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Visiting Kansas' Iconic 'Home On The Range'

Throughout rural America, it’s common to see old, weathered houses abandoned and sinking back into the earth. But the people of Smith Center, Kansas, have made a point of saving one such home on the range. That’s because it is  the home on the range.

C.J. Janovy ( @cjjanovy) of KCUR has the story.

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