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At 79, Bill Bunten doesn’t exactly understand the Internet boom. The Topeka, Kansas, mayor has an e-mail account, he… Continue

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Good news for unemployed Topeka residents – Examiner.com
This means that struggling Topeka residents may continue with insurance and unemployment funds depending the outcome of the Senate vote. …

Students Across Topeka Celebrate Dr. Seuss – WIBW
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)_ No, they didn't eat them with a mouse, or eat them in their house. But, Topeka Collegiate students enjoyed a very special lunch Tuesday …

City of Topeka gets national recognition – KTKA.com
This is the second year in a row that Topeka has received the Energy Star National Award. In 2008 they received regional recognition. …

Project Topeka Closer To Goal – KSNT
Project Topeka is getting closer to it's goal for the year… thanks to several state agencies. Members of the Kansas National Guard picked up food …

Will Google Be Enticed To Think Big Topeka– – Appscout
We haven't seen Topeka, KS grace AppScout's columns since Google Maps began blurring faces there in June '08. Oh Topeka, AppScout hasn't forgotten you. …

Postal Service considers dropping Saturday service – KTKA.com
Topeka — The United States Postal Service is considering stopping its Saturday delivery service with hopes of cutting down its multi-billion …

Cowgirls to host Topeka Hayden – Abilene Recorder Chronicle
The Abilene Cowgirl basketball team begins its Class 4A post-season run tonight when they play host to Topeka Hayden in the opening round …

Local reaction to Supreme Court gun case – KTKA.com
One Topeka gun shop owner, who's also a former state legislator expects the Supreme Court to uphold the second amendment. Jerry Aday owns Holsters and More …

Links dump: Flash game, new ‘Rockford Files,’ Topeka changes name to Google – Providence Journal
Thinking for three: Home Sheep Home. Simple Flash game based on solving problems to get your three …

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Topeka to be “Google, Kansas” | CJOnline.com
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Topeka Throws Hat in the Ring for Google Ultrafast Internet
Topeka Throws Hat in the Ring for Google Ultrafast Internet: The Washington Post reported in early February that G… http://bit.ly/c2Epzg

The Associated Press: Topeka aims to become Google Internet test site
Topeka aims to become Google Internet test site: TOPEKA, Kan. — A campaign to make Topeka a test site for a new, u… http://bit.ly/blbCgJ

Topeka aims to become Google Internet test site (AP)
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Topeka courts Google broadband with temporary name change
This might go a little far in terms of PR gimmicks. And I highly doubt you’ll see any Seattle politicians follow suit. But you’ve got to give the mayor of Topeka, Kansas some credit for creative thinking.

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Topeka unofficially rechristens itself ‘Google’
There’s a “Wizard of Oz” joke to be made here: The city of Topeka, Kansas has unofficially changed its name to “Google” in an attempt to get on the Mountain View tech giant’s radar as a test bed for new fiber-optic technology that would bring it Internet connections at top speed.

Topeka ‘renames’ itself ‘Google, Kansas’
At 79, Bill Bunten doesn’t exactly understand the Internet boom. The Topeka, Kansas, mayor has an e-mail account, he said, but his assistants take care of most of his online communications and tend to search the Web for him.

Topeka renames itself ‘Google, Kan.’
Topeka changes its name to Google to try to win a super-fast broadband network

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Topeka’s mayor says the city shall temporarily be referred to as

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RT @mdh:Topeka, KS, renamed itself Google, KS, (for March) to woo Google to build a facility in there. Obsequious, yes, but also funny.
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Topeka ‘renames’ itself ‘Google, Kansas’ NYC decides NOT to call itself "BING." Vegas considers renaming to "Yahoo!"
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Topeka ‘renames’ itself ‘Google, Kansas’ NYC decides NOT to call itself "BING." Vegas considers renaming to "Yahoo!"
Last Click News – : City of Topeka becomes ˜Google’ city for March http://bit.ly/aCknD7
is the city of Topeka ever going to fix the stupid f*cking roads…every time i go somewhere i worry im going to have to get a new tires
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Topeka becomes Google, Kan., for a month – Los Angeles Times http://url4.eu/1XL5t
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Topeka unofficially becomes ‘Google, Kansas’: TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka’s mayor says the city shall temporarily be ref… http://bit.ly/cdZklH
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Google, Kansas: Topeka Mayor Renames City In Bid To Win Google Broadband
Hoping to improve the city’s chances of being the test site for Google’s ultra-fast broadband experiment, the Mayor of Topeka, Kansas has issued a proclamation that his city be known as ‘Google, Kansas–the capital city of fiber optics’ for the month of March. As Topeka’s name cannot legally be temporarily changed to ‘Google,’ the proclamation instead calls on residents to refer to the city as ‘Google’ for the duration of March. Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten credits a local news personality Jim Ogle with the idea of a temporary name change. The CJOnline writes, Ogle told the council Monday about how Mayor Joan Wagnon in August 1998 issued a proclamation temporarily changing Topeka’s name to “ToPikachu” in recognition of the nationwide kickoff here of the “Pokemon” media franchise, which features a fictional species of creatures named “Pikachu.” Ogle said that if Topeka could change its name “for a small doll that sounds like I sneezed,” it could certainly do the same for Google. The hope is that the ‘Google, Kansas’ proclamation will help distinguish Topeka from other cities vying to be chosen by Google to try out the ultra-fast broadband network the company will be testing. The Associated Press reports: A campaign to make Topeka a test site for a new, ultrafast Internet service is gathering speed. Google Inc. announced plans Feb. 10 to build and test new high-speed broadband networks in one or more places around the country. The company says the system of fiber-optic cables would deliver Internet connections 100 times faster than most systems now available. Over the past week, Topeka city officials have announced they’re completing Google’s request for information from potential trial communities. The City Council has indicated that it’s behind the effort. And a group called “Think Big Topeka” is campaigning to build community and government support. Google has given communities a March 26 deadline to submit the completed requests for information. More on Google.