Bipartisan battleground reshapes Senate and House balance
The text notes Ted Cruz and Deb Fischer among conservatives losing ground to liberal figures Tammy Baldwin Mazie Hirono in a pattern seen in the House where 10 of 24 Blue Dogs are out or retiring. Joe Donnelly moves to the Senate signaling a thinner centrist bloc that once exceeded 50 members.
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Ted Cruz
Texas
Deb Fischer
Nebraska
Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
Hawaii
Mazie Hiron
House
Joe Donnelly
D-Ind
Senate
Matic
Barack Obama
Moderates Lose Ground as Midterm Shift Gathers Pace
Incoming Congress faces fewer tea party backed House Republicans from 2010 and fewer centrist veterans. In the Senate moderates Scott Brown and Richard Lugar exit, along with Kent Conrad, Herb Kohl, Ben Nelson, Jim Webb, and Joe Lieberman, signaling greater polarization despite calls for bipartisan action.
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Washington
Lugar
Indiana
Ty Bailey Hutchison
Olympia Snowe
Maine
Kent Conrad
North Dakota
Herb Kohl
Wisconsin
Ben Nelson
Nebraska
Jim Webb
Virginia
Joe Lieberman
Senate
Beavers Claim 3A State Football Title At Hutchinson
Scott City sophomore Trey O'Neil hugs teammate Alex Hutchins as Scott City Beavers win 28-21 over Silver Lake to capture the 3A state championship Saturday afternoon in Hutchinson.
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Trey O'Neil
Alex Hutchins
Beavers
Silver Lake
Hutchinson
Ranchers seek new ways to feed cattle
In Kansas drought plains farmers like Debbie and Duane Blythe turn to turnips and silage to feed cattle amid scarce hay. They planted turnips after wheat harvest and chop leftover corn and milo to create silage, while using straw from remaining wheat stalks to mix with higher quality feeds for their 500-head operation near White City.
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Wichita
Debbie
Duane Blythe
Kansas
Flint Hills
Blythes
Debbie Blythe
White City
Cruz makes Salvation Army bell ringing a priority om
Tim Cruz of Garden City has volunteered as a Salvation Army bell ringer for 18 years despite a busy schedule. As a USD 457 Board of Education member and former mayor and Garden City commissioner, he credits his volunteer parents for shaping his giving mindset.
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Garden City
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Boy Scouts
Cruz
Board of Education
Bell Ringing Brothers Lead Community Outreach Effort
Cruz brothers started ringing bells for a cause and never stopped. They compare who can raise more for the kettle while volunteering with Real Men Real Leaders in Garden City. The group mentors fifth and sixth graders from Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center with an after school program.
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Real Men
Garden City
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
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