Barbara Shelly, Author at The Beacon

When home is where the hazards are: Healthy, affordable housing remains scarce in KC

by Barbara Shelly July 5, 2021July 21, 2021

As quality affordable housing gets harder to find in and around Kansas City, hundreds of families live in unhealthy and dangerous places.

Missouri and Kansas colleges grapple with the politics of COVID vaccine requirements

by Barbara Shelly May 12, 2021May 26, 2021

College campuses in Kansas and Missouri are reopening, but many professors and staff can’t get a COVID-19 vaccine

by Barbara Shelly March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

Civic Engagement

Faced with a pandemic, nonprofit leaders get creative

by Barbara Shelly May 7, 2020October 8, 2020

Civic Engagement

Pandemic poses new troubles for elections

by Barbara Shelly May 5, 2020October 8, 2020

Civic Engagement

As COVID-19 spreads, here’s how people are stepping up to help

by Barbara Shelly March 17, 2020July 21, 2021