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Estranged daughter is out of loop on dad’s health
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DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, our 40-year-old daughter, "Tanya," suddenly accused me of abusing her during her childhood. She also accused my husband, her dad, of enabling this abuse. Abby, the abuse …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/15/24
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A soup for all seasons
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Sometimes, all we need is a bowl of soup -- to feed a family, to clean out the vegetable bin, to add warmth to a cold evening. Minestrone is a classic Italian vegetable soup. It has a tomato-infused …
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By Lynda Balslev
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3/15/24
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Friday, March 15
Talking Heads Discussion Group
The Talking Heads discussion group will meet at 9 a.m. every Friday morning at the Pittsburg Public Library at the corner of …
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3/15/24
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Club Notes
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Saturday, March 16
Audio-Reader Pittsburg
Audio-Reader Pittsburg meets from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday at the Homer Cole Center to read to the visually impaired and print …
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3/15/24
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Ex fails to show at family funeral
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DEAR ABBY: My mom passed away recently, and the person I was in a relationship with from adolescence to my adulthood, "Charles," didn't attend her funeral. While I'm currently in a relationship with …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/14/24
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Thursday, March 14
USD 248 — Girard BoE Meeting
Girard Board of Education will meet at the Board of Education Office in Girard at 5:30 p.m. every second Thursday of the …
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3/14/24
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Thursday, March 14
Al-Anon
Al-Anon meetings are now hybrid. The in-person gathering every Thursday at 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal, 306 W. Euclid, can be …
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3/14/24
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Art and Animals
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Ashely Denham loves art and knows the healing powers that art can transform lives. She is a current artist at Art Forms Gallery in Pittsburg and is starting to teach …
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By Char Strong / [email protected]
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3/13/24
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Lessons from the past still ring true today
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DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I sat over lunch, reading your mom's "Definition of Maturity." It was shortly after my dad died, and reading it made me realize how lucky I had been. Those were all lessons I …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/13/24
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Wednesday, March 13
GPL Teen Time
The Girard Public Library will be hosting a teen night for grades 6th through 12th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Attendees will …
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3/13/24
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Wednesday, March 13
Blanket Brigade
Join the Blanket Brigade in making quilts for those in need. The Brigade meets every Wednesday, except the first Wednesday of the …
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3/13/24
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Women on the March
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During my K-12 school years, the only women I remember hearing about in Social Studies/History classes were Betsy Ross and Pocahontas. Madame Curie might have come up but since she was …
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By Carol Ann Robb, Reference & Adult Services
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3/13/24
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Father’s threat leads to change in family dynamics
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DEAR ABBY: While I was visiting my father-in-law, a heated conversation turned violent. My husband, "Rob," was helping his dad and a neighbor with a house project. When Rob's dad became upset at him, …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/12/24
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Tuesday, March 12
Arma American Legion Bingo
Every Tuesday the Arma American Legion will have bingo at 512 E. Main Street in Arma. Doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at …
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3/12/24
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Tuesday, March 12
Pittsburg Noon Rotary
Pittsburg Noon Rotary meets at noon on Tuesdays at Via Christi Hospital. Ask a Rotarian or visit the group's Facebook page, …
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3/12/24
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Journal writer unsure of sharing entries with son
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DEAR ABBY: During my late teens and most of my 20s, I kept journals that filled two full spiral-bound notebooks. I kept them my entire life before reading them for the first time on my recent 70th …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/9/24
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Saturday, March 9
PHS presents The Lightning Thief
Pittsburg High School Theatre presents “The Lightning Thief, a Percy Jackson Musical”. Performances are …
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3/9/24
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Saturday, March 9
Audio-Reader Pittsburg
Audio-Reader Pittsburg meets from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday at the Homer Cole Center to read to the visually impaired and print …
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3/9/24
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"Going Back to Kansas City"
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I love Kansas City. I have since I was a kid growing up and attending the American Royal in the West Bottoms area at Kemper Arena. I fell in love with attending the KC Ren Fest in high school and …
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By Char Strong / [email protected]
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3/9/24
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Discovery of lunch plans derails couple’s marriage
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DEAR ABBY: I have known my husband for 10 years. We have been married for four. We love each other very much, but I did something that has caused him to no longer trust me, and he won't forgive me. I …
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By Abigail Van Buren
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3/8/24
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