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Username Password * Remember Me Forgot Password The post The Isley Brothers Are Comming to Town first appeared on Kansas City Th","author":"jjoseph@kccallnews.net","categories":["Opinion","main-share"],"feedUrl":"https://www.kccallnews.net/feed/","locality":"local","category":"news"},{"firstSeen":"2026-09-18T12:15:15.958Z","title":"Black Surgeon Historic Open Heart Procedure","url":"https://www.kccallnews.net/articles/opinion/black-surgeon-historic-open-heart-procedure/","source":"The Call","sourceId":"kc-call-news","tier":"professional","isoDate":"2026-09-18T12:00:00.000Z","excerpt":"Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login below or Subscribe today! Username Password * Remember Me Forgot Password The post Black Surgeon Historic Open Heart Procedure first appeared on Kansas Ci","author":"jjoseph@kccallnews.net","categories":["Opinion","main-share"],"feedUrl":"https://www.kccallnews.net/feed/","locality":"local","category":"news"},{"firstSeen":"2026-09-18T12:15:15.958Z","title":"Research Reveals A Persistent Pollution Divide Across Kansas City","url":"https://www.kccallnews.net/articles/news/research-reveals-a-persistent-pollution-divide-across-kansas-city/","source":"The Call","sourceId":"kc-call-news","tier":"professional","isoDate":"2026-09-18T12:00:00.000Z","excerpt":"On a commercial lot at 7th & Troost sits a small, unassuming structure, roughly the length of the parking spaces surrounding it. 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