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Diner worries about interaction with woman

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Diner worries about interaction with woman

Friday, September 1, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I ran into a woman the other day whose face was vaguely familiar. We were at a restaurant, and I was dining with other people, so we said hello but no more. As I was leaving, she asked if I was still working at a company that I left more than 10 years ago.

Sanders’ reform returns state to 1956

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Sanders’ reform returns state to 1956

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Sometimes pictures do tell the story. When Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders staged a photo op for the signing of her vaunted LEARNS Act, an education 'reform' shoved through a rubber-stamp legislature with virtually no debate, she chose a private school in North Little Rock.

DO JUST ONE THING

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DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Can you recycle old printed photographs with your scrap paper recycling? Yes and no. It all depends on how the photo was printed. If it was done with oldfashioned chemical processing, then no. If it was printed using modern digital technology, then yes. How do you find out?

Renter pursues apartment maintenance worker

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Renter pursues apartment maintenance worker

Thursday, August 31, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I just moved into a new apartment complex. While having my gas turned on, we discovered that the water heater wasn't connected.

Heat illnesses range annoying to life-threatening

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Heat illnesses range annoying to life-threatening

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I had a scare exercising on a hot day. I got a terrible headache, my skin got clammy and I felt really weak. I was sure I was going to faint. I had to get into a cool bath to start feeling better. I drank plenty of water and was sweating a lot.

Binge-watching TV turns into compulsion

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Binge-watching TV turns into compulsion

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: During the pandemic, I got wrapped up in watching movies and series on Netflix. I can't even tell you how many shows I have binge-watched. Plus, there are the old movies, new films and documentaries I consumed. I really got into it, so much so that I am still hooked.

Campaign drama isn’t limited to 1 stage

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Campaign drama isn’t limited to 1 stage

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

If you blinked – if you were on vacation, buying school supplies for the kids or moving your college student into their dorm – you just missed the most important week of the 2024 campaign thus far.

Apple empanadas only in the afternoon

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Apple empanadas only in the afternoon

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Usually, just as I am getting close to leaving Mexico, I find some absolutely irresistible treat and have to eat it every single day until I leave.I arrive back in the U.S. a few pounds heavier, wondering how I ever got so carried away.

Reader with racing heart can’t quit coffee

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Reader with racing heart can’t quit coffee

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: This year has been challenging for me. I started having heart palpitations and couldn't figure out why. After a bunch of tests, the doctor could not necessarily pinpoint the root cause of my problems, but he did tell me to stop drinking coffee because it seems to make my heart race.

Looking at the wildcard Latino vote

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Looking at the wildcard Latino vote

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Latinos are already Republicans, Ronald Reagan used to say, they just don’t know it yet. That ancient but insightful cliche hovers over the 2024 election.