Friends want kids to stay with same race

DEAR HARRIETTE: I hung out with some friends and got an earful. My friends said that even though their children go to a predominantly white school, they have told their children that they had better not bring any white girls home as a date or to marry.

Fear keeps jittery driver from getting a license

DEAR ABBY: I am trying hard to let go of my paralyzing fear of driving, which has prevented me from getting a license. I am not sure why I get so nervous and afraid when I get behind the wheel. I really need a car to get my family and myself around. I just wish I knew what was causing this.

It’s possible to catch flu even with a flu shot

Dear Doctor: I got a flu shot this fall, but I still got sick. Why did this happen? Dear Reader: Considering how this year’s flu season is shaping up, we’re not surprised by your question.

Forgetfulness vs. memory loss signs

“Beyond a medical diagnosis of disease, the aches and pains of growing old can be worrisome.

Siblings come home to visit, but not with family members

DEAR ABBY DEAR ABBY: I have a problem I haven’t seen in your column before. My husband comes from a large family with siblings spread far and wide. We live in the home state and are happy to accommodate his brothers and sisters (families, dogs) when they come home to visit and ask to stay with us.

Easy treatments for bumpy skin

ASK THE DOCTORS Dear Doctor: Every winter I get these weird bumps on my skin, kind of like goosebumps, except that they won’t go away. What are they? Is there anything that can help?

It’s ok to use social media sparingly

SENSE & SENSITIVITY DEAR HARRIETTE: I swore off social media about a year ago because I found it to be a distraction, and I really needed to get some work done. I gave myself a year, and now that I am there, I don’t know if I want to go back.

Important tip to avoid deer auto collisions

Nobody wants to hit a deer while driving a car, and the reality is that avoiding a collision with the first deer often leads to a collision with a second deer.

More reasons to say yes than no

CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL There are things we really like about the upcoming school bond proposal and there are things we sure wish had been done differently. But to us it has become less about the bumpy road that was taken and more about the destination.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Citizens of Clinton: I am grateful to be living in a town where there is so much passion about how to improve our schools. A place where people really do care for one another. It saddens me to see caring people attacking one another over the bond issue.