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40 YEARS AGO

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

Saturday, January 6, 2024

30 YEARS AGO• New Year’s baby honors for 1994 in Clinton went to Tyler Malloy Slinkey, born at 8:15 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 1, 1994, at Clinton Regional Hospital and shown with her proud mom, Sylvia Slinkey of Clinton. They would be eligible for a number of prizes from local merchants.

A prayer for positive change going into a new year

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A prayer for positive change going into a new year

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Ihate that politics and the media are currently the primary venues for discussing abortion today.As you may know, if you've read my column before, ending abortion is a major priority for me.

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Preaching to polarized congregations a responsibility, challenge

Saturday, January 6, 2024

(RNS/AP) — The Rev. Susan Sparks, a minister and a professional comedian, uses humor in her sermons to help her American Baptist congregation in New York City consider ways to approach those with whom they disagree.

Reader compares life choices to friends’

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Reader compares life choices to friends’

Saturday, January 6, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m a 21-year-old woman who made the decision not to go to college. I have found myself working as a Starbucks barista, stuck in the same town I grew up in. My friends from high school are about to graduate and secure positions at Fortune 500 companies.

Navigating can help increase brain health

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Navigating can help increase brain health

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Dear Doctors: My wife and I have a running argument with our kids about GPS. We enjoy maps and use them to plan our routes. Our kids call us old-fashioned and always use GPS. I just read that can erode your spatial skills. Is that true? If so, maybe it will persuade them to use a map.

It’s debatable if flies can pass H. Pylori

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It’s debatable if flies can pass H. Pylori

Friday, January 5, 2024

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: In your recent column about gastritis, you didn’t mention the possibility of getting H. pylori from flies. I was diagnosed with H.pylori decades ago, and soon after I saw a video in the doctor’s waiting room about its connection to flies.

Reader feels like third wheel with friends

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Reader feels like third wheel with friends

Friday, January 5, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: I often find myself feeling like a third wheel when hanging out with two close friends. This sensation can be quite uncomfortable, and I worry about it affecting our friendship.

Biden’s poll numbers: He’s fallen and can’t get up

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Biden’s poll numbers: He’s fallen and can’t get up

Friday, January 5, 2024

In an interview with the Financial Times, the longtime Washington political analyst Charlie Cook noted that President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has been stuck below 50% for a long time – 2 1/2 years – and shows no signs of rising above 50% anytime soon.

Fundamentalism and Donald Trump

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Fundamentalism and Donald Trump

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Donald Trump’s MAGA movement is fundamentalist at its core – with fundamentalism being understood as a psychological rather than a religious concept.

Student wants to create time to cook at

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Student wants to create time to cook at home

Thursday, January 4, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: I want to start cooking more often. For about two weeks, I cooked for every meal, and I felt much healthier and more productive when I prepared my own food. However, when school started to pick up and I had to study more, my time to cook shortened tremendously.