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Boys State

Vaccination hopefully heralds normalcy’s return despite COVID-19 pandemic

April 2, 2021 toddvogts 0

What a weird year. What a tragic year. What a historic year. Certainly, no one will forget what we all have experienced and continue to […]

2020 session of KS Boys State canceled due to COVID-19

April 5, 2020 toddvogts 0

For a week in June, I’m usually on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, volunteering for the American Legion Boys State of […]

80th year of Boys State begins

June 4, 2017 toddvogts 0

In 1937, young men in the state of Kansas received their first opportunity to have their lives changed. The American Legion Boys State of Kansas […]

Consider civic engagement on Independence Day

July 4, 2016 toddvogts 0

So it’s over. The 79th session of the American Legion Boys State of Kansas Leadership Academy is over. The program wrapped up nearly a month […]

Kansas Boys State provides exceptional opportunity for growth

May 27, 2016 toddvogts 0

In 2003 I took part in one of the most life-changing programs a young man has access to while preparing for his senior year of […]

Vogts serves 2015 Kansas Boys State program

June 21, 2015 toddvogts 0

The first weeks of June are always a special time for me, and June 2015 was no different. It is when the American Legion Boys […]

2014 results in purchase of monthly magazine, other big events

December 20, 2014 toddvogts 0

It has been far too long since I darkened the doorway of this blog, and for that I am full of regret. A blog is […]

2013 Boys State results in promotions within program

July 15, 2013 toddvogts 0

Every summer I travel to Manhattan, Kansas, and spend nearly two weeks volunteering with one of the greatest youth programs in the state — the […]

Emotional pull of Boys State stems from life-changing experience

June 11, 2012 toddvogts 0

The answer is goosebumps. Last week I wrote about how the American Legion Boys State of Kansas program was underway. I talked extensively about my love […]

Boys State of Kansas changes lives

June 4, 2012 toddvogts 0

The 75th session of the American Legion Boys State of Kansas is underway, and I couldn’t be prouder to be part of a group of […]

Boys State Yearbook finished

November 22, 2011 toddvogts 0

This summer, I spent about a week and a half volunteering at the American Legion Boys State of Kansas program, which is a week-long government […]

Summer comes to a close

July 28, 2011 toddvogts 0

A dark time in my life has finally passed. The dark cloud of its existence is rapidly breaking apart only to reveal refreshing sunshine. Summer […]

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This site primarily serves as the online home for the writings of Todd R. Vogts, an assistant professor of media in Kansas, and as a resource for his journalism students. It also houses other elements of his life, such as his work as an author and entrepreneur. Take a look around. There’s something here for everyone.

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