Columns & Opinions

Healthy gut biome could help with insulin resistance

Dear Doctor: Does insulin resistance increase as we age? I just read it has something to do with the gut. Why would that be true? Dear Reader: To talk about insulin resistance, we should start with insulin.

Son wants to help stressed-out mother

DEAR HARRIETTE: My mother has been getting upset at my grandmother a lot recently, and it has been hard on my family. My mother gets stressed out because she regulates my grandmother’s medications and manages her diet, exercise and various health problems.

Lessons from the football field

In Clinton we often take for granted things we have here that other communities can only wish for. An example of that is the long standing tradition of Red Tornado football.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Suggest naming football field after Coach Mike Lee Dear Editor: With the upcoming "100 Years" of football celebration coming up, we have one suggestion.

Taking a look at the Einstein theory

Jan. 31, 1929 This Einstein has proven a great comfort to us that always knew we didn’t know much. He has shown us that the fellows that we thought was smart is just as dumb as we are. The Senate investigates everything.

A job well done by Governor Reggie Wassana

The front page of the Aug. 1 Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune carried two photos and a brief story about Gov. Reggie Wassana and Lt. Gov. Gib Miles making a trip to Washington, D.C. The elected leaders of the C&A were in our nation's capitol as part of a Nation-to-Nation Regional State...

Slovenly lifestyle could be relationship deal-killer

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been dating my boyfriend for a year and a half. We’re both 30, and we have pretty much decided to tie the knot. The only thing holding me back is his hygiene. When we met, he wasn’t all that into showering and using deodorant.

Remember ABCDE rule when watching moles

ASK THE DOCTORS Dear Doctor: Why is melanoma so dangerous? I had a squamous cell growth removed, and it was no big deal. However, a mole that had to be biopsied for melanoma (it turned out to be benign) has my doctor worried.

Mom feels she hasn’t given as much to son

SENSE & SENSITIVITY DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a single mom with two teenage children. I spent a lot of time and energy working with my daughter to ensure that she did well in school, and I got her into a great college. My son is more difficult. I feel like I have run out of steam.