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I am embarrassed to admit that I'm a little surprised by this. It's not that a Missouri place was just named a best place to live, but which Missouri place that was named a best place to live is surprising to me. I'm also a little puzzled about how it received that nice honor for this year and next.
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I don't question that this tiny Missouri place is a great place to live. I'm not even gonna argue that it shouldn't be called the 'best place to live in Missouri' like it just was. I just find it funny (wrong word) that it's practically in the armpit of what many call the 'murder capital' of America.