30 YEARS AGO
Dear Editor,
Before the Clinton High School football game at Chickasha last week, Clinton Daily News Sports Editor Adam Ewing captured a picture of the Red Tornado team captains with their helmets off and their right hands placed over their hearts during the playing of our national anthem.
Remember the media cheers for Sen. John McCain when he stopped the effort to repeal Obamacare? McCain was a Republican frustrating a Republican policy goal, which was enough to earn the highest praise in some media circles. "It was a stunning moment," The New York Times reported, "a flash of the maverick John McCain, unafraid of going his own way despite the pleas of his fellow Republicans."
Dear Doctor: I understand that there may be a connection between rheumatoid arthritis and your gut microbiome. I'm newly diagnosed with RA, so I'm very interested in learning more about that.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I live in a neighborhood that is predominantly Spanish-speaking, and where I go to school, most of the students are Latinx. I am the only non-Spanish-speaker in my friend group.
Oklahomans from Kenton to Idabel and Hollis to Quapaw understand the value of work and supporting our families. As Proverbs 14:23 states, “All hard work brings profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” Unfortunately, the “talk” among Democrats in Washington, DC, will lead many of our families to poverty.
"Stop the Steal" has a new and critical meaning. “
Dear Doctor: I'm the sister of a veteran, and I'm very interested in the recent study about people with PTSD having a higher risk of heart problems.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a freshman at my university. I have always had a strict schedule because of my parents, and now I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of freedom I have in college. Is this normal? I can't believe it, but I'm actually missing my parents and their rules. I don't want to ask them to step in and help me. I am supposed to be independent now. How can I make sure I'm making the best use of all this newfound free time? -- Freshman Life