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Brown vs. Board: Topeka’s first Black female superintendent talks about equity, leadership

Published May 14, 2024 01:18AM

Brown vs. Board: Topeka’s first Black female superintendent talks about equity, leadership

In 1950, the NAACP asked third-grader Linda Brown’s father to be one of a handful of plaintiffs in what would become Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor, ending the legalized segregation of Black and white children in public schools.

In 2016, Brown met Tiffany Anderson, the first black female superintendent for Topeka Public Schools, home of the once-all-Black school Brown first attended — and the same Kansas district that Brown’s grandchi ... Read more

Kansas Establishes Alzheimer’s Disease Coalition

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Work Group and Task Force Combine to Establish Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Coalition

TOPEKA – Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Ser ... Read more

Kansas lawmakers add obstacle to placing regulations on busi

Gov. Laura Kelly said the new law would lead to more "red tape." Her veto of the legislation was overridden. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have restricted the government’s ability to impose regulations on ... Read more

Paranormal Cirque to bring R-rated fun to Kansas with a horr

The circus is coming to a nearby town, but Paranormal Cirque is not your typical family circus with clowns, cotton candy and petting zoos.

Instead, the show — which opens in Topeka, Kansas, next month — features mysterious creatures, ... Read more

Surveillance Video Shows Colorado Man Driving Stolen Car Through Garage Door

Published May 07, 2024 05:00PM

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After struggling to get the vehicle out, the man just decided to bulldoze through the industrial garage door.

When the night crew arrived at a Topeka, Kansas dealership, they found a busted up garage door. Upon further inspection, it was found that in addition to the door being broken, SUV was also missing. Now, Rider J. Leppin, 27, of Colorado, is facing chargers of felony criminal damage, theft and burglary.

Security camera footage from the dealership shows a man ... Read more

Hill’s profits up 9% in Q1 2024, equals 22% of Colgate gro

Hill's Pet Nutrition made up 22% of parent company Colgate-Palmolive’s sales growth in the first quarter of 2024. Colgate’s pet segment made up 3.9% of the company’s net sales.

For the three months ended March 31, Colgate reported ... Read more

As the Great Resignation continues, these shorthanded towns

As the Great Resignation continues, these shorthanded towns are paying workers $10,000 or more just to move there

Looking for work? Dreaming of a change of scenery for your work-from-home job? You could nab some executive-style signup bo ... Read more

Kansas’ governor vetoes a bill for extending child support

photo by: Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, File

TOPEKA — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Friday vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that child support payments cover fetuses, a measure critics saw as a move by anti-abortion ... Read more

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Naveen Sharma

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.

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