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Editorial: ‘Get over yourself’
There are phrases that land like a slap and others that arrive like a long-overdue intervention. “Get over yourself” belongs to both categories, depending on who is saying it, why and when. It is rarely spoken gently. “Get over yourself” carries impatience and, at times, contempt, usually delivered when someone believes another person has made…
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Keeping your New Year’s resolutions
Have you already broken your New Year’s Eve resolutions? The statistics say most people will do so but will not stick to their promise to change something about themselves in the coming year. I am at an age where I no longer make resolutions. I know my faults and what I need to do as…
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Commentary: HPV cancer rates are higher in Appalachia. Wish I had known.
BY SKYLAR BAKER-JORDAN There was no privacy when I was told I might die. In November, I complained about a sore throat during my annual physical with my primary care physician. She saw nothing of concern. By early February, that sore throat had become unbearable, a sharp pain radiating up my neck and into my…
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Maduro and Putin, one in, one out
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Nicolas Maduro is the former President of Venezuela. He’s been in power since 2013 and has been accused of being a dictator due to electoral fraud, human rights abuses, corruption and severe economic hardship. Today he is in a Brooklyn jail. He and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arrested by U.S.…
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New Year’s resolution for Martin County
A new year always arrives carrying two things at once: the weight of what we have endured and the quiet promise of what might still be possible. For Martin County that promise matters. We have known hardship, frustration and long stretches of waiting. Yet we enter this new year with resolve to move forward with…
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Predictions for the New Year 2026
Every new year is different, but it seems like things have changed a lot over the years. So I was trying to come up with a topic for a New Year’s Eve column and decided to research predictions for 2026. Technological experts predict that artificial intelligence will continue to dominate key sectors, leading to job…
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2026 resolutions: Keep the fire burning
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Seems like yesterday that we were making New Year’s resolutions. Time flies by. Since time goes by so quickly the first resolution we all might consider making is to savor the moment. Every day is a gift and a celebration. Savor your work, family, friends, entertainment, hobbies, church, meals, nature and…
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Remembering small-town Christmas in Williamson
Every year, as we get closer to Christmas, I start getting nostalgic. I always reminisce about the holidays of the past – especially the days of early December. It has been great to see so many of the small towns in our region, like Inez, Warfield, Kermit, Williamson, Delbarton and others, putting together Christmas events…
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Christmas: The light the darkness could not hold
Christmas arrives again with its familiar quiet magic, but at its heart this is more than a season of lights and gatherings. It is the celebration of the birth of Christ, the moment when God stepped into the world in humility and love. The Gospel of John proclaims this truth: “The light shines in the…
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Christmas is good news
Christmas is good news: Christ the Savior is born. Billions around the planet embrace his declaration daily and especially on Christmas Day. There is more to Christmas Day than the celebration of the birth of Jesus. We utilize the day for family gatherings, gift exchanges, and to eat more than most other times of the…
