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Seg. 1: Kansas Insurance Commissioner Running For Governor. Seg. 2: How 1968 Changed Film Forever.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Selzer says Kansas politicians need to be more cautious with their use of tax revenue.
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KCUR 89.3
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Selzer says Kansas politicians need to be more cautious with their use of tax revenue.

Segment 1:  The certified public accountant and former businessman explains why he's fit for the governor's office.

As a fourth-generation Kansan and the current state insurance commissioner, Republican Ken Selzer believes he has the experience to succeed as governor. Today he discussed his approach to taxes, the Second Amendment and the changes he'd make to clean up politics in Topeka.

  • Ken Selzer, Kansas insurance commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate


Segment 2, beginning at 20:37: Up To Date's Cinephiles pick the best films of 1968.

"The year of the barricades" not only saw dramatic changes in American politics, but in film as well. 1968 was a turning point, when old Hollywood conventions came under the influence of new audiences and radical filmmaking techniques. The Cinephiles revisited some of that year's best movies, and explained why film-making has never been the same.

  • Mitch Brian, UMKC film and media arts associate teaching professor
  • Erin Hamer-Beck, Kansas City Art Institute creative writing instructor

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Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
Dallas Johnson