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Nah, Americans aren’t so angry

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Nah, Americans aren’t so angry

Thursday, December 7, 2023

To hear some tell it, the American people are seething mad and they aren't going to take it anymore. 'Why Are People So Cynical and Angry?' one headline writer wants to know. The Washington Post recently dispatched reporters to Door County, Wisc.

Bright promise of winter, political storms

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Bright promise of winter, political storms

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — The snow, soft and silent, fell overnight, leaving this old ski village covered in white, recasting the landscape, altering the view, adjusting the mood, transforming the outlook.

Reader excited to meet boyfriend’s family

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Reader excited to meet boyfriend’s family

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: This Christmas, I'll be meeting my boyfriend's family. They live out of state, and it's the first time we'll be face to face. We have been dating for nearly a year now and I really like him, so I'm looking forward to getting to know his family and see how he grew up.

$Greenstick fractures occur exclusively in children$

Greenstick fractures occur exclusively in children

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Greenstick fractures occur exclusively in children

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: Our 9-year-old daughter fell off her skateboard and hurt her arm. It seemed like just a bad sprain, but after getting an X-ray, she was diagnosed with a greenstick fracture.What is that? Will it affect her in the future? She's in a cast for at least a month.

Social media friend ghosts when things get real

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Social media friend ghosts when things get real

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I just started talking to someone new. It was going really well for a few days, and I found him really attractive. We have similar senses of style and music, two things that are very important to me, and we were both contributing to the conversation equally.

Palazzo pants: To buy or not to buy?

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Palazzo pants: To buy or not to buy?

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

My Facebook feed reminded me that, exactly 12 years ago, I was considering buying palazzo pants. I found this astonishing because that day I had been looking at palazzo pants, and I had not mentioned it to Facebook — or anyone else, except my husband, Peter.

Paranoid style returns to rallies

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Paranoid style returns to rallies

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Donald Trump told a New Hampshire rally, ”We pledge to you that we will root out the Communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country.

Student still daydreaming about ex

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Student still daydreaming about ex

Saturday, December 2, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have not dated in a year, and due to lack of closure, I cannot stop thinking about my ex. I have not thought about him as frequently as I did when we first ended things, but now that I have become sort of a recluse and do not go out very much, I have been daydreaming about it more.

Talk to doctor before starting supplements

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Talk to doctor before starting supplements

Saturday, December 2, 2023

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: What is your opinion of the brain and memory supplements that we see advertised on TV? I'm also curious about other supplements, like the ones that are advertised to help with vision or for joint health. Do any really help?

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Today is the 336th day of 2023 and the 71st day of autumn.In 1823, President James Monroe announced a policy aimed at preventing further European colonization of the Americas, later known as the Monroe Doctrine.