SUNDAY BEST BETS
2023 Pro Bowl Games 2 p.m. on KAKE Fans will see something completely different when they tune into what was the NFL’s version of an All-Star Game.
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HOROSCOPE
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Keep an open mind regarding requests, but do what’s best for you. Concentrate on how you can improve your life. Learn from your mistakes and conquer what’s important to you.
NEW XBB.1.5 COVID-19 VARIANT SPREADING RAPIDLY THROUGH U.S.
Dear Doctors: I live in Boston, and the news here seems to be f ixated on a brand-new COVID-19 variant. Omicron was all everyone talked about for a long time. Does this mean the new variant we are hearing about is worse? What are we supposed to do to protect ourselves?
FRIDAY BEST BETS
Criss Angel’s Magic With the Stars 8 p.m. on KSCW The illusion is about to get real for either “Real Housewife” Cynthia Bailey or “Stargirl’s” Brec Bassinger as both women attempt the impossible — the most mind-blowing “sawing a lady in half” in history.
In Brief
Dyck to host concert HESSTON – The Small Glories willl make their debut in the Prairie Window Concert Series at the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains at 7 p.m. Feb.
Plains Folk: On the Road
It makes me tired just to think how many miles Glen Clopton and his colleagues spent behind the wheel of an automobile during their time on the Highway Patrol. In the early 1950s, for instance, Glen’s patrol car was due for overhauling. In 22 months, it had been driven 103,377 miles (70% of them by Glen), an average of 4,695 miles a month. Those cars, Ford DLs, used 13.3 miles per gallon and operating cost was 3.2 cents per mile. (I don’t know for sure what gasoline cost per gallon back then, but I’m sure that today’s prices would have boosted that operating cost by a bunch.)
Difficult decisions that need to be made on data
This editorial is a very difficult editorial to write there is so much emotion attached to the issues and decisions that need to be made, difficulty is expected. Enrollment is shrinking in the public school system.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A trophy for everyone world I appreciated the “Credit for Breathing” column by John Richard Schrock in the January 26th edition of the Kansan. He hit the nail on the head regarding the plight of education in America.
Railer swimmers post top finish at Salina
SALINA — The Newton High School boys’ swimming team put together one of its best showings of the season, finishing second in a double-meet Wednesday in Salina. There were seven teams in the meet, but teams were scored separately against co-hosts Salina Central and Salina South.
Bethel men rally to top Spires in OT
LEAVENWORTH — Trying to shore up its position in the top echelon of the KCAC and fight off several challengers, the Bethel College men’s basketball team needed to overcome a 13-point deficit to down the University of Saint Mary 69-65 Wednesday in KCAC play in Leavenworth. Bethel trailed 34-26 at the half.