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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19860907
Author:T. R. Reid

RED CLOUD, Neb. Nebraska leads the nation in popcorn and alfalfa meal production. It has the world's longest test track for tractors and the world's biggest round barn. But somehow, the Cornhusker State didn't have much appeal as a spot to take the family on vacation.

Then, responding to some strange whim, I answered an ad from the Nebraska Division of Travel and Tourism and wrote for literature. And shortly thereafter, I found myself motoring happily westward on Interstate 80, soaking in the lovely vistas of lush green fields rolling away toward the distant horizon under an enormous ...

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