Working together we can ...

Over the last few months, I’ve had the opportunity to talk with hundreds of Clinton residents about the needs of our district and the community’s vision for how we should move forward. It’s exciting to know the conversation always turns to those most important: our students.

Civil war over Trump? Not likely

When it comes to prognostication, my favorite philosopher has always been the eminent Lawrence Peter Berra. "It's tough to make predictions," Yogi famously said, "especially about the future."For all his baseball genius, Yogi came by his skepticism honestly.

How quickly things change

The turning of the calendar page always prompts reflection, and seldom more so than this year. We have moved from the end of the Donald J. Trump presidency into the middle stages of the Joe Biden years.

Gearing up for legislative session

Now that January has arrived, the focus at the State Capitol is the 2022 legislative session that convenes next month.The deadline for members to provide staff with specific information or language for proposed legislation was Jan. 6, and the deadline for filing most kinds of legislation is Jan....

Researchers studying cause, treatment for long COVID-19

Dear Doctors: When are treatments for long COVID going to be available? I had COVID-19 in the very beginning, when there were no tests for it yet, and I've never really recovered.

Friends want to change vacation tradition

DEAR HARRIETTE: My four best friends and I have been taking annual vacations every spring since we were 23. We're planning another vacation now, and my friends want to bring new people I've never heard of before. I don't think it will be the same if we bring a bunch of new people.

An epidemic of error

A persistent and pernicious infection is tearing through America as the new year dawns. But it's not called delta or omicron. It's not caused by a virus.

College senior lacks motivation to finish strong

DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm about to enter my final semester of college, and I'm excited to be done with school for good. Last semester was long and arduous. I'm so tired that I have almost no motivation to finish out the year strong. I cannot bring myself to commit to my work or any of my final projects.

My new fancy dress

I was excited to wear my new dress.It was slimming, I thought: all black and covered with flounces from the neckline to the hemline. I wore it with high heels – which I rarely wear – and red drop earrings.

Information needed on juvenile crime

Laws to protect some can also cause heartache to others. One of those includes not making information available on crimes that involve juveniles.We understand that officials must be very careful to protect the rights of youngsters by not releasing their names.