TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY'S FACTIn 2005, Tropical Storm Alpha was the first Atlantic storm to be designated with a Greek letter, after the annual list of 21 names had been exhausted.TODAY'S SPORTSIn 2012, Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life from competitive...

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

30 YEARS AGOBand officers at Clinton High School included Historian Jamie Wright, Drum Major Kay Gragg, Freshman-Sophomore Representative Krissi Rouselle, President Richard Knabe, Vice President David Gathright, Junior-Senior Representative Luis Rodriguez, Secretary-Treasurer Kanda Schilberg and...

Vote for individuals, not parties

“It’s my party and I’ll vote blindly if I want to.” Those weren’t exactly the precise lyrics of Lesley Gore’s hit, “It’s My Party,” back in 1963, but they could well apply today.Never before has the nation been so starkly divided like it currently is.

Revisiting a difficult, inspirational choice

“I’ll sue you if you don’t provide her medical care.” That was Lidia’s response to the reckless doctor who botched her abortion at 26 weeks.

Episcopal bishop who dared to say ‘apostasy’

It has been three decades since the Rt.

More in tune with Trump or Biden?

There was an extraordinary Senate debate this week in Orem, Utah, between Sen. Mike Lee and challenger Evan McMullin.

Making a tackle

Kyler Ringo-Kabunda wraps up the ball carrier and records a tackle for a loss during a recent game. 

Older sister’s comments cause great offense

DEAR HARRIETTE: My older sister and I are very close. She is much older than me, so she's been more like a second mother to me than a sister. My sister has always struggled to find her footing.

Junk food is engineered to taste good, not satisfy

Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about what makes something count as 'junk food'? My diet has been less than stellar during the pandemic, and not only did I gain weight, I also just got the news that I have prediabetes.

Texas had an actual child sex ring

So where’s QAnon when you need them? We’re talking about the secretive cult of conspiracy-mongering crazies who believe that Democrats are pedophiles prone to making meals of their victims at the behest of evil Hillary Clinton and who worship Donald Trump.