Not much of a joke if you ask me

It wasn’t much of a joke, as far as jokes go.I saw the man wearing two hats, one on top of the other. The second hat may have been for his wife. It was decorated with intricate drawings.

Wealth need not hamper friendship

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been spending time with some new friends who are kind and generous. Whenever we go out, they pay for meals, which is nice because we are not rich and they are. They never make us feel any kind of way about it, either. What we do to show our appreciation is different.

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

30 YEARS AGOClinton City Council members included Don Rodolph, Bob Smith, Dale Jones, Gene Catlett and Forrest Goucher.● Sideline coaches, better known as dads, photographed watching Red Tornado football practices included Alvin Baumwart (son, Ryan, junior); Kevin Brittain (sons Brad, junior;...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, I was put in the hospital here in Clinton on Aug. 10, 2022, and discharged on Aug. 18, 2022.After many tests, it was discovered by our doctor, Robert Blakeburn, M.D., that I had a stroke.While there, I had physical, occupational and speech therapies.All the nurses, RN’s, nurses aids,...

A problem in Clinton that needs fixed

During the past few months the number of people roaming the streets, and sleeping on sidewalks and in our parks appears to have grown substantially here.

Artificial light disrupts circadian rhythms

Dear Doctors: I need it to be completely dark to sleep well. I've got blackout curtains, I use an analog clock and I even duct-taped the digital lights on the smoke alarm. I just read that light at night is bad for your health. Is that true?

Friend doesn’t always include roommate

DEAR HARRIETTE: My best friend and I ended up becoming roommates earlier this year.

Biden is dragging his party down

There has been a surge of optimism among Democrats lately when it comes to November’s midterm elections.The short version of the thinking is: Maybe we’re not going to get clobbered after all! But much of their hope is still likely in vain.

Younger co-worker tries to boss around peer

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my younger co-workers – who has no authority or rank over me – attempted to boss me around the other day.He told me to 'get back to work and make better use of my time' while I was talking to another co-worker on my break.

Turkey tail mushrooms act as immune modulators

Dear Doctors: I'm a 73-year-old Vietnam War veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange. Last December, I was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer. I had immunotherapy and also used turkey tail mushroom extract. All except one of the tumors shrank.