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This week a contractor at my office reached behind a board and upset a wasp’s nest. I was standing by him, and it was like a cartoon. more

By Dr. Richard Baker, AIF, Steadfast Wealth Management | 7/19/22

New Glarus, Wisconsin Brewing — Spotted Cow

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It is amazing what you learn when you travel. One of the discoveries on our recent bus trip to Michigan and Wisconsin was a special beverage we had never heard of. more

By Lois Carlson, Morning Sun Columnist | 7/19/22

Self-discovering and the art of installing 220

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I will turn 60 in October and I am still finding out who I am. I reread that sentence. Maybe it should read, I am still becoming who I am. more

By Bobby Neal Winters, Morning Sun Columnist | 7/19/22

Working at the PSU Newman Center

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Last month I enjoyed a cup of coffee and long visit with Dick Shaw, his wife, Adolphine, and sister, Margie, when they were in town for the St. Mary’s High School reunion. Today’s column … more

J.T. Knoll/news@morningsun.net | 7/16/22

Can you hear me now?

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“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it.” – M. Scott Peck I received an … more

J.T. Knoll/Morning Sun Columnist | 7/16/22

A lazy salad for a steamy day

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Summer heat calls for little exertion. It invites lazy days lounging under a canopy of shade with icy drinks clinking in perspiring glasses. more

By Lynda Balslev / news@morningsun.net | 7/13/22

Bottle rocket wars

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Bottle rocket wars were one of the highlights of my teenage years. We would hold the bottle rocket between two fingers and shoot it right at a friend. more

By Dr. Richard Baker, AIF, Steadfast Wealth Management | 7/12/22

Smart Breakfast Basics

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Have you ever heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Some mornings the snooze button might seem like a better idea than getting up to fix yourself or your family’s breakfast, but fight that urge! more

By Katherine Pinto, Wildcat Extension District | 7/9/22

Addressing our Kansas amendment dilemma

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“I noticed you don’t have a ‘Value Them Both – Vote Yes’ sign in your yard.” more

By J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net | 7/9/22

History-makers through Karsh’s lens

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Winston Churchill, determined. Albert Einstein, ethereal. Eleanor Roosevelt, engaging. Andy Warhol, whimsical. Pablo Picasso, intense. Georgia O'Keeffe, pensive. more

By David M. Shribman / Syndicated Columnist | 7/9/22

Cherry-picking Jan. 6

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Is showrunner James Goldston the most important force on the House Democratic Jan. 6 committee? There's no doubt the former president of ABC News is shaping the committee's presentations, episode by episode. more

By Byron York, Washington Examiner | 7/8/22

The stain on the wall

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Donald Trump's chief of staff's young aide Cassidy Hutchinson describes this White House scene: It's December 2020. The president's former attorney general, Bill Barr, has just given an interview denying that the election had been rigged. more

By Steven V. Roberts, Syndicated Columnist | 7/8/22

Thank you to everyone who makes this newspaper possible

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Thank you to everyone who makes this newspaper possible. more

7/8/22

Autobiography of Laurence Paul Wilson, part 6

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The following is the sixth excerpt from “From Poverty to Prestige: the Autobiography of Laurence Paul Wilson.” more

J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net | 7/7/22

Open letter to 2022 Kansas college graduates

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Congratulations on a job well done! As you consider what is next, I want to make a pitch for why you should put your roots down here in Kansas. more

By Gov. Laura Kelly / Special to the Morning Sun | 7/7/22

Inflation is a tax on every Kansan

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Inflation is currently at 40-year highs with no end in sight. It’s hard to find a good or service in America that hasn’t been impacted by soaring inflation. more

By Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kansas) / Special to the Morning Sun | 7/7/22

Transform your salad into a meal with layers

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A salad that calls itself a substantial meal is not a floppy affair. more

By Lynda Balslev / news@morningsun.net | 7/6/22

Winner winner, chicken dinner

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Today, July 6, is Fried Chicken Day. No one apparently has taken credit for deciding that we should celebrate that particular food on this particular day but there it is — Fried Chicken Day. more

By Carol Ann Robb, Pittsburg Public Library | 7/6/22

Are We There Yet?

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I’m very impatient. Any trip I take, whether across town or around the world I continually try to figure out how to get there faster. more

By Dr. Richard Baker, AIF, Steadfast Wealth Management | 7/5/22

A Headboard and the Dog’s Dinner

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I’ve got something to say about how to make a better family, a better community, a better country. So I am going to do what my people do: Tell a story and then try to make parallels at the end. more

By Bobby Neal Winters, Morning Sun Columnist | 7/5/22