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Children’s Mercy Kansas City – Dream Big Day

Children’s Mercy Kansas City hosted Dream Big Day in September at Crown Center Square, with a one-mile walk and a family-friendly celebration. Dream Big Day brings the community together around the mission of providing answers, hope, and care to patients and their families.

Nadia’s adorable face paint was joyful!
Team Willabug

Featured in the November 16, 2024 issue of The Independent

Features

SPEAKING PLAINLY: Preservation initiatives reveal shift in attitudes toward Native American languages

For more than five centuries, European settlers went to extravagant lengths to erase Native American tradition, culture, and even language from the face of North America. The effect was devastating…

Rachel’s Reads

In celebrating Native American Heritage Month, I of course turn to literature. Native stories are not just tales of sorrow and the past, but also encompass stories of joy, cultural…

Nupital – Kramer

Claire Schaefer Kramer and John Peter Cunningham exchanged wedding vows on June 29th at the Church of the Ascension in Overland Park, Kansas. The daughter of Pam and Kevin Kramer…

Rising Star – Lindsey Rood-Clifford

Kansas City native Lindsey Rood-Clifford has deep roots in the community where she has made it her mission to show the value of the arts and non-profit service. To her,…