Opinion

Learning to appreciate what I have and strive for practicality

As a military child, I’m no stranger to the stresses of moving and having to settle in a temporary home that belongs to someone else. When we finally moved into my parents’ “forever” home, I resented my small bedroom. But I made great use of the space over the years. With a twin bed, desk area, reading nook and dresser, I had everything I needed, despite my beliefs otherwise.

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Scientists worry virus variant may push up COVID cases in U.S.

With coronavirus cases rising in parts of Europe and Asia, scientists worry that an extra-contagious version of the omicron variant may soon push cases up in the United States too. Experts are also keeping their eyes on another mutant: a rare delta-omicron hybrid that they say doesn’t pose much of a threat right now but shows how wily the coronavirus can be.

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Governor’s race in Kansas could come down to the wire

Kansas is a state where the Republicans definitely have the electoral edge. The state has not voted Democratic in a presidential election since 1964, it has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932 and the GOP currently has comfortable margins in both houses of the state Legislature. Registrationwise, 42% of the state’s voters are Republicans, 30% are Democrats, 27% are independents and 1% are Libertarians.

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Ukraine war imperils wheat, but farmers in no rush to pivot

Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean changes for Ed Kessel’s farm along a quiet stretch of western North Dakota. Worldwide, farmers like Kessel are weighing whether to change their planting patterns and grow more wheat this spring as the war has choked off or thrown into question grain supplies from a region known as “the breadbasket of the world.” Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread and bargain noodles.

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