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Sleep behaviors may require medical intervention

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Sleep behaviors may require medical intervention

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Dear Doctors: My boyfriend says that lately I've been talking in my sleep and sometimes acting out my dreams. One time I actually hit him. He says it may be something called an REM sleep behavior disorder. This has been kind of scary, and I would like it to stop. Would going to a sleep clinic help?

After moving, woman questions work opportunity

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After moving, woman questions work opportunity

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a 30-yearold single woman who just moved to Washington, D.C. for a work opportunity. I previously lived in Minnesota, which is where I grew up and where all of my friends, family and newly exboyfriend live.

Reading Maine for all its vast uniqueness

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Reading Maine for all its vast uniqueness

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

WELLS, Maine — It looks like a first-baseman's mitt, the sort you might see of a summertime evening at a local baseball diamond. Turn it clockwise 90 degrees, and it looks a bit like Nebraska, though that state is landlocked and lacks anything faintly resembling mighty Mount Katahdin.

Voters should decide Trump’s fate

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Voters should decide Trump’s fate

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

he headline on the Washington Post editorial put it well: 'The Trump indictment's main finding: Do you want this person as your president?'The Trump Train is barreling down two tracks at once: legal and political.

Strike makes writer question future in LA

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Strike makes writer question future in LA

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

EAR HARRIETTE: The ongoing union strikes have left me jobless as a writer's assistant for a major entertainment company.

Is it still afternoon or is it now evening time?

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Is it still afternoon or is it now evening time?

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

very day, whether here in Mexico or in the U.S., I take a walk. Walking in the morning would be nice, but that's when I write, and so in the afternoon, I head out to see what the world looks like.I always greet a lot of people on my walk, no matter which country I am in.

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Franklin’s misquotes carry weight

Saturday, August 12, 2023

It should come as no surprise that a good portion in the newspaper field look up to Ben Franklin as one of their heroes. Be it serving as a pioneer in the press and so much more, Franklin is among the tops for a lot of journalists.

Sisters of Life show us the way to love as God loves

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Sisters of Life show us the way to love as God loves

Saturday, August 12, 2023

ORLANDO — 'We are pro-woman and we are pro-baby. And we must take care of both of them.' Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York paid tribute to Mother Mary Agnes Donovan and the Sisters of Life while not so subtly reminding those in the audience that the prolife movement requires love above all.

Catholic Archbishop's candid talk with Lutheran flock

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Catholic Archbishop's candid talk with Lutheran flock

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Serious fasting is hard, even for a Catholic archbishop, especially when the aroma of spaghetti sauce is wafting through a church during an Italian community dinner.

Colectomy, when to seek help for side effects

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Colectomy, when to seek help for side effects

Saturday, August 12, 2023

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: My husband is 78 years old. A second colectomy left him with one-fourth of his colon, and he suffers from chronic diarrhea. I've read that he should avoid sugar and alcohol, which he won't give up. Should he see a GI doc, or perhaps a dietitian?