It’s duration, not number of steps, that counts

Dear Doctors: I love walking and do at least 2 miles per day. I have followed the endless debate about how many steps per day is best with great interest. Apparently, there’s a new study that says the goal should be stamina and not steps? I’m not sure I understand, and I would like to know more.

Seek the good in every person you encounter

There’s a reason I don’t write about current events.The news flies at me faster than I can absorb. I cannot make sense of it all, and it feels as if I should always be doing something more, knowing more, helping more than I am.

Parent considers options after poor decision

DEAR HARRIETTE: My son moved away a couple of months ago. At the time, he told me that he was able to transfer his job, which would make the move that much more seamless. Last week, he called me to tell me that his employment contract will terminate in the next few weeks.

Building a balanced state budget begins

The second session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature began yesterday with Governor Kevin Stitt’s final State of the State address. The governor also presented the Legislature with his executive budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year.The state budget outlook presents some challenges.

Will illegal crossers be able to stay?

The United States experienced a mass incursion of illegal border crossers in the years 2021 to 2025. Estimates vary, but in that period at least 9 million people entered the U.S. illegally. Rather than turn them back, former President Joe Biden allowed most to stay, with little or no vetting.

Woman upset to know man used pick-up line

DEAR HARRIETTE: About a year ago, I met a man at work, and he introduced himself to me by telling me how beautiful I am and how much he admires me. In less than a month, I was his girlfriend.

New drugs transform Alzheimer’s research

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I understand that there is treatment for the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease that can stave off serious decline. There are also new tests to determine if a person is in the beginning stages, at which point it would be advantageous to take the new drugs.

Student wants to pursue trade school

DEAR HARRIETTE: I want to go to trade school, but my parents don’t approve. They want me to enroll full-time at a traditional four-year college, but that’s not what I want to do. My parents worry that I’ll limit my future or miss out on opportunities if I don’t follow the path they envision.

Telling a story will never get old

It takes a long time to write a book.Actually, writing a book does not take that long. Getting a book sold and edited and published takes far more time than I imagined.

The reason why Trump is failing

Donald Trump has called 2025 “the greatest first year” of any president, but a majority of Americans strongly disagree: In the latest CNN poll, 58% describe that year as a “failure.”To hardcore MAGA loyalists, the president can do no wrong. But rabid Red Hats account for only about 35% of Americans.