My mom is burned out trying to take care of her mother

DEAR HARRIETTE: My grandmother has been sick for about a year. She's slowly losing control of her body and mind. She's not capable of living alone as she can't walk much and shows early signs of dementia.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is the 254th day of 2021 and the 84th day of summer.TODAY’S HISTORYIn 1857, Mormon militiamen and Paiute Indians massacred 120 pioneers in Mountain Meadows, Utah.In 2001, hijacked planes crashed into New York City’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Virginia and a Pennsylvania field in...

Learning respect from the Girl Scouts

Respect was once one of the most important fibers in society.

It’s hard to pour concrete or empty bedpans if you work from home

When I returned to my office at George Washington University last week, the calendar on my wall – curled and faded with age – read March 2020.Many Americans are facing a similar experience this fall, and are confronting these questions: What is the future of work?

Two questions about Afghan refugees

Biden administration officials are proud of their effort to airlift about 118,000 Afghans, plus somewhere between 5,000 and 6,000 U.S. citizens, from the Kabul airport in the final days of the president's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Small details, big results

Over a decade ago we published an editorial about how taking care of the little things can have a huge impact. We thought it was worth repeating.Believe it or not, there are things folks in Clinton can learn from New York City. BIn the mid-1980s, New York City was racked with crime.

Just who did the U.S. government rescue from Afghanistan?

At 9:05 Monday night, State Department spokesman Ned Price issued a plaintive message to the new rulers of Afghanistan.

The allure of domestic animals

Ever since journalists started working from home in large numbers, they've begun adopting pets and, inevitably, writing about them. No problem there.

Experts weigh in on new fungus attacking people

Dear Doctor: I just saw on the TV news that there’s a new fungus killing people in Texas, and that there’s no cure for it. They’re calling it a superbug, which sounds scary. What is it? Is it going to be everywhere, like COVID-19?

Neighbor has bad experience over keys

DEAR HARRIETTE: The other day, I left my house in a rush and forgot the key to the main entrance of my apartment complex on the table. When I returned about an hour later, I spotted my neighbor, who I usually see outside while she’s walking her dog.