When a student commits to raising livestock, their school day doesn’t start at 8:30 in the morning and end at 3:00 in the afternoon. Instead it often involves early mornings and late evenings filled with feeding, caring for and training their animals. For dozens of students across the county, these extended hours are their way of life, and later this week all of their hard work will be on display at the Carter County Junior Livestock Show.
Dear Doctors: Our grandfather is having memory problems, and my mom is trying to get him to eat more fish. I know fish is called “brain food,” but my mom says she has heard on the news that fish keeps you from getting dementia. Is this true? What about fish and mercury?
“Love Sux” Avril Lavigne (DTA Records) Avril Lavigne is known for being a pillar of pop-punk in the early 2000s, who paved her own path in the male dominated alt-rock world. It’s been almost 20 years since her debut album “Let Go,” was released in the summer of 2002.
Dear Abby: I couldn’t be happier for my friends who are embarking on the next chapter of their lives with their partners, but I’m becoming increasingly anxious about their bachelorette parties. When did the bachelorette party become such a big production? While I have attended my fair share, I think they are getting increasingly extravagant and pricey.
You’ve got 10 minutes before your next appointment. You’re already pretty tired.
We finally got some rain this week to help with the drought in southern Oklahoma. When you finally get to work in your flower and vegetable garden, make sure the soil is not too wet or digging will damage the soil structure. Once again, our crazy Oklahoma weather went from almost 80 degrees over the weekend to winter weather warnings and an Artic front by Tuesday. Now we just have to hope all the wintry mix we had this past week is over for the season. It’s really hard to plant onions or anything else when the north wind is blowing so hard you can barely stand and the wind chill is 17 degrees. Hopefully, this is winter’s last hurrah, and there will be more nice warm days to welcome the spring gardening season.
I paid more for my latest smartphone than I did for my first car. That is to say, the little everything-devices we’re all glued to these days could very well be among the most valuable of our everyday possessions – give or take a wedding ring or Rolex. Maybe because they feel like an extension of our hands (and sometimes brains) we simply don’t treat them with the respect they deserve. Either way, I beat my smartphone up quite a bit and chances are, you do, too, without meaning to or even realizing it.
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Dear Dave: What exactly is an executor, and what part do they play in someone’s will? – Gabe Dear Gabe: Simply put, an executor manages the last will and testament of someone who dies. Acting as an executor is an honor and a huge responsibility.
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been happily married for 23 years and have two children. Is it OK for my mother-in-law to tell my husband something and demand that he not tell me? The “secret” is: His sister, who has two children, is getting divorced.