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Friday, April 25, 2025
In 1859, British, French and German engineers began construction on the Suez Canal in Egypt.In 2011, a four-day tornado outbreak in the southern United States began, producing 358 confirmed tornadoes and killing more than 300 people.
Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

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Older adults can engage in weight training

Friday, April 25, 2025
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column. It has been a busy few weeks in our mailboxes, so we’ll dive right in.
Girlfriend’s reality check stuns partner

Girlfriend’s reality check stuns partner

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Girlfriend’s reality check stuns partner

Friday, April 25, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: I just got a reality check from my girlfriend. She left me. In our last argument, she told me that I don’t know how to love and that I push away everyone who tries to do right by me. I think I might’ve crossed a line this time.
The worst thing happened while flying

The worst thing happened while flying

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The worst thing happened while flying

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Only after you’ve had a day like yesterday do you really know you married the right person.The day started out fine. We were flying back from Mexico to the U.S. My husband, Peter, books all our flights, and he had arranged it so we did not have to get up at “the crack of stupid,” as he would say.
Sister won’t communicate with sibling

Sister won’t communicate with sibling

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Sister won’t communicate with sibling

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My sister won’t answer my calls or call me back, and I have no idea what I did wrong. She has never been great at communicating, but now she has gone radio silent.
Capitol today resembles WWI battlefield

Capitol today resembles WWI battlefield

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Capitol today resembles WWI battlefield

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
After two terms in the United States Senate, Gary Peters is calling it quits. “I will say, over these last few years, it gets harder every single year,” the Michigan Democrat told CNN. “The middle is disappearing.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Saturday, April 19, 2025
In 1943, an uprising began in the Warsaw ghetto in German-occupied Poland.In 1995, a truck bomb exploded at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168.
40 YEARS AGO Stephanie Smalley, 11 and father Dick give each other a hug at the 11th consecutive Kiwanis banquet.

40 YEARS AGO Stephanie Smalley, 11 and father Dick give each other a hug at the 11th consecutive Kiwanis banquet.

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

Saturday, April 19, 2025
30 YEARS AGO• The Clinton High School Spring Fling featured little trike racers teacher Janice Berrong in a leather cap and goggles, Shawn Driver for the sophomore class, Ginger Wells for the seniors, and Jeffrey Peters for the freshmen.
Matchmaker can’t stay out of friend’s love life

Matchmaker can’t stay out of friend’s love life

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Matchmaker can’t stay out of friend’s love life

Saturday, April 19, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: A close friend of mine likes to play the role of cupid. Her interest in other people’s love lives might be well-meaning, but for me it feels invasive. I’m generally a bit reserved about my love life, but my friends know about a certain someone I am interested in.