By Tim Hrenchir

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

City manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. says native Topekans don't always appreciate what a great city they live in.

"I have found that people who have lived here all their lives tend to see Topeka as being 'OK,' " Bonaparte said last week. "But those who moved away and came back, or are living here for the first time, speak very highly of Topeka as a great place to live."

Bonaparte said he feels that same sense of enthusiasm about Topeka, the eighth city he has called home during a 30-year career in public administration.

Bonaparte, 53, took office a year ago ...

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