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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just as the "Hidden Figures" movie showcased unheralded contributions of women mathematicians to the U.S. space program, a similar contributor will get a concrete remembrance in south Kansas City. Literally. One of the roadways being laid on the new Cerner Innovations campus will be Bartik Drive, named after Betty Jean Jennings Bartik, who worked on the world's first general-use programmable electronic computer, The Kansas City Star reported (http://bit.ly/2l31r2l ). Bartik, fresh out of Northwest Missouri State T...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gayle slinks close to the ground across Theis Park, aiming to get close to a flock of Canada geese before they're aware. It doesn't work. The grassy expanse stretching between the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Brush Creek provides no cover for a slowly creeping dog. And the geese are on to her. She's been there before. From half a block away, dozens of geese flap skyward, swooping just out of sight upstream. No worries. Gayle likely will move them from there, too. A border collie whose main instinct is herding, G...
