A shortage of affordable housing in Kansas City is not a new problem. But the pandemic made it worse, and exposed the region’s failure to act.
Anne Kniggendorf
Anne Kniggendorf is a freelance reporter for The Beacon based in Kansas City. Follow her on Twitter @annekniggendorf.
Posted inEconomics, Health
Feeling a lack of protections against COVID-19, workers file complaints with OSHA
At a time when going to work carries possible exposure to a contagious, novel virus — and when many COVID-19 outbreaks have been linked to workplaces themselves — the complaints provide a window into the risks facing workers.
Posted inCivic Engagement
Complete census counts in Kansas, Missouri marred by COVID-19 and changing deadlines
For six days a week throughout August and September, Cindy Hoedel went door-to-door across mostly rural Kansas counties — sometimes covering over 200 miles in a day — to find out how many people lived in a given address on April 1. But as a Census worker, Hoedel’s biggest challenge wasn’t in the rural areas […]
Posted inEducation
With uncertainty over reopening schools, more parents are drawn to homeschooling
National homeschooling organizations are reporting spikes in interest in home education, particularly since the pandemic began sweeping across the country in the spring.