Dog sitter upset to lose client over vacation

DEAR HARRIETTE: I live in New York City, and I’m a dog sitter. One of my big clients just fired me and switched to another dog sitter because I went on vacation for a week when she needed me to watch her dog. This was the first time in five years that I couldn’t watch her dogs.

Getting the dock ready for the season

Ispent last week with my parents, which is always fun.

Is President Donald Trump a crook?

As the Watergate scandal was unraveling, President Richard Nixon declared, “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.”Nixon was correct: People have a right to know if their president is a lawbreaker.

Friend gets upset about call for advice

DEAR HARRIETTE: I work in media and communications, and I was recently offered a role as a media and communications professor. Teaching has always been something I’ve wanted to do, so I was excited.

HIPAA gives the right to see medical records

Dear Doctors: My cardiologist refused when I asked to see my echocardiogram. The test was normal, but I find imaging tests fascinating and wanted to understand what they showed. Are patients out of line if they want to review imaging tests with their doctors, even when the results are normal?

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1431, 19-yearold Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, Normandy, for heresy.In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.In 2002, cleanup at the former World Trade Center site in New York City ended after eight months.

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

30 YEARS AGO• Moms who shared interest with their children were the target of the Clinton Daily News’ salute to mothers. Featured were horse-riding Donna Cook and her daughter, Kaci. Daughter Lucretia Lockhart was shown watching her mother, Linda Carpenter, on the computer in their abstract office.

Keep heart rate guidelines in mind

Dear Doctors: I’m a 55-year-old man, and I have been active all my life. I know target heart rates are based on age and was surprised that my heart rate while running is often between 150 and 195. Should I slow down a bit? I jog alone in a rural area and rarely carry my phone. Is this dangerous?

Reader’s sister has road rage issues

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m visiting my sister, and I’ve noticed that she has road rage. I’ve been here for about two weeks now, and after three days riding around with her, I decided to take cabs wherever I needed to go. She yells and honks and rages, and it just feels excessive to me.

Did Democrats really want to know?

Paul Rivera, a little-known former Clinton White House aide and senior adviser to the losing 2004 John Kerry presidential campaign, became famous recently as the author of the Democratic National Committee’s disastrous analysis – the “autopsy” – of the party’s even more disastrous 2024 Kamala...