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Article: Snack bar part of ebb and flow
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- The Topeka Capital-Journal
- Article date:
- January 15, 2007
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By Tim Carpenter
THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL
On a good day the tuna sandwiches, chips, soft drinks and cookies
sold at Don Wistuba's snack bar in the Capitol fuel the legislative
body.
When demand for those items falls below expectations, and the
ongoing renovation of the Statehouse has raised new impediments to
operating a sound business, the crew Wistuba employs does more
standing than merchandising.
"It's an interesting business. Sort of like government," said
Wistuba, who has been blind since birth and has been a fixture in
the downtown Topeka landmark for three decades.
Wistuba is familiar with the traditional rise-and-fall cycle that
coincides with the opening and closing of each annual ...