President Trump rallied “stop the steal” as he protested – frequently but falsely – that the 2020 election had been rigged against him. Now that slogan is relevant again – but for two totally different reasons.
Dear Doctors: How often are multiple sclerosis (MS) and Type 1 diabetes seen in one individual? In my experience, MS specialists are not familiar with how to treat flares in people with both. I have been advised to get IV steroids to manage a flare, which would have spiked glucose. I find this lack of experience to be frightening.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband claims that he supports my career as a lawyer in big law; however, he gets irritated when I work late. He says he feels like I don't have time for him and that I always put my job first over everything. I work extremely long hours, sometimes staying at the office past 9 or 10 p.m., and occasionally I even have to log back on once I get home.
Nearly a month into his second year in office, President Trump’s Cabinet has been remarkably stable. No Cabinet member has quit, been fired, pushed out or otherwise left the building. The question is whether that is a good thing. A president does not want to let his political enemies hound his top Cabinet officials out of office. On the other hand, by the end of an administration’s first year, it’s usually clear that one, or two or more of the president’s Cabinet just aren’t working out. That is the issue confronting Trump today.
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The 2026 legislative session is well underway, with two weeks of committee work now completed. The Senate hit the ground running, beginning committee hearings at 9 a.m. on the first Tuesday of the session, following Monday’s State of the State address. I’m pleased to report that five bills I’m carrying this session have advanced from their assigned committee and are now advancing to the full Appropriations Committee or the Senate Floor. Among my pieces of legislation advancing is Senate Bill 1509, which was unanimously approved by the Senate Energy Committee. The measure seeks to reform Oklahoma’s groundwater laws by setting spacing requirements for new wells in order to protect existing well owners and their commercial investments from encroachment. It applies across all groundwater basins, ensuring an extra layer of protection while allowing exceptions only when water cannot be found elsewhere. Another bill I’m proud to see move forward is Senate Bill 1434, which authorizes the Departments of Public Safety and Transportation to place automated speed enforcement devices at the start of construction zones. Signs must be posted at least 100 feet before each device to alert drivers that their speed will be monitored, and an image may be captured.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend and I have been talking for a month now about booking a summer vacation together to Greece. I recently brought it up again, and she said that she can’t go anymore because she booked a different vacation with a different friend. She didn’t mention it beforehand or talk to me about possibly changing plans. She just said it was cheaper and easier to coordinate.
DEAR HARRIETTE: Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, but I don’t like to buy into it.
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Dear Doctors: My doctor put me on a glucose monitor to track my blood sugar for a few weeks. There were three nights when my husband and I went walking after dinner, and those readings were better. He thinks it’s the walking, but I think it’s that I skipped dessert. Who do you think is right?