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Friendship’s decline doesn’t stop a solicitation for cash
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DEAR ABBY: My friend "Gene" and I have been friends since elementary school. We're now in our 50s. We were inseparable best friends all those years. When we were about 30, I started noticing our …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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5/24/24
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Friday, May 24
Music on the Lake
This music series is organized by Friends of Crawford State Park, with all tips going to the performer. Attendees are encouraged to bring their …
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5/24/24
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Club Notes
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For times and locations, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446.
Saturday, May …
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5/24/24
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Move the meal outdoors with this easy DIY dinner
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Dinner couldn't be simpler than this do-it-yourself array of food. It's a fun, interactive way to enjoy a fresh and simple meal: Arrange all the components on a platter and let everyone assemble …
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By Lynda Balslev
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5/24/24
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Couple fears for well-being of abused friend and child
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DEAR ABBY: My wife's good friend has had a tough time since her divorce. She started dating this guy off and on a few years ago. After the second breakup, we learned the reason. He was verbally …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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5/23/24
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Thursday, May 23
Small Woodburned Wall Hanging w/Ashley Denham
This is a fun small project! We will use small stencils to set a design. Then we will use woodburning tools …
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5/23/24
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For times and locations, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446.
Thursday, May …
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5/23/24
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Grieving man’s new ‘friends’ concern wife of four decades
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DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 42 years. Three months ago, I started seeing changes in my husband's behavior. He had lost two good friends within two months, so I attributed it to that.
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By Abigail Van Buren
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5/22/24
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Wednesday, May 22
GPL Teen Time
The Girard Public Library will be hosting a teen night for grades 6th through 12th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Attendees will …
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5/22/24
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For times and locations, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446.
Wednesday, …
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5/22/24
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$300 of explosives stolen in Croweburg
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
May 22, 1924
Thieves entered the powder house of the Clemens Coal company, two miles northeast of Croweburg, two …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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5/22/24
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Meeting Sawyer (& Amy)
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It’s no secret that I’m a dog person. Given the option to sit next to a person or a dog, I’ll choose the dog, especially if it’s a Labrador Retriever with a smiley face …
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Carol Ann Robb, Reference & Adult Services
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5/22/24
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Husband likes to get high but keeps lying about it
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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 10 years, together for 12. We have no children together, but I have four from a previous marriage. Two are grown and have moved out; two are still …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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5/21/24
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Tuesday, May 21
Open Mic Night
Our next open mic at TJ Lelands, 108 W. 6th, Pittsburg, will be Tuesday, May 21, from 5:30 to 8:30. Bring your music, your …
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5/21/24
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For times and locations, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446.
Tuesday, …
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5/21/24
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No more summertime blues
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CRAWFORD COUNTY, Kan. — School’s out for the summer and parents will soon begin to hear the two most dreaded words of the season uttered by their younglings — “I’m …
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By Dustin R. Strong
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5/21/24
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Woman pays high emotional cost trying to help mother
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DEAR ABBY: My mom always catered to my dad when I was growing up. I was left to pretty much raise myself. Their drinking and social life were their priorities. I ended up pregnant at 16 and married …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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5/18/24
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Sunday, May 19
Frontenac American Legion Breakfast
Open to the Public, Free Will Donation. Scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, homemade cinnamon rolls. …
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5/18/24
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For times and locations, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446.
Saturday, …
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5/18/24
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Metric Grief
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If you talk to men of a certain age, you will run into a lot of strong opinions concerning the metric system. To keep you from dying from suspense let me tell you now: They don’t like it.
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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5/18/24
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