DEAR HARRIETTE: I have always been an outsider, and not by choice.
Being something of a smart aleck, I've sometimes joked that while I may look white, actually I'm Irish. All eight of my great-grandparents were born there. Indeed, there was a time during the Great Potato Famine of 1845-52 when my ancestors endured conditions similar to Black enslaved people in America. Millions of Irish peasants starved even as the country exported plentiful foodstuffs guarded by British soldiers. Had they been enslaved, they might have been fed.
WOLVERINE, Mich. — She's had floods. A plague. Toxic algae blooms in Lake Michigan. Economic distress. Death threats. A botched kidnapping. The other day, with smoke from Quebec flowing into the state, there actually was the biblical curse of darkness. No frogs or water turning to blood yet, but don't count them out. Gretchen Whitmer has pretty much had it all.
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DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been having a great time this summer hanging out with friends, and I'm sad that it is coming to an end. My favorite time of the year is summer, and I start to dread the cold weather the moment this season ends.
DEAR HARRIETTE: A good friend of mine is a video content creator. The other day while we were having lunch, I suggested a concept for one of her videos. She seemed uninterested in the idea at the time and sort of brushed it off. A few days later, I logged on to Instagram and saw that she did, in fact, create a video incorporating the concept that I suggested. The problem is that she didn't credit me with the idea at all and instead said that she found the idea 'somewhere online.' I feel hurt and confused. What should I do? — I Want My Credit DEAR I WANT MY CREDIT: You should speak to your friend immediately. Confront her about using your idea without attribution. If she is truly a 'good friend,' ask her why she would falsely state that she found the idea 'somewhere online.' Be strong as you speak to her, and demand that she add proper attribution to the video. Further, tell her that if she makes money on the idea, you expect some type of financial compensation. Do your research to find out what creatives are paid for video ideas so that you have a clear understanding as you talk to her. As a friend, tell her how disappointed you are that she essentially stole your idea.
Headlines for the New Republic ask “Why Nikki Haley Scares the Biden Campaign. Vanity Fair asks: 'Nikki Haley: Is She the Republicans' Last, Best Hope for 2024?'
I'm staying 'up north' with Mom and Dad, and that is always good.
CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL
Anew Wall Street Journal national poll over the Labor Day weekend has shaken some observers' views of the 2024 Republican presidential campaign. The bottom line: It's no longer a two-man race between former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.