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Maybe vitriol in Congress isn’t as bad as it seems?

If you’ve followed media coverage of Congress over the past few years, it’s been hard to escape two impressions: Not much gets done there, and members spend a lot of their time tearing into one another. We can argue about the first — certainly, recent Congresses have been less productive than their predecessors — but now there’s hard evidence that the second impression is just plain wrong.The vast majority of members, it turns out, focus on substance and policy, not on personal attacks.

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Hutchinson Police Services responded to the following incidents: AUG. 29: Hutchinson Police responded to a property damage accident. Mixaela Gutierrez Gutierrez, 27, of Hutchinson, driving a 2009 Dodge Avenger was southbound on Merrill Street Southwest and turned west onto South Grade Road Southwest. The vehicle went up on the curb and hit a street sign. The vehicle sustained moderate- functional damage. No reported injuries. No tows. All occupants were wearing seat belts. Driver received a citation for petty misdemeanor for no drivers license in possession or fail to display upon request.

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