August 13 – 19, 2022
Spies in Disguise 7 p.m. on DISN Will Smith and Tom Holland both earned rave reviews for their voice work in the lead roles of this 2019 computer-animated spy comedy co-helmed by Troy Quane and Nick Bruno.
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After Earth
7:30 p.m. on SYFY Though it flamed out fast at the 2013 summer box office, this scifi tale directed and co-written by M.
A trip to the archives provides salve for the soul
I’ve had my eye on the date Aug. 22, 2022, for a long time.
Kansas: What it Looks Like When the “Center” Wins
On August 2, voters in Kansas rejected an amendment to the state constitution which would have increased the legislature’s power to regulate (or ban) abortion. Pro-choice groups hailed the outcome as evidence that abortion rights are a “winning issue” this year; partisan Democrats have reason to look more hopefully toward their chances of holding on to majorities in the US Senate, and maybe even the House of Representatives, this November. More interesting, I think, is what the result tells us about where the “moderate center” is in American politics. Letting people vote on one specific issue often produces very different outcomes from letting people vote on “representatives” based on the candidates’ baskets of multiple issues.
Elaborate lies can’t be dismissed
Elaborate lies spread through Kansas, U.S., can’t be dismissed as ‘conspiracy theories’ Journalists have a problem with “conspiracy theories.” I put the phrase in quotes because writers, editors and headline writers have a problem with those consecutive words — “conspiracy theories” — in their writing. It’s not because they are being duped into believing farcical truths about the world.
Sports briefs
GOLF Wedgewood Senior Men 1. RogerBratland, Bill Wilson, Jerry Schmidt, Jose Ramos -5.
Lange to lead Wildcat football team
MOUNDRIDGE — Longtime assistant coach Bret Lange will take the helm of the Moundridge High School football team. A Fort Hays State assistant, Lange has been a coach at Moundridge for 20 years.
State qualifier back for Hesston runners
HESSTON — Four letterwinners return, including a state qualifier, for the Hesston High School cross country team. Nealee Johnston returns for her 13th season as the Swathers’ head coach.
HOROSCOPE
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Build a solid foundation.
CORNS CAUSED BY REPEATED DAMAGE TO SKIN
Dear Doctors: I run a lot and developed a growth on the knuckle of my second toe. It’s hard, with a sharp point in the middle, and it hurts. I thought it was a callus, but my running coach says it’s a corn. I thought only older people got those. Will it go away on its own?