“My family has always lived here since it’s been here.”

— Ralph Stevens, computer programmer, Topeka

“The vistas. You go out in the country and get on a hill and you can see forever.”

— Roger Dreiling, cardiologist, Lawrence

“The Jayhawks.”

— Pam Ispas, CFO, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

“The land, the grass.”

— John Walter, retired, north of Tonganoxie