Father’s parenting methods were harsh, but effective

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have spent years being mad at my father about things that he did and said to me when I was a child. I grew up in his household, and he was harsh. He was a taskmaster, and he expected everyone in the family to do exactly what he said, or else suffer his glaring eye.

Decision time for Glancy, Pop Hicks

The Clinton Economic Development Authority and the Clinton City Council continue to struggle on what to do with the former Glancy Motel and Pop Hicks Restaurant properties on Gary Boulevard.

In quest to get Trump, secrecy strikes

Think back five years to the frenzy of news reporting and commentary over what was called Trump-Russia “collusion” – the allegation that the 2016 Trump campaign conspired with Russia to fix the presidential election.

Welcome to what is the new normal

We are preparing for Thanksgiving, assembling gifts for the holidays, maybe beginning to decorate the house. Prices are high, to be sure, but there is a sense – a welcome feeling, a relief, really – that things are normal.We are talking about football and girding for the onset of colder weather.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1963, the first episode of the longrunning science fiction drama 'Doctor Who' aired on the BBC.TODAY'S QUOTE:'Reality is not simply there, it does not simply exist: It must be sought out and won.' – Paul Celan

Remote worker misses having human interaction

DEAR HARRIETTE: I went to a work event this past weekend that was so much fun. I didn't realize how much I miss being around people. Just having the chance to hug other people and talk to them face to face was so nice, as I work 100% remotely.

Early RSV season primarily impacts infants

Dear Doctors: What can I do to protect my baby from RSV? What are the symptoms? People are talking about a 'tripledemic,' and it has my husband and me worried. We're both vaccinated for the flu and COVID-19, and we are being super careful when we're out and about. What else can we do?

Moving to new city made us outsiders

My husband, Peter, and I feel like social butterflies.We certainly are not. But it feels as if we are, because we are staying in a new city and finding it easier to make new friends than any time since we were children.

Sick friend does not want company

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friend who is virtually a nomad. He's always traveling somewhere, hanging out in exotic locales with interesting people. I hadn't heard from him since the summer but thought nothing of it. When I called, I discovered he was in the hospital with a medical emergency.

Republicans saying, ‘Just go, go, go!’

In 1972, the esteemed political philosopher Dr. Seuss wrote a children’s book in which unmitigated umbrage is directed at an implacable pooch in a purple jumpsuit named Marvin K. Mooney.“The time has come! The time is now!” inveighs the exasperated narrator. “Just go. Go. Go! I don’t care how!