Weight gain overshadows beach vacation

DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm going on vacation with some friends from my college later this month. We decided on this a long time ago, but COVID-19 delayed us. Everything is set. We are going to an island with the plan to lounge on the beach and chill. I love the idea, but I have gained a ton of weight and feel very self-conscious about how I look. I know my friends love me, but I do not want to be judged. I also cannot go to the beach and be completely covered up. What can I do? – Body Shamed

New Year Inventory

The New Year is when we take stock. In some cases, like my husband Peter's, this is literal. He keeps an inventory of our canned goods and chastises me if I mess up his inventory.

Here's a preview of the Friday CDN

- Jailer stopped drugs entering county jail

- Brown, Jackson retire from city

- Extra patrols New Year’s Eve

- Top 10 Stories of 2021

- Clinton’s intense prep schedule continues

- Powell receives accolades

Brown, Jackson retire from city

City of Clinton employees Twilla Brown and Leonard Jackson retired this week after 14 and 13 years respectively serving the community. Brown was a facility maintenance worker at the Frisco Center, and Jackson was a supervisor for the city’s Street Department.

The Clinton Police Department, Custer County Sheriff’s Office and Oklahoma Highway Patrol are working together New Year’s Eve to conduct saturation patrols starting the evening of Dec. 31 and continuing through the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2022.

(AP) – Iran launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, authorities announced Thursday, without saying whether any of the objects had entered Earth's orbit.

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