Rex Buchanan
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Ever been to a museum in a foreign country and discovered an item on display from your own neck of the woods? Depending on the object and the exhibit, it can be hard to know how to feel about seeing that item. Commentator Rex Buchanan talks about a trip to a museum in Great Britain where he discovered an object on display from his own home state.
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A new book details the life and times of a Pulitzer Prize winning author Willa Cather, who wrote novels about life on the Great Plains. KPR Commentator Rex Buchanan reviews the book Chasing Bright Medusas, by Benjamin Taylor.
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Kansas is taking steps to conserve water in western Kansas. One of the strategies is to improve the efficiency of crop irrigation. But merely improving irrigation techniques won't do the trick. Commentator Rex Buchanan talks more about water woes in western Kansas... and what's being done about it.
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There are plenty of places in Kansas to see the state's official animal, the American Bison. Commentator Rex Buchanan tells us about a few of them.
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KPR Commentator Rex Buchanan takes a look at the new book Gathering Strays, by retired English Professor Jim Hoy, who grew up ranching in the Flint Hills.
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On a hill near Lawrence, at the Kansas Biological Survey’s field station, researchers are using technology to track migratory birds. And we think it's pretty cool.
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A book published nearly 60 years ago put one man in the spotlight and in the hot seat. Scientist Paul Ehrlich wrote the Population Bomb, a controversial work with dire predictions. Commentator Rex Buchanan has a review of Ehrlich's latest work, an autobiography.
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Renewable energy sounds like a good idea to most people. But wind and solar power come with a cost. Commentator Rex Buchanan talks about the trade-offs of green energy and why a massive solar project in central Kansas has been put on hold.
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On the night of May 25th, 1955, a massive EF-5 tornado tore through the small town of Udall, Kansas, while most of its residents were fast asleep. A new book tells the story of that deadly night. Commentator Rex Buchanan has this review of Without Warning, by Jim Minick.