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Prosecutor’s power questioned

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Prosecutor’s power questioned

Saturday, November 30, 2019

In the multicounty grand jury system, Oklahoma prosecutors have a powerful tool to investigate allegations of crimes and public corruption across counties. But their power is not unlimited.

Many schools require ‘heavy focus’

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Many schools require ‘heavy focus’

Saturday, November 30, 2019

A third of schools across the state dropped one letter grade on report cards released Monday by the state Board of Education. The report cards for the 2018-19 school year show about half of Oklahoma schools remained steady and 15 percent improved.

Despondency intensifies as cold weather approaches

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Despondency intensifies as cold weather approaches

Friday, November 29, 2019

DEAR ABBY DEAR ABBY: I’ve been thinking about suicide a lot lately, more than usual. I’m not angry about anything, just in pain. I keep getting knocked down after I try so hard to pick myself up. I tried calling a hotline, gave up on that.

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Hearing aid technology being transformed

Friday, November 29, 2019

Around 37.5 million adults in the United States report some trouble hearing, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). However, it is an undertreated condition with the NIH also estimating 28.8 million adults with mild to severe hearing loss could benefit from hearing aids.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Friday, November 29, 2019

In 1929, Richard Byrd and Brent Balchen became the first men to fly over the South Pole. In 1947, the United Nations approved the partition of Palestine between Arabs and Jews. In 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson formed the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Woman ashamed to have health issues

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Woman ashamed to have health issues

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am 60 years old, and I feel like I am fitting a stereotype for too many people my age. A few years ago, I started having little health issues that have grown into bigger ones.

Old flame is on man’s mind while marriage loses intimacy

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Old flame is on man’s mind while marriage loses intimacy

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

DEAR ABBY:I am in a 14-year marriage, but there has always been another woman, “Emily,” I have thought about almost daily the whole time. My wife and I have just turned 40. We have no kids, but we have a dog.

Drug treatment brings hope for those with cystic fibrosis

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Drug treatment brings hope for those with cystic fibrosis

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Dear Doctor: Our godson has cystic fibrosis, and seeing him struggle these past eight years has been hard. Is the new drug Trikafta we’ve been reading about really as good as people are saying?

Mom weighs when to tell her son how he came to be

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Mom weighs when to tell her son how he came to be

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I very much wanted a child and used an egg donor to become parents. We are eternally grateful to the semi-anonymous donor (we have limited information on her) and love our 11-year-old son more than anything.

Arthritis pain may be relieved by prolotherapy

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Arthritis pain may be relieved by prolotherapy

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Dear Doctor: I’m a 66-year-old man whose right knee really hurts from arthritis. My sister keeps talking about something called prolotherapy. What is it, and can it help? Dear Reader: Prolotherapy is an injection-based approach to treating pain in the soft tissues of the joint.