Starbeams: Forget the So-Called Border War, Bring on the Moonshine Wars

From coast to coast most folks think Kansas and Kentucky are running red-neck and neck.

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The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously run horse race in the country.  Last night in Lawrence I saw a guy wearing a crimson derby with blue flowers.

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My cousin graduated from the University of Kentucky Medical School and thinks a Volvo is a female body part.

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Kentucky license plates read; "Unbridled Spirit." Kansas plates say, "Worst State for Skiing."

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Kentucky is the Bluegrass State.  Lawrence is the Legalize Grass capitol of the nation.

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In the War of 1812 more than half of all Americans killed in action were Kentuckians.  I once got in a brawl at Free State Brewing Company.