“Free State Brewery”

— Jenee Armbrister, stay-at-home mom, Raleigh, N.C.

“Nothing, I hate it. ... Well, I like Lawrence, but I don't like the rest of Kansas because it's close-minded and conservative.”

— Adrienne Brown, psychology major, Overland Park

“I like that it's so conservative that it makes me even more liberal than I am.”

— Mike O'Leary, programmer, Mission

“Kansas is a joy; the people are genuine and it is entertaining watching everyone at a 4-way stop, in a good way. ... That will never get old for me.”

— Amanda Gropper, program director, Mission Viejo, Calif.