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Groundhog conundrum
Kansas winters are bipolar
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We all know how to complete the phrase, “If you don’t like the weather ...”It’s been said so often, by so many, that we tend to say, “If you don’t like the weather in Kansas, wait five minutes” (or, “wait a minute,” or sometimes “wait a day”). Whether it was first uttered by Mark Twain about New England, or Will Rogers about Oklahoma, or someone unknown cave dweller in another era, we know the phrase applies to Kansas.It is most apparent in the winter, when the daily temperatures swing between sub-zero and the low 80s. No wonder the weather prognosticating groundhogs often predict six more weeks of winter and duck back into their holes.