We asked visitors at the Marion County Fair what superpower they would like to have. Here are some of their responses.
“To be able to keep up with my kids.”
— Barbara Spohn, Tampa
“I think I would be the doctor for Mother Nature, to give her some hormone therapy and stop these hot flashes.”
— Don Kliewer, rural Canton
“Telekinesis, particularly if I can move myself. People are like, ‘Oh, flying,’ but with telekinesis you can do all that stuff.”
— Hannah Lacy, Hillsboro
“Probably be able to move stuff with my mind.”
— Tanner Lacy, Hillsboro
“Wisdom. I think if you’ve got that, you have all the superpowers you need.”
— Jim Hefley, Marion
“I might stop wars and keep justice going in the world.”
— Loyal Martin, Hillsboro
“Super strength, I guess.”
— Kent Sterk, rural Goessel
“Probably to bring healing into people’s lives.”
— June Mount, Hillsboro
“I’d choose to freeze time so I could skip school.”
— Alexis Rush, Junction City
“To be invisible.”
— Katelyn Olson, rural Hillsboro
“Understanding how it all fits together.”
— Pat Christiansen, Durham
“Riding a horse, a unicorn.”
— Leah Woods, Hillsboro
“Limitless energy.”
— Jasmine Cody, Marion
“I think it would be fun to be invisible.”
— Susan Jantz, Wichita
“Staying healthy.”
— Alvin Hett, Hillsboro
“Freezing people. I would want to freeze my kids.”
— Rebecca Kimbrel, Marion
“Invisibility.”
— Ron Merritt, Gering, Neb.
“It would be to disappear.”
— Molly Springer, Derby
“Fly.”
— Jamie Johnson, Florence
“X-ray vision.”
— Lee Shipman, Florence
“Super strength.”
— Kim Friessen, Hillsboro
“Persuasion.”
— Norma Horinek, Pilsen