HUTCHINSON, KANSAS: PLEASE DON'T SHOOT THE PRAIRIE DOGS

A KANSAS TOWN WAS A PEACEFUL PLACE--UNTIL A COLONY OF RODENTS PITTED ANIMAL-RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AGAINST HOMETOWN BASEBALL FANS. THEN THE FUR BEGAN TO FLY

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All of which still leaves just about everyone with something to complain about. The dog defenders must accept that some of the animals will surely die. The kids have to wait yet another year for their ball fields. And taxpayers will have to foot an extra bill for flushing and relocating. But even so, the deal is a worthy achievement: after much rumpusing, Hutchinson has finally achieved detente in its prairie-dog war. Which means the retirement table at Skaets may have to move on to a new topic.

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