Ask Amy: For advice shopper, the answer is alienation
Dear Amy: My psychiatrist suggested I write to you because none of the professionals we’ve consulted have an answer. I had two children with a selfish, emotionally abusive man.
April 2022
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Hays High’s Dale has eye on record
Dale, a senior high jumper for the Hays High track and field team, wants to win a state title and also wants to break the school record. Last year, Dale established a personal best of 6 feet, 5 inches in the Class 5A regional before going 6-4 in the state meet to finish second.
I pledge allegiance: The possible Kansas origins of our nation’s pledge
Recently, an American etymologist from New York discovered old articles detailing the origins of the Pledge of Allegiance. The articles in focus were from an 1892 edition of the Ellis County News Republican.
Today in History
Today is Sunday, April 24, the 114th day of 2022. There are 251 days left in the year.
How diet protects your aging brain; understanding migraines
Q: Both my parents sort of lost it in their late 70s. What can I do (I am 38) to make sure I stay sharp as I get older? -- Steve R., Cicero, Illinois A: You're already acting smartly! The time to think about protecting your brain from cognition problems and dementia is as early as possible, and it definitely is important when you reach your 40s and 50s.
In most cases, leave surgical hardware where it is
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old female. In 2012, I broke my ankle and they put in a plate and six screws on one side, and one screw on the other side. I’ve been reading that one should not leave the screws in for the rest of their life, because it can cause problems with the bones, causing arthritis. I can touch and feel the screw heads. The only problem is buying shoes that aren’t too high to rub, or when I sleep, positioning my foot.
Mariners and Royals game 2
Seattle is 8-5 overall and 5-2 at home. The Mariners are 7-1 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Monarchs get walk-off win in doubleheader split
The Thomas More Prep-Marian baseball team split Friday’s doubleheader with Abilene, with a walk-off 5-4 victory in the opener before the visitors won 10-0 in five innings in the second game at TMP field.
Kerry Lee Bahl
Kerry Lee Bahl, 89, Pleasanton, California died Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Stanford Health Care-ValleyCare in Pleasanton. He was born July 10, 1932, the son of Albert and Genevieve (Werth) Bahl.
Evelyn Engel
Evelyn Engel, 94, of Oakley, KS, passed away on April 17, 2022. .