Kansas Leadership Center
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The Kansas Leadership Center equips people to lead. Join us. #WhenEveryoneLeads #KLCimpact | Enroll in our virtual & in-person programs through our website: https://KansasLeadershipCenter.org
Work with good people. Make a real impact. 🌟 We’re hiring our next Operations Manager!
If you’re detail-oriented, enjoy keeping financial systems running smoothly & want to support mission-driven work that strengthens communities, apply by Dec 19. 🚨
www.kansasleadershipcenter.org/join-the-klc-team
If you’re detail-oriented, enjoy keeping financial systems running smoothly & want to support mission-driven work that strengthens communities, apply by Dec 19. 🚨
www.kansasleadershipcenter.org/join-the-klc-team
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Work with good people. Make a real impact. 🌟 We’re hiring our next Operations Manager!
If you’re detail-oriented, enjoy keeping financial systems running smoothly & want to support mission-driven work that strengthens communities, apply by Dec 19. 🚨
www.kansasleadershipcenter.org/join-the-klc-team
If you’re detail-oriented, enjoy keeping financial systems running smoothly & want to support mission-driven work that strengthens communities, apply by Dec 19. 🚨
www.kansasleadershipcenter.org/join-the-klc-team
Few things feel more in line with the spirit of a democratic republic than a good public debate. American culture is poorer because there are so few of them.
OpEd ✍ by Mark McCormick
OpEd ✍ by Mark McCormick
Opinion: The benefits of real debate
American culture could benefit from more debates like a recent, heated one about the Electoral College.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Few things feel more in line with the spirit of a democratic republic than a good public debate. American culture is poorer because there are so few of them.
OpEd ✍ by Mark McCormick
OpEd ✍ by Mark McCormick
Founded in 2015, the Tallgrass Artist Residency has brought painters, poets, photographers, and more to Matfield Green, a Flint Hills town of just 50 residents.
✍ Timothy Schuler
📸 Jeff Tuttle
✍ Timothy Schuler
📸 Jeff Tuttle
The Kansas town that’s become a mecca for contemporary art
The Tallgrass Artist Residency brings painters, poets, photographers, and more to Matfield Green, a Flint Hills town of just 50 residents.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Founded in 2015, the Tallgrass Artist Residency has brought painters, poets, photographers, and more to Matfield Green, a Flint Hills town of just 50 residents.
✍ Timothy Schuler
📸 Jeff Tuttle
✍ Timothy Schuler
📸 Jeff Tuttle
Our newsroom shines a light on the issues that shape Kansas — from housing to civic engagement.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our newsroom shines a light on the issues that shape Kansas — from housing to civic engagement.
Your support makes this work possible.
Give during #NewsMatch and your donation will be matched through Dec. 31: klcjournal.com/support-our-p...
Your support makes this work possible.
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What can 57 people learn when they choose to listen to one another?
Last night’s A Better Debate in Lawrence created space for stories, questions and hope — around the idea of housing for all.
#AffordableHousing #BraverDebates #CivicEngagement
Last night’s A Better Debate in Lawrence created space for stories, questions and hope — around the idea of housing for all.
#AffordableHousing #BraverDebates #CivicEngagement
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What can 57 people learn when they choose to listen to one another?
Last night’s A Better Debate in Lawrence created space for stories, questions and hope — around the idea of housing for all.
#AffordableHousing #BraverDebates #CivicEngagement
Last night’s A Better Debate in Lawrence created space for stories, questions and hope — around the idea of housing for all.
#AffordableHousing #BraverDebates #CivicEngagement
When people step up to strengthen their community, progress becomes possible. 💜
KLC Program Manager Jaryth Barten has been elected to the 2026 K-State Extension Sedgwick County Executive Board — continuing his public service through the 4-H Program Development Committee.
KLC Program Manager Jaryth Barten has been elected to the 2026 K-State Extension Sedgwick County Executive Board — continuing his public service through the 4-H Program Development Committee.
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When people step up to strengthen their community, progress becomes possible. 💜
KLC Program Manager Jaryth Barten has been elected to the 2026 K-State Extension Sedgwick County Executive Board — continuing his public service through the 4-H Program Development Committee.
KLC Program Manager Jaryth Barten has been elected to the 2026 K-State Extension Sedgwick County Executive Board — continuing his public service through the 4-H Program Development Committee.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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What if the key to Kansas’ affordable housing crisis is hiding inside its most neglected homes? A legal test case in Leavenworth is putting that possibility to the test.
✍️ @steflugli.bsky.social
📸 Jeff Tuttle & courtesy of Amy Willcott
#Homelessness #AffordableHousing #SolutionsJournalism
✍️ @steflugli.bsky.social
📸 Jeff Tuttle & courtesy of Amy Willcott
#Homelessness #AffordableHousing #SolutionsJournalism
What can Kansans do about abandoned housing? Sue the owners, for one
A legal test case in Leavenworth County is taking the litigious route to turn abandoned homes into affordable housing.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
What if the key to Kansas’ affordable housing crisis is hiding inside its most neglected homes? A legal test case in Leavenworth is putting that possibility to the test.
✍️ @steflugli.bsky.social
📸 Jeff Tuttle & courtesy of Amy Willcott
#Homelessness #AffordableHousing #SolutionsJournalism
✍️ @steflugli.bsky.social
📸 Jeff Tuttle & courtesy of Amy Willcott
#Homelessness #AffordableHousing #SolutionsJournalism
A simple question on a school field trip—“Want to register to vote?”—set Joe Ceballos on a path he never saw coming. Three decades later, it led to voter-fraud charges.
✍️ Roy Wenzl
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
#ksleg
✍️ Roy Wenzl
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
#ksleg
Coldwater mayor: Honest mistakes led to voter fraud charges
Joe Ceballos, the , contends he thought he could vote as a legal permanent resident.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A simple question on a school field trip—“Want to register to vote?”—set Joe Ceballos on a path he never saw coming. Three decades later, it led to voter-fraud charges.
✍️ Roy Wenzl
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
#ksleg
✍️ Roy Wenzl
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
#ksleg
A 3-year closure. A fresh start. 🏛️✨
The Kansas Museum of History is open again, rebuilt through the vision of director Sarah Bell & the hands-on work of staff who honored the legacy of former director Jennie Chinn.
✍️ AJ Dome
📸 David Zlotky
The Kansas Museum of History is open again, rebuilt through the vision of director Sarah Bell & the hands-on work of staff who honored the legacy of former director Jennie Chinn.
✍️ AJ Dome
📸 David Zlotky
The story behind the Kansas Museum of History’s grand reopening
The Kansas Museum of History located in Topeka is receiving visitors again following a three-year closure for renovations.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A 3-year closure. A fresh start. 🏛️✨
The Kansas Museum of History is open again, rebuilt through the vision of director Sarah Bell & the hands-on work of staff who honored the legacy of former director Jennie Chinn.
✍️ AJ Dome
📸 David Zlotky
The Kansas Museum of History is open again, rebuilt through the vision of director Sarah Bell & the hands-on work of staff who honored the legacy of former director Jennie Chinn.
✍️ AJ Dome
📸 David Zlotky
Grateful for our readers and supporters this Thanksgiving. 💛
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November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Grateful for our readers and supporters this Thanksgiving. 💛
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See how students, educators and community members are building skills, strengthening dialogue and creating impact—from Kansas to Prague.
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#KLCimpact #KLCpath #WhenEveryoneLeads
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#KLCimpact #KLCpath #WhenEveryoneLeads
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
See how students, educators and community members are building skills, strengthening dialogue and creating impact—from Kansas to Prague.
👉 mailchi.mp/kansasleadershipc...
#KLCimpact #KLCpath #WhenEveryoneLeads
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#KLCimpact #KLCpath #WhenEveryoneLeads
Fall potluck vibes with our neighbors at the Kansas Health Foundation — 40 of us gathering to eat, connect & share what we’re grateful for. From smoked turkey to pumpkin pie to tandoori chicken, the table (and our hearts) were full. 🍂
#BehindTheKLCene
#BehindTheKLCene
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Fall potluck vibes with our neighbors at the Kansas Health Foundation — 40 of us gathering to eat, connect & share what we’re grateful for. From smoked turkey to pumpkin pie to tandoori chicken, the table (and our hearts) were full. 🍂
#BehindTheKLCene
#BehindTheKLCene
Eleven Kansas companies joined the inaugural Workforce Innovators cohort in 2025 to take on a shared challenge: strengthening recruitment, retention and workplace culture.
#LeadershipDevelopment #WorkforceDevelopment #WorkforceInnovators
#LeadershipDevelopment #WorkforceDevelopment #WorkforceInnovators
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Eleven Kansas companies joined the inaugural Workforce Innovators cohort in 2025 to take on a shared challenge: strengthening recruitment, retention and workplace culture.
#LeadershipDevelopment #WorkforceDevelopment #WorkforceInnovators
#LeadershipDevelopment #WorkforceDevelopment #WorkforceInnovators
Journal Staff Reporter @steflugli.bsky.social describes her experience taking de-escalation training with other journalists reporting on homelessness.
#SolutionsJournalism
#SolutionsJournalism
Reporter's Notebook: De-escalation, as a journalist
A reporter writes about her experience in de-escalation training and the benefit of being an "empathetic witness to someone’s deregulation."
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November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Journal Staff Reporter @steflugli.bsky.social describes her experience taking de-escalation training with other journalists reporting on homelessness.
#SolutionsJournalism
#SolutionsJournalism
Your donation to The Journal fuels reporting that helps Kansans make progress on tough civic challenges.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Your donation to The Journal fuels reporting that helps Kansans make progress on tough civic challenges.
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Developers promised a neighborhood hub. The site plan shows something very different. Here’s why it matters.
✍️ Rami Toubia Stucky / Wichita Documenters
✍️ Rami Toubia Stucky / Wichita Documenters
Do developers keep their promises to Wichita's resident boards?
Voting on zoning cases is one of the roles given to Wichita’s District Advisory Boards. But how much do their endorsements mean?
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November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Developers promised a neighborhood hub. The site plan shows something very different. Here’s why it matters.
✍️ Rami Toubia Stucky / Wichita Documenters
✍️ Rami Toubia Stucky / Wichita Documenters
Hunger in Kansas isn’t just a local issue—it’s a statewide challenge drawing big support. See how four major health foundations are teaming up to keep food on the table.
Health philanthropies jointly support Kansas food banks and pantries
Four Kansas health philanthropies announced Friday that they will collaboratively contribute more than $381,000 to bolster Kansas food banks
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November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hunger in Kansas isn’t just a local issue—it’s a statewide challenge drawing big support. See how four major health foundations are teaming up to keep food on the table.
🎉 Big cheers to Pedro Cuevas Franco, our (self-appointed) “senior most” program associate, on 3 years at KLC!
Known for their jokes, plant-care magic & all-around helpfulness, Pedro makes KLC brighter every day.
Dream perk? “Slides between floors. Stairs are boring.” 🛝
#KLCstaff #BehindTheKLCene
Known for their jokes, plant-care magic & all-around helpfulness, Pedro makes KLC brighter every day.
Dream perk? “Slides between floors. Stairs are boring.” 🛝
#KLCstaff #BehindTheKLCene
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎉 Big cheers to Pedro Cuevas Franco, our (self-appointed) “senior most” program associate, on 3 years at KLC!
Known for their jokes, plant-care magic & all-around helpfulness, Pedro makes KLC brighter every day.
Dream perk? “Slides between floors. Stairs are boring.” 🛝
#KLCstaff #BehindTheKLCene
Known for their jokes, plant-care magic & all-around helpfulness, Pedro makes KLC brighter every day.
Dream perk? “Slides between floors. Stairs are boring.” 🛝
#KLCstaff #BehindTheKLCene
What does it look like when a community explores disagreement with curiosity? 🤔 KLC’s first Braver Angels debate offered a glimpse: balanced perspectives, thoughtful questions and a room willing to listen — and learn — across differences.
#CivicEngagement #BraverDebates #CivilDiscourse
#CivicEngagement #BraverDebates #CivilDiscourse
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What does it look like when a community explores disagreement with curiosity? 🤔 KLC’s first Braver Angels debate offered a glimpse: balanced perspectives, thoughtful questions and a room willing to listen — and learn — across differences.
#CivicEngagement #BraverDebates #CivilDiscourse
#CivicEngagement #BraverDebates #CivilDiscourse
Denied new protections, Wichita renters are building their own safety net.
✍️ Maleah Evans / Wichita Journalism Collaborative
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
✍️ Maleah Evans / Wichita Journalism Collaborative
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
Group emerges alongside debate for tenant protections
A new group is geared toward informing Wichita tenants of their protections and educating them about their rights. Members of ICT Tenants Union spoke at a recent City Council meeting, in […]
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November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Denied new protections, Wichita renters are building their own safety net.
✍️ Maleah Evans / Wichita Journalism Collaborative
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
✍️ Maleah Evans / Wichita Journalism Collaborative
📸 Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle
In a time when conversations can divide, these students are learning how to bridge. 🌉
#YouthLeadership #WhenEveryoneLeads #CivicEngagement
#YouthLeadership #WhenEveryoneLeads #CivicEngagement
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In a time when conversations can divide, these students are learning how to bridge. 🌉
#YouthLeadership #WhenEveryoneLeads #CivicEngagement
#YouthLeadership #WhenEveryoneLeads #CivicEngagement
Today we honor all who’ve served—including our colleagues Diego Cortes Rios and Darryl Kelly, and board member Peter Nájera.
Your courage and commitment inspire the work of building stronger, more engaged communities.
#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025
Your courage and commitment inspire the work of building stronger, more engaged communities.
#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Today we honor all who’ve served—including our colleagues Diego Cortes Rios and Darryl Kelly, and board member Peter Nájera.
Your courage and commitment inspire the work of building stronger, more engaged communities.
#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025
Your courage and commitment inspire the work of building stronger, more engaged communities.
#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025
Independent journalism depends on people who care about truth and community.
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Through Dec. 31, your support for The Journal goes twice as far during #NewsMatch — every new monthly gift is matched 12x and every one-time donation is doubled up to $1,000.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Independent journalism depends on people who care about truth and community.
Through Dec. 31, your support for The Journal goes twice as far during #NewsMatch — every new monthly gift is matched 12x and every one-time donation is doubled up to $1,000.
Give today: klcjournal.com/support-our-...
Through Dec. 31, your support for The Journal goes twice as far during #NewsMatch — every new monthly gift is matched 12x and every one-time donation is doubled up to $1,000.
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🗣️ Do you agree that the U.S. should end birthright citizenship?
We’re looking for a few participants to speak in favor of the resolution at this Thursday’s Braver Angels Debate at the Kansas Leadership Center in Wichita.
📅 Thursday, Nov. 13 | ⏰ 6–7:30 p.m. | 📍 KLC
We’re looking for a few participants to speak in favor of the resolution at this Thursday’s Braver Angels Debate at the Kansas Leadership Center in Wichita.
📅 Thursday, Nov. 13 | ⏰ 6–7:30 p.m. | 📍 KLC
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🗣️ Do you agree that the U.S. should end birthright citizenship?
We’re looking for a few participants to speak in favor of the resolution at this Thursday’s Braver Angels Debate at the Kansas Leadership Center in Wichita.
📅 Thursday, Nov. 13 | ⏰ 6–7:30 p.m. | 📍 KLC
We’re looking for a few participants to speak in favor of the resolution at this Thursday’s Braver Angels Debate at the Kansas Leadership Center in Wichita.
📅 Thursday, Nov. 13 | ⏰ 6–7:30 p.m. | 📍 KLC