Lifting heavy objects may trigger sciatica

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I am 33 years old, and I've been diagnosed with sciatica.It's hard to sit at my desk for my job.Sometimes the pain wakes me up at night. Could this have happened from lifting boxes when we moved? My husband says I should see a chiropractor.

Friend irritated by know-it-all snob

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friend who is a know-it-all. As we are talking and catching up, she regularly interrupts me to explain that she knows whatever the subject is already and gives an example. Rarely do I get a whole sentence out before she jumps in to put her personal stamp all over it.

Tweet away, Mr. Trump, tweet away

Twitter and Facebook acted correctly in restoring Donald Trump’s right to use their platforms. He has not done so yet, mainly because he has contractual obligations to employ Truth Social, the third-rate outlet he created after his exile.

My husband isn’t a fan of Valentine’s Day

My husband, Peter, does not believe in Valentine's Day. I mean, he knows it is a thing. It's just a thing he prefers to ignore.'Stupid!' That is Peter's verdict.Peter takes offense whenever there is a big marketing effort aimed at getting him to buy things in order to show affection.

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.

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.

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.

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.Even though...

Spiritual advisers offering comfort in execution rooms

ST. LOUIS (AP) — For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney in a drab room, alone except for the eyes of witnesses staring through thick, soundproof glass as unidentified executioners administered the lethal chemical from behind a cinderblock...