Municipal officials from Overland Park, Leawood and Johnson County gathered on a cold Friday morning recently, dedicating new signage framing an ugly past. A Johnson County resident had discovered an “N-word” Creek on old maps and reached out to them. For the historically uninitiated, Johnson County offered an early stage for the nation’s unfolding Civil War drama.
Power plays
How Kansas legislative leaders advance their agenda by exploiting process. Read the series…