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Perfect cup for more than just drinking coffee

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Perfect cup for more than just drinking coffee

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

It's important to have a good coffee cup.My husband, Peter, makes the coffee, and has since we were married. We will be celebrating nine years of marriage this spring, so you might not be surprised to hear that I no longer remember how to make coffee.

Expats find distance from parents difficult

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Expats find distance from parents difficult

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a 50-yearold American resident, and my parents, who are around 80, live in Ethiopia.

Discuss with doctor options to treat rectocele

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Discuss with doctor options to treat rectocele

Friday, November 10, 2023

Dear Doctors: I have been told I have a stage 2 rectocele and that there are two ways to approach treating it.One is insertion of something into the rectum; the other is surgery. Can you please discuss these two options? Could doing physical therapy be helpful?

Searching for serenity through troubling times

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Searching for serenity through troubling times

Friday, November 10, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: Since August, I have committed myself to peace and happiness. Unfortunately, since doing this, every trial and trouble has been presented at my doorstep. What are the best ways to handle tribulations while trying to remain in a positive and serene place mentally and emotionally?

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

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

Friday, November 10, 2023

• ABC baby quilts had been prepared by Family and Community Education clubs (formerly extension homemakers clubs) in Custer County which would be delivered to Oklahoma City hospitals for use with AIDS and drugaddicted babies.

Ward 3 voters to decide Tuesday

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Ward 3 voters to decide Tuesday

Friday, November 10, 2023

Tuesday the registered voters of Ward 3 will have a decision to make when it comes time to cast a vote for their representation on the Clinton City Council.Incumbent Patch McComas will be pitted against challenger Stormie Hill to represent the southwest portion of town.

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Individualism after death, new ways to put remains to rest

Friday, November 10, 2023

Death may be inevitable and universal, but the ways people deal with it most certainly are not.

Liberal rabbi's cry of pain and 'existential loneliness'

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Liberal rabbi's cry of pain and 'existential loneliness'

Friday, November 10, 2023

The graffiti on Cornell University sidewalks was stunning, with messages proclaiming, 'Israel is fascist,' 'Zionism = genocide' and 'F—- Israel.'Then antisemitic screeds appeared on the Cornell forum at Greekrank, a multicampus website about fraternities and sororities.

In appreciation of our veterans

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In appreciation of our veterans

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Saturday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, a day set aside to recognize those who have served in our nation’s armed forces. The U.S.

World Wars come to small English town

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World Wars come to small English town

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

FRAMLINGHAM, England — This little market town 14 miles from the North Sea is an unlikely place to discover the meaning of World War I, whose end at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month is the reason Congress originally set Veterans Day — originally known as Armistice Day — for Nov. 11.