New Exhibit at KU's Spencer Museum Focuses on Knowledge

Friday, September 27th, 2019, by Rex Buchanan

A new exhibit about knowledge, at the Spencer Museum of Art, is generating some buzz. Not just among the art community, but among those who study geology. Part of the exhibit features a tall stack of books -- a spire -- in the shape of a well-known Kansas rock formation. Among geologists, such a formation is called a hoodoo. Commentator Rex Buchanan assures us this is a real word.

Last Chance U: Netflix Series Features Independence Community College in Southeast Kansas

Wednesday, September 4th, 2019, by Rex Buchanan

Have you seen the Netflix series Last Chance U? It chronicles community college football, including a disastrous season for the Pirates at Independence Community College in southeast Kansas. It's the TV series that many Kansans can't stop talking about, including Commentator Rex Buchanan.

KU Professor's New Book: Remembering Emmett Till

Remembering Emmett Till, by KU Professor Dave Tell (Photo by J. Schafer)

Thursday, August 1st, 2019, by Rex Buchanan

In 1955, an African-American teenager from Chicago, Emmett Till, visited a tiny town in Mississippi. Witnesses claim he spoke to, or perhaps whistled at, a white woman. Whatever happened, locals perceived the incident as disrespectful. Till was abducted and killed. His open-casket funeral back in Chicago sparked nationwide outrage. A KU professor has written a new book about the way we remember the incident. It's called Remembering Emmett Till. Commentator Rex Buchanan has this review.

The Kansas Connection to Itzhak Perlman's Career in Music

Conductor and violinist Itzhak Perlman (Photo from Itzhak Perlman's website: http://www.itzhakperlman.com/)

Friday, June 28th, 2019, by Rex Buchanan

Kansas has made some notable contributions to the world of classical music, both on stage and behind the scenes. And Commentator Rex Buchanan thinks it's high time more people took notice. In this piece written for KPR, he highlights a Kansas woman and music educator who helped shape the sound of classical music.

Water Woes in Western Kansas May Foreshadow Future

This roadside sign stands on the western edge of Kinsley, Kansas. Many residents here don't like the idea of outside communities, like Hays, siphoning water away from Edwards County. (Photo by J. Schafer)

Monday, June 10th, 2019, by Rex Buchanan

The communities of Hays and Russell are hoping to siphon water away from a ranch near Kinsley, about 60 miles away, and ship it by pipeline for their own use. Many residents in Kinsley and Edwards County are not happy with this plan.

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