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Siblings clash over bakery’s future direction

Siblings clash over bakery’s future direction

Siblings clash over bakery’s future direction

DEAR HARRIETTE: My sister and I co-manage our family business, a local bakery. We’re clashing over its direction: I prefer to maintain our traditional baking techniques and recipes, which have served us well for years.
Be the candidate of light not darkness

Be the candidate of light not darkness

Be the candidate of light not darkness

During his debate with Kamala Harris, a flustered and frustrated Donald Trump blurted out, “She is Biden.” Harris responded calmly: “Clearly, I am not Joe Biden. And I am certainly not Donald Trump.
Understanding hypercholesterolemia

Understanding hypercholesterolemia

Understanding hypercholesterolemia

Dear Doctors: Can you please do a column about familial hypercholesterolemia? It is my diagnosis, and I would like you to explain it. My LDL is over 500. It is my understanding that there are different kinds of LDL. Is that correct? Any information would be helpful.
Friendship strained by insults to child

Friendship strained by insults to child

Friendship strained by insults to child

DEAR HARRIETTE: I had a falling out with a friend recently, and I’m not sure if I want to continue the relationship at all. She is probably a certifiable narcissist. Everything revolves around her. She needs to be the center of attention – always.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1812, the Fire of Moscow broke out as Russian troops left the city and the French Grande Armee entered.In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote “Defence of Fort McHenry,” the poem that provided the lyrics for “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

People tune in for the car crashes

People now tune in for presidential debates, not in an effort to become a better informed voter, but instead for becoming a spectator of carnage.That’s been the case in the two debates staged before voters head to the polls Nov. 5.

The Mormon church's oldest-ever president has turned 100

(AP) — Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it's not often you find centenarians overseeing major faiths.That's what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has as of Monday when church president Russell M. Nelson turned 100.
The views of Pope Francis on cats, babies and Indonesia

The views of Pope Francis on cats, babies and Indonesia

The views of Pope Francis on cats, babies and Indonesia

It was the kind of quote that, when said by the right person under the right conditions, would inspire bold headlines.'Your country ... has families with three, four or five children,' Pope Francis told President Joko Widodo of Indonesia.
Husband perplexed by wife’s fridgescaping

Husband perplexed by wife’s fridgescaping

Husband perplexed by wife’s fridgescaping

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m a husband seeking advice. My wife has been engaging in a practice she calls “fridgescaping,” which is currently a viral trend on TikTok, where she decorates the inside of our fridge with vases and flowers to make it look pretty.