The long-simmering conflict between Thailand and Cambodia over the demarcation of their 817km border has exploded in 2025, with batteries of air strikes and heavy artillery that have killed more than 40 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. But what are the root causes of the clashes?
Deeper Dive: Legalising casinos in Thailand
PUBLISHED : 22 Jul 2025 at 09:30 The bill that would have legalised casinos in Thailand was recently withdrawn - but because of the money to be made and the tourists to be attracted, the issue will soon be back in play. But what about the potential downsides - an increase in crime and gambling addiction?
Thailand weighs casino legalisation
As Thailand edges closer to legalising casinos under its proposed Entertainment Complex Bill, the debate over potential benefits and risks is intensifying. But the future of the bill is now in doubt. Amid mounting public opposition to casinos, the legislation has stalled in parliament and may be withdrawn entirely -- a reflection of just how controversial the idea remains in this predominantly Buddhist country.
Legalising casinos in Thailand: Deeper Dive
PUBLISHED : 26 Jun 2025 at 10:47 Listen to this article Play Pause Casinos polarise opinion. They’re legal in parts of north America and Europe but mostly illegal in the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia – including Thailand. But that could be changing. The legalisation of casinos is part of the Entertainment Complex bill in the Thai parliament, although opposition has recently pushed the bill to the bottom of the agenda.
Legalising casinos - call for questions on 'Deeper Dive' podcast
PUBLISHED : 12 Jun 2025 at 15:20 The Entertainment Complex bill, with its legalisation of casinos, is one of the hottest topics in Thailand. Would legal casinos be a tourist draw and money-spinner for Thailand, or would they bring a plague of money-laundering, gambling addiction and moral decay? Dave Kendall's next guest on Bangkok Post's Deeper Dive podcast is Bo Bernhard, Co-Founder of the International Responsible Gaming Alliance.
Kansas public broadcasting stations would suffer crushing setback under Trump order Original
In May 1993, Kansas Sen. Bob Dole addressed the annual public radio conference at an early morning session, introduced as “one of the toughest critics of public broadcasting.” Saying he shouldn’t be thought of as an enemy, Dole then gave the crowd a dose of the sardonic wit for which he was well known: “I’ve already had breakfast.
Aid cuts could affect US itself
Human rights campaigner Phil Robertson joins the "Deeper Dive" podcast "Armageddon" is the word veteran human rights campaigner Phil Robertson uses to describe the sudden shutdown of most of the US' aid programmes around the world. In January, US President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day pause on foreign aid, and weeks later, decided to terminate 90% of contracts providing such aid worldwide, including in Thailand.
Unsettled Kansas, unsettled America: Residents plead for answers from recalcitrant lawmakers
Many years ago, when I interviewed Wes Jackson for a “Sunflower Journeys” story related to his work at The Land Institute near Salina, he referenced a book by his friend Wendell Berry — “The Unsettling of America.” A line he told me has been going through my head lately: “They didn’t know what they were doing because they didn’t know what they were un-doing.” Those may not be the precise words, but that’s the gist of it.
Unsettled Kansas, unsettled America: Residents plead for answers from recalcitrant lawmakers
Organizers set up a symbolic chair with U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran's photo at the virtual town hall to express concerns over Moran's response to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
Novel drugs approved by the EMA, the FDA and the MHRA in 2024: A year in review
1 INTRODUCTION In this second yearly mini-review, the reader will find assembled all the novel drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in 2024.
Climate change consequences of presidential election will shape Kansas environment
“This country is going to be in big trouble if we lose this election.” I’ve heard that sentiment expressed here in Kansas by supporters of both presidential candidates. Some are alarmed and outraged by false claims that gangs of illegal immigrants are taking over communities like Aurora, Colorado, and repeated assertions that the country is being overrun by rapists and murderers. Many also believe that the economy is in the tank and the so-called deep state is out of control.
Climate change consequences of presidential election will shape Kansas environment Original
“This country is going to be in big trouble if we lose this election.” I’ve heard that sentiment expressed here in Kansas by supporters of both presidential candidates. Some are alarmed and outraged by false claims that gangs of illegal immigrants are taking over communities like Aurora, Colorado, and repeated assertions that the country is being overrun by rapists and murderers. Many also believe that the economy is in the tank and the so-called deep state is out of control.
Explainer: Thailand"s new visas
Thailand's major overhaul of visas and entry rules has stirred up strong reactions -- mostly joy and excitement, but also confusion and even some resentment. To clarify the new rules, the Bangkok Post's Deeper Dive vodcast posed readers' questions to Naruchai Ninnad, one of the chief architects of the new visa scheme in his role as deputy director-general of the Department of Consular Affairs at Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the aftermath of this Kansas Reflector columnist's Facebook cataclysm, a call for reality • Kansas Reflector Original
by Dave Kendall, Kansas Reflector May 29, 2024 The last time I wrote a piece for this publication, something quite unusual happened. As I was browsing Facebook one morning, I started receiving notices that my posts were being removed, with this explanation: “It looks like you tried to gather sensitive information, or shared malicious software.” “I’m being banished!” I thought to myself.
When Facebook fails, local media matters even more for our planet's future
The World Meteorological Organization issued a "red alert" as it released its latest report on the " State of the Global Climate " earlier this month, noting that 2023 was the warmest year in recorded human history - and 2024 will likely surpass it. For the past two years, I have been working on the production of a documentary about the local response to this planetary warming, focusing primarily upon what's taking place within the Kaw Valley and the Kansas City metro area.
Here's the column Meta doesn't want you to see
On Thursday I reported that Meta had blocked all links to the Kansas Reflector from approximately 8am to 4pm, citing cybersecurity concerns after the nonprofit published a column critical of Facebook’s climate change ad policy. By late afternoon, all links were once again able to be posted on Facebook, Threads and Instagram–except for the critical column. According to Editor-in-Chief Sherman Smith, the site hasn’t received any communication from Meta besides this tweet.
When Facebook fails, local media matters even more for our planet’s future
A Kansas audience gathers for the screening of "Hot Times in the Heartland" at All Saints Hall at Grace Cathedral in Topeka. (Dave Kendall) The World Meteorological Organization issued a “red alert” as it released its latest report on the “State of the Global Climate” earlier this month, noting that 2023 was the warmest year in recorded human history — and 2024 will likely surpass it.
When Facebook fails, local media matters even more for our planet's future • Kansas Reflector
by Dave Kendall, Kansas Reflector April 4, 2024 The World Meteorological Organization issued a “red alert” as it released its latest report on the “State of the Global Climate” earlier this month, noting that 2023 was the warmest year in recorded human history — and 2024 will likely surpass it.
Reforestation seen as only viable smog solution
Animal agriculture, not fossil fuels, is becoming the biggest driver of climate change worldwide The latest episode of the 'Bangkok Post Deeper Dive' vodcast explores a long-term solution to northern Thailand's chronic smog problem. Northern Thailand's chronic smog problem is usually blamed on burning crop waste, villagers burning wooded areas to pick mushrooms and vehicle emissions. The solutions, we are told, involve regulations and enforcement.
Novel drugs approved by the EMA, the FDA, and the MHRA in 2023: A year in review
1 INTRODUCTION For healthcare professionals, researchers, teaching staff and students who seek a focused update on the innovative additions to the therapeutic arsenal, the British Journal of Pharmacology has decided to start an annual minireview series, containing a comprehensive and succinct list of all the novel drugs authorized in the past calendar year in the European Union by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and European Commission, in the United States by the Food and Drug...
New cannabis bill 'restricts freedoms'
The new cannabis bill grinding its way through parliament toughens penalties and includes jail terms for growing, selling and importing without a licence and for marketing and advertising the drug that was delisted as a narcotic in June 2022. But its most controversial provision is the imposition of fines for recreational smoking, even in one's own home. This has drawn condemnation from many, including long-time cannabis legalisation advocate and entrepreneur Chokwan Kitty Chopaka.
New cannabis bill 'restricts freedoms'
PUBLISHED : 3 Feb 2024 at 05:09 The new cannabis bill grinding its way through parliament toughens penalties and includes jail terms for growing, selling and importing without a licence and for marketing and advertising the drug that was delisted as a narcotic in June 2022. But its most controversial provision is the imposition of fines for recreational smoking, even in one's own home.
Trade linked to pandemic risk
The illegal commercial wildlife trade must be eradicated to prevent the next pandemic, says an anti-trafficking campaigner. "Thailand has historically been a hub for wildlife trafficking, both legal and illegal trade," said Steve Galster, founder and CEO of the anti-trafficking organisation Freeland.
Words of thanks and praise for a Kansas public television station and all who work there
by Rebecca Phillips, Kansas Reflector October 27, 2023 For about a year, I worked as receptionist at KTWU Channel 11, a Kansas public television station on the Washburn University campus in Topeka. KTWU has been broadcasting local public television in eastern Kansas and parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and Nebraska since 1965. It is licensed to Washburn University, and the studios are located on the Washburn campus. I loved my time at KTWU.
Respect nature, pleads wildlife official
'We need to have a better balance between humans and nature," said anti-wildlife trafficking officer Pol Col Wanpichit Wattanasakmonta. "It's not just about protecting wildlife. We would like to encourage everyone to protect our own natural resources and our environment, making the world more sustainable.
Bitcoin booms and crypto conundrums
A plethora of issues divide opinion in 2023, but there are few more polarising subjects than cryptocurrencies. "Topp" Jirayut Srupsrisopa has long been engaged in the debate. The CEO of Bitkub Capital Group Holdings, owner of Thailand's largest cryptocurrency exchange, found himself arguing with both the central bank and his own parents when he started the country's first bitcoin wallet, Coins.co.th, in 2013.
Recent changes in the British Journal of Pharmacology: widening scope and improving author and editor experience
As it enters its 78th year of publication, the British Journal of Pharmacology (BJP) remains a leading worldwide general pharmacology journal. The Journal moves into 2023 with a refreshed Senior Editorial team, starting with the Editor-in-Chief (EiC). Amrita Ahluwalia's successful 7-year term as EiC has ended, leaving the BJP with a reputation as the home of rigorous, reproducible, basic and translational pharmacology. She was replaced by Péter Ferdinandy.
A profound question as Kansas Methodists take different paths: How do we care for one another?
The headline grabbed my attention: “Kansas United Methodist Church congregations split with denomination over LGBTQ issues.” Having grown up in the Methodist Church, it was personally disconcerting to see that. As I have thought about it, my friend and former workmate Scott Williams came to mind as a good example of why this move seems ill-conceived.
As Kansas Methodists take different paths, a profound question: How do we care for one another? Original
The headline grabbed my attention: “Kansas United Methodist Church congregations split with denomination over LGBTQ issues.” Having grown up in the Methodist Church, it was personally disconcerting to see that. As I have thought about it, my friend and former workmate Scott Williams came to mind as a good example of why this move seems ill-conceived.
RV Travel Newsletter Issue 1110
Welcome to RVtravel.com, America’s longest continuously published RVing newsletter. Be sure to check out all our other RV-related newsletters. This is theabbreviated free edition of this newsletter. For the ad-free, full edition, please become a voluntary subscriber for a one-time donation of your choice. Your support means a lot to us! June 25, 2023 Free, abbreviated edition Cover story How a coat of paint can warm a child’s heart By Chuck Woodbury This has nothing to do with RVing.
Grim realities of Kansas generations past collide with climate crisis facing us all today Original
by Dave Kendall, Kansas Reflector May 28, 2023 When I was growing up, I remember my parents heading off to visit the graves of family members at this time of year, taking flowers to set alongside headstones. I usually chose not to go with them, seeing it as something relevant to older folks, but not to me. Now I wish I would have gone along, so I could have heard their stories about who these people were and how we were related.
On the naughty Stephff
'Hard cover. 160 color pages of pure old-fashioned sexism, outrageous political incorrectness and borderline humor with a touch of ugly neocolonialist patronizing that will definitely make this book strictly forbidden in 20 years." The blurb says it all. End of review. Okay, the go-go bar can wait a few minutes.
Ending Chiefs' 'tomahawk chop' may be called woke. But Kansans owe Native communities respect.
They did it again. The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. This time, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles, as they defeated the San Francisco 49ers three years ago. Some of us still remember Jan. 11, 1970 — the day on which the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV, laying claim to their first Lombardi Trophy. That was a thrilling experience for me and a group of high school teammates who got together to watch it on television.
Behind Kansas lesser prairie chicken debate, vanishing ecosystems flash warning signs Original
by Dave Kendall, Kansas Reflector January 29, 2023 The CBS program “60 Minutes” recently broadcast a report called “The Vanishing Wild.” Host Scott Pelley introduced it by posing the question: “In what year will the human population grow too large for the Earth to sustain?” Without pausing for viewers to ponder, he continued: “The answer is about 1970.” “In 1970, the planet’s three and a half billion people were sustainable. But on this New Year’s Day, the population is eight billion.
Reflections on the return of light to a still-warming planet — and Kansas - Kansas Reflector Original
Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Dave Kendall served as producer and host of the “Sunflower Journeys” series on public television for its first 27 seasons and continues to produce documentary videos through his own company, Prairie Hollow Productions. Low in the southern sky, the midday sun casts long shadows across the Kansas prairie.
With dogged care, attention and nurturing, democracy in Kansas and beyond can thrive - Kansas Reflector Original
by Dave Kendall, Kansas Reflector November 6, 2022 Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Dave Kendall served as producer and host of the “Sunflower Journeys” series on public television for its first 27 seasons and continues to produce documentary videos through his own company, Prairie Hollow Productions.
‘We’re live, we’re local’: Kansas Public Radio marks 70 years on the air Original
Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Dave Kendall served as producer and host of the “Sunflower Journeys” series on public television for its first 27 seasons and continues to produce documentary videos through his own company, Prairie Hollow Productions. With all of the stressful forces rocking the world today, how do you deal with it all?
‘We’re live, we’re local’: Kansas Public Radio marks 70 years on the air
Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Dave Kendall served as producer and host of the “Sunflower Journeys” series on public television for its first 27 seasons and continues to produce documentary videos through his own company, Prairie Hollow Productions. With all of the stressful forces rocking the world today, how do you deal with it all?
‘Living Lightly on the Earth’ as we adapt to a warming planet | Opinion
By Dave Kendall In April 1978, I attended the New Earth Exposition in San Francisco, which a feature article in the Stanford Daily described as “a giant festival of alternatives in the fields of energy, transportation, housing, food and lifestyle.” The gathering revolved around the theme “Living Lightly on the Earth.” I took home a T-shirt with those words emblazoned over a bucolic scene featuring an electricity producing windmill (no resemblance to today’s wind generators) and plenty of...
‘Living Lightly on the Earth’ as we adapt to a warming planet | Opinion
By Dave Kendall In April 1978, I attended the New Earth Exposition in San Francisco, which a feature article in the Stanford Daily described as “a giant festival of alternatives in the fields of energy, transportation, housing, food and lifestyle.” The gathering revolved around the theme “Living Lightly on the Earth.” I took home a T-shirt with those words emblazoned over a bucolic scene featuring an electricity producing windmill (no resemblance to today’s wind generators) and plenty of...
‘Living Lightly on the Earth’ — and in Kansas — as we adapt to a warming planet - Kansas Reflector Original
Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Dave Kendall served as producer and host of the “Sunflower Journeys” series on public television for its first 27 seasons and continues to produce documentary videos through his own company, Prairie Hollow Productions.
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