Kansas Cityâs Surprising Connection to Japanese Internment Camps
Kansas Cityâs Surprising Connection to Japanese Internment Camps
Understanding History During âA Very Turbulent Moment Right Nowâ
In the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, anti-Japanese hysteria gripped the United States.
Early in World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 commanding that âall persons of Japanese ancestryâ be moved into internment camps.
The U.S. the government called them âassembly centers.â But some historians now believe that âconcentration campsâ might have been more accurate.
Although there werenât any camps in the Midwest, a small group of college-aged Japanese American students from internment camps landed at Park College in 1942.
Less Pollution, Lower Bills: Kansas, Missouri Move Ahead on Utility Securitization
Less Pollution, Lower Bills: Kansas, Missouri Move Ahead on Utility Securitization
Legislation would help utility providers, like Evergy and Ameren, retire coal-fired power plants faster Share this story Published 3 hours ago Above image credit: A wind turbine towers above Queen City, Missouri. Ameren, the electrical provider for much of eastern Missouri, acquired the wind farm in late 2020. (Allison Kite | Kansas Reflector)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri Utility providers across Kansas and Missouri may soon be able to retire coal-fired power plants faster as the energy sector accelerates its transition to renewable energy sources.
It's probably best if you gird yourself before you look down from the Arouca Bridge. The narrow footbridge suspended across a river canyon in northern Portugal claims to be.
PETALING JAYA: The postponement of toll hikes this year will extend to 20 highways and two bridges - including the SMART Tunnel - and will cost the government over RM2bil, says the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA).
In a statement issued on Saturday (May 1), the MHA said the government would have to pay RM2.093bil to postpone hikes in toll charges this year. In line with the government s decision, consumers will continue to enjoy toll payments at a lower rate compared to the toll rates under the concession agreements. Consumers will also continue to enjoy quality facilities and services along the highways, the MHA said.