Why we must not adopt Kansas

I live in one of the flyover states — Arkansas — and I understand the irritation that many of us in the middle feel when we are sneered at by the effete coasts. That being said, there are times when I have to ask my fellow inhabitants of the interior to stop embarrassing the team.

An example of this is Kansas. Jokes about the state are clichéd to the point of falling flat, and Dorothy is overworked in telling us…