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Planning ahead can help reduce back injuries

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Planning ahead can help reduce back injuries

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Dear Doctors: My boyfriend and I started a landscaping business. It means we lug around plants and trees and sacks of soil. He’s strong and doesn’t pay much attention to technique, but I worry it’s going to catch up with him. Can you please talk about how to be safe when lifting heavy stuff?

We were made in the image of God and were meant to be free

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We were made in the image of God and were meant to be free

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Gratitude: It shouldn't be that hard. Everything we have is a gift. That's not the stuff of politics much anymore. We live in a time when anger is more of the trend. But that's not going to work. Gratitude is the only healthy way forward.

Oliver Anthony is wrestling with a 'dystopian AI monster'

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Oliver Anthony is wrestling with a 'dystopian AI monster'

Saturday, August 24, 2024

It was a strange way for Oliver Anthony to mark the anniversary of the YouTube video that turned him into a country music roots phenomenon.'Rich Men North of Richmond' launched on Aug. 8, 2023. When that date rolled around a year later, Hurricane Debby was sweeping through Virginia.

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and the border

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Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and the border

Friday, August 23, 2024

If the Trump campaign has any say in it, Americans should learn the name of Gianfranco Torres-Navarro. According to U.S. authorities, Torres-Navarro is the leader of a Peruvian crime gang and is thought to be personally responsible for 23 murders.

Health debate over plant-based burgers

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Health debate over plant-based burgers

Friday, August 23, 2024

Dear Doctors: My roommates are vegetarians, and they eat a lot of those plant-based burgers that look like real beef. I have read the labels, and they have tons of ingredients, some that I can’t pronounce. Isn’t this an ultra-processed food? Are any of them are actually good for you?

21-year-old stressed over parents’ savings

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21-year-old stressed over parents’ savings

Friday, August 23, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a 21-year-old woman, and I am feeling increasingly stressed and overwhelmed about my parents’ low savings.

You can’t believe your lyin’ candidate

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You can’t believe your lyin’ candidate

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Here’s my question: Is there anybody in the Republican Party with the presence of mind and the political courage to imitate the Democrats? Persuading Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race was difficult and painful for all concerned. Particularly for Biden himself.

DO JUST ONE THING

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DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, August 22, 2024

• We all know we’re supposed to turn off the lights when we leave a room. But no matter how many times you ask people in your household to do it, they leave them on. Consider investing in an easy-to-install home-occupancy sensor. It’s set up by the door and tracks the entries and exits.

Parent expects daughter to take family

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Parent expects daughter to take family dog

Thursday, August 22, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: Am I unreasonable for expecting my daughter to take her dog with her after she graduates from college? When my daughter was in fifth grade, she really wanted a dog. I wasn’t particularly keen on the idea, but she was persistent. She promised to take care of him, and I gave in.

It’s the swing voters that matter

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It’s the swing voters that matter

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The emphasis the two major presidential campaigns are putting on swing states understates the playing field for the 2024 election. It’s the swing voters inside the swing states that matter.