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John Waelti: Across the Great Plains to the Eklund Hotel
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Emporia, Kansas - The December morning dawns unseasonably warm, but misty and damp with low-lying fog. Johnny and I grab some coffee, climb into my GMC, roll through the main drag of downtown Emporia, and head west out of town. When people think of Kansas, it's usually flat land and wheat that come to mind.