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

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

Saturday, August 10, 2024

30 YEARS AGO• Directors of the Custer County Cattlemen’s Association lined up to eat beef and pose for a picture at the Southwest Beef Cattle Symposium held at the Custer County Fairgrounds.

Park outlasted expectations: Now what?

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Park outlasted expectations: Now what?

Saturday, August 10, 2024

On a wet and muddy week in October 2000, more than 700 volunteers of all ages came together to build the M.T. and Helen Gholston Children’s Park at Acme Park.

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Sunday Gospel Hour at Nashville's most iconic honky tonk

Saturday, August 10, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert's Western World is known as Nashville's most authentic honky tonk and synonymous with country music. But for an hour on Sundays, no one can drink alcohol; everyone must listen to Christian music.This is 'Sunday Gospel Hour' in the Tennessee capital known as Music City.

The Lord's Supper meets Dionysus, with an audience watching

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The Lord's Supper meets Dionysus, with an audience watching

Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Catholic bishops of France admired the 'marvelous display of beauty andjoy' in the 2024 Olympics opening rites, but also slammed the blending of Christian sacred art, Greek mythology and the sexual revolution.

Forgotten birthday endangers friendship

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Forgotten birthday endangers friendship

Friday, August 9, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: My best friend forgot my birthday this month, and I have felt so sad ever since. This year, I went all-out for her birthday and threw her a huge party, making sure every detail was perfect to show how much I care.

Cochlear implants target inner ear structures

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Cochlear implants target inner ear structures

Friday, August 9, 2024

Dear Doctors: I am 45 years old and have sudden sensorineural hearing loss that is significant. There is no known cause. I’m told that the only option now or in the future is a cochlear implant. How do they work? How do I know if I might be a candidate for this type of treatment?

Democrats will try and tout the polls

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Democrats will try and tout the polls

Friday, August 9, 2024

It has now been more than two weeks since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee.

J.D. Vance vs. the ‘childless cat ladies’

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J.D. Vance vs. the ‘childless cat ladies’

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Some of my best friends are cat people. I’m particularly indebted to our neighbor Laura, a self-described “crazy cat lady,” who took in Albert, the most unusual feline I’ve known.

Insider’s view of the end of a presidency

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Insider’s view of the end of a presidency

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Richard Hauser wanted three days off – the weekend plus the following Monday. It seemed a reasonable request.

Tiny tent and the great open sky

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Tiny tent and the great open sky

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Ihaven’t gone camping in a tent in a long time.I grew up camping and, for much of that time, it was in a tent. My parents would take my sister and me to the Boundary Waters between Minnesota and Canada for about a week. We’d paddle our canoes from one lake to the next.