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Everyone has unique story to tell

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Everyone has unique story to tell

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

I've been thinking about forgiveness.A lot has been said on the subject by people a lot smarter than I, so I don't have anything valuable to add to the discussion at large, but I've been thinking of how it affects me, and what a powerful thing it is.

Reader needing to lose weight weighs options

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Reader needing to lose weight weighs options

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently I've noticed a lot of people are giving themselves shots to lose weight.Several of my colleagues have gone on these extreme diets (or so they appear to me) and dropped as much as 75 pounds in a few months. I need to lose weight, but it is coming off very slowly.

Consult doctor before using turkey tail mushrooms

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Consult doctor before using turkey tail mushrooms

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column. Your comments, questions and kind words — thank you! — continue to fill our mailboxes more quickly than we can empty them. That said, let's get started.

Employee upset at not getting promotion

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Employee upset at not getting promotion

Saturday, September 30, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I got passed over for a promotion at my job, and I am wrecked. I have been working so hard to complete my work and to take on more projects. I always have a good attitude and work well with people, though I will admit that I am an introvert.

Hispanic Heritage is OUR heritage

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Hispanic Heritage is OUR heritage

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Yes, you read the headline correctly. The word “OUR” is intended to be in all caps and with good reason when it comes to Hispanic Heritage Month.

Joe Biden’s intentional crisis

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Joe Biden’s intentional crisis

Friday, September 29, 2023

The continuing incursion of illegal border crossers into the United States is the most astonishing story in American politics. There have been days recently in which 10,000 people crossed illegally into the country.The current emergency can be attributed entirely to President Joe Biden.

Lifestyle changes helpful in dealing with

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Lifestyle changes helpful in dealing with gastritis

Friday, September 29, 2023

Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about gastritis — what it is and why someone gets it? I think I have it, but I don't understand how it happened. Also, is there a special diet you should be on when you're recovering from it? What about probiotics?

Former colleague wants to date daughter

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Former colleague wants to date daughter

Friday, September 29, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently discovered that a former colleague of mine has expressed interest in dating my adult daughter. This colleague has known my daughter since she was a young child, so I feel extremely uncomfortable about this situation — and a little angry.

Threat of violence now drives politics

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Threat of violence now drives politics

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Maybe I'm losing my mojo. For all the chatter about political violence out there, this column hasn't drawn a death threat in months. Maybe not even this calendar year.They used to come in fairly regularly.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

In 1908, the first Model T automobile was assembled at the Ford factory in Detroit.In 1954, “Tonight Starring Steve Allen,” the late-night talk show that eventually became “The Tonight Show,” premiered on NBC.In 1962, Rachel Carson’s environmental science book “Silent Spring” was published.