40 YEARS AGO

• Junior volunteers at Clinton Regional Hospital for the summer of 1994 donated a total of 945 hours from various towns. The volunteers included Crystal Randolph of Enid, Tammy Kelton of Clinton, Carrie Lynn Anthony of Putnum, Jennifer Lee of Cordell, Kimberly Kelton of Clinton, Melissa Haley of Clinton, Aaron Van-Camp of Burns Flat, Becky Barnes and Tristan Musgrove of Weatherford, Carolyn Hodges, Bourtai Hughes, Michelle Hoffman and Krista Kelly all of Clinton, and Latasha Marshall of Weatherford.

Understanding hypercholesterolemia

Dear Doctors: Can you please do a column about familial hypercholesterolemia? It is my diagnosis, and I would like you to explain it. My LDL is over 500. It is my understanding that there are different kinds of LDL. Is that correct? Any information would be helpful.

Key state polls: Mess in the making?

Who is leading the presidential race in the seven states considered most critical to victory in 2024: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada?

 COVID-19 vaccine targets new variants

Dear Doctors: I had a COVID-19 vaccine in June 2023, so I’m overdue for another. I’ve heard there’s going to be an updated vaccine coming out in the fall.

Husband perplexed by wife’s fridgescaping

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m a husband seeking advice. My wife has been engaging in a practice she calls “fridgescaping,” which is currently a viral trend on TikTok, where she decorates the inside of our fridge with vases and flowers to make it look pretty. While I appreciate her creativity, I find it to be overly extravagant and inconvenient as I often have to move things around to access items. When I mentioned my concerns, she immediately removed everything without discussion. Since then, she has been distant and uncommunicative. How can I address this issue with her when she’s closing her communication and giving me the cold shoulder? I did not realize this would be such a big issue. – Fridgescaping

Voters may be ready to cancel Trump show

More than it’s anything else, an American presidential election is a TV series. And all the available evidence appears to show that the nation is ready to change the channel.

When an entire country changes its mind

Andrew Jackson, once almost universally admired as a personification of refreshing democratic values, now is considered a prosecutor of genocide. Ulysses Grant, once portrayed as a shiftless drunk and political dunce, is a symbol of generosity and prudence. Woodrow Wilson, once hailed as the idealist of his age, is considered a racist. Dwight Eisenhower, once disparaged as a presidential mediocrity principally interested in his putting game, is remembered for putting America on a strong footing for the coming decade of the 1960s.

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