Sunflower State

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Noun

Sunflower State - a state in midwestern United States

Chisholm Trail - a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s

middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

Dodge City - a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town

Abilene - a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Hays - a town in central Kansas

Kansas City - a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri

Lawrence - a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856

Salina - a town in central Kansas

capital of Kansas, Topeka - the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river

Wichita - the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River

Arkansas River, Arkansas - a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River

Kansas River, Kaw River, Kansas - a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River

Neosho, Neosho River - a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River

Republican River, Republican - a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas

References in classic literature ?

Kansas wind, Kansas well-water and Kansas sun had played their usual havoc, giving her skin the dull sand color so common in the Sunflower State. She had come from her cooking and she was hot, beads of sweat trickling from the deep folds of her neck.

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Todays visit to the Sunflower State began with a candid and productive dialogue with Kansas corn and grain sorghum farmers on the Renewable Fuel Standard, said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

United States : Administrator Pruitt Talks with Kansas Farmers

He'll remain in Wichita on Friday to visit a 911 facility and learn more about the Sunflower State's Next Generation 911 program, before flying back to D.C.

Pai Assesses Post-Irma Florida Ahead Of A Midwest Trip

Over 700 aerospace and aviation companies live and work together in the Sunflower State. More than 18 years of active UAS research -- including one of the first UAS Bachelor's degree programs in the country -- add to Kansas's industry leadership.

AirMap, Kansas DOT partner to deploy unmanned traffic management technology statewide

Kansas: The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee in the Sunflower State had a hearing for (http://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb155_00_0000.pdf) Senate Bill 155 Monday.

Medical Marijuana Could Be Legal In Even More States Soon

Kansas Nickname: The Sunflower State Famous for: Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz Pop: 2.9 million Elec/Coll votes: 6 Currently: Rep Chances of switching: 2.5%

THE STATES OF THE NATION; YOUR GUIDE TO US ELECTION'S SWINGS AND BATTLEGROUNDS; It's all about red, blue and grey

He has captured many titles and he has greatly influenced gender non- conforming entertainment in the Sunflower State. He has been my friend for several years, and I will emphatically tell you that it has been a honor to be able to say that.

Bensimon brings Black Transmen, Inc. to Kansas

Gilpin won a gold medal with her Emporia (Kan.) Sparkle basketball team this summer at the Sunflower State Games in Kansas.

Honoring accessibility: a champion of the disability and veterans' community, former Sen. Bob Dole receives PVA's inaugural Gordon H. Mansfield Congressional Leadership Award

Synopsis: From the windswept plains to the majestic Flint Hills, the subtle beauty of Kansas (known as the Sunflower State) is best appreciated from its myriad wide-ranging trails.

Kansas Trail Guide

Introduced in the state Senate in January with an impressive 26 co-sponsors, the Sunflower State's new "Constitutional carry" bill swept the senate 31-7 and cleared the house in March by a bipartisan 85-39 margin, reports Chris Eger, an NRA-certified firearms instructor, at guns.com.

Gun control, which never worked, loses more ground

Adding to the element of surprise is the fact that residents of the Sunflower State still strongly favor the GOP in terms of party identification, although the Republican edge dropped in the first half of this year to its lowest point since 2009.

Kansas: GOP Has Numbers Advantage, but Support Drops; Among states with the most Republicans, Kansas has the fewest conservatives

Moments later, I recovered my first buck from the Sunflower State. I must say, in hindsight, I was a little disappointed to go all that way and have my hunt end so early.

Midwest whitetails on your own: think a whitetail hunt requires expensive access? Think again

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