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New studies on long covid-19 provide no definitive answers

New studies on long covid-19 provide no definitive answers

New studies on long covid-19 provide no definitive answers

Dear Doctors: I get why people are totally over dealing with COVID-19, but I don't have that luxury. I'm 31 years old, and I thought I was lucky when my case of COVID-19 only felt like a bad cold. But it's been six months now, and I'm still sick.
Road connects state’s past to present

Road connects state’s past to present

Road connects state’s past to present

Come along for a leisurely drive on the winding, remote backwoods byways of American conservatism.Let’s start in Lebanon, N.H., where Norris Cotton worked as a lawyer before being elected to the U.S. House (1947-1954) and the Senate (1954-1974, 1975).
Reach out and catch the moment

Reach out and catch the moment

Reach out and catch the moment

My husband, Peter, and I went to our first concert in the park last night.We brought our folding chairs and ate food from the food trucks. The weather was perfect, and the music was good.
Single mom re-enters dating pool

Single mom re-enters dating pool

Single mom re-enters dating pool

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently put myself out there and started dating again. I have been a single mom for most of my son's life. He is now a junior in college, so I thought it was time. I have used a reputable dating app. Already I have met two interesting guys, but it hasn't turned out very well.

Father’s Day: Dads taught us all

He taught you many things like how to turn a wrench and how to check your tire pressure. He also instructed you to hold the door open for people and always say, “Thank you,” when someone does something for you.He may wear his pants too high and tell incredibly corny jokes – repeatedly.
Joe Biden and the powerless presidency

Joe Biden and the powerless presidency

Joe Biden and the powerless presidency

There’s no doubt inflation is the nation’s most pressing concern. All the polls show it. All the data show it.
Hey, MAGA folks: define ‘great’

Hey, MAGA folks: define ‘great’

Hey, MAGA folks: define ‘great’

So, here’s my question for the MAGA crowd – one of several related questions, actually: When was America last great, and what was great about it?
Trailer released for blockbuster

Trailer released for blockbuster

Trailer released for blockbuster

Who says the script for American politics no longer is written in California?Florida may have emerged as a formidable harbinger of American politics – it’s the home of as many as three possible 2024 Republican presidential candidates – but the California primary campaigns that ended the other day...
Our kids these days are in crisis

Our kids these days are in crisis

Our kids these days are in crisis

My former student left her job to care for two young children, and now that they’re adolescents, I asked if she was going to resume her career. “No,” she replied as tears welled in her eyes.