GOP candidate: 2024 race is ‘stuck

An extraordinary document emerged from the 2024 Republican presidential race this week, and it isn't getting enough attention. It's a memo from the super PAC supporting Tim Scott, the GOP senator who was once seen as a promising contender but has recently slipped in polls both nationally and in early primary states. Scott is now in seventh place in the RealClear-Politics average of national polls.

Republican field starts to narrow

No longer can we say the 2024 presidential election is in the obscure far-off future. The Iowa caucuses are exactly three months away — and the first real phase of the contest is taking shape.

Damaging democratic decision?

Will House Democrats come to regret their decision to join a cabal of hard-right Republicans in driving Speaker Kevin McCarthy from power? The answer is likely yes.

We were shocked and disappointed when it was announced this week the M.T. and Helen Gholston Children’s Park at Acme Brick Park would likely be wiped away to bare ground.

Importance of higher education

Irecently was honored as one of 13 lawmakers recognized by the State Regents for Higher Education and Council of College and University Presidents for our dedication and service to the state’s higher education system during this year’s legislative sessions.

Social media user asks why friends disappear

DEAR HARRIETTE: I deleted all of my social media accounts a month ago. I thought that I would get a lot of text messages from my friends asking what was going on or why I deleted everything. To my surprise, only a few of my close friends seemed to have noticed, and nobody else reached out to me at all.

DO JUST ONE THING

Even in major cities full of giant skyscrapers, wild animals live among us in green spaces like parks, and they need our help.

Friend tries to be sensitive about woman’s loss

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my best friends lost both of her parents this year, within six months of each other. They were well into their 90s, but still, the loss has been devastating for her. I am doing my best to comfort her, but sometimes I am at a loss. I still have my mother, who is in her mid-90s. I feel awkward talking about her now. I don't want to rub it in that my mother is alive and hers isn't, yet I am accustomed to talking about my mother all the time. How do I handle this delicate situation? I never know what to say anymore. — Life and Death DEAR LIFE AND DEATH:

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