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Tale of two Emporias in an uneven America
Michael A. Smith reviews how Emporia Kansas, once celebrated by Forbes for affordable entrepreneurship and a lively arts scene, is depicted ambivalently by The Onion. He notes stark class and racial divides, housing struggles, and limited political representation, illustrating enduring national economic and social gaps circa 2018.
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William Allen White
Emporia
America
Forbes
The
Onion
Laura Begley Bloom
Lyon County
Kansas