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Mother gets an earful for baking the ‘wrong’ cake
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DEAR ABBY: My 40-year-old daughter is on weight-loss injections and a no-sugar diet. I offered to bake her a sugar-free cheesecake, and she agreed, but she asked me to make a "tester" cake three days …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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6/12/25
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Many grave stones bear fraternal benefit society marks
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In the 1800s and 1900s, fraternal benefit societies were very popular in the United States because this was a way that the working class could afford financial protection.
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By Ella Buzzard
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6/11/25
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The Running Camp / Weir Church Camp for 7th-12th graders is July 18-19; check in 10 a.m. $45 with shirt; $35 w/o shirt; must register by June 16th for t-shirt; …
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6/11/25
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Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For meeting times, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446. Located at 911 N. Fairview, …
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6/11/25
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Colleague’s callous mockery strikes a nerve for parent
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DEAR ABBY: A few months ago, I found out my adult child is transgender. Nobody knows yet except for me, my husband and my other child. Until this year, I have always worked in a very caring, loving …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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6/11/25
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Southeast High School
The Running Camp / Weir Church Camp for 7th-12th graders is July 18-19; check in 10 a.m. $45 with shirt; $35 w/o shirt; must register by June 16th for t-shirt; …
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6/10/25
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Club Notes
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For meeting times, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446. Located at 911 N. Fairview, …
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6/10/25
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Proud grandmother is worried by what she’s seeing
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DEAR ABBY: I'm blessed at 38 to have my first and likely only grandbaby. She's PERFECT. My daughter, "Robin," is stressed. She's left alone with the baby all day, every day while her partner works. …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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6/10/25
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Walter Reed
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It is easy to become creatures of habit. We hear of places and it seems to go in one ear and out the other. We hear names, some that are very familiar to us but do we ever …
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By Lois Carlson
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6/10/25
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Sister’s behavior has prolonged a difficult period
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DEAR ABBY: My father died by suicide three years ago. My sister, who was initially supportive, later drunk-dialed our mother and said a bunch of nasty things about her and me. Mom didn't cut the …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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6/7/25
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Club Notes
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For meeting times, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446. Located at 911 N. Fairview, …
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6/7/25
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Area Events
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Southeast High School
The Running Camp / Weir Church Camp for 7th-12th graders is July 18-19; check in 10 a.m. $45 with shirt; $35 w/o shirt; must register by June 16th for t-shirt; …
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6/7/25
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Swimming for my health
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If you have ever read my column, along with the love of all things pop culture, I live with chronic back and hip pain. I'm working on losing weight, but it can be difficult at 51 for many reasons. I …
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By Char Strong/ [email protected]
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6/6/25
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Sins of Omission
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I have lunch with my best friend on a regular basis. The other day, he was waxing philosophical--which is a state he shares in common with me. He is getting older--also like me--and, …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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6/6/25
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The Running Camp / Weir Church Camp for 7th-12th graders is July 18-19; check in 10 a.m. $45 with shirt; $35 w/o shirt; must register by June 16th for t-shirt; …
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6/6/25
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Club Notes
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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6/6/25
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Need for healthy changes collides with family’s habits
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DEAR ABBY: I am struggling with a recent diagnosis of severe liver disease (non-alcoholic) and need to lose 30 pounds. I have had two bouts of cancer in five years as well as arthritis. I have …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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6/6/25
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Celebrate Father’s Day with juicy carnitas
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We never need to justify eating carnitas. With that said, there are two significant reasons to indulge right now: Father's Day and the start of summer. Juicy, succulent shredded pork carnitas, …
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By Lynda Balslev
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6/6/25
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The Running Camp / Weir Church Camp for 7th-12th graders is July 18-19; check in 10 a.m. $45 with shirt; $35 w/o shirt; must register by June 16th for t-shirt; …
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6/5/25
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Dad’s coaching style leaves a lot to be desired
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DEAR ABBY: My son is a loving husband, father and son. He coaches his 12-year-old son, my grandson, in various sports and sometimes is just a spectator. I'm worried because he often berates his son's …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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6/5/25
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