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

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

Saturday, July 29, 2023

30 YEARS AGO• The First Baptist Church Youth Choir went on tour in Texas singing at several churches. Twentyfour youth and six adults made the trip south.

Darkness on the edge of a small town

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Darkness on the edge of a small town

Saturday, July 29, 2023

The country singer Jason Aldean has a No. 1 hit with 'Try That in a Small Town.' Made news because Country Music Television won't play the video due to its threatening nature. Aldean is a Trump fan, so it's brought out predictable right vs. left defenses and condemnations. But it's not that simple.

'Pew gap' remains important force in American politics

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'Pew gap' remains important force in American politics

Saturday, July 29, 2023

As an emerging American voice, the Rev. Jerry Falwell visited South Carolina in 1980 to promote his new Moral Majority network, while urging evangelicals to back Ronald Reagan instead of President Jimmy Carter, a Southern Baptist.Then Furman University professor John C. Green was intrigued by the...

Burning mouth syndrome affects women

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Burning mouth syndrome affects women

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Dear Doctors: I'm 54 years old and post-menopausal. I've had increasing issues with my lips for three years.At first, it felt like a persistent sunburn, and now my lips feel as if they are made of tissue paper. I'm otherwise healthy. Changing meds, including hormones, hasn't helped.

Couple has wildly different musical tastes

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Couple has wildly different musical tastes

Saturday, July 29, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: My partner and I do not share musical tastes — at all.In the beginning, I thought it was cute. He would listen to certain things that I had never heard of, and vice versa. We explored each other's musical tastes a bit early on, but now it's just annoying.

New York City: Sanctuary no more

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New York City: Sanctuary no more

Friday, July 28, 2023

Recently, New York Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city has printed thousands of flyers it plans to distribute at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Relationship drama ruins trip to visit friend

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Relationship drama ruins trip to visit friend

Friday, July 28, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: My best friend goes to college in Europe and always spends his holidays over there with his family. Due to this, I get to see him for only two weeks in the winter when he comes home.

Intercostal neuralgia, pain after thoracotomy

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Intercostal neuralgia, pain after thoracotomy

Friday, July 28, 2023

Dear Doctors: After a thoracotomy for lung cancer surgery, I had pain and tingling, along with tightness and spasms, in my midriff. I was told it would ease, but it hasn't. It's been a year, and the spasms are sudden and severe. CT scans are normal, and meds and physical therapy help only a little.

DO JUST ONE THING

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DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Have you ever used a toilet in a public restroom and noticed it's leaking water? Over time, even a small leak can waste thousands of gallons of water as it goes unrepaired.

Family confidant spills relative’s secrets

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Family confidant spills relative’s secrets

Thursday, July 27, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a relative I viewed as a second mother since before I can remember. We were extremely close.