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Seg. 1: Exposing Roundup Dangers | Seg. 2: Impeachment Break Down

Segment 1: Research points to health dangers, but billions of pounds of Roundup are applied to plants each year.

Investigative journalist Carey Gillam has spent 20 years researching and reporting on the dangers of Monsanto's Roundup, and has seen the corporation attempt to discredit scientists and journalists. The product is increasingly popular, with global application increasing 16-fold since the 1990s. Gillam says, "it's not an understatement to say we're actually poisoning the planet."


Segment 2, beginning at 20:28: Political science professor says impeachment proceedings are likely to stall once they reach the Senate.

The U.S. Constitution is vague in a lot of ways, and it was designed to be that way. Today's guest breaks down the impeachment process, and explains the roles of the House, the Senate and the Supreme Court. He also explains why the House might follow through with impeachment proceedings, despite a Republican-led Senate. 

Carey Gillam is the keynote speaker at the 41st annual AAUW-KC and Kansas City Public Library Thorpe Menn Award Luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, October 5, at the Kansas City Public Library's Central location, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Missouri 64105. For more information, go to KansasCity-MO.AAUW.net.

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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.
Jamie Hobbs hails from Southeastern Missouri, and is a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism. She is also studying Spanish. She specializes in reporting stories on the environment and human rights.