Citizens of Pittsburg, we have an opportunity to make a difference in the quality of life both for ourselves and for all residents of Pittsburg. Imagine Pittsburg, a citizen-driven visioning effort, is now going through an update process called IP3.0. Right now until the end of February it is hosting an online survey where you can give your opinion. You find it at www.surveymonkey.com/r/HQ8SSBC more

I suppose one might say Ann Coulter was the last straw. (And thanks to Nelson Toburen for the letter!) But honestly, this reset of our daily Perspectives section has been in the works for several weeks. more

I read Lois Carlson's excellent article on President's Day yesterday. She reminded us that decisions by our Presidents can and will affect our individual lives for years to come.  FDR's push for Social Security in 1935 and John Kennedy's passion for space exploration are both examples of how presidential decisions made years ago continue to affect us in many ways. more

The following is the second excerpt from a memoir by Norma Lee (Lowe) Bird about Lowe's Grocery & Mercantile in Hepler beginning in 1946. It continues her look at small town life centered around a small grocery store and other businesses. Poignant scenes that were duplicated all through rural Kansas. Last week I mistakenly wrote that Norma Lee now lives in Oswego. It’s Ottawa. — J.T.K. more

Please, Mr. Editor, can’t you find someone a bit more moderate, fair minded and respected across the political spectrum than Ann Coulter to feature on your op-ed page, someone like David Brooks for example? more

I remember watching Mike Tyson's boxing matches on TV in high school. He didn't just box. He hurt people. I remember watching one match where Tyson hit another boxer hard, and he went down. Then, he got up again, and Tyson knocked him back down. more

Some 21 months before the 2024 election, the Democrats seem decided on renominating Joe Biden for the White House. But this apparent resolution contains the unsettling air of a party that is settling for something it would prefer were not the case.   more

Would you like to feel more connected to your family? Kansas State University Nutrition Specialist Sandy Procter says parents are serving up a lot more than nutritious food when they insist that their families eat meals together. more

Daylight hours are increasing, flowers are pushing up through the ground, if not actually blooming (I’ve had jonquils out for a week now!), the sounds of children playing outside once again echo throughout the neighborhood; they all announce the same thing — spring is just around the corner. more

You might be looking for the “six simple rules” version, but the truth is that success isn't so simple. But in the interest of brevity, here are two simple rules that will at least get you pointed in the right direction.  more

Heating your home with wood is not only environmentally efficient, but can be a lot cheaper too. Personally, my home is all electric heating, but since we put in an outdoor wood burner last fall, it looks like we are saving over $200 a month. However, there is one part of heating your home with wood…what to do with all that ash? more

I want to make a wooden chair from two-by-fours, and I’ve started.   I can see it in my head. Getting from that mental picture and some eight foot long two by fours to the chairs is the task at hand.  more

Last week I wrote on the topic of “Caring” and the ripple effect decisions can have from just one person or event and that such a decision can affect several people or events for years and even centuries to come.  Since we have just celebrated “President’s Day” this week, I am going to use our presidents as examples of how some of their decisions continue to affect us today.  more

"Everything begins in mysticism and ends in politics." That's a quote from Charles Peguy, a French poet, who died in World War I. Reflecting on his thinking, author Robert Royal recently explained on his website The Catholic Thing: "What he meant is that every powerful movement begins as a spiritual force, and then is 'incarnated' in concrete action."   more

I couldn’t believe what I was reading. I literally had to read it twice. Leonard Downie Jr., executive editor of the Washington Post for most of my professional career, wrote that “truth-seeking news media must move beyond whatever ‘objectivity’ once meant to produce more trustworthy news.”  more

Last Saturday marked the four-year anniversary of my start at the Morning Sun. From being hired as a general assignment reporter to now finishing my time here as editor, I’ve seen many changes, for better and for worse.  more

One of my favorite memories of Grandma Mary is her teaching me to sew on her old Singer in the angling light of the north window in her back bedroom.  more

Some Republicans have entreated House GOP leaders: Can't we get rid of this guy? Can't we just kick him out? The guy, of course, is Rep. George Santos, the GOP freshman who won election in the 3rd District of New York by lying about virtually everything in his life. more

Starting his State of the Union address, President Biden congratulated two top Republicans, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. more

On Wednesday, the House K-12 Education Budget Committee passed a massive voucher bill that will gut the state’s public education system if made into law.  more