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No place like home? The Wizard of Oz still shapes the world’s view of Kansas for better and worse

A Dorothy Gale impersonator who works at Dorothy's House in Liberal, Kansas, holds a pair of ruby slippers she wears while leading tours of the museum. The Wizard of Oz and Kansas have been ...
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Is 'The Wizard of Oz' image good or bad for Kansas? Some say nostalgia must evolve.

This shot from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" shows the vibrant technicolor world of Oz. LIBERAL — Kansans know the joke. Almost too well. “Someone hears you’re from Kansas … and they’re like, ‘Oh, ...
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Dorothy’s ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ were stolen. Nineteen years later, they’re finally back home

A pair of ruby slippers, famously donned by Judy Garland (in character as Dorothy Gale) in “The Wizard of Oz,” has been returned to its owner years after the shoes were stolen from a museum dedicated ...
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A Love Note to Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz'

Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland’s character Dorothy in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz (photo by Richard Strauss, courtesy Smithsonian) From ages five to six, I watched The Wizard of Oz at an ...