Kan.
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Even as the Homestead Act gave abundant land to former slaves in Nicodemus, Kan., the city was bypassed by the railroad, limiting the largely black settlement’s economic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
But some administrators haven’t gotten the memo, and on Tuesday the Justice Department sued the school district in Kansas City, Kan., arguing its internal guidance violates the law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The chain was founded in Wichita, Kan., in 2002 and is known for its burgers, fries, cheese curds and sundaes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
At the risk of giving you indigestion, LFS Wealth Advisors in Lenexa, Kan., warns investors such as yourself about the hidden cost of free dinners.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Diffuse, 1° high; leaves oblong-spatulate to broadly lanceolate, the lower often toothed or lobed; rays white to purple, ½´ long; pappus mostly 4–5-lobed.—Plains of Kan. and southward.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
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