I got an e-mail from Sedalia Democrat city reporter Emily Jarrett the other day, and she brought up an interesting point:
“I have been informed the State Fair does not have as many deep fried delicious food items as it could. As I have never been to the fair, this is severely disappointing and sad.”
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