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DEAR HARRIETTE: Lately, my anxiety has been keeping me up at night, scaring me away from windows, crowded places, public transportation and tall buildings, and causing excessive overthinking. With recent developments between the United States and countries like Iran, I am afraid all the time. Social media doesn’t help by simply mocking all this serious political unrest with memes joking about World War III. It makes everything feel more chaotic and unpredictable.
Dear Doctors: In regards to the phenomenon of music and cognition, multiple studies show folks who dance are less likely to develop dementia. This presumably takes the music component and adds memory, movement and doing something to a beat. Every time I see an article on dementia, they neglect to mention dancing.
Obituaries
A private burial for Emma Delphine Roush, 84, of Seiling, Oklahoma, will be held in the Clinton Cemetery, officiated by her family and under the direction of the Lee Hometown Funeral Home.
Ronald Dean Faulkner, 79, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2026.





