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DO JUST ONE THING

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DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, June 26, 2025

• It’s time to stop buying tennis balls to play fetch with your dog.

Employee wants to move to new department

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Employee wants to move to new department

Thursday, June 26, 2025

DEAR HARRIETTE: Another manager within my firm told me a few weeks ago that she wants me to come work for her full-time. I have been temporarily supporting her because she recently lost her executive assistant, and we work together well.

Talk on training to prepare for old age

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Talk on training to prepare for old age

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I heard an interesting talk about training to prepare for old age. Is this an established theory or just someone’s random idea? The person said there are certain things you can focus on to age well. I am 62 years old, and I’m especially interested in staying strong.

Psychotherapist weighs in on toddler behavior

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Psychotherapist weighs in on toddler behavior

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

DEAR HARRIETTE: Retired licensed psychotherapist specializing in children and families here.

Who wants to serve in small churches?

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Who wants to serve in small churches?

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

One of the crucial services the Rev. Tony Marr provides as the leader of the Higher Ministries consulting firm is to connect young pastors – fresh out of seminaries and Bible colleges – with churches that need new leaders.But there’s a problem.

Trump Crime Family is in full control

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Trump Crime Family is in full control

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

The New Yorker headlines read “Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder.” The New York Times reports “As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests.” and The Atlantic calls Trump 2.0 “The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History.

Daughter loses identity in quest to fit in

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Daughter loses identity in quest to fit in

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

DEAR HARRIETTE: My 12-year-old daughter is going through a phase where she feels like she has to match everything her friends do, what they wear, what they eat, the shows they watch, the hobbies they’re into, etc.

Warmer weather, shorter days are ahead

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Warmer weather, shorter days are ahead

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Ido a funny thing in the middle of June. I try to celebrate the summer solstice.I don’t do anything particularly romantic.If you have visions of me leaping over bonfire flames or dancing around a maypole wearing a flower crown or attempting to contact my inner goddess, you would be disappointed.

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CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

Saturday, June 21, 2025

30 YEARS AGO• Football cheerleaders at Clinton Middle School named for the 19951996 school year included Lane Lorenz, Kelsey Knight, Mary Ann Jockish, Julie Smith, Ami Moser, Amy Klein, Shasta Davis, Elizabeth Partain, Stephanie Duff, and Allison Burns.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

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Liquid biopsies offer more nuanced profile

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Dear Doctors: My mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and I’m helping with her medical appointments. Her oncologist says she needs a liquid biopsy. She has already had a biopsy – that’s how they found the cancer. Why would she need another one?