Daughter doesn’t prioritize parent during visit

DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter came home from college to visit for spring break. I was so glad she came to be with me, but she slept almost the whole time. She would get up after 1 p.m. and soon after would go to hang out with her friends.

It’s all ‘kayfabe’ in Trump’s world

There’s a good reason why you can’t place a bet on WWE professional wrestling, even in Las Vegas. It’s because everybody smart enough to come in out of the rain understands the matches are make-believe – not merely fixed, but scripted. That’s also why sports pages don’t report the results.

Symptoms suggest rise in ‘medium COVID-19’

Dear Doctors: How long does COVID-19 last? I got sick with it, and it was like a bad flu, but I didn’t need to see a doctor. It’s been more than a month since I tested negative, but I still don’t feel well.I tire easily, and I just don’t feel right. Do you think this is long COVID?

Friends are intrusive after divorce disclosure

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m in a bit of an uncomfortable situation. I told a few friends that I am thinking of getting a divorce. I have been going through it with my husband for a long time, but I am now tired of the fussing and fighting and don’t have energy for it anymore.

Republicans must apply lessons of 2016

South Carolina is likely the fourth stop in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination fight. Will any of the candidates actually end their campaigns after the primary here?The question ordinarily would have little import.

Roles numbers play in anxiety

Anxiety likes numbers. I only recently realized that a lot of my anxiety fixates on meaningless numbers. I like to know how many there are of a particular thing and then attach meanings — usually sinister, sometimes hopeful, always unreasonable — to these numbers.How many words are in this column?

Nicotine addict needs help quitting

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been struggling with nicotine addiction for a long time. I recently moved back in with my family and thought that now would be an excellent opportunity to quit, as I know they would not approve of my habit anyway.

Scratching the Teflon Prince

Is Ron DeSantis qualified to be president? A small but growing number of Republicans are starting to express their doubts.

Fixing medical marijuana mess

Oklahoma legislators are doing a good job this session to clean up the wide array of problems after voters approved medical marijuana in 2018.Once approved, there was a rapid acceleration of marijuana growing operations in western Oklahoma and across the state.

OK courts right to abortion

(AP) — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a portion of the state’s near total ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to abortion when pregnancy risks their health, not just in a medical emergency.It was a narrow win for abortion rights advocates since the U.S.