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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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Club Notes
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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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Yeah, but what if he did?
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“The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty.” — Ann Lamott
There was a point in my life — when I was about 11 — that Easter became even more magical than …
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By J.T. Knoll
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3/30/24
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Relationship with friend flows only one direction
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DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who talks nonstop. Honestly, I can put the phone down and go make a cup of tea, and she'll still be talking when I get back. I don't think she even takes a breath. I want …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/29/24
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Accessorize your food with a spring salsa
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A little of this, a little of that, with inspiration from the springtime farmers market: A salsa is more than a red or green sauce drizzled over a taco. Salsas are wonderful mashes of garden herbs, …
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By Lynda Balslev
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3/29/24
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Friday, March 29
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 …
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3/29/24
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Longtime friendship entails frequent visits from couple
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DEAR ABBY: My husband is an outdoor enthusiast and has a group of guys he goes hunting with every year. One of them has started coming out west to vacation at our house twice a year and now has …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/28/24
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Thursday, March 28
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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3/28/24
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Thursday, March 28
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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3/28/24
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The Thirties: Dust & Depression
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I have a love/hate relationship with historical fiction. I love that readers learn about different time periods but hate that many take what they read as fact, especially when the book is …
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Carol Ann Robb, Reference & Adult Services
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3/27/24
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Son’s new playmate resides in a home with sex offender
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DEAR ABBY: We recently moved to a new neighborhood. My 8-year-old son, "Joey," has become best friends with a classmate, "Paul," who lives on our street. We know from research we did when we bought …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/27/24
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Wednesday, March 27
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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3/27/24
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Wednesday, March 27
Blanket Brigade
Join the Blanket Brigade in making quilts for those in need. The Brigade meets every Wednesday, except the first Wednesday of the …
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3/27/24
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Parent has chosen to keep relatives at arm’s length
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DEAR ABBY: I grew up in a big lower-class family in which there has always been drama, fights, gossip, etc. I made a vow to myself that when I had my own family, I would raise them better. I keep …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/26/24
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