Getting your heart right
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Relationships with family and friends can be challenging at times. Taking a little time to work on relationships and “get your heart right” will benefit those relationships long into the future.
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By Holly Miner, Wildcat Extension District
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2/8/23
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Secret ingredient is ... trust
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I am not the Client Whisperer. Trust me when I tell you I am on nobody's short list for hand-holding, there-there's or any sort of artificial reassurances. Because that’s NOT what my customers need.
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By Jeff Peyton, Publisher
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2/8/23
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Nikki Haley takes on Trump
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More experience in executive governmental office. Greater command of global geopolitical issues. Better understanding of state prerogatives in the American federal system. Deeper commitment to local charitable undertakings. Earlier personal involvement in family business.
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By David M. Shribman, Syndicated Columnist
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2/8/23
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January tipped
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"An eight-person table stiffed me, so I only made $5 in tips." Our son is a server at a diner-style restaurant. On a recent night, he only had two tables during his shift and only made five dollars in tips.
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Dr. Richard Baker, AIF, Fervent Wealth Management
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2/8/23
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Hearts & Books
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Last week I observed children picking out boxes of Valentines to exchange with their schoolmates and it took me back to grade school. Remember the excitement of those days before Feb. 14 — decorating your “mailbox” at school that sat on your desk, just waiting to be filled with a flurry of small white envelopes?
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By Carol Ann Robb, Pittsburg Public Library
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2/8/23
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The necessity of virtue
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Last month, Father Isaac Achi was burned alive in his rectory by militants in Kafin-Koro, Nigeria. Another priest there, Father Collins Omeh, who was shot in the back but escaped. Before Achi insisted that Omeh flee, the two priests heard each other's Confessions.
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By Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review
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2/7/23
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What is Man?
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I’ve been hearing about ChatGPT since early December. Someone I know well who works in the university writing center was very upset about it and wrote to me about it. I’d never heard of it.
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By Bobby Neal Winters, Morning Sun Columnist
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2/7/23
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Memories of the Gay Parita
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Isn’t it interesting how a single event can “trigger” your memory? That happened to me this past week when I learned that there was to be an auction at the Gay Parita in Carona, Kansas, last Sunday.
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By Lois Carlson, Morning Sun Columnist
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2/7/23
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Your plants need a balanced ‘diet’ too
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Now is the right time to prep for a spring garden, and one important step is making sure your soil is fertile enough to grow plants. Plants have a set of nutrients that they need in order to survive. These necessary nutrients are known as macronutrients and micronutrients.
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By Jesse Gilmore, Wildcat Extension District
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2/7/23
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Assessing calf vigor
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In human medicine, newborns undergo an APGAR test following birth. APGAR stands for appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration. This test evaluates the baby’s tolerance of the birthing process and assesses vitality outside the womb.
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By Wendie Powell, Wildcat Extension District
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2/7/23
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Wildcat District to host ‘Prepping for Recession’ event
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“Prepping for Recession: Controlling Crop and Livestock Cash Flows” will be hosted by K-State Research and Extension — Wildcat District at the Southeast Research Center in Parsons, Kansas on Feb. 16, 2023 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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By James Coover, Wildcat Extension District
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2/7/23
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County home rule needs reform
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Later this month, on Feb. 23, the City of Pittsburg will host the “Spruce Up Pittsburg Community Conversation.” Prompted by Pittsburg Mayor Dr. Ron Seglie’s contention that Pittsburg is “atrociously messy,” the event will be a brainstorming session of sorts to come up with an action plan for cleaning up the city.
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By Jonathan Riley, Editor
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2/4/23
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Time for a priorities reset
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"Tell me what I need to hear. Tell me that I'm not forgotten. Right now I need a little hope. I need to know that I'm not alone." — Sidewalk Prophets
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By Jeff Peyton, Publisher
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2/4/23
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Old farmer’s advice and Brilliant observations
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I found the following quotes in my “column Ideas” folder under the title “An Old Farmer's Advice.” I’m not sure where they came from — likely one of my readers sent them along.
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By J.T. Knoll, Morning Sun Columnist
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2/4/23
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A terrifying trend
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Hena Khan was raised in the Washington suburbs, the daughter of immigrants from Pakistan, and she describes the experience this way: "When I was growing up, it was really more about feeling invisible and not thinking my culture mattered."
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By Steven V. Roberts, Syndicated Columnist
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2/3/23
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The Joe Biden-Hunter Biden scandal convergence
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Republicans have long said the Hunter Biden laptop scandal is really a Joe Biden story. Now, it looks like the Joe Biden classified documents scandal is also a Hunter Biden story. Two Biden scandals are merging into one.
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By Byron York, Washington Examiner
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2/3/23
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George Santos embraces 'storytelling'
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Lots of politicians have been caught burnishing their resumes, but recently, one of our elected representatives has come under fire for telling some real whoppers. And no, I'm not talking about George Santos.
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By Ann Coulter, Syndicated Columnist
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2/2/23
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Swaths of Kansas lack written policies on exculpatory evidence, law enforcement dishonesty
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Leslie Mayer of Hutchinson is convinced the Lyon County Attorney’s Office withheld evidence that would have helped her late son Travis avoid at least some of the 56 months in prison he served after being found guilty of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer at a 2017 trial.
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By Max Kautsch, Kansas Reflector
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2/2/23
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Life beyond football
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MONTREAL — Maurice Richard. Saul Bellow. Mordecai Richler. William Shatner. Oscar Peterson. Colleen Dewhurst. Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Leonard Cohen. Mario Lemieux. Since its founding as a missionary colony 380 years ago, this city has had many standout figures. But perhaps the greatest contemporary hero in Montreal is known for what he didn't do.
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By David M. Shribman, Syndicated Columnist
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2/1/23
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It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your work laptop is?
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Last night, I imagined myself as a boiled frog. Laptop in my lap at 8:30 p.m., I highlighted text from one page, copied it and pasted it onto another page. Over and over. Cut. Copy. Paste. Onto the next page.
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By Eric Thomas, Kansas Reflector
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2/1/23
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