DEAR HARRIETTE: The new girl at my job is making me look bad. I trained her myself, but none of the training is seeming to stick. She's in a probationary period right now, and I'm due to give my analysis of her in a week. I really like her, but she's performing so poorly that I cannot cosign. Should I give her a chance to get her act together, or should I be honest about her poor performance? Giving an inaccurate report could put my job in jeopardy. – Poor Performance
● Do you use a mesh sponge when you lather up with body wash in the shower? Have you ever thought that something that helps you get clean might need to be cleaned? Bath poufs can be a breeding ground for bacteria if unwashed over time. Disinfect your bath poufs every eight weeks or so by tossing them into your washing machine and laundering them anytime you use warm to hot water. The laundry detergent and hot water will thoroughly disinfect them. Be sure to remove from the washing machine when done and hang to air dry.
(AP) – The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection poked another hole in the pro-Trump conspiracy theory that federal agents orchestrated the attack, confirming on Tuesday that a man at the center of the claims said he'd never been an FBI informant. Ray Epps, an Ari
(AP) — A Kansas man has been arrested in the 2019 robbery, kidnapping and shooting deaths of two men whose bodies were found hours apart in an Oklahoma ditch and a Kansas trailer.
(AP) — Prices paid by U.S. consumers jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982 and the latest evidence that rising costs for food, rent and other necessities are heightening the financial pressures on America's households.
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- CEDA officially acquires Glancy, Pop Hicks sites
- Bridges receives 6.5% pay increase
- Jefferson has made career of loving lots of children
- Powell scores 1,000th career point, Red Tornadoes come up short at home
Clinton Economic Development Authority Director Roland Mower was quoted in this past weekend’s Clinton Daily News as saying the closing of the Glancy Motel and Pop Hicks Restaurant properties was “imminent” and it turns out those words rang true.
Clinton’s Board of Education members extended the contract of Superintendent Tyler Bridges until June 2025 with a 6.5% increase to his base salary during Monday’s regular meeting.


