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Employee considers quitting if dog can’t go to office

Employee considers quitting if dog can’t go to office

Employee considers quitting if dog can’t go to office

DEAR HARRIETTE: During and because of the pandemic, I adopted a large service dog for emotional support. I was told that I will not be able to bring my dog into the office because it is against company policy.
Fifty shades help make the man

Fifty shades help make the man

Fifty shades help make the man

My husband, Peter, is a man of few colors: black and gray, to be exact.He has always been this way, as far as I know. Peter is not opposed to color, but I think it makes him a little nervous.
The best of the United States

The best of the United States

The best of the United States

We want to express our gratitude to the generous folks who are helping to receive and resettle Afghan refugees. They represent the very best of the American spirit: good-hearted and open-minded, a spirit that might flicker and fade in Washington, D.C.

They are the education experts, not us

We are excited about the upcoming public meetings outlining Clinton Public Schools’ longterm capital improvement plan.Next week, the public is invited to take part in discussions from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Pro-life goes beyond Roe v. Wade

Pro-life goes beyond Roe v. Wade

Pro-life goes beyond Roe v. Wade

If you are pregnant and in need, come to the Catholic Church! That was the message of Cardinal John O'Connor 30 years ago when he founded the Sisters of Life in New York. That community of Catholic nuns were founded to protect and enhance the sanctity of human life.
Words and mysteries of C.S. Lewis

Words and mysteries of C.S. Lewis

Words and mysteries of C.S. Lewis

While historians argue about what C.S. Lewis did or didn't say, it can be stated with absolute certainty that the Oxford don never patted down his rumpled, professorial tweed jacket before exclaiming, "Where's my phone?
Drawing a bead on disinformation

Drawing a bead on disinformation

Drawing a bead on disinformation

To COVID (about a fifth of Americans say they won't be vaccinated) and to the flu (vaccination rates for that are down by about a third this season), we can in this difficult period add yet another scourge: Information Disorder (no vaccination available).
Infants under 1 should not have honey

Infants under 1 should not have honey

Infants under 1 should not have honey

Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column. We enjoy hearing from so many of you, and we are doing our best to answer as many of your questions and concerns as we can.
College student can’t go home for holidays

College student can’t go home for holidays

College student can’t go home for holidays

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a college student and cannot afford to go home for Thanksgiving or Christmas. I didn't really think about it that much when school started because I was so happy to be going to campus. But now I'm pretty much alone.
Can Joe Biden do the job?

Can Joe Biden do the job?

Can Joe Biden do the job?

Can Joe Biden do the job? That question is being asked, with rising alarm, by a substantial number of Democrats. Their concern has not yet crystalized into conviction, and there is still time for the president to reverse this trend, but the current mood of dismay is unmistakable.