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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Cooperation leads to a healthy environment and economy
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Pittsburg has a long history of industrial activity, and with that has come a legacy of contaminated properties. Coal mining, smelting, and many other industrial processes were not regulated until …
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Jay Byers / Deputy City Manager
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8/23/23
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Doniphan County and Troy, Kansas
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I wonder how many reading this column can claim to have been born and raised in Kansas and perhaps even lived in Kansas all your life? I know I have. But then I have a question for …
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By Lois Carlson
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8/22/23
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Right place, right time
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Sometimes it’s being in the right place at the right time.
Maybe it’s simply knowing the right people.
Or others will say, it’s pure luck.
Whatever the case, …
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By Jim Henry / [email protected]
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8/19/23
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'The Dance'
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God’s talking to us all the time, from many directions. Occasionally we are listening and hear Him from an unexpected direction, like Garth Brooks, for example:
And now, I'm glad I didn't …
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By Bobby Neal Winters / Morning Sun Columnist
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8/19/23
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These least brothers of mine
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Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me. — Matthew 25:40
I received lots of comments from about last week’s column on being down …
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By J.T. Knoll / Morning Sun Columnist
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8/19/23
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Back-to-School
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As I move forward into a new phase of my life, I began looking back on my 26-year career as a Special Education teacher. So much has changed in education since starting my career in 1997. I still …
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By Char Strong / [email protected]
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8/19/23
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MIAA Network passes go on sale
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Passes for the MIAA Network are available for purchase beginning on Thursday.
All MIAA football, women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball and …
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JIM HENRY / Sports Editor
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8/17/23
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Brinkerhoff loved the Kansas Balkans
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As Little Balkans Days are around the corner, I thought it would be fitting to reflect on F.W. Brinkerhoff, the man responsible for the quote my wife, Linda, uses in her “Army of Amazons” …
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By J.T. Knoll / Morning Sun Columnist
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8/17/23
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A community of collaboration
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When our family was considering relocating to Pittsburg from Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 2006, I had the opportunity to take a community tour with Lynda Wilkinson, who had served in several leadership …
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Blake Benson / President, Pittsburg Area Chamber
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8/16/23
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No visible cracks
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A major crack appeared in a roller coaster's support beam last month. The tallest roller coaster in North America was shut down after a dad watched his kids ride it and noticed a cracked support …
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Dr. Richard Baker, AIF / Fervent Wealth Management
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8/16/23
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Gen Con
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Last week my husband and I celebrated 25 years of the marriage journey. We decided to treat ourselves to GenCon in Indianapolis, Indiana.
GenCon is a name that has been with the gaming …
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Char Strong / Morning Sun Columnist
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8/12/23
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Familiar voice returns to Chiefs Network
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Kansas City’s NFL preseason opener on Sunday afternoon at New Orleans brings excitement throughout Chiefs Kingdom.
With the Royals struggling through another losing season, football season …
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By Jim Henry / Sports Editor
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8/12/23
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Math, boxes, knots, and true love
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When we are teaching a complicated subject, we break the subject down into bite-sized pieces so that the student can digest it. This is especially true in mathematics. The whole is incredibly …
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By Bobby Neal Winters / Morning Sun Columnist
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8/12/23
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There’s got to be a better way
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As I write this it’s early Wednesday morning and there’s a storm coming in — flashes of lightning and gentle rumbles of thunder rolling around and ricocheting through my back yard …
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J.T. Knoll
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8/12/23
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Division II organizes football alliance
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One four-team bracket in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Division II football playoffs grabbed nationwide attention.
In Super Region 3, the second-round games matched nationally No. 4-ranked …
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Jim Henry / Sports Editor
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8/10/23
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