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The most recent addition to the Wichita School Board hasn't been out of the classroom that long himself. But Ngoc Vuong thinks that will serve him well. Vuong speaks with KMUW's Suzanne Perez about getting ready for the coming year and how his recent experience as a student benefits him in his new role. Plus new from Wichita and around the state.

This week on The Range...The Wichita school board welcomes its youngest member ever. Also, we talk with a new student who’s using the bus to help pursue his education.

A los trabajadores de Kansas se les debe más de $1 millón de dólares en salarios atrasados, un programa de la Ciudad puede ayudar a los propietarios de viviendas con reparaciones costosas y una ley propuesta haría ilegal alentar a alguien a suicidarse.

On this month's En Route, we talk with a new student who’s using the bus to help pursue his education.

Eric Litwiller says changing locations can cause mental strife.

In western Kansas, cattle ranchers may be the key to conserving what’s left of the native grassland. A new program backed by big beef buyers like Burger King and Cargill will work alongside ranchers to conserve and restore grasslands. We’ll hear why big companies may be backing the conservation push. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Beth Golay recently spoke to Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding about how artifacts like photographs set off his imagination, some of the history behind the eugenics movement, and how he aims to write books that are meant to be reread.

As we approach Kansas Day, we thought we'd pull from the "Hidden Kansas" vault... for a look, or a listen, at our state's song. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Authors are told to write what they know. Author Kaveh Akbar says he had no choice. KMUW's Beth Golay visits with author Kaveh Akbar about his debut novel, "Martyr!" Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Beth Golay recently spoke with Kaveh Akbar about inserting aspects of himself into "Martyr!" - from character traits to his love of literature - what it means to write a book about martyrs as an Iranian-American, and much more.