Some people just are not tech-savvy

For the most part, I congratulate myself on being relatively competent at managing technology.

Woman ghosts friend who helped her in need

DEAR HARRIETTE: Last year, I helped my close friend through a tough time when she was struggling financially and feeling lonely, but now that she’s in a better situation, she has completely stopped talking to me.

Adult son becomes dismissive to family

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently welcomed my adult son into my home. I didn’t know him as he was growing up; I learned about him when he was already 18, and since then we’ve stayed in touch through visits, calls and texts. When his mother passed away, he asked to move in with me.

Adoption of some AI systems can improve care

Dear Doctors: If it’s true that, according to a 2024 study, there are some 200,000 deaths (amazingly!) each year from medical errors in the United States, might AI be used to reduce them?

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1773, Captain James Cook and his crew became the first to sail south of the Antarctic Circle. In 1893, the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by a group of U.S.backed businessmen.In 1946, the United Nations Security Council held its first session.

CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

30 YEARS AGO• Preparing Clinton’s P.L.A.N. (Progress, Long-range And Now) for the future were Thomas Redwine, Hoi Geswender, Forrest Tennant and Maria Rosales. The group met to prepare to go into all areas of Clinton and find out what the citizens would like to see in Clinton in the future.

Yancey is depending on the grace of God

Asked to judge a woman “caught in the act of adultery,” the Gospel of John says Jesus stooped, wrote something in the dust, then told her accusers: “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”Then he wrote again. The silent religious leaders drifted away.

Mom wants to protect daughter with vitiligo

DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter has vitiligo and is adjusting to the changes in her skin and hair. She’s only 7 years old, and as most of us know, kids can be insensitive.

The difference between a cold and the flu

Dear Doctors: My wife started getting sick a few days before Halloween. We were worried that it was going to turn into a bad respiratory illness, but it stayed in her nose and throat. That’s a common cold, right? Why is having a cold so different from when you get the flu?

Venezuela episode mirrors disregard

Has Donald Trump just ripped the mattress tag from international relations? The legend on mattress tags warns that the labels should not be removed “under penalty of law.” That warning has an exception: the consumer. The United Nations Charter affirms the sovereignty of countries around the globe.