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It's Good to be Here   Date: December 9, 2008
   What's in a name? An awful lot, at least according to commentator William Jennings Bryan Oleander. He says that when it comes to the art and science of naming towns in Kansas, a lot of ideas tend to be packed into the decision.

   

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

    
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