Prayerful words for those seeking truth

All but lost in the cacophony of the news of last week – continued fighting in Ukraine, continued economic worries, continued strife over abortion – were three of the most important sentences of the season. They came at the end of a 1,300-word speech that began "Happy Sunday!

A1C test helps determine diabetes risk

Dear Doctors: I switched to a new doctor, and she wants me to get a bunch of blood tests. One is a blood test called an A1C. She says it's for diabetes, but I already know I'm not diabetic. I don't need insulin, and sugar doesn't bother me. Are all of these tests really necessary?

Husband is not courteous when smoking

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am at my wits' end. My husband is a pot smoker. That is not news. But ever since quarantine started two years ago and we found ourselves at home all day together, he has smoked pot nearly every day -- morning, noon and night. It is no longer recreational.

Wounding the court’s credibility

The Supreme Court has confirmed that a draft opinion, joined by at least five justices, argues that court decisions legalizing abortion since 1973 were "egregiously wrong" and "must be overruled."The court warns that the draft doesn't represent the "final position" of any justice.

You can’t have it both ways

In all areas of life, it is difficult to have the best of both worlds. But in today’s society many people want the good in something but are not willing to take any of the bad that might come along with it.Several examples come to mind.

Pancreatic cancer is almost impossible to dectect

Dear Doctors: My uncle had been feeling nauseous, so he saw his doctor. He figured it was a stomach bug. After getting an MRI, he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. He died just two months later. Needless to say, our family is in shock. Is this cancer always so dangerous?

Far-away family insists on yearly visits

DEAR HARRIETTE: It is way too expensive to visit my family, but they get deeply offended if I don't.New York, and my family lives in Hawaii. They never offer to buy my ticket, but they insist that I come and stay with them once or twice a year. I simply can't afford it.

One mistake after another

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the media that for the “desired effects” to lower U.S. inflation, it was worth considering taking steps to reduce the tariffs on Chinese goods.Her comments came a day after Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh suggested that the U.S.

Reporting, not resisting

The New York Times reported that on Jan. 8, 2021, the House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, told colleagues that President Trump’s behavior during the storming of the United States Capitol two days earlier had been “atrocious and totally wrong.

Bipartisanship loses a role model

One was gracious, the other garrulous. One was severe, the other soft. One was rail-thin; the other carried a spare tire around his waist. One never touched alcohol; one was a prodigious drinker. One was a Mormon, the other a Catholic.