Self-proclaimed ‘best friend’ acts like everything but one
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DEAR ABBY: My "best friend," as he has labeled our relationship, moved in with me eight months ago. He claims to have no romantic feelings for me. Despite this, he sleeps in my bed next to me and …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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10/5/24
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Saturday, Oct. 5
Cherokee Legion Dinner
Steak dinner at the Cherokee American Legion, 109 S Vine, Cherokee, begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes a 16 oz. Ribeye, baked potato, and …
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10/5/24
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Club Notes
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For meeting times, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446. Located at 911 N. Fairview, Pittsburg.
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10/5/24
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Kris Kristofferson’s legacy
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I got the news in a text from sister Penny on Sunday that Kris Kristofferson had died at 88.
His straight-forward songs — stories that dive deep into the human experience and the …
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By. J.T. Knoll
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10/5/24
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Breakfast in (South) America
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A remix of Breakfast in America was coming over the sound system. I was feeling good about myself for knowing what a re-mix is, kinda. And I am old enough to remember when Supertramp’s …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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10/5/24
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Frontenac passes tighter guidelines for home-based businesses
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Oct. 5-7, 1924
Murder by unknown parties was the coroner jury's verdict of the death of John Patrick, 53, who was …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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10/5/24
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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I am forever astounded by the nostalgia for Gen X IP in film. We are the generation that grew up with cable TV, the invention of VHS and DVDs, and were there when the internet changed the world.
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By Char Strong / news@morningsun.net
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10/5/24
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Relatives like to drop in with no notice
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DEAR ABBY: Some relatives come once or twice a year from out of state to stay at my in-laws' house. For the past 20-plus years, it has been the same routine. They show up, but we never know ahead of …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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10/4/24
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Friday, Oct. 4
Pittsburg Parks and Rec Senior Bingo
Don’t miss the opportunity for fun and win at Bingo. Cost is 50 cents per meeting + 25 cents per card. Starts at 1 …
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10/4/24
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Club Notes
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For meeting times, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446. Located at 911 N. Fairview, Pittsburg.
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10/4/24
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Add a smear to your winter squash
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You might call this recipe a two-fer. It's not just about the roasted delicata squash. It's also about the smear of labneh that accompanies it.
Delicata is a small, oblong winter squash with …
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By Lynda Balslev
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10/4/24
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Family health plan includes a physician, a veterinarian, and TV repairman
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Oct. 4, 1924
Alexander Howat, deposed president of the mine workers union in this district, is not qualified to …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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10/4/24
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Rowdy kids unwelcome at relative’s wedding
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DEAR ABBY: I recently attended a funeral for a family member. During the 90-minute service, my great-nieces and nephews (ages 3 to 6) were running around the church. Their parents said nothing and …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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10/3/24
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Thursday, Oct. 3
AFG: Woodburned Bookmarks w/ Ashley Denham
2 – 4 p.m. We will be drawing out a design or stencil on a wooden bookmark. Then we will use wood-burning …
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10/3/24
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Club Notes
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For meeting times, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446. Located at 911 N. Fairview, Pittsburg.
Thursday, Oct. 3
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10/3/24
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Hull & Dillon
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Here’s a vintage photo of a can that once held 8 lbs. lard produced by Pittsburg’s Hull & Dillon Packing Company. Lard was a primary cooking staple throughout the world in the early …
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By J.T. Knoll
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10/3/24
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Alcohol-related arrests have increased over past five years
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Oct. 3, 1924
Arrests for intoxication have been increasing in Pittsburg in the five years years since the United …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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10/3/24
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Boyfriend’s ex-wife likes to stir the pot
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DEAR ABBY: I am dating an older man with two ex-wives. I have met both of them. I don't mind them. The last ex-wife and I get along. She usually calls me because he won't answer his phone for her. …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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10/2/24
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Wednesday, Oct. 2
Arma Public Library
Silver Sneakers meets at the Arma Public Library every Monday thru Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Girard Public …
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10/2/24
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Club Notes
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Everyday
Alcoholics Anonymous
Need help or need to talk. Meetings daily. For meeting times, call 620-363-4571 or 620-231-4446. Located at 911 N. Fairview, Pittsburg.
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10/2/24
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