New Hampshire residents are concerned

Dear Doctors: We live in New Hampshire, and people are worried about Eastern equine encephalitis. There have been several cases, and someone has died. I’ve lived here all my life, and this disease is new to me.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1781, Gen. Charles Cornwallis’ British troops surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, heralding an imminent victory for the Continental Army.In 1960, the United States imposed an embargo on exports to Cuba except for medical supplies and certain foods.In 1987, “Black Monday” set a new Wall Street...

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

30 YEARS AGOWearing their war paint, an exuberant group of Clinton fans cheered on the Red Tornadoes.

Asian American evangelicals' theology is conservative

(AP) – The Rev. Wayne Lee leads an English-speaking church of second- and third-generation Chinese Americans in the heart of Philadelphia's Chinatown.His 120-strong evangelical Christian congregation in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania is under the same umbrella as two other immigrant...

An 'old news' Protestant voting mashup for the election

It was the rare Trump quote that caused groans as it rocketed through conservative media.But this sound-bite came from an upcoming memoir from former first lady Melania Trump: 'Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?

Kids’ park transformation nears

Action was needed and action will be delivered next weekend by the citizens of Clinton when workdays begin at the M.T. and Helen Gholston Children’s Park.Neglected maintenance and natural wear and tear on a wooden structure tossed in with a sprinkle of vandalism all coalesced into a once mighty...

The race now apears to have shifted

Afew days ago, there was a report that the Harris campaign is in trouble and the Trump campaign is “extremely bullish” on former President Donald Trump’s chances to win the presidency.The reporter, former ABC News journalist Mark Halperin, said his account is based on “robust private polling” and...

Understanding medication side effects

Dear Doctors: I would like to know why it is that so many medications have side effects. Is it the medications themselves, or is it the additives that are used in making them?

Readers offer advice on new mom’s weight

DEAR HARRIETTE: I wanted to offer another option to “Overweight,” the woman hurt by her brother’s comments about her post-pregnancy weight. Could she not go a step further and ask him to babysit for an hour or two a few times a week, so she can have time to herself, to sleep or cook or exercise?

Dispatch the 2024 presidential race

Two things can be true at once. Here are two things that are true about this year’s presidential race: One, Donald Trump is the most fundamentally unfit presidential candidate ever nominated by a major party.