Icing out the Republican field

News flash: Even in steamy Florida, American politics have become subject to flashfreezing. The country’s civic life has turned cryogenic.

Supporting Muslim friend during Ramadan

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my best friends is Muslim. We are currently in the season of Ramadan. While I am not Muslim, I hang out with her a lot.

Pondering the most enduring verdict

Should Donald Trump’s future be decided by judges and juries? Or by voters? That’s the larger question hovering over the spectacle that unfolded in a Manhattan courtroom, as Trump was arraigned on 34 felony charges stemming from his cover-up of a fling with an adult movie star, Stormy Daniels.

Employee wants to keep health situation private

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am traveling with a work group, and we will be in close quarters for about a month. I like the people I’m traveling with, so I suspect everything will be fine. My one concern is that I have a number of medical issues nobody knows about. I am a very private person, especially about things like this. I had to fill out a form to outline my medical history, but that form was private. I’m wondering if I am under any obligation to tell my team about my medical challenges. For the most part, there should be no issues.

Pregnancy still possible during perimenopause

Dear Doctors: I’m 48 years old and in perimenopause. I’ve missed a few periods and joked with my doctor about being pregnant. She said not to laugh — it can happen. Considering my age, I was really surprised. What happens with your body in perimenopause?

40 YEARS AGO

30 YEARS AGO Regional Science Fair winners for Clinton Middle School included Andrea Robben, Oklahoma Junior Academy of Science (OJAS); Cari Constein, OJAS; Rico Villanueva, State Science Fair; Jenny Barnett, State Science Fair; T.J.

Covenant's pastor preached on grief before the attack

The Bible's shortest verse — 'Jesus wept' — is also one of its most important. That was the message delivered by the Rev. Chad Scruggs in a March 5 sermon — 'Death's Conqueror' — as the faithful at Nashville's Covenant Presbyterian Church continued their Lenten journey toward Holy Week and Easter's promise of new life after death.

Wildfires along the rural Custer County countryside were not the only thing quickly spreading Tuesday. Concern and panic from a recirculated school threat in the form of a social media post from five years ago burned its way through Clinton and other communities as well.

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