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Puritanism and power is prevalent

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Puritanism and power is prevalent

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Something tells me I've seen this movie before. Back in my own elementary school days, we read about Dick and Jane.

New diet research focuses on methylation

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New diet research focuses on methylation

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Dear Doctors: I keep seeing news stories about a diet that supposedly reverses aging. It involves something called 'methylation.' Is this real, or is it just someone's new theory?

Teen feels pressure during parents’ divorce

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Teen feels pressure during parents’ divorce

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I know you usually talk to adults, but I need help. My parents are in the middle of getting a divorce, and it's been tough on the whole family, but it's for the best because their relationship hasn't been working for many years.

Threat of the third party

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Threat of the third party

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

WARREN, N.H. — Not that they share a mutual dislike, nor that they consider each other a threat to the nation or to democracy, nor even that they hold a decadeslong grudge, but Joe Lieberman and Dick Gephardt are at it again.

Homeowner consumed by possibility of damage

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Homeowner consumed by possibility of damage

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a 24-year-old man, and I bought a trailer home about a year ago. I like that I am a homeowner, but the anxiety that comes with being one is consuming me every day. I work in construction, and I go home every day on my lunch break to ensure that nothing is wrong with it.

What defines a perfect, special day

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What defines a perfect, special day

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

I'm writing this on my birthday and feeling more than usually grateful.'What do you want to do?' my husband, Peter, asks, as he always does on my birthday.Peter refuses to celebrate his own birthday, but he only applies the nobirthday rule to himself.

A decisive debacle for Desantis

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A decisive debacle for Desantis

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Is Ron DeSantis defeated? Not yet. But he is clearly depleted and increasingly desperate.It's still six months before real voters cast actual votes in the Iowa caucuses.

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Transparency – a novel approach

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Once again, Clinton citizens are being left in the dark thanks to closed-door executive sessions when it comes to the most important topic facing this community – the reopening of Clinton Regional Hospital.The Clinton Hospital Authority conducted an executive session Tuesday lasting about an hour –...

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 22, 2023

• Baseball was the game for 9- and 10-year-old youngsters who attended the Larry Guerkink annual Bulldog Baseball Camp held at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.

LGBTQ+-inclusive Sparkle Creed lights some online fires

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LGBTQ+-inclusive Sparkle Creed lights some online fires

Saturday, July 22, 2023

While wrestling with heresies in the Roman world, second-century Christians began combining crucial doctrines into creeds to help converts prepare for baptism.Soon, the Apostles' Creed emerged as a cornerstone of western Christianity, with short, ringing phrases that millions recite to this...