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New COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly

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New COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly

Friday, February 3, 2023

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I live in Boston, and the news here seems to be fixated on a brand-new COVID-19 variant. Omicron was all everyone talked about for a long time. Does this mean the new variant we are hearing about is worse?

Impending beach vacation causes trepidation

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Impending beach vacation causes trepidation

Friday, February 3, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I go to the beach every summer, and I am looking forward to it again this year. I have a bit of trepidation, too. I have gained a lot of weight.

DO JUST ONE THING

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DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, February 2, 2023

With nearly anything available to purchase online and have shipped to your home, you might want to reconsider ordering items that come packaged in dry ice.

Rich friend doesn’t want relationships to change

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Rich friend doesn’t want relationships to change

Thursday, February 2, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have had a couple of financially good years recently. At the same time, I know that a couple of my closest friends have been suffering. I do my best to be supportive. For example, we used to go out to eat a lot.

Stoking up the fires of wokeness

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Stoking up the fires of wokeness

Thursday, February 2, 2023

When the talk turns to left-wing “woke” ideology on college campuses, I sometimes say I was there at the creation. I basically resigned my first academic job over it.

Living quality life beyond football

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Living quality life beyond football

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Maurice Richard. Saul Bellow. Mordecai Richler. William Shatner. Oscar Peterson. Colleen Dewhurst. Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Leonard Cohen. Mario Lemieux.Since its founding as a missionary colony 380 years ago, this city has had many standout figures.

Owning companion animals helps with cognition in older adults

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Owning companion animals helps with cognition in older adults

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I have shared my home with pets my whole life. I am now a 76-year-old widow, and my menagerie is down to two small dogs. I just saw on the news that pets keep you mentally sharp.Is that true?

Squabbling at work worries leader’s confidant

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Squabbling at work worries leader’s confidant

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am in the onboarding process for a new project, and one of the principals is worrying me.There is a lot of tension in leadership. I have the ear of one of the leaders, and right now all I'm hearing is moaning and groaning about internal feuding.

‘He’s Trump without the craziness’

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‘He’s Trump without the craziness’

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

As the old adage puts it: Be careful what you wish for. Democrats have been watching Donald Trump’s unraveling influence with undisguised glee.

A short walk is better than no walk

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A short walk is better than no walk

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

It was snowing hard, the way it almost never does anymore, and I decided I needed to go for my walk, heedless of the weather.'I probably won't be gone long!' I texted a friend in California as I headed out the door looking like an Arctic explorer. The snow was coming down fast and sideways.