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Strong Sunflowers   Date: September 25, 2008
   Sunflowers may be pretty... but they're also tough. Commentator William Jennings Bryan Oleander says the friendly-looking sunflower is a fitting symbol of strength... in the face of adversity.

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   The comments of Williams Jennings Bryan Oleander -- otherwise known as Tom Averill, writer in residence at Washburn University. You'll find more of Tom's commentaries online at kpr.ku.edu.
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