In 1492, the Moors were driven out of Spain as Granada fell to the forces of Ferdinand and Isabella.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve recently taken up beading as a hobby, creating waist beads and bracelets. Lately, my work has gained attention, and people are asking about purchasing my jewelry. I’ve been taking credit for my creations and even making custom pieces for others. While I want to keep this as a fun hobby without stress, I’m torn between making extra money by selling my jewelry or keeping it solely for personal enjoyment. What should I consider in deciding whether to turn my hobby into a side income? – Making My Own Way DEAR MAKING MY OWN WAY: Many people start businesses as an evolution of a hobby. Since you love jewelry making and beading so much, why not do a pilot to see if you also enjoy creating inventory, developing a sales strategy, hiring support and anything else that may be needed to turn your hobby into a business. Give yourself a time frame to test to see if you are up for the investment of time, money, creativity and energy that it takes to launch a business. If it seems like you are, go for it. Keep careful records to help you determine if the business is worth it and can be profitable. At the end of the timeline, review your progress and decide if your return on investment is worth it.
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• Clinton Public School Foundation was one of four “Spotlight Foundations” at the Fall Forum of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence held at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Several CPSF representatives were on a panel for a discussion on how foundations and school systems can work together, including Don Scales, Pricilla Decker, Mary Neparko, Nancy Goodwin, Scott Meacham and Kay Smith.
Parents in pews rarely turn to Rolling Stone for advice about pop-culture morality. But the magazine's expose about 'The Idol,' a summer HBO series about a romance between a pop starlet and an edgy cult leader, produced waves of viral quotes. Production staffers called it a 'rape fantasy' that verged on 'sexual torture porn.' One said the series about a young woman 'finding herself sexually' evolved into 'a show about a man who gets to abuse this woman, and she loves it.'
Harold Gomes wanted us all to be brave. 'A warrior' is how his sister described him, but one who as 'tender' and 'authoritative,' she said before his funeral Mass.
CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL
In 1853, the United States completed the Gadsden Purchase, establishing the border with Mexico.
The story of the 2024 campaign so far is the effort by Democrats and their appointees to use criminal charges and lawsuits to force former President Donald Trump out of the race for a second term in the White House. The name for such an effort is “lawfare” – that is, “the strategic use of legal proceedings to intimidate or hinder an opponent,” to cite one law dictionary.
Try as I may, I simply cannot comprehend the thinking of Texas Republican officials who forced a 31-yearold mother of two to flee the state to secure a legal abortion in order to spare the doomed fetus in her womb from terrible suffering, preserve her ability to bear a third child, and possibly save her life.