Engaged couple has differing visions for wedding

DEAR HARRIETTE: I've been engaged for almost two years now, but my fiance and I have different views about how we should celebrate our wedding. While he wants a grand celebration, I would prefer to have a simple ceremony at the courthouse and an intimate party later.

So shiny and new

Director of Nurses Janae Chittum speaks to Cindy Wolters and Kay Brown during a tour of Clinton Regional Hospital’s refurbished facility. The hospital was open for business Monday morning.

Reality vs. chaos in the GOP party

In an interview with Politico, former Republican Rep. John Katko described the damage to his party since Speaker Kevin McCarthy was deposed more than three weeks ago: 'The chaos that's ensued has really illuminated the divisions in the party.

Every day can be special for fancy gloves

My Auntie Jo gave me a beautiful pair of gloves yesterday. They are elegant, with embroidery on the top, and I immediately did what I usually do — I put them away for safekeeping.'I'll wear these to something special!' I told myself.I have a date to go with my niece to see 'Peter Pan' in December.

Friend never pays back after borrowing money

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friend who constantly borrows money from me and our other friends, but she always tries not to pay it back. It's very sneaky and calculated. I brought it up to my group of friends, and they brushed it off and made excuses for her, making me look like a jerk.

Hospital reopening has arrived

One of Clinton’s darkest chapters has a chance to close the door with another one swinging open to welcome patients once again to Clinton Regional Hospital starting Monday.From Jan. 11, 2023, to Oct. 29, 2023, the hospital has been officially closed for a variety of compounded reasons.

We must not look away, we must keep remembering

Ruth Peretz was 16 years old.She had cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy; she was nonverbal and used a wheelchair. But she loved music. So her father, Erick, brought her to the desert concert in Israel that was so brutally attacked by Hamas.

Upon Friar Review: Listening to spiritual queries in mass

During the 1990s, legions of kids could quote chapter and verse from 'The X-Files,' the adventures of FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.Scully was the skeptic who put her faith in science, while Mulder plunged headfirst into the supernatural.

Razor wire on the Texas-New Mexico border

We have so many questions about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to the National Guard to string razor wire on the state's border with New Mexico, it's difficult to know where to begin.On Oct. 9, Abbott shared a news story on X, the website formerly known as Twitter, boasting about the razor wire.

Thyroid eye disease occurs with hyperthyroidism

Dear Doctors: Lately, we've been seeing a lot of ads on TV for a medication to treat thyroid eye disease. My daughter, who is 23, suffers from dry eyes, and now she's sure she has it. What is thyroid eye disease? How do you get it, and how is it diagnosed?