Over a decade ago we published an editorial about how taking care of the little things can have a huge impact. We thought it was worth repeating.

The allure

Ever since journalists started working from home in large numbers, they've begun adopting pets and, inevitably, writing about them. No problem there. I've worked from home since the 1980s, and caring for domestic animals has long been among my ruling passions.

Experts weigh in on new

Dear Doctor: I just saw on the TV news that there’s a new fungus killing people in Texas, and that there’s no cure for it. They’re calling it a superbug, which sounds scary. What is it? Is it going to be everywhere, like COVID-19?

Neighbor has bad

DEAR HARRIETTE: The other day, I left my house in a rush and forgot the key to the main entrance of my apartment complex on the table. When I returned about an hour later, I spotted my neighbor, who I usually see outside while she’s walking her dog.

Last Friday’s scrimmage in Lawton was interesting to say the least. A skirmish that lasted less than two minutes has been the center of conversations here and in El Reno for a week.

Stranded

The Biden administration says it does not know how many U.S. citizens are in Afghanistan hoping to leave in the face of the American withdrawal and Taliban takeover. For days, Pentagon officials said they had no ability to venture outside the Kabul airport to find those Americans and bring them to safety.

Today is the 238th day of 2021 and the 68th day of summer.

What it’s like to live in a place

During the early days of the COVID-19 epidemic, my brother and I congratulated each other that we had little to fear. Descended from hardy Irish peasants who lived in dirt-floored hovels among farm animals, we'd inherited sturdy immune systems and pretty much never get sick.

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