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The 56-year-old Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors living traditions in contemporary culture and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. Missouri State University Libraries' Tom Peters says this year's festival is the first with a focus on the Ozarks.
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Missouri State University Libraries Dean Thomas Peters is co-curator of the two-week event.
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Ozarks Public Radio has been documenting the lived experiences of transgender people in southwest Missouri. In the final part of this series, trans individuals share their responses to what they perceive as persecution in Missouri and around the country. A note for our listeners: This report contains frank discussion of sexuality, gender and acute political strife.
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Ozarks Public Radio has been working to document the voices of transgender people living in southwest Missouri for this two-part series. A note for our listeners: This report contains frank discussion of sexuality and gender.
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Silver Dollar City will close Fire in the Hole next year, a ride many park visitors have enjoyed for years. The theme of the ride includes a vigilante group that once ruled the Taney County area.
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Wes Wilson anticipates a renaissance is coming, and this shift in societal values will be led in part by members of the arts community. You could say…
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A new directory highlights the “who’s who” of Missouri’s historic and one-room schools. KSMU’s Simone Cook tells us more about the publication, which…
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If you’ve ever wondered if you’re an Ozarker… or even wondered “what is an Ozarker,” you might be interested in taking the course: Ozarks History:…
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The Ozarks region has some traditions that date back several generations, and one of them is "frogging," or hunting for frogs. Frogging season begins in a…