Quentin Hope http://hppr.org en Grover Norquist endorses Kansas immigration plan http://hppr.org/post/grover-norquist-endorses-kansas-immigration-plan <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">An unlikely coalition of business and social interests tried last year to get the legislature to establish a state program that would help </span>ag<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> businesses hire undocumented workers and let them legally stay in the state. Conservative lightning rod Grover </span>Norquist<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> – more known for his anti-tax crusades than his immigration beliefs – endorsed the plan during a speech in Topeka this week. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:02:03 +0000 Quentin Hope 11198 at http://hppr.org Grover Norquist endorses Kansas immigration plan Christmas Day special programming http://hppr.org/post/christmas-day-special-programming <p></p><p>Stay tuned to HPPR throughout Christmas Day and enjoy a full schedule of special programs drawn from the greatest Christmas traditions of music and words spanning the centuries of time and the continents of the world.</p> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:14:03 +0000 Quentin Hope 10271 at http://hppr.org Christmas Day special programming Christmas Eve special programming http://hppr.org/post/christmas-eve-special-programming <p>Keep HPPR with you this Christmas Eve and enjoy a full schedule of special programs drawn from the greatest Christmas traditions of music and words spanning the centuries of time and the continents of the world.</p> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:25:23 +0000 Quentin Hope 10264 at http://hppr.org Christmas Eve special programming HPPR on/off-air on Thursday between 1 and 3 pm CT http://hppr.org/post/hppr-onoff-air-thursday-between-1-and-3-pm-ct <p>Most of HPPR's&nbsp;network of stations will be on-and-off the air on Thursday, December 6th between 1 and 3 pm CT due to required maintenance work. &nbsp;During this time technicians from the Public Radio Satellite Service will be making adjustments and upgrades to satellite system that&nbsp;HPPR uses to distribute programming to its 21 FM stations. &nbsp;The most likely period for being off-air will be between 1:30 and 2:30 &nbsp;pm. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:13:12 +0000 Quentin Hope 9652 at http://hppr.org Explore the archives of the Dust Bowl http://hppr.org/post/explore-archives-dust-bowl <p>Books and films about the Dust Bowl era, including Ken Burn’s new documentary <em><a href="http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/" target="_blank">The Dust Bowl</a></em>, draw heavily from the deep archive of photographs and films created by the Resettlement Administration and Farm Security Administration from 1935-1942.&nbsp; You can peruse this collection yourself at the Library of Congress’ <strong><a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/" target="_blank">online catalogue of the collection</a>.</strong> &nbsp;The catalogue is indexed and easily searchable by place names and su Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:27:08 +0000 Quentin Hope 9041 at http://hppr.org Explore the archives of the Dust Bowl High School report card: TX 88%, KS 83%, CO 74%, OK no report http://hppr.org/post/high-school-report-card-tx-88-ks-83-co-74-ok-no-report <p></p><p></p> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:05:36 +0000 Quentin Hope 9358 at http://hppr.org High School report card: TX 88%, KS 83%, CO 74%, OK no report Continuous Election Night Coverage on HPPR http://hppr.org/post/continuous-election-night-coverage-hppr-0 <p>Tune to HPPR for continuous election coverage on its <a href="http://hppr.org/hppr-fm-stations-and-coverage"><strong>FM stations</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/ppr/hppr.m3u"><strong>web stream</strong></a> from 7pm-2am CT. &nbsp;Coverage may extend past 2am if the presidential race remains undecided. &nbsp;</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:05:45 +0000 Quentin Hope 8547 at http://hppr.org Continuous Election Night Coverage on HPPR HPPR welcomes Dalhart, TX at 89.3 FM http://hppr.org/post/hppr-welcomes-dalhart-tx-893-fm <p></p><p>KTDH, 89.3 FM is now on the air providing public radio service for the first time to Dalhart, TX and surrounding Dallam and Hartley counties of the northwest Texas panhandle.&nbsp; HPPR thanks and congratulates everyone in the Dalhart community who has made this station possible, especially &nbsp;Scot and Sylvia Renick, Jim McDaniel and Sherry Hanshew, Gerald Burney and Dean Graham. &nbsp;We look forward to serving everyone in the Dalhart community for years to come.&nbsp;</p> Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:13:17 +0000 Quentin Hope 8140 at http://hppr.org HPPR welcomes Dalhart, TX at 89.3 FM Live coverage of the final presidential debate on HPPR http://hppr.org/post/live-coverage-final-presidential-debate-hppr <p></p> Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:27:11 +0000 Quentin Hope 7864 at http://hppr.org Live coverage of the final presidential debate on HPPR Live coverage of the second presidential debate on HPPR http://hppr.org/post/live-coverage-second-presidential-debate-hppr <p>HPPR will provide live coverage of the second presidential debate on all of its <a href="http://hppr.org/hppr-fm-stations-and-coverage">broadcast stations</a> and its&nbsp;<a href="http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/ppr/hppr.m3u">web stream</a> on Tuesday, October 16, starting at 8 pm CT. &nbsp;HPPR.org will feature a live chat hosted by NPR's Frank James as well as live blogging from <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/">NPR’s It’s All Politics</a> blog.</p> Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:07:08 +0000 Quentin Hope 7608 at http://hppr.org Live coverage of the second presidential debate on HPPR Board of Directors officers and members http://hppr.org/post/board-directors-officers-and-members <p>Wayne Hughes, Amarillo, TX, President</p><p>Rod Buchele, Garden City, KS, Vice President</p><p>Paul Phillips, Hays, KS, Treasurer</p><p>Charles Kessie, Canadian, TX, Secretary</p><p>Don Close, St. Louis, MO, Member</p><p>Louise Berning, Scott City, KS, Member</p><p>Loralee Cooley, Cordell, OK, Member</p><p>Lon Frahm, Colby, KS, Member</p><p>Tony Hardman, Goodwell, OK, Member</p><p>Don Harness, Garden City, KS, Member</p><p>Pat Parke, Hays, KS, Member</p><p>Brian Weber, Dodge City, KS, Member</p> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:13:12 +0000 Quentin Hope 3020 at http://hppr.org Mexican Immigrants Influence Southwest Kansas Community http://hppr.org/post/mexican-immigrants-influence-southwest-kansas-community <p>Garden City has prospered by the labor, customs, and culture of hardworking immigrants from Old Mexico.</p> Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:24:09 +0000 Quentin Hope 6302 at http://hppr.org Mexican Immigrants Influence Southwest Kansas Community Ask us a question http://hppr.org/post/ask-us-question Thu, 31 May 2012 02:09:06 +0000 Quentin Hope 1552 at http://hppr.org