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Family, friends encourage sober person to drink

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Family, friends encourage sober person to drink

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: Despite announcing my decision to stop drinking to many friends and family, I still encounter peer pressure when I go out with them. It’s challenging to stick to my choice without feeling like I’m ruining the vibe or being seen as a buzzkill.

Diet, hydration best way to get electrolytes

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Diet, hydration best way to get electrolytes

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Dear Doctors: My husband was given a small jar of an electrolyte powder by a friend and has decided to take it on a daily basis. He is 76 years old, sedentary, a bit overweight and has high blood pressure. Might taking electrolytes cause him problems?

Year-end ambitions are pondered

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Year-end ambitions are pondered

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

It’s the time of year when I look back and see where I’ve been and wonder where I’m going.On the shortest days of the year, I like to do a little recalibration. I take a look at what I had hoped to do and ways in which I want to change my thinking.

Wife encourages solo trip for partner

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Wife encourages solo trip for partner

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I received a holiday bonus and planned a family trip for the New Year, but considering our budget, it’s looking tight. My wife suggested that I use the bonus for a solo trip, leaving her to manage our three young kids -- ages 2, 4 and 6 -- for about five days.

Legislation reaches finalization period

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Legislation reaches finalization period

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Preparations are well underway for the 2024 legislative session, which convenes on February 5. The deadline to request bills recently passed, and we are now working on finalizing legislation related to a variety of issues and projects across the state.

Cellulitis and cellulite not the same

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Cellulitis and cellulite not the same

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Dear Doctors: My husband and I help my aunt with doctor visits. She has a persistent wound on her foot and was diagnosed with cellulitis. She has confused it with cellulite and isn’t taking it seriously. Can you offer some information so we can help her understand what’s going on?

Perspective changes past grievances

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Perspective changes past grievances

Saturday, December 23, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I always had a contentious relationship with my aunt. I found her to be harsh, sometimes mean and often unreliable. She has been dead for years.

CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

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CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

Saturday, December 23, 2023

30 YEARS AGODear Santa, Jordan want’s a Bike and a teddy bears, radio, and tapes that he can listen to on the radio, paint brush, roller blades and clothe for he can dress right and for his dad he would like a cd and cd’s for his mom a gown for she can sleep.Jordan Graft Mrs.

The importance of family, especially during Christmas

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The importance of family, especially during Christmas

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Ababy, a mother and a father. They are at the heart of the Christmas season. And, yet, as Mary Eberstadt points out in her book 'How the West Really Lost God,' a nuclear family might seem strange to many people who did not grow up in one.

This year's religion beat dominated by Hamas, Israel war

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This year's religion beat dominated by Hamas, Israel war

Saturday, December 23, 2023

The Hamas surprise attack on Israeli citizens was selected as the year's most important international story by religion-beat journalists, in part because it led to 'spikes in Islamophobia and antisemitism' when Israel launched its massive counterattack on Gaza.