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There I was, just sitting there looking at myself in the mirror. It seemed like forever as the minutes clicked off. I am not used to looking in a mirror for much longer than a quick glance just to …
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By Rick Kraft
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5/23/23
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Dear Readers: This past week, I attended the funeral of my best friend’s brother, who died suddenly of a massive heart attack. He was only 49. You don’t realize how many lives one life …
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By Leanne McCrate
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5/20/23
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Toni,
I need your Medicare guidance because in December, I was rushed to the ER because of kidney failure caused from stage 4 of prostate cancer which has spread to my pelvic bones.
Because …
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By Toni King
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5/20/23
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Hi Taylor - Even though everything costs too much, my family still wants to go on some kind of vacation this summer. Do you have any tips for traveling without breaking the bank?
Hey Kylie - I …
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By Taylor Kovar
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5/20/23
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Stephen F. Austin State University, newest member of The University of Texas System, has a storied basketball history, but in football--for a few seasons, at least--not so much.
Such was true …
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By Don Newbury
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5/18/23
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It was a sunny afternoon in October of 1994. I am driving on the loop, which circles around Bryan/College Station, Texas, having just returned from my old hometown of Pampa, Texas. Our high school …
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By Gary Griffin
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5/18/23
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Toni,
My 86-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s needs 24-hour care and lives in a personal care home. She is enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO and taking her to the doctor is quite an …
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By Toni King
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5/16/23
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As we celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday we recognize there are things instilled in us in our younger years that remain in us until we take our last breath. They are programmed into us even …
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By Rick Kraft
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5/16/23
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Hey Taylor - Huge request: can you explain the debt ceiling without getting into the politics of it? I just want to know what it is and how it works without getting into a debate.
Hey Stephen - …
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By Taylor Kovar
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5/13/23
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Dear Dietitian,
I was just diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia. What should I do about my diet? Will I never be able to have dessert again? Please help.
Megan
Dear Megan,
A new …
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By Leanne McCrate
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5/13/23
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Dilemma horns seemed to gore when I contemplated this week’s piece. I could have ridden (written?) off in either direction and still wound up with words to spare.
Would I write about what …
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By Don Newbury
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5/11/23
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Have you ever found yourself in a situation you don’t want to be in? You look up and ask yourself the question, “How did I get here?” or “What am I doing here?” …
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By Rick Kraft
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5/9/23
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As a Harvester basketball player in 1954, there was a lot of traveling just to play a district game
Since there were not many large towns in the panhandle, you had to travel as much as 200 + …
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By Gary Griffin
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5/9/23
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Dear Toni,
My husband John and I need your guidance because I believe I have made a mistake enrolling in Medicare. This April, John was laid off from a company he was employed with for 20+ years …
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By Toni King
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5/6/23
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Hey Taylor - A friend of mine was talking about putting money in CDs recently, and I realized I had kind of written off that investment strategy. Should I reconsider?
Hey Marshall - I think you …
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By Taylor Kovar
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5/6/23
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Dear Dietitian,
I have high cholesterol, and I am underweight. My total cholesterol is 260; my LDL-cholesterol level is 150. I am 5’6” and weigh 110 pounds. Is it possible to gain …
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By Leanne McCrate
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5/6/23
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Dear Editor,
All the following is germane to the upcoming 2023, May 6, PISD bond election. Observations of facts have been interesting if not telling! Of all the bond Elections held in Pampa, …
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5/6/23
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My grandkids might understandably say of me, “Oh, Poppy, you are so yesterday.”
And they are so right, clearly on target if they encase me with the “day before yesterday” …
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By Don Newbury
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5/4/23
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If you have been a follower of some of my stories in the Pampa News, you’ve gathered how naïve Jon and I were “back in the days of growing up.” Well, let’s face it. Pampa …
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By Gary Griffin
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5/4/23
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I heard a talk by author and motivational speaker John Maxwell who shared that you need to spend as much time as you can in your gift zone, using the gift set you’ve been given as often as you …
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By Rick Kraft
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5/2/23
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