It is good to embrace our own stories

I’ve been working on a script with a producer named Eli.I’m going to perform a show made from pieces of columns I’ve written over the years. I’ve been looking for themes and ideas and stringing them together, and I thought I’d done a pretty good job, so I sent off a draft to Eli.

Mom of three struggles to feel confident

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have lost around 200 pounds over the past two years. It hasn’t been an easy journey at all because I have done it all naturally. As a mom of three, I gained a significant amount of weight during my pregnancies, and it stuck with me for years.

Neuroendocrine cancer is often slow-moving

Dear Doctors: We have a family friend who passed away just three weeks after being diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. There were no symptoms at all, and it was found pretty much by accident, during an appendectomy. What kind of cancer is that? Does it always move so fast?

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1836, Arkansas was admitted as the 25th U.S. state.In 1846, Britain and the United States settled the boundary dispute between the U.S. and Canada in the Pacific Northwest.In 1994, Israel and the Vatican established formal diplomatic relations.

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

30 YEARS AGO• Arapaho class of 1944 members who attended a reunion included, Drucilla (Waggner) Martin, Irene Chapman, Arlee Jo (Morris) Crowl, Iris (Miller) Baumwart, Clifford Barrick, Patricia (Bozarth) Carroll, Dennis Langley, Anna Lee (Sullivan) Anderson, Johnny Grant, Leota (Reimer) Smith, Bob...

We should be a community of support in our common humanity

It was the fall 2020, and I had just been taken by ambulance to a New York City hospital.Without a doubt, the paramedics thought I was wasting their time and was merely having a panic attack. (If that was an element, the 9-1-1 dispatcher yelling at me may have had something to do with it.

A new threat to Alaska's historic Orthodox Cathedral

The fire began in the early hours of Jan. 2, 1966, and spread through the business district of Sitka, Alaska – toward the historic St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral.

Quality dads have quality traits

Over the years the definition of a “real man” has changed as the zeitgeist of society has evolved. Today a “real man” is someone who takes care of their children and the community around them.

Regular exercise benefits memory at any age

Dear Doctors: I retired last fall, and while I do enjoy the free time, I’ve become worried that the loss of mental stimulus will affect my memory. My husband says he heard about a study that showed being physically active helps your memory. Do you know if that’s true?

Babysitting mother disregards boundaries

DEAR HARRIETTE: What should I do if my mother is smothering me? My husband and I recently moved closer to my parents because we have two little ones. My daughters are 3 and 4 years old, and I need help with them because my husband and I both work full-time.