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How a handful of states and districts could decide who runs Congress

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats will spend billions of dollars and countless hours campaigning throughout the country ahead of November’s midterm elections, even though control of Congress likely will be decided by a relatively small number of toss-up races and the voters who actually turn out to cast a ballot for their preferred candidate. There…

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What's in a Name?

I don’t get too in the weeds on professional football. They’ve got plenty of talking heads to cover all the points, from every conceivable angle, all day long.

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Hot Start, Tough Finish: Bullpup splits the week

  With the regular season entering its final stretch, the McPherson Bullpups were ranked seventh in Class 4A last week before wrapping it up with a dominant win at Circle followed by a narrow, hard-fought loss at Augusta.   Opening the week with a statement performance on Tuesday, McPherson rolled to a 59-28 victory over Circle as…

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