There are no winners in Israel, Gaza

Am I the only person in America who finds it impossible to support either side in the appalling slaughter in Gaza?Not that my personal opinion counts for anything. Does anybody’s? I see people marching in the streets waving flags and chanting slogans, and I wonder whence comes their certitude.

The power of the effect of the placebo

Dear Doctors: We use mints to help our 6-year-old with carsickness. When the mints came from the tin, they didn’t help at all. But when we started keeping them in a prescription pill bottle, the “medicine” made his symptoms go away. Is this the placebo effect? Why does it work?

Fledgling writer wants past to stay private

DEAR HARRIETTE: As an aspiring writer, I often wonder how one truly finds their voice in writing. I had a shaky childhood where I was exposed to alcohol and drug abuse, parental cheating issues and overall poverty.

Candidates’ perspectives are warped

Is the United States in a Chevalier de Panat moment?It was the obscure French nobleman who said that the Bourbons have learned nothing and forgotten nothing – a remark from the 19th century that has lived through the decades and that has eerie resonance for our own time here in the 21st century.

Learning about multiplication tables

Inever learned my multiplication tables.Not really.To this day, if you ask me, “What is six times nine?” out of the blue, with some urgency, I will panic. (Please don’t do this.)The troubles started when I was transferred from one math class to another in the third grade.

Photo editing app causes embarrassment

DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend discovered that I edit my pictures, and now I feel ashamed to face him. A mutual friend showed me an editing app that allows me to remove eye bags, slim down my face and adjust my waist to appear slimmer.

The complacency trap is real

On Election Day 2016, staffers at Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn headquarters were popping champagne corks and celebrating what they assumed would be her victory over Donald Trump.

Good things to take note of here

May is one jam-packed month with a lot going on in Clinton. It’s important to take stock of some of the things happening in the community’s back yard.OKLAHOMA RT. 66 MUSEUMThe busy season for the museum is here. On the local level, state level, national level, and the global level, the Oklahoma Rt.

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

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Current and future American women deserve better

We cannot live without mothers. That seems like it should be an obvious point. But we have examples in recent culture and politics that suggest otherwise. The vice president of the United States recently visited an abortion clinic.