Will your money last as long as you do?

We all hope for long, healthy lives. But there’s a serious “side effect” of longevity – the possibility of outliving our money. How can you help prevent this?It’s useful to know the seriousness of the threat.

Is the Trump show over?

Chris Sununu, the Republican governor of New Hampshire, said this at a Washington, D.C. dinner, about the last Republican president: "The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I'll say it this way: I don't think he's so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution.

Every vote should count the same

We are proud that more than 76% of the voters in the Clinton school district voted yes on this week’s school bond issue!While we celebrate the victory, we must once again question Oklahoma's supermajority law requiring that at least 60% of voters must vote yes to approve a school bond issue and...

Will Dems make it about Trump?

There is a consensus that the Democratic Party is in trouble with midterm elections seven months away. The polls say it, the issues say it and history says it: The coming election is the type of election that the party in power loses big.

It’s not necessary to stop masking

Dear Doctors: The pandemic restrictions were difficult, but I'm not comfortable with ending mask mandates yet. I think we're rushing into it. I have a co-worker who says that since vaccinated people don't get very sick, getting infected isn't the big deal it used to be.

Mentor isn’t offering good advice

DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm afraid that most of the advice that my mentor offers me is not helpful. She is incredibly successful in the field that I aspire to work in, but she is from a different time. A lot of the steps that she took to get to where she is today wouldn't work for me.

Someone had to say it!

In Michael Kinsley's immortal definition, "A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth – some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say."

People are tired of both of them

Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams did it. So did Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison. Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison, too. Also William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley.

Girlfriend’s comment sparks insecurity

DEAR HARRIETTE: My girlfriend accidentally made a rude comment about my height. I don't think that she meant to be offensive, but my height is something I'm very insecure about. I am feeling different about her now that I know how she really feels.

Looking to Ukraine’s future

What is the end game for the war in Ukraine? What will that country look like in the future?A great many questions remain unanswered, but after a month of brutal battles, this much is clear: The two sides are essentially deadlocked.