Friend drives after a few too many drinks

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently went out with a friend of mine. She had a few too many drinks. I asked her not to drive home and offered to call her an Uber, but she was adamant that she was fine to drive.

Gift-wrapping a campaign issue

For every action in politics there is a reaction, and here is proof: The Dobbs decision last June, repealing a national right to abortion, was a devastating blow to women personally, but a huge benefit to Democrats politically.As President Biden formally announced his bid for a second term, his...

Federal money benefits area

This week the battle raising the federal government’s debt limit while shoring up the government’s finances ramped up.As we see it, there are many places where the federal government could reduce spending – as long as it doesn’t affect programs that are vital to us in western Oklahoma.Before we cry...

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

30 YEARS AGOClinton Middle School football cheerleaders selected included Cylie Smith, McKenna Meacham, Stephanie Simon, Jennifer Kendrick and Peyton Stovall, all seventhgraders; and September Williams, Emily Maley, Jessica Goodblanket, Jennifer Campbell and Stephanie Simon, all...

Clinton Cemetery tour coverage appreciated

Dear Editor: I personally, and on behalf of the Western Plains Genealogical Society, want to thank you for the coverage your paper gave for our recent Clinton Cemetery tour.This coverage aided in letting our people know about our tour.The latest Clinton Cemetery tour was received well and we had a...

What's going on when the Virgin Mary appears and statues weep?

The Pontificia Academia Mariana Internationalis, or PAMI, recently announced an 'observatory' to investigate claims of appearances of the Virgin Mary and reports of statues of her weeping oil and blood.This announcement extends PAMI's mission of promoting devotion to Mary and study of phenomena...

Many Catholics no longer go to confession: Does it matter?

In the movies, the penitent enters a confession booth, kneels and whispers to a priest behind a lattice screen: 'Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.'This drama was, for centuries, at the center of Catholic life.

2002 HRT study comes under criticism

Dear Doctors: Could you please write about hormone replacement therapy in menopause? It got labeled as dangerous due to a single study, which I’ve read is considered to be flawed.

Parent worries about daughters moving in together

DEAR HARRIETTE: My youngest daughter is graduating from college this year and is looking forward to moving in with her older sister when she graduates. Both girls live in a different state than me. While I love them both, I am hesitant about this decision.

The Hunter Biden whistleblower

The Justice Department has been investigating President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden for a long time. The probe began in 2018, before the elder Biden even decided to run for president.It is now in its fifth year. Hunter Biden has not been charged with any wrongdoing.