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1. ''Your Presence Is Not Requested'' ''Your Presence Is Not Requested'' December 21, 2005 The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed immigration legislation that would make illegal US presence a crime rather than a civil offense. If it becomes a law, it would affect most Latino adults...
2. A Century of Growth in Agriculture: Kansas City's Cow Town Past is Always Remembered A Century of Growth in Agriculture: Kansas City's Cow Town Past is Always Remembered December 10-16, 1999 Retrospective article detailing the history of agriculture in Kansas City.
3. A Clay Countian's Letters of 1834 A Clay Countian's Letters of 1834 July//1951 Copies of letters, with editorial commentary, by John Chauncey of Liberty about the conditions in Clay County, Missouri in 1834. Description of the economy, commerce and agriculture, and trouble with Joseph...
4. A Growing Demand for Local A Growing Demand for Local December 8, 2009 Feature article in the Star Business Weekly about local farms and the demand for locally grown food even in the winter. The article includes a comparison chart between 2002 and 2007 of number of farms...
5. A Million Reasons for Celebration A Million Reasons for Celebration November 13, 2010 Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area is comprised of about 1.1 million acres with some of the nation's last tallgrass prairie. "The Flint Hills project uses voluntary, perpetual conservation easements...
6. A New Era in Fruit Growing Has Outdated the Old Farm Orchard A New Era in Fruit Growing Has Outdated the Old Farm Orchard January/3/1959 Article with information about Norman Colman, founder of the Missouri State Horticulture Society in 1859, the "oldest farm organization west of the Mississippi river," and reorganizer of the Department...
7. A New Image for the Old Cowtown A New Image for the Old Cowtown October//1975 Kansas City as both rural and urban role player.
8. A Pennsylvania Family Brings Its Barn to Kansas A Pennsylvania Family Brings Its Barn to Kansas Spring//1999 Article about the "cultural transplantation" of Pennsylvania barn styles to Kansas, through such families as the Henrys, with several photos and illustrations.
9. A Trip to Missouri Wine Country A Trip to Missouri Wine Country Summer//1992 Review of wineries in Missouri, with some history and description of towns in the "Missouri wine country," with photos.
10. About Town About Town March/7/1970 File containing a description of Caroline Hyde Swift, or Caroline Swift, former Star journalist and winner of "the Eisenhower proclamation medal" for "efforts to further the pursuit of freedom and independence...
11. Agri-Business: A Billion Dollar Industry Here Agri-Business: A Billion Dollar Industry Here June/27/1965 Illustrations and article about agribusiness in the Kansas City area, including the origin of the word "agri-business," "agri" meaning "field."
12. Agricultural Hall of Fame Agricultural Hall of Fame
13. Agricultural Hall of Fame and National Center Agricultural Hall of Fame and National Center May//1975 Photos and article about "the new director and a new look" at "the Agricultural Hall of Fame near Bonner Springs, Kans., to rekindle interest in the museum," with buggies, farm machinery, etc.
14. Agriculture: A Firm Foundation for Kansas City Agriculture: A Firm Foundation for Kansas City October/11/1966 Article reprinted from the Kansas City Star about Kansas City's agricultural economy.
15. Ahead on Ag Hall as Opening Nears Ahead on Ag Hall as Opening Nears May/23/1965 Description of the new Agricultural Hall of Fame museum 12 miles west of Kansas City, Kansas.
16. Amber Waves of Pain Amber Waves of Pain July/6-12/2000 Discusses the failure of the USDA to make low-interest loans to black farmers as a result of a discrimination suit.
17. American Royal Origin of Name American Royal Origin of Name 1999 'The American Royal was given its name after Dean C. F. Curtiss, dean of agriculture at the Iowa State College of Agriculture, compared the show favorably with the British Royal Agricultural Fair. The...
18. An Interview With Ladislao Lopez An Interview With Ladislao Lopez 1978-06-27 Interviewer: Irene Ruiz. Interview recorded June 27, 1978. 1 sound cassette (ca. 90 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 1 sound disc; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has a typed guide to contents....
19. An Interview With Richard Bolling An Interview With Richard Bolling 1976-10-01 Interviewer: Horace M. Peterson III . Interview recorded October 1, 1976. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 60 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 1 sound disc; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has printed...
20. Annual Report: Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City Annual Report: Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City October/14/1919 Reports on departments of agriculture, civics, industry, publicity, traffic, and young men.