“No, of course not. It seems like the perfect place to me.”

— Darwin Eakins, retired, Lawrence

“Yes. I knew Kansas was at least in the middle of the U.S., but you would think it would be somewhere in central Kansas.”

— Laura Schneider, artist, Lawrence

“Yeah, it's very surprising and actually kind of funny. Why Lawrence? It just doesn't make any sense.”

— Gaurav Bashyakarla, musician, Lawrence

“Yes. I've never heard that before. It makes me proud to live at the center of the Earth.”

— Jaimie Sakumura, child care provider, Lawrence