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Man can no longer support his ne’er-do-well brother
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DEAR ABBY: My brother (eight years younger) has been hooked on drugs and in and out of jail for decades. Our father passed away five years ago. My brother lived with him in a different state until …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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4/5/24
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Friday, April 5
Talking Heads Discussion Group
The Talking Heads discussion group will meet at 9 a.m. every Friday morning at the Pittsburg Public Library at the corner of 4th …
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4/5/24
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Saturday, April 6
Audio-Reader Pittsburg
Audio-Reader Pittsburg meets from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday at the Homer Cole Center to read to the visually impaired and print …
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4/5/24
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Let quinoa do the heavy lifting in this salad
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Don't mistake this salad for tabbouleh. While it certainly bears a resemblance, it's not the traditional Levantine bulgur salad tumbled with tomatoes, onions and fresh green herbs. Instead, this …
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By Lynda Balslev
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4/5/24
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Co-worker, friend becomes outlet for others’ trauma
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DEAR ABBY: It seems I am a human landfill into which people dump their trauma. I'm not sure how this happened. It started three years ago, when an estranged friend called me and talked for more than …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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4/4/24
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Thursday, April 4
Yoga with Mona
Eclectic Soul Studio has Yoga sessions from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the studio. Sessions are $10 a piece and discount …
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4/4/24
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Thursday, April 4
Al-Anon
Al-Anon meetings are now hybrid. The in-person gathering every Thursday at 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal, 306 W. Euclid, can be …
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4/4/24
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The Joy of Working Pt. 4
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This week Margaret Shaw Forsyth accepts an invitation to take the skills she learned at KOAM to a new radio station in Kansas City. — J.T.K.
Working closely together every day leads to …
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By J.T. Knoll
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4/4/24
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Wednesday, April 3
AFG: Woodburned Jewelry Tray w/Ashley Denham
We will be drawing a design or stencil on a wooden tray then burning it on to a scrap piece of wood to practice …
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4/4/24
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Disturbing secret revealed as farmstead changes hands
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DEAR ABBY: I need a second opinion. My grandfather sold me an old farmstead that has been in the family for 200 years. Last week, he showed me a wooded area behind the barn with a human skull. He …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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4/3/24
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Wednesday, April 3
Pittsburg Sunrise Rotary
Meets at 7 a.m. every first and third Wednesday of the month at the Knights of Columbus Hall at the northeast corner of 11th …
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4/3/24
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94.2% Total Eclipse of the Book
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As a child, I remember our father taking us outside at night to observe astronomical events. It might have been an exceptionally large full moon or looking for meteors during the Perseids. …
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By Carol Ann Robb,Reference & Adult Services
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4/3/24
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Wife withdraws from life she’s built over decades
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DEAR ABBY: After 28 years, my wife left me "to find herself." She says she doesn't want a divorce; she just needs time and space to work on herself, but she also wants to work on our marriage. She …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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4/2/24
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Tuesday, April 2
Arma American Legion Bingo
Every Tuesday the Arma American Legion will have bingo at 512 E. Main Street in Arma. Doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at 6:30 …
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4/2/24
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Tuesday, April 2
Pittsburg Noon Rotary
Pittsburg Noon Rotary meets at noon on Tuesdays at Via Christi Hospital. Ask a Rotarian or visit the group's Facebook page, …
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4/2/24
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Daughter’s patience with mom has finally run out
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DEAR ABBY: I am a 30-year-old woman who can't seem to forgive my mother. For many years I have felt that she doesn't like me. Every time I have tried to talk to her about it, she has done the old …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/30/24
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Saturday, March 30
Ladies Crochet Group
Ladies Crochet Group meets on Saturday at 11:00 am at the Arma Public Library
Arma Legion Easter Egg Hunt
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3/30/24
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Monday, April 1
TOPS #0599 Pittsburg
TOPS KS 0599 Pittsburg, Kansas, meets Monday evenings for confidential weigh-ins and an informational meeting at the Homer Cole …
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3/30/24
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No Pain No Gain?
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“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
-Bob Marley
So, if my four readers noticed, I did not have a column last weekend. Why? Because my brain still …
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By Char Strong / news@morningsun.net
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3/30/24
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Higher Mathematics
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I started studying mathematics at the college level in 1980. I’ve studied a number of places.
Time is a teacher.
During the early 1980’s I worked as a paper-grader/office-worker …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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3/30/24
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