Employee feels uneasy with all-gender restroom

DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm uncomfortable with the all-gender bathroom stalls at work. I was used to the traditional setup, where men and women had separate bathrooms.

Harriette offers her readers new year’s wishes

DEAR READERS: Happy New Year! Welcome to 2023. In some ways, it feels like it was a blink ago that we entered 2022. I began last year with COVID-19 and had to put all my plans on pause. I had been so excited about the projects I was about to embark upon and got stopped in my tracks.

Life and your surroundings are what you make it

A couple of days ago, a friend of mine posted something written by a friend of his on Facebook. This is what she had to say: 'I've been contemplating what I really miss in life. Why do I feel this empty space?I have not felt completely full in a very long time. I miss the outdoors ...

Keep a light burning in Ukraine

Here's a New Year's resolution: Support Ukraine. Stop Putin. Kyiv needs all the essential weapons of war – tanks and missiles, howitzers and drones. But it also needs less obvious weapons, from diesel-powered generators to long-lasting lightbulbs.Yes, lightbulbs.

‘Not just the ramp.’ Worship spaces need more accessibility

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Jerry Lamb could not maneuver his wheelchair into the rows of pews at his church. It wouldn't fit. Nor could he sit in the aisles without awkwardly blocking the way.So he adapted.

There’s gold in them thar religious hillbillies

It didn't surprise me when, backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, Father Thomas Joseph White began telling me that while he enjoyed touring with his band the Hillbilly Thomists, which consists of musical friars, he enjoys writing more.

CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 50 YEARS AGO

30 YEARS AGOLittle Chelsie Renae Lister was the 1993 New Year’s Baby for Clinton after appearing at 2:40 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 1993, to be the first baby born in Clinton for the new year. She was shown resting with proud mom, Cassandra Lister of Clinton.

Optimism, outlook, hope for 2023

Tomorrow is the beginning of a new year. With that comes fresh optimism and a time for setting new goals.As we begin 2023, let’s make it our goal to concentrate on what we have instead of focusing on what we don’t have or worrying about things that are out of our control.

Keep OUR medical records in Clinton

Dear Editor, The December 24 edition of the Clinton Daily News reports the intention of AllianceHealth to transfer Clinton hospital patient records, including radiographs, to a facility in Durant, Oklahoma.I do not believe that is a good idea.

Hemosiderin staining product of trauma or venous insufficiency

Dear Doctors: I broke my ankle about 18 months ago. Now, in the area just above the break, the skin on my leg has turned a dark color, like a bruise.It doesn't seem to be going away. Is there anything I can do to lighten this up? Do you think laser therapy could help?