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Article: Boise or bust: Decades later, sports writer finally sees 50th state capital.
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- Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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Byline: Chuck Woodling
Oct. 1--Inscribed on the sheet cake were these words: "Oh, Ho! Five-Oh! Idaho!" Also pictured was an outline of the state famous for its potatoes and "Boise or Bust!"
Brother Bob and his wife Ann had commissioned the pastry because they knew the significance of my planned journey to Boise, Idaho. Everybody in my family, in fact, knew that Boise was the only state capital I hadn't seen in person.
Some people collect coins. Others collect stamps. Some people do baseball cards or magnets or, well, you name it.
Everybody collects something, and over the years I've been compiling visits to state capitals. All of this ...