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Salvaging the past
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As I listened to Ben Haggard at Memorial Auditorium last Saturday night, I found myself reflecting on how lucky we are to have a venue with one of the largest stages in the state.
I also …
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By J.T. Knoll / Morning Sun Columnist
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9/9/23
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NALM, the Real World, and Rejoice!
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Those of you who follow this space may have taken note of the fact that there hasn’t been a column on mowing this year. This isn’t because I haven’t been mowing. Indeed, …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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9/9/23
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Why is ‘Suits’ the show of the summer?
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I love television as much as I love music and movies. I am a 1980s kid, born and raised on MTV, “Alf,” and “Who Shot Jr?” Television, as a self-described “indoor …
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By Char Strong
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9/9/23
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When dad comes to visit California
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Here’s another excerpt from Frank Jeler Jr.’s memoir. This one about his dad visiting him in California. — J.T.K.
Throughout the 70’s and 80’s, my dad would come to …
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By J.T. Knoll / Morning Sun Columnist
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9/7/23
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Outsiders’ perspective on Pittsburg
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I was a member of the Leadership Kansas class of 2015. Leadership Kansas is a statewide program designed to enhance and motivate future leaders from various Kansas communities. Each year, close to …
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Jay Byers / Deputy City Manager
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9/6/23
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Risky game of cash: Avoid market timing
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“That squirrel had a death wish.” The squirrel was trying to cross the road but was indecisive and started darting back and forth until finally going back to the side he had just come …
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Dr. Richard Baker, AIF / Fervent Wealth Management
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9/6/23
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Mark your calendars
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Once I started kindergarten, Labor Day marked the beginning of a new school year so in my mind, January 1st was superfluous. Why would a new year start in the middle of the school year? …
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By Carol Ann Robb / Pittsburg Public Library
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9/6/23
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Have a Pepsi day
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We take so much in our lives for granted. Not only family and friends, but much more. For instance, I think we all enjoy a cold, frosty, sparkling soda, especially when it is extra warm. …
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By Lois Carlson
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9/5/23
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Melancholy songs and collective trauma
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Miley Cyrus came out with a new song on Friday called "When I Was Young." It has struck a nerve with listeners. I now teach music and art appreciation and we started "Karoke Fridays." A few …
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By Char Strong / [email protected]
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9/2/23
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Once upon a time in the Little Balkans
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Around 1890, there came to southeast Kansas, from a little town in Germany, a man named Hans who was trained in the art of candy making.
But, alas, at that time, there was little market for his …
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By J.T. Knoll / Morning Sun Columnist
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9/2/23
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God’s country
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It is fitting, I suppose, that Christianity and patriotism often create a cruciform tension in our hearts. Music is a medicine for the pain that is created by this tension. I chose the …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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9/2/23
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The thunder will rumble no longer
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Funeral services for Frederick Walter Brinkerhoff, 81, were held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 1966, at the First Presbyterian church. Brinkerhoff died at 5:25 p.m. the previous Saturday at Mt. …
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By J.T. Knoll / Morning Sun Columnist
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8/31/23
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Clock to run on first downs
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College football fans who are excited that the season has finally arrived, don’t yell when you notice the clock didn’t stop after a first down.
Since 1968, the clock has stopped on a …
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Jim Henry / Sports Editor
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8/31/23
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Read a past getaway
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One of my favorite activities during Little Balkans Day has always been the Quilt Show. I don’t quilt—that’s the other Carole Robb in town, John’s wife (& she has …
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Carol Ann Robb / Pittsburg Public Library
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8/30/23
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China problems
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"Did you pull up the anchor?" I was trying to steer the boat west, but something under the water was pulling me east. In the same way, China's economic problems are beginning to affect the stocks in …
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DR. Richard L. Baker, AIF / Fervent Wealth Management
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8/30/23
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Jolene
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In the song “Hollywood Nights” Bob Seger refers to a beautiful woman and a man’s reaction to her:
She had been born with a face that would let her get her way/
He saw that …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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8/26/23
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Getting Friendly at the Frisco
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Although the Friendly Tavern, once located on the corner of Adams and Broadway in Pittsburg, was, indeed, quite a friendly beer joint, it won’t be the only focus of “Inaugural Night at …
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By J.T. Knoll
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8/26/23
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PSU teams busy on Saturday
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As the regular season gets closer, Pittsburg State’s fall sports teams have activities on Saturday.
Getting the earliest start, the Gorillas’ cross country teams will hold their …
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Jim Henry / Sports Editor
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8/24/23
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Brinkerhoff immersed himself in work and community
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Despite the burdens of running two newspapers, F.W. Brinkerhoff found time to read searchingly many other publications to be fully informed on events, persons and political activities, as well as …
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By J.T. Knoll / Morning Sun Columnist
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8/24/23
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US debt problems
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We were a “one café” town. Not only did my hometown not have a stop light, but it only had one café at a time. You ate there even if you didn’t like the food because …
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DR. Richard L. Baker, AIF / Fervent Wealth Management
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8/23/23
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