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Revenues are down compared to last year

Revenues are down compared to last year

Revenues are down compared to last year

We’re now headed into the fourth week of the legislative session and have completed two full weeks of work on bills in the Senate’s policy committees.
Paramour has history with reader’s friend

Paramour has history with reader’s friend

Paramour has history with reader’s friend

DEAR HARRIETTE: A couple of months ago, I got back into the dating scene after focusing on myself for a while. I met a handsome guy who goes to church, has a good job and is ambitious and sweet. Dating him has been great, and it’s exactly the sort of romance I prefer.
It wasn’t a practical joke this time

It wasn’t a practical joke this time

It wasn’t a practical joke this time

Iso rarely get sick that, when I do, I look at my body like it’s some kind of trickster.“Is this your idea of a joke?” I asked my body in the middle of the night.
40 YEARS AGO

40 YEARS AGO

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

30 YEARS AGO• A first-place plaque was earned by a team of Washington sixth-graders from Clinton who helped the Clinton Middle School finish second in overall sweepstakes competition at a CMS Academic Meet.
Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Paget’s disease is a chronic bone disorder

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I was recently diagnosed with Paget’s disease after suffering fatigue symptoms and muscle soreness in my neck, pelvic and lower-leg areas. I am sore and lethargic upon waking up in the morning. What can you tell me about Paget’s, treatments and research advances?
Grieving only child feels like a failure

Grieving only child feels like a failure

Grieving only child feels like a failure

DEAR HARRIETTE: My mom passed away this year suddenly and tragically. I am still in shock about it. I was her only child. All we had was each other, and that’s all I let her leave with.
Democrats are learning: It’s not 2017

Democrats are learning: It’s not 2017

Democrats are learning: It’s not 2017

Recently, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, raised the prospect of impeaching President Donald Trump over the Justice Department’s decision to withdraw the indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Skin microbiome disrupted with bathing

Dear Doctors: I saw where a doctor wrote a book about what happened to his skin when he stopped bathing for a few years. He said our skin has a microbiome, and he wanted to learn more about it. Is that the same thing as the gut microbiome? What does taking a bath have to do with it?
Bridesmaid contemplates dropping out

Bridesmaid contemplates dropping out

Bridesmaid contemplates dropping out

DEAR HARRIETTE: What do you do if you’re a bridesmaid, but the wedding expenses are mounting? This is my best friend’s wedding, and I’d hate to miss out, but some of these things are too demanding: engagement party, bridal shower, bachelorette party, dress, hair, makeup, alterations and more.
This is worse than the event on Jan. 6

This is worse than the event on Jan. 6

This is worse than the event on Jan. 6

President Trump’s current assault on the basic structure of democracy represents a far more serious threat than the occupation of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.