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What’s 1959 got to do with it?

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What’s 1959 got to do with it?

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The election is now over, the country is in a funk, talk about the decline of democracy is in the air. If nothing else, the toxic mixture of this nasty midterm election campaign, the hearings into the Jan.

Varied diets help with complete proteins

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Varied diets help with complete proteins

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Dear Doctors: What does it mean when something is a 'complete protein'? A friend said that when I count beans or grains as a protein, it's not the same nutritional value as meat or cheese. Are there really different kinds of protein? Is he right that it matters which kind of protein you eat?

Bystander scandalized by woman nursing in public

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Bystander scandalized by woman nursing in public

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

DEAR HARRIETTE: I went to homecoming at my alma mater last weekend, and it was fantastic. There were so many people there. People of all ages and backgrounds had gathered to have a good time at the school they love so much.

What the midterm elections mean

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What the midterm elections mean

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

If, as expected, Republicans win back one or both houses of Congress in the midterm elections, the most significant impact could well be summed up in two words: judges and subpoenas.

Guests turn gathering into sales opportunity

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Guests turn gathering into sales opportunity

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

DEAR HARRIETTE: I went to a party recently, and toward the end of the evening, I noticed several people become overtly opportunistic.

Mother is growing fond of Stubby the squirrel

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Mother is growing fond of Stubby the squirrel

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

I am delighted to report that my mother has come around.I have been lobbying my mother for months to take pity on a little red squirrel who had acquired a great fondness for her, demonstrating his devotion by digging up all her flowerpots and gazing at her for minutes at a time through the window.

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4 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 judge

Saturday, November 5, 2022

The Clinton Daily News does not endorse candidates in every race. While we make it known whom we like, we also respect those who see things differently.GOVERNORSchool vouchers is the key issue where Kevin Stitt and Joy Hofmeister differ the most.

Woman won’t stop pressuring friend to get surgeries

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Woman won’t stop pressuring friend to get surgeries

Saturday, November 5, 2022

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friend who is physically fit — times 10. She is in her 60s but looks 20 years younger.She recently decided to get a tummy tuck and some other surgeries to tighten up her body. She went out of the country to do it and is super pleased with the results.

Weight training keeps down body fat percentage

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Weight training keeps down body fat percentage

Saturday, November 5, 2022

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: At my last checkup, it turned out my body fat percentage had gone up quite a bit. I was surprised because I had gained weight. I'm a 66-year-old woman, I walk at least a mile every day and I play tennis. My doctor says I should start lifting weights, too.

Midterms, Biden’s agenda, filibuster

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Midterms, Biden’s agenda, filibuster

Friday, November 4, 2022

On March 2, 2021, when he had been president less than two months, Joe Biden met with a group of liberal historians in the White House East Room.The subject was Biden’s “determination to be one of the most consequential presidents” in U.S. history, according to an account in Axios.