Debbie Traxson has launched a true home based business, one that on especially cold nights can take over much of the family home. For the most part, though, the succulents she grows in artistic containers stay in a greenhouse that sits in the driveway next to her home at 916 SE Second Street.
Fund-raising to fulfill the dreams of Slate Creek Elementary school got off the ground on Feb. 3 with the “All Together” family fun night at the Newton Rec Commission, 415 N.
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Dear Doctors: I faceplanted while ice skating and got a big bruise on my chest. The skin on that part of my breast got puckered up, and my mom kind of freaked. She says it can be a symptom of breast cancer. Is that true? Should I be worried? The bruise and the puckering are both gone now.
As Congress rolls out its latest theatrical production concerning the “debt ceiling,” the same old lines from the same old script are enjoying new life. New York Magazine’s Jonathan Chait calls Republican noises about perhaps not just automatically supporting increased government borrowing “extortion” and a “blatant violation of democratic legitimacy” (because, as you no doubt learned in junior high civics class, even entertaining the idea of not voting in favor of Jonathan Chait’s priorities is forbidden by the US Constitution).
Even with the damage of Sam Brownback’s failed tax “experiment” visible in the rear-view mirror, the Kansas Chamber and others have begun pushing for a “flat” (one-rate) income tax, significantly benefiting wealthy individuals and large multinational corporations at the expense of working-class Kansans.
HAYSVILLE — The Newton High School boys’ basketball team managed to stick with Campus for the first half and the first couple of minutes of the third quarter, but the Colts were able to pull away from there to claim a 7649 win Friday in AV-CTL I play at Haysville.
The Bethel College competitive cheer and dance teams hosted the Bethel Invitational Friday and Saturday at Thresher Gym. The competition featured 12 schools, including several in the NAIA top 10.
Prep girls Central Kansas League Hillsboro 42, Hesston 36 OT HILLBORO — The Hesston Swather girls fell to Hillsboro 42-36 in overtime Friday in CKL play in Hillsboro. Hillsboro led by as many as 10 in the first half.
Dragon wrestlers claim two titles The Kansan Staff TOWANDA — The Halstead High School boys’ wrestling team took fourth, while Hesston was 10th and Remington… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close