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Tech worker weighs resignation

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Tech worker weighs resignation

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve dedicated nearly a decade to the tech industry, diligently working for the same company. Recently, however, I’ve felt increasingly dissatisfied and unfulfilled in my role. Despite my apprehensions, I gathered the courage to draft a resignation letter.

Being present is one way to help a friend

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Being present is one way to help a friend

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Dear Doctors: My friend was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 10 years ago. His chemo is no longer working, and his doctors say there’s nothing else to be done. He has accepted whatever is coming. He has lost weight, and sometimes the pain is bad. How can I help him?

128 years since an election like this

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128 years since an election like this

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

On one side is a lifetime politician who has spent almost a half-century in elected office; on the other side is a relative political newcomer who disdains the political experience that his rival has accumulated.

U.S. citizenship ceremony process

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U.S. citizenship ceremony process

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

I’d never been to a U.S. citizenship ceremony before. I’d never even thought about it much. I knew the process took a long time but, beyond that, I knew nothing about it, until I was invited to one.

Introvert struggles to connect in new city

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Introvert struggles to connect in new city

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am very introverted, and I find it challenging to find my footing when I’m in group settings. I recently moved to a new city and have been trying to build up my social network, but I’m struggling to make genuine connections because of my introversion.

The flood of disinformation

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The flood of disinformation

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

In Moldova, a false video implied that a pro-Western president actually favored Russia. In Bangladesh, a conservative Muslim country, a female lawmaker was portrayed wearing a bikini. In Slovakia, a doctored audio tape made it seem that an anti-Moscow candidate wanted to double the price of beer.

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Events natural fit in sports town

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Conducting two OK Kids State Tournaments in consecutive weeks puts Clinton in a favorable spot in terms of increased revenue.For two weeks the welcome mat was rolled out for visitors and it is hoped they were greeted with a lot of smiling faces, good service and good food.

40 YEARS AGO

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

Saturday, June 29, 2024

30 YEARS AGO• Guests from China were entertained by Steve and Sherry Bieberich.Pictured with their youngest daughter Adeline were Wang Zhi Li (Wong) from Henan province; Liang Weijian (Leon) from Liaoning Yuan province; Zhang Qinghua (Song) from Beijing; and I Sheng Ke (Shengka) also from Bejing.

The greatest hindrances do not come from without, but lie within

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The greatest hindrances do not come from without, but lie within

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Now is the time of year that stores and companies move from displaying pride flags to draping everything in red, white and blue. Independence Day is about freedom. But what does that mean?A mature and educated understanding of freedom is not libertine. It is not about doing everything we want.

Southern Baptist Convention debates religious liberty again

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Southern Baptist Convention debates religious liberty again

Saturday, June 29, 2024

In the midst of heated debates about female pastors and the morality of in vitro fertilization, the national Southern Baptist Convention recently passed a religious liberty resolution that – in terms of Baptist history – was rather ordinary.But these are not ordinary times in American life.