DEAR HARRIETTE: My father had another child many years after I was born. I overheard him telling my aunt that my younger sibling is so much "easier." I don't know if this means that he found me hard to raise, or if it's just easier this time because he has already learned the ropes. Should I take offense to this? I don't really want to confront him about it if it wasn't a big deal. – First Born
Clinton’s 34 annual Festival of Lights will be Tuesday. Guests will have plenty of activities in which to participate. The Parade of Lights begins at 6:30 p.m. and the silent auction at the Pepsi Event Center will be from 5 to 8 p.m. The Chocolate Festival will also occur Tuesday.
Clinton resident Nicholas Gere, 22, was arrested for child abuse Wednesday afternoon by Clinton Police officers. Detective Luis De La Torre reported Gere confessed to abusing his 2-month-old stepson Nov. 18.
A house fire occurred at approximately 3 a.m. Thursday morning in the 200 block of S. Main St. in Butler. The family was not home at the time of the fire, and the entire house burnt down. According to Butler Fire Chief Jay Baker, the Randy Gass family lost two dogs, one cat and a pickup truck along with their entire home.
Clinton High School’s Red Tornado Boy and Girl for October are Israel Villanueva and Madelyn Blodgett.
(AP) — The FBI's confirmation last week that it was looking at a spot near a New Jersey landfill as the possible burial site of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is the latest development in a search that began when he disappeared in 1975.
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(AP) — The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the nomination of Charles “Chuck” Sams III as National Park Service director, which will make him the first Native American to lead the agency.
(AP) — South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country's most populous province. It's unclear where the new variant actually arose, but it was first detected by scientists in South Africa and has also been seen in travelers to Belgium, Botswana, Hong Kong and Israel.
Dear Doctors: I heard on the news about a study that says your gut microbiome determines whether or not it's easy for you to lose weight. How did they figure that out? Can I change my gut microbiome to help me lose weight?