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Younger co-worker tries to boss around peer

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Younger co-worker tries to boss around peer

Friday, August 26, 2022

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my younger co-workers – who has no authority or rank over me – attempted to boss me around the other day.He told me to 'get back to work and make better use of my time' while I was talking to another co-worker on my break.

Turkey tail mushrooms act as immune modulators

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Turkey tail mushrooms act as immune modulators

Friday, August 26, 2022

Dear Doctors: I'm a 73-year-old Vietnam War veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange. Last December, I was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer. I had immunotherapy and also used turkey tail mushroom extract. All except one of the tumors shrank. Do you think the mushrooms helped?

Parent worried that daughter has started biting nails

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Parent worried that daughter has started biting nails

Thursday, August 25, 2022

DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter used to have a bad habit of biting her nails down to the skin. Over the years, she has done much better, which is why it is worrying me now that she is back to this behavior. I don't know what is going on with her, but I'm sure that something is wrong.

DO JUST ONE THING

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DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, August 25, 2022

• Bees aren't the only insects that help pollinate fruits, flowers and veggies. Butterflies are also an important part of the ecosystem. To help attract butterflies to your garden, avoid using insecticides, which are obviously lethal to them.

Things are certainly looking up

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Things are certainly looking up

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Meanwhile, back at the ranch ... To readers of a certain age who grew up watching cowboy movies on TV, that timeless phrase signals a major plot development. Maybe the scheming rancher with the mustache is ordering his henchmen to saddle up.

Friend worried about woman’s exercise obsession

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Friend worried about woman’s exercise obsession

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

DEAR HARRIETTE: A new friend of mine who is a fitness buff recently told me that when she was much younger, she was bulimic. She described the whole scenario of how she got caught up in this behavior when she was in college and how, eventually, she got past it.

Heat problems can escalate quickly

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Heat problems can escalate quickly

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about why hot weather is so dangerous? We've had a couple of heat waves with high humidity, and my grandfather didn't even realize he had heat exhaustion. Air conditioning isn't common in our area, and our kids are struggling, too. Honestly, it's been a bit scary.

Cheneys stand by their daughter

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Cheneys stand by their daughter

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

If you muted the television, closed the door to keep out the muffles from the street and listened carefully the other day, you may have heard the voice of John Quincy Adams.John Quincy Adams, you ask? You may not have heard of him since 11th grade American history.

Trashing Republican traditions

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Trashing Republican traditions

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

After most Republicans vociferously condemned the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Fox News host Steve Doocy plaintively asked his guest, GOP Congressman Steve Scalise: “Whatever happened to the Republican Party backing the blue?

Having a family home to visit is a luxury

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Having a family home to visit is a luxury

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Isometimes envy people who have a family home to return to, a place where they grew up, where their parents or even their grandparents lived.The closest thing I have is the farmhouse where my mother grew up.