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I watched the Oscar nominated feminist black comedy “Poor Things” and I need to discuss it. It explored many themes of what it means to be a woman in 2024 and our gender roles that … more

By Char Strong / [email protected] | 2/3/24

Stocks Shuffle Along, Set New Record Highs

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Cliff Young, a 61-year-old potato farmer, shuffled down the highway for over five days straight to win a grueling 543-mile ultra marathon in 1983. It was his first race, and he ran it wearing … more

Dr. Richard Baker, Fervent Wealth Management | 1/31/24

Boundaries 2024

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CUTLINE: My yoga injury has made it difficult to do my other jobs as a special education English teacher and freelance writer. CHAR STRONG / THE MORNING SUN "Love yourself enough to set … more

By Char Strong / [email protected] | 1/27/24

The subzero, hoodie misinformation blues

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“Woke up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes. But you know 'bout that babe. I, got these old walkin' blues.” — Robert Johnson These past few weeks I’ve found myself … more

By J.T. Knoll | 1/27/24

Bubba and Taylor Swift

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I got a call last week from my old friend Bubba from back home. He’s the one that lives just the other side of Wapanucka. We passed and repassed on just about every subject under … more

By Bobby Neal Winters | 1/27/24

Percy Jackson and Stephen Fry

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I’ve been watching the series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” on Disney Plus with my family. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Percy Jackson, he is a creation … more

By Bobby Neal Winters | 1/20/24

The American Dream is Killing Me

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I guess I have a rant this week about the state of “punk music” and especially the band Green Day. I am not the biggest Green Day fan. They are not in the top three of Foo Fighters, … more

By Char Strong / [email protected] | 1/20/24

Androcles, the lion, and the jackasses

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Back in the day when I got a splinter in my foot Mother Helen or Grandma Mary were the go-to removers. If it couldn’t be pushed out with a good hard squeeze on both sides (like a pimple) … more

By J. T. Knoll | 1/20/24

A Fresh Start for Your Finances

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The first day back to work in January, I thought my wife had shrunk my dry-clean-only pants in the dryer. She hadn't; I guess I had too many peanut butter balls between Christmas and New Year's Day. … more

By Dr. Richard Baker, Fervent Wealth Management | 1/17/24

The NFL doesn’t care about you

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I had a couple of days of low anxiety and nights of deep, relaxing sleep — in good measure because of getting things off my chest in last week’s rant. Then, on Monday, I heard … more

By J.T. Knoll | 1/13/24

Curmudgeon Rant

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The older I get the more I’m aware of the need to take life’s aggravations in stride, but I’ve also learned that a good diatribe is necessary from time to time to clean out the … more

By J.T. Knoll | 1/6/24

In the details

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Have you seen the meme of the Venn Diagram with the three overlapping circles? There are a number of variations of it. In one the three circles are labeled respectively “Bank Robbers,” … more

By Bobby Neal Winters | 1/6/24

New Year's Resolutions?

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It is apparently a very American idea to start the New Year with a resolution or two. According to Forbes Health, which conducted a survey about the attitudes of New Year's Resolutions, only 12% of … more

By Char Strong / [email protected] | 12/30/23

Social Media and Intentionality

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Do you ever feel like you are addicted to your Tik Tok feed? Do you ignore your cat or dog so much that they sweetly put their paws on your phone screen to get you off of it? This happened to me … more

By Char Strong / [email protected] | 12/9/23

Time to call Paul

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”If I had my life to live over again, I’d be a plumber .” — Albert Einstein Because plumbers have exceptional wisdom and abilities which raise them above the level … more

By J.T. Knoll | 12/9/23

Ring a Bell; Be awake

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It is easy to get caught up in the big problems of the world and to be overwhelmed by it. I’ve been reading a book entitled “To Govern the Globe,” by Alfred W. McCoy, who is a … more

By Bobby Neal Winters | 12/9/23

Pittsburg is Authentic

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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Apparently, the word had a substantial increase in searches this year. It has a number of meanings including “not … more

By Jay Byers, Deputy City Manager | 12/6/23

Circling the horizon

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Choose the least important day in your life. It will be important enough. — Thornton Wilder, “Our Town” I ran out of Pallucca’s sausage last week, so I drove my … more

By J.T. Knoll | 11/25/23

The Little Match Girl

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It’s getting colder, as is normal for this time of year. We are going into the holiday season: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years to mention the ones most of us pay attention to. Some of … more

By Bobby Neal Winters | 11/25/23

Britney Spears memoir, "The Woman in Me," was published to much acclaim this fall. She details her life and career in brutally honest details.

We Owe Britney Spears an Apology

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I finished Britney Spears memoir this week “The Woman in Me.” It was an unflinching look at her life of religious trauma, generational trauma, and misogyny. I had to read it in chunks … more

By Char Strong / [email protected] | 11/18/23