Son should contribute while home for summer

DEAR HARRIETTE: My son is coming home from college soon, and I want him to do more than just sleep and hang out with his friends all summer. I have encouraged him to get a job, but he hasn’t made any inquiries yet. I know I am going to be fire-breathing mad if he does what is his normal: nothing.

Now is clearly a time for toughness

For all presidents, naming federal judges is one of the most critical ways they leave their mark on history.

Weigh benefits of statins with rise in glucose levels

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I read that when you take statins, it raises blood glucose levels to a prediabetes or diabetes level. Does it happen even if your blood glucose is normal? How do statins work?

Friend can’t stop putting herself down

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend is constantly putting herself down. She cannot seem to take a compliment. Even when she gives compliments to others, she follows them with a put-down comment about herself and how inadequate she is in comparison. It’s really frustrating and heartbreaking to hear.

Getting ready for the alumni reunion

On Memorial Day Weekend Clinton will roll out the red carpet for hundreds of former residents who will be returning to the Hub City to celebrate the All-School Reunion held every five years.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave his “blood, toil, tears and sweat” speech to the British House of Commons as Germany’s conquest of France began.In 1943, the German Afrika Korps surrendered to Allied forces in North Africa.

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

30 YEARS AGOLung Association volunteers were selling chances toward a gas barbecue grill which had been donated by Kmart. Shown with Kmart official Mike Davis was Cindy Wilcox, Custer County asthma support group coordinator Gail Wilcox, Sheri Waide and Racquel and Michelle Waide.

The end of an era for the Sisters of Charity of New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Through more than 200 years, the Sisters of Charity of New York nursed Civil War casualties, joined civil rights and anti-war demonstrations, cared for orphans, and taught countless children.They're proud of their history of selfless service.

Global South starts cutting ties with Canterbury (part II)

Want to know how to cause a church split? The deepest fault lines — sex, money and pride — have been obvious for centuries, said Archbishop Kanishka Raffel of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia.

Most don’t believe Biden fit to serve

President Joe Biden was born Nov. 20, 1942. That has been a well-known fact, or at least a widely available fact, since Biden entered national politics a half-century ago.