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40 YEARS AGO The top 10 Clinton Service Center bowling team, consisted of, from left, Raymond Bruner, Roy Martin, Ronnie Harrelson, Kenneth Nance, and Troy Maxwell, placed sixth in the state Champion of Champions tournament.

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CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

Saturday, October 3, 2026

30 YEARS AGO• Clinton Regional Hospital Auxiliary officers were installed at the Portside Café at Marina Del Rey on Foss Lake.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

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Signs of esophageal cancer can be easy to dismiss

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Dear Doctors: A family friend is suddenly on hospice care because of esophageal cancer, which has spread to his lungs and liver. The thing is, he never even knew he had it. Other than getting the hiccups and losing some weight, he was fine.What causes this cancer? How common is it?

Dating child’s teacher could be tricky

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Dating child’s teacher could be tricky

Saturday, October 3, 2026

DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter’s teacher asked me out on a date today and I said yes. However, I am worried about how this will affect her. I am a single mom to my 10-year-old daughter, and she is my world.

DO JUST ONE THING

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DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Don’t let completed jigsaw puzzles collect dust in a closet. Instead, trade them with fellow puzzle lovers through the Jigsaw Puzzle Swap Exchange, an international community where members send puzzles to one another and receive a new one in return.

Reader’s husband refuses to retire

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Reader’s husband refuses to retire

Thursday, October 1, 2026

DEAR HARRIETTE: My 71-year-old husband is refusing to retire even though we have more than enough money for both our retirement funds. He’s been working at the same bank for 45 years and won’t let go of the company.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

In 1947, Game 1 between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees was the first World Series game broadcast on television.In 1955, actor James Dean was killed in a car accident near Shandon, California, at age 24.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

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Rabies shots needed after exposure to rabid bat

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Dear Doctors: My brother woke up to find a bat on his bed. He captured it in a bucket and took it to animal control, and it turned out to be rabid. Even though he didn’t touch the bat and his doctor couldn’t find any bite marks, he still had to get rabies shots. Why would that be?

Pastor shames couple for not tithing

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Pastor shames couple for not tithing

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

DEAR HARRIETTE: Our pastor shamed my husband and me for not tithing to the church. My husband just lost his job, so we have cut down our tithings to essentially nothing.

Man falls short on planning date

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Man falls short on planning date

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

DEAR HARRIETTE: A couple months back, I met a guy at a local festival.We exchanged our names, numbers and social accounts, and in the week following, we spent several nights on the phone talking and getting to know one another. We talked for hours and hours, and he asked me on our first date.

Reading surveys from my library tour

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Reading surveys from my library tour

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Sometimes I have to give myself a talking- to.I got back from my whirlwind library tour and had a lot to do. I tried to get things done and felt like I was spinning my wheels, leaving tire tracks on my office floor.