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The way I choose to look at things
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As April is National Poetry Month, I would be remiss not to remind you, dear reader, that, like Chicken Man (the hero of 1960s WHB AM radio), “Poetry is everywhere, it’s everywhere!”
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By J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net
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4/23/22
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Kansas lawmakers made a promise to fully fund special education. So far, they haven’t kept it.
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Growing up, my grandpa taught me the importance of meeting your promises. I was a bit of a knucklehead as a kid.
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By Kyle Carlin, Kansas Reflector
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4/23/22
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Putin crosses a line
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Where can the United States and its allies fight Putin's murderous rampage in Ukraine? The answer is everywhere, with every weapon available.
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By Steven V. Roberts, Syndicated Columnist
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4/22/22
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Chicken Annie, Chicken Mary, and Chicken Betty
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This week continues Calvin Trillin’s FRIED-CHICKEN WAR essay that appeared in the March 8, 1982, edition of The New Yorker magazine.
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J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net
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4/21/22
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Make your list: The importance of household inventory
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While I could list big-ticket items in my home easily, I am not currently prepared to list all of my possessions in the case of a massive disaster such as a tornado, fire or even theft.
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By Julie Smith, Wildcat Extension District
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4/21/22
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What’s the Buzz…
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My fascination with bees goes back many years. I remember going out in our clover-filled backyard when I was a child, jar in hand to capture bees so I could look at them up close without fear of being stung.
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Carol Ann Robb, Pittsburg Public Library
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4/20/22
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A springtime carbonara
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Think of pasta carbonara as the Italian version of chicken soup. It's humble and comforting and requires the simplest of ingredients.
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By Lynda Balslev / news@morningsun.net
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4/20/22
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A Time of Preparation
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We are now in late April, and while I’ve already mowed my back yard for the first time, we are still in the time of lawn preparation.
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By Bobby Neal Winters / news@morningsun.net
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4/19/22
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Too Much Stock?
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The volatility in the stock market so far this year may be hitting some older investors harder than it should. They might need to make some changes to their investment portfolios.
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By Dr. Richard L. Baker, AIF / Steadfast Wealth Management
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4/19/22
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The value — and urgency — of voting in America
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Most Americans are spectators in today's most critical struggle for democratic values — being battled at every hour of every day in Ukraine. But in another vital struggle for democracy, a third of Americans are spectators.
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By David M. Shribman, Syndicated Columnist
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4/16/22
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Like sands through the hourglass …
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I have a grainy, black and white snapshot of my family, taken in 1961, that shows all nine of us dressed to the nines; Dad, my brothers and me in coats, ties and shined leather shoes.
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By J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net
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4/16/22
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Big liars, big lies
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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin share a deeply dangerous trait: They are both Big Liars, and they embrace their own Big Lies.
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By Steven V. Roberts, Syndicated Columnist
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4/15/22
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Revisiting the fried chicken war
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Former Pittsburg resident Jason Bosseau, who now lives in New York City, recently sent me a copy of the March 8, 1982 edition of The New Yorker magazine, in which humorist Calvin Trillin published: U.S. JOURNAL: CRAWFORD COUNTY, KANSAS FRIED-CHICKEN WAR. I contacted Trillin by email and he graciously gave permission to reprint it in The Morning Sun.
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J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net
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4/14/22
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Our suffering world
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I'm glad we care to light buildings in the colors of the Ukrainian flag here in the United States, but Ukrainians are far from the only people suffering in the world today.
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By Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review
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4/14/22
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I Think That I Shall Never See…
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Quick — name the poet who wrote “Trees.” Joyce Kilmer. Now can you recite the rest of the poem?
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Carol Ann Robb, Pittsburg Public Library
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4/13/22
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Recession speedbumps ahead
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By Dr. Richard L. Baker, AIF / Steadfast Wealth Management
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4/13/22
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Deconstructing the spring roll
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If you like Thai and Vietnamese spring rolls — the fresh ones that are wrapped in rice paper, bursting with vegetables and shrimp — you will like this salad.
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By Lynda Balslev / news@morningsun.net
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4/13/22
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A Place to Make
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In my head I see a video of when I was in grade school. It might’ve been in kindergarten or first grade, but certainly not later than that.
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By Bobby Neal Winters / news@morningsun.net
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4/12/22
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‘China Initiative’ or not, KU prof lied about foreign ties
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Defying the apparent hopes of many in the national media, former University of Kansas Professor Feng “Franklin” Tao was convicted last Thursday of hiding ties to the Chinese government while employed at KU.
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By Jonathan Riley / jriley@morningsun.net
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4/12/22
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1,000,000 barrels of oil a day
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By Dr. Richard L. Baker, AIF, Steadfast Wealth Management
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4/9/22
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