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Omicron variant spreads faster than before

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Omicron variant spreads faster than before

Friday, January 7, 2022

Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about the omicron variant? I keep hearing different information about whether or not it's worse than the delta variant and how sick it's going to make you.

Employee disappointed by recent raise

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Employee disappointed by recent raise

Friday, January 7, 2022

DEAR HARRIETTE: My assistant has been doing a good job at work, so I offered her a promotion and a 20% raise. I was surprised and disappointed by her response. She said she thought the raise wasn't enough and that she deserves a lot more. I run a small business and do not have more to give her.

Could it be the sore loser effect?

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Could it be the sore loser effect?

Friday, January 7, 2022

For the last year, we've heard one commentator after another tell us that American democracy is in crisis.

Addressing hunger a moral obligation

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Addressing hunger a moral obligation

Thursday, January 6, 2022

There is no better place for your donated dollars than your local food bank or other nutrition programs. The need for food is acute in many families as the damaging effects of the pandemic continue to ripple through the economy while inflation – the worst in 40 years – wrecks family budgets.

Harris is a work in progress

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Harris is a work in progress

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

New year, new start for Kamala Harris?Last year should have been one of triumph for N the vice president. She was a pathfinder as the first female, Black and Asian occupant of the office.

Still much to learn about personalized nutrition

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Still much to learn about personalized nutrition

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Dear Doctors: I've been hearing about something called "personalized nutrition." They're saying it can help with all sorts of stuff, like depression, losing weight and even migraines. Apparently it starts with a poop sample?

Friends make too much noise at resturant worker’s job

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Friends make too much noise at resturant worker’s job

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

DEAR HARRIETTE: I work in an upscale restaurant. My friends come in often to visit me, but my new boss doesn't like them very much. My friends can be a little bit rowdy, and apparently my boss doesn't like so much noise in the dining room area. My old boss had no problem with my friends.

A challenge for the new year

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A challenge for the new year

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

“Be my Mommy!" the banner in the CVS window read, part of a display of surplus Baby Emma dolls. I noticed during Mass – shortly before I went to the drugstore to pick up prescriptions – that one of the petitions during the service was for those struggling to have a happy, peaceful Christmas.

FDA issues guidance to lower sodium intake

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FDA issues guidance to lower sodium intake

Friday, December 31, 2021

Dear Doctors: Is it true that we're being told to eat even less salt than before? I've been hearing that there are new rules about that, but I don't know what they are. How much salt is OK to eat?

Pregnant woman questions sharing news with co-workers

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Pregnant woman questions sharing news with co-workers

Friday, December 31, 2021

DEAR HARRIETTE: I work remotely. I'm about 4 months pregnant, and the only person I work with who knows about my pregnancy is my boss. I'm not particularly close with any of my co-workers. My colleagues can see me on Zoom, but only from the shoulders up.