Johnson County

people who are living in poverty. Although compared to 27,260 people 2,600 may not seem like a lot, but looking at that number made me think, what can be done about this number, and how can we decrease it (DADS Belton? Belton is located in Cass County, and looking at larger numbers and statistics Cass County…

The community of Leawood, Kansas is located in the northeast region of Johnson County. Leawood, being the established and sophisticated community it is today was first owned by a retired police officer, Oscar G. Lee. In 1922, Lee purchased land that started the foundation of Leawood consisting of the streets of 79th, 103rd, Stateline and Blinder Road. Then in 1948, with the help of the Kroh brothers establishing the housing development, Leawood became an incorporated city. Today, Leawood is a…

tailgates during football season and can. Canning is the act of waking up early on football game days and going to an assigned area around town in order to ask for donations. My sophomore year of college I broke my ankle and was not able to participate in the actual event. Additionally, this meant that I could not participate my junior year as well, but I continued to raise a minimum of $400 each year. Johnson County Crisis Center—1121 S Gilbert Ct, Iowa City, IA: I also volunteer at the…

him. This relationship was deeper than just idolizing him though, I created a relationship with someone that lived in a completely different world than me. I learned about how he lived and the struggles he went through. I connected these struggles with mine and learned how my life was something he probably dreamed of. This was one of the biggest social awakenings for myself. It helped me become a better person and also to always be grateful for what I have and to know whatever bad was in my life…

For the purpose of this assignment, I chose Blue Valley Multi Service Center which is located here in Overland Park, KS. Overland Park is about 40 minutes southwest of Downtown Kansas City. It is part of Johnson County which is a fairly large county. The county itself is drastically different from the KC Metro area because it is known to be a very affluent area, especially the south half of Johnson county. Overland Park itself is one of the highest priced living areas. I chose this location…

historian and authority on Wyoming history ranked this event as “the most notorious event in the history of Wyoming” This historic event focused on Johnson County and the city of Buffalo,…

Haoyu Zhao PUP432 10.15.2015 Case Brief Contractors And Builders Association Of Pinellas County V. City Of Dunedin Background Context Until the 20th century, the general law in Florida stipulated that local governments could only obtain funds from public revenues as they had no authority to taxes. The local government made the realization that these funds were insufficient for running the everyday affairs of the growing county. For this reason, the county turned to private sources…

Jill started a new job as a count/verification assistant for the Johnson County Board of Elections. After completing her degree, she believed she would have the greatest chance of making a difference in her community and society as a whole. She had completed the counties required training and briefings, read and agree to the terms of the Statement of Secrecy, and she would have no problem with acting impartially at all times and respect confidentiality of material handled. Mark the senior…

My first few weeks attending Johnson County Community College I had horrible perceptions about the place. I perceived everyone who was not at a four-year school, tailgating at football games and studying to become a doctor or lawyer was a failure. However, the weeks turned into months and my mind slowly changed. My outlook on education and finding a career transformed. There was life, a perfectly good life, outside of the “normal” path through high school, to a four- year, big, public,…

City-states of the ancient world were one of the first political entities with democratic governance. Part of the democratic process is authorizing individuals to make decisions, holding these individuals accountable, and for these individual to be responsive to the needs of the community (Pitkin, 1957). Today, cities have low levels of democratic participation that hold elected officials accountable and authorize them to have the power to make a decision. At the same time, a majority of the…