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}Despite earnest self-promotion, North Dakota is primarily known for sewage and potluck dinners. It has Dave Barry to thank for that.

Last August, Barry got wind of the state’s efforts to raise its profile and went to town in his humor column, which is syndicated in 600 newspapers nationwide. He ridiculed the city of Grand Forks’ choice of tagline, “Where the earth meets the sky,” and the debate about whether to drop “North” from the state’s name.

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