Changes coming to senate district

This past week, the Legislature met in special session to complete our work redrawing the boundary lines for legislative and congressional districts.We’re required by law to redraw district lines every 10 years to make adjustments for population changes.

Former friend mourns loss of parent

DEAR HARRIETTE: Should I reach out to a former friend of mine who is grieving the loss of a parent? I'm not sure if she ever wants to hear from me again because of the way we left off. I don't want to offend her.

What Thanksgiving looks like

My mother sent a photo of a huge female turkey sitting on her bird feeder.The giant, ungainly creature looked ridiculous, perched on the little wooden roof of a feeder intended for chickadees and nuthatches."She has been hanging around for two days now," my mother wrote.

A time for Thanks-Giving

Thursday people across the United States will celebrate a day of thanksgiving.Thanksgiving Day is a time set aside to celebrate the harvest and other blessings of the past year.Because we take so much for granted, there are times we have to stop and think about what we have to be grateful for.

The Biden White House dumpster fire

President Joe Biden's plunging public approval rating isn't his problem. It is a reflection of his problem. Biden held a big ceremony this week to sign the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the $1.2 trillion measure passed after months of wrangling in Congress. The public is well aware of it.

Turning against party of a new president

As a lifelong sports fan, it's been decades since I let a ballgame make me unhappy. Back when my sons would plunge into mourning over Razorback basketball losses, I'd remind them that somebody loses every game that's played. No point brooding; there will be another game soon.

Politics is a study in contradictions

For a long while – remember that in politics, two days comprise an eternity – it seemed as if the leaders of the two major parties were girding to fight the last war. Now it seems as if they are fighting to figure out what the last war really was about.

Junk food cravings tied to hormones, circadian cycle

Dear Doctors: Is there some reason I crave junk food when I'm really tired? I'm working double shifts, and if I don't sleep enough, all I want is donuts and pizza. My husband says it's because they're my favorite foods and they're easy, but it feels different than just that.What can I do?

Contract worker feels shut out after sharing feedback

DEAR HARRIETTE: I was hired to work on a short-term project for a company that had hired me previously. It seemed like everything turned out pretty well. I was asked for honest feedback about the project, and I gave it.

Column: Karma may still want a word with Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers

Column: Karma may still want a word with Aaron RodgersBy JIM LITKE AP Sports ColumnistSeattle at Green Bay was never going to live up to the hype, and really how could it?