Mirroring a national trend, the ‘oldest-old’ age group is a quickly growing demographic in Johnson County. Some of these 85-year-olds and above, however, show no sign of slowing down.

The museum and the Kansas City Public Library are encouraging people to read the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Remarque and the nonfiction work “The Guns of August” by Barbara W. Tuchman. The collaboration, titled Great War/Great Read, features a series of public programs that will continue through October. It begins at 1 p.m. Sunday at the museum at Liberty Memorial.

Kansas City Mayor Sly James and several East Side leaders pledged Tuesday to collaborate on an economic development plan, including the streetcar, for the Linwood Boulevard corridor. The agreement comes one week before a streetcar election that appears too close to call.

Low-wage fever is burning in America. From fast-food workers, civil rights groups and the White House, calls are growing for a higher minimum wage to provide “economic justice.” But the restaurant industry says it’s unfairly targeted.