Shining a light on V-Day this Valentine’s Day

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently heard about a different way to consider Feb. 14 beyond the traditional practice of celebrating Valentine's Day. Apparently there is a global movement to protect the rights of women and girls around the world, called V-Day, that is gaining traction. Do you know about this?

Exercise routine needs to change after COVID

ASK THE DOCTORSHello, dear readers, and welcome to the monthly letters column. Are we too far into 2023 to wish you all a happy New Year? We're deep into flu season, as well as lose-those-holiday-pounds season. Both are topics in your letters, and of future columns. And now, your questions.

Parent’s constant hypocrisy leads to distrust

DEAR HARRIETTE: I pride myself on teaching my daughter how to honor her commitments, including holding confidential information confidential. She has demonstrated that she is good at that, and I am very proud of her. What I am not proud of is my own behavior. I could kick myself.

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

30 YEARS AGOShortgrass Honor Band from Clinton Middle School had four students qualify for the Shortgrass Honor Band which performed at Elk City. Honorees included Matt Newton, Melissa Haley, Kasey Kidd and Brenda Vaughan.

Focusing on what we agree with

Last Monday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivered the State of his State address to kick off the 2023 legislative session.Instead of dwelling on some of the things in his address that we didn’t agree with, we thought we would take the high road and point out some of the things we liked.

Spiritual advisers offering comfort in execution rooms

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Pastor comes to terms with his back-woods roots

Growing up in West Virginia, Rev. Michael Clary always wondered about some of the archaic language his elders used, words like “yonder” and “reckon.

Large portion of population benefits from ASMR

Dear Doctors: I would like to know more about ASMR. I never heard of it until a friend's daughter started watching videos of people whispering.She says she likes how it feels. I watched for a bit, and nothing happened, but my own daughter has become a fan. What is ASMR?What does it do?

Employee feels unappreciated by taciturn boss

DEAR HARRIETTE: I feel like my boss doesn't actually like me despite putting on a friendly face in public. They always seem to be on edge around me.

President nobody wants to run again

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address was widely seen as both a traditional speech and as the informal, unstated kickoff to his 2024 reelection campaign. But the most striking thing about a Biden 2024 effort, if in fact there is one, is that it is a race few Americans want him to run.