The Topeka Squelch: How “Rise of the Creative Class” Predicted Our NOTO Problem Before NOTO Even Existed
The Rise Of The Squelching Class: Maybe Next Time Read The Whole Book. The Topeka Squelch has a name now,…
Stories about life in Topeka, Kansas — local politics, strange events, civic dysfunction, and the everyday absurdities of the capital city.
Measles Outbreak Kansas: Topeka Exposure Raises Alarm As Vaccine Misinformation Fuels Dangerous Comeback
Measles Outbreak Kansas: Topeka Exposure Raises Alarm As Vaccine Misinformation Fuels Dangerous Comeback The growing measles outbreak Kansas health officials…
Kansas Transgender Law Explained: What It Does and Who It Affects
The new Kansas transgender law — formally passed as House Substitute for Senate Bill 244 — took effect after the…
Topeka Homicide Report 2025: Full Year in Review for Shawnee County
A comprehensive, chronological analysis of every publicly documented homicide, murder‑suicide, and fatal shooting in Shawnee County in 2025 — including…
Topeka Sewage Spill Oakland: City Silence Endangered Families and Violated Public Trust
The Topeka sewage spill Oakland incident is more than a foul odor — it’s a public health crisis compounded by…
Topeka Kansas Stagnation: Housing Crisis, Childcare Failures, and Conservative Leadership
For more than 60 years, Topeka Kansas has been stuck in neutral. While other Midwest cities embraced modernization and grew,…
Fake News, Disinformation: Your Local Paper May Be This Compromised.
The Local Echo of Global Disinformation: CJOnline, Sherman Smith, and the Shadow of “Agnostic” In 2016, the United States was…
Topeka Homelessness and Mental Health Crisis: From Capitol of the World to Collapse
Mental Health Stigma and Decline of Services: Topeka Homelessness and Mental Health Crisis, Where Dreams Go To Die. Topeka Homelessness…
The Rise and Fall of CJOnline Forums: Agnostic, Sherman Smith, and the Battle Over Free Speech
In the early 2000s, online forums were the digital town square—places where citizens gathered to discuss local news, politics, and…
