My sister took me to task. “You know I was not being mean about your dress, don’t you?” She meant the dress that she had said made me look like a car wash – the part of the car wash where the flappy things slap the car dry. My dress looked a lot like that, especially if I spun around. I thought this was hilarious and mentioned it in a column.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My adult siblings and I went on a trip to Italy last month. It was our first time ever traveling outside the United States, so naturally, I was excited about the experience. I thought it was going to be a fun and memorable trip, especially since we all usually get along pretty well. However, I quickly realized that things weren’t going to go as smoothly as I’d hoped.
Few Americans know the names Benjamin J. Cheeks and Serena R. Murillo. But they recently became part of President Biden’s most lasting legacy.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter dropped out during her freshman year of college. She struggled academically her first semester, and she has decided not to go back. I’m terrified for her future because I’ve always believed that in order to have a stable and successful career, a college degree is essential. I know that not everyone takes a traditional path, but without any sort of plan or direction, I worry she’s setting herself up for failure or hardship.
Dear Editor: Eastside Academy students and staff want to thank Terry Garner and InterBank staff for providing students with a hot meal on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
(AP) – The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America. It holds sacred the peyote cactus, which grows naturally only in some parts of southern Texas and northern Mexico. Peyote has been used spiritually in ceremonies, and as a medicine by Native American people for millennia.
• Christmas favors for the local nursing home residents were made by the Clinton Senior 4-H Club members at their December meeting. Nine members created wreaths, Santas and reindeer. After the workshop, the members enjoyed a gift exchange and snack supper. Shown working on the Christmas favors were Christie Crawford, Leslie Keeton, Melita Bowman, Stephanie Keil, Monica Ruyle, Christina Shepherd, Jeretta Stehr, Justin Stehr and Walker Moore.
Dear Doctor: My husband and I enjoy a glass of wine with dinner. I prefer red wine, but it always gives me a bad headache. It happens from even half a glass, so I know it’s not a hangover. I thought it was the sulfites, but I hear there’s a new theory. Do you know what that is?
(AP) — In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world's oldest synagogues where people from throughout the region once came to pray.
This year had a lot of ups and downs for me.