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Value of hometown newspapers

Value of hometown newspapers

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Value of hometown newspapers

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
There’s an old saying that you don’t really appreciate something until you don’t have it anymore. We all know that to be true in our personal life with each loss of a lifelong friend or family member. It’s no secret many newspapers in the United States have closed in recent years.
Everyone has unique story to tell

Everyone has unique story to tell

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Everyone has unique story to tell

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
I've been thinking about forgiveness.A lot has been said on the subject by people a lot smarter than I, so I don't have anything valuable to add to the discussion at large, but I've been thinking of how it affects me, and what a powerful thing it is.I've had very little to forgive compared to most...
Reader needing to lose weight weighs options

Reader needing to lose weight weighs options

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Reader needing to lose weight weighs options

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently I've noticed a lot of people are giving themselves shots to lose weight.Several of my colleagues have gone on these extreme diets (or so they appear to me) and dropped as much as 75 pounds in a few months. I need to lose weight, but it is coming off very slowly.
Consult doctor before using turkey tail mushrooms

Consult doctor before using turkey tail mushrooms

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Consult doctor before using turkey tail mushrooms

Saturday, September 30, 2023
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column. Your comments, questions and kind words — thank you! — continue to fill our mailboxes more quickly than we can empty them.
Employee upset at not getting promotion

Employee upset at not getting promotion

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Employee upset at not getting promotion

Saturday, September 30, 2023
DEAR HARRIETTE: I got passed over for a promotion at my job, and I am wrecked. I have been working so hard to complete my work and to take on more projects. I always have a good attitude and work well with people, though I will admit that I am an introvert.
Joe Biden’s intentional crisis

Joe Biden’s intentional crisis

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Joe Biden’s intentional crisis

Friday, September 29, 2023
The continuing incursion of illegal border crossers into the United States is the most astonishing story in American politics. There have been days recently in which 10,000 people crossed illegally into the country.The current emergency can be attributed entirely to President Joe Biden.
Lifestyle changes helpful in dealing with

Lifestyle changes helpful in dealing with

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Lifestyle changes helpful in dealing with gastritis

Friday, September 29, 2023
Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about gastritis — what it is and why someone gets it? I think I have it, but I don't understand how it happened. Also, is there a special diet you should be on when you're recovering from it?
Former colleague wants to date daughter

Former colleague wants to date daughter

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Former colleague wants to date daughter

Friday, September 29, 2023
DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently discovered that a former colleague of mine has expressed interest in dating my adult daughter. This colleague has known my daughter since she was a young child, so I feel extremely uncomfortable about this situation — and a little angry.
Threat of violence now drives politics

Threat of violence now drives politics

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Threat of violence now drives politics

Thursday, September 28, 2023
Maybe I'm losing my mojo. For all the chatter about political violence out there, this column hasn't drawn a death threat in months. Maybe not even this calendar year.They used to come in fairly regularly.