Chile verde can utilize turkey leftovers — or not!
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This is not a leftover turkey recipe, but do not fret. While this recipe focuses on pork, the beauty of a chile verde is that you can use the recipe as a template and substitute in your favorite meat for the pork.
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By Lynda Balslev / news@morningsun.net
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11/23/22
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Mortise and tenon, blood and sweat
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Thanksgiving Day is coming soon. The blood of the turkey has no doubt already been shed. The cans of cranberry sauce are sitting in the pantry waiting for their wobbly contents to be shaken free. Fried onions, mushroom soup, and green beans wait to be combined into a casserole.
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By Bobby Neal Winters, Morning Sun Columnist
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11/22/22
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Stocks rise first
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I’m not a fan of synchronized swimming. If my wife makes me watch it, I only look for the mess-ups. I prefer seeing the girl get kicked in the face more than the perfect routine. The stock market and the economy wouldn’t be very good synchronized swimmers.
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By Dr. Richard Baker, AIF, Steadfast Wealth Management
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11/22/22
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Clothes make the man
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I’ve decided not to think about getting old, just accept it and start wearing all the clothes in my closet again; dress pants, shirts and ties, sportscoat — the outfits I used to wear before I retired. Also, all the hats in my collection.
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By J.T. Knoll, Morning Sun Columnist
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11/19/22
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Park Place, Boardwalk, and Pittsburg
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Sharing stories is how connections are made. Friendships are forged. Communities are built — and strengthened over time. Once upon a time, sharing stories was how village elders taught the next generation. And not just how to hunt, build or grow veggies the kids wouldn’t eat anyway.
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By Jeff Peyton, Morning Sun Publisher
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11/19/22
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Trump obsession clouds midterm analysis
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Remember when the conventional wisdom was that abortion would be a huge issue in the midterm elections? Then the election came, and a lot of data pointed to the fact that yes, abortion did indeed play a big role. But now, the subject most people are talking about is ... former President Donald Trump.
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By Byron York, Washington Examiner
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11/18/22
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Just go, go go!
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In 1972, the esteemed political philosopher Dr. Seuss wrote a children's book in which unmitigated umbrage is directed at an implacable pooch in a purple jumpsuit named Marvin K. Mooney.
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By Steven V. Roberts, Syndicated Columnist
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11/18/22
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Adventures with brother Gary, part 1
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Here’s another excerpt from “Frogdancer,” the autobiography by former Arma native Frank Louis Jeler Jr. This one about some boyhood adventures with his brother, Gary. As I had two older brothers myself, I can relate … to Gary. — J.T.K.
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J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net
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11/17/22
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Jesus is King
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Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ as King Nov. 20. In his Dec. 11, 1925 encyclical Pope Pius XI denounced the modern heresy of laicism which refuses to recognize the rights of God and Christ over persons and nations, and instead seeks to organize the lives of individuals, families and society itself as though God didn’t exist.
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11/17/22
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A cranberry conundrum
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Tradition has it that a Thanksgiving turkey dinner is not complete without cranberry sauce. Tradition also has it that every November, I find myself scratching my head, trying to reimagine cranberry sauce.
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By Lynda Balslev / news@morningsun.net
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11/16/22
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The election’s over. Let the electioneering begin
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You would have thought that after the more than $16 billion in campaign spending, the $4 billion in internet advertising and the zillion speeches about the midterm congressional elections, the political class would give it a rest for a while. You would be wrong.
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By David M. Shribman, Syndicated Columnist
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11/16/22
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Pittsburg, the socialite, and Capote
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How often is Pittsburg mentioned in the New York City press? Community Health Center of SEK received well-deserved recognition in the NYT sometime back but that was the exception rather than the rule.
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By Carol Ann Robb, Pittsburg Public Library
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11/16/22
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Be thankful for the small things that don't cost money
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I read an article once that was a conversation between a wealthy man and a philosopher. The wealthy man believed you could only be happy and on top of the world if you had money in the bank. How could a poor man be thankful?
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By Lois Carlson, Morning Sun Columnist
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11/15/22
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On darkness, death, and other parts of life
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With the passing of Halloween, autumn is fully upon us. There is no denying it now. My morning alarm goes off in the pitch black of night; we sit down to supper in darkness.
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By Bobby Neal Winters, Morning Sun Columnist
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11/15/22
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Get along shirt
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"You will wear the Get Along Shirt until you learn to get along." I have some friends whose two kids are continually fighting. To the shock of the kids, the mom pulls out a 4X tee shirt that says "Get Along" with a big red heart and puts it over both kids.
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By Dr. Richard Baker, AIF, Steadfast Wealth Management
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11/15/22
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John R. Hagman
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John R. Hagman, age 72, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Jan. 27 at KU Med Center from lung disease complications.
He was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Nov. 28, 1949 to William R. Hagman …
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11/15/22
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My latest Walt Mitty moments
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I was cruising south on Broadway on Tuesday afternoon listening to a Mozart CD with the Labradorian hanging his head out the back window when I was startled by a siren.
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By J.T. Knoll, Morning Sun Columnist
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11/12/22
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Thank you, Larry
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Almost two years ago, I said to Larry Hiatt: “when Gannett gets ready to sell the Morning Sun, call me and let’s put together a group and buy it,” bring it back from the verge of extinction, and once again make it the great community newspaper that we all grew up with.
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11/12/22
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Big shoes to fill
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In the nearly four years I’ve worked at the Morning Sun, I have seen a lot of changes. One of the most positive of those changes was when Larry Hiatt became publisher of the newspaper last year after playing a key role in acquiring it from former owner Gannett Co.
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11/12/22
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That will be Eleven O Six, please
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Here’s a Nancy Kincaid story that’s likely to make your mouth water and your heart ache. Also provide a rush of flashbacks if you grew up in the surrounding area.
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J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net
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11/10/22
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