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Republican National Convention puts spotlight on this Wisconsin city (it's not Milwaukee)
RIPON -- A black, potbelly stove occupies one corner. There's a blackboard on the wall, a desk for the teacher, benches for the students, stacks of McGuffey Readers and even a cone-shaped dunce cap. A display case holds a book filled with cursive …