Friend gets pronouns wrong, wants to do better

DEAR HARRIETTE: I accidentally referred to my friend with the wrong pronouns, and they snapped at me! We’ve been friends for nearly a year now, but I introduced them to some new friends and used the pronoun “she” to describe something about them. I felt awful.

Walking after meal keeps blood sugar in check

Dear Doctors: My husband has prediabetes. I read that going for a walk after you eat can help your blood sugar, so I always do that. But my husband says when you sit down again, your blood sugar goes right back up, so what’s the point? Is that true? I’m not giving up on him joining me.

Declaring Chicago an ‘ICE-free zone’

One of the main themes of the second Trump administration has been the explosive collision between the president’s determination to enforce federal immigration law and many Democratic leaders’ determination not to enforce federal immigration law.

SHERIFF’S REPORT WEDNESDAY

Responded to a animal call of a calf out in the area of Oklahoma and Hughes St., Thomas.Performed a welfare check in the 500 block of N. 11th St., Hammon.Assisted Clinton Police Department in the 400 block of S. 23rd St.Responded to a report of a missing person in the 23000 block of Rt.

Thank your local newspaper this week

If you’re reading this, thank your local newspaper. It exists because your local community supports and values the importance of community news.We live in a world of rapid-fire information. Algorithms decide what pops up on your feed, and the news you’re served often isn’t news at all.

Flesh-eating bacteria comes from water

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: We live in Florida, and we keep seeing on the news about people dying from flesh-eating bacteria you can get when you go swimming. It seems like it’s happening a lot more often than it used to. Why is it so hard to be cured when someone gets sick?

Friends shorten trip after confrontation

DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently, I spent a weekend with friends my husband and I met on the beach a few years ago. We all really liked each other, so it felt natural to invite them to stay with us one weekend when a lot of mutual friends were gathering since they didn’t have a beach rental this year.

Matriarch prays for daughter-in-law

DEAR HARRIETTE: At the end of the summer, I went back home to celebrate my mom’s birthday. Since I got married and moved, I don’t get to see my family as often, so I was looking forward to the quality time.

Toenail fungus should be checked out

Hello, dear readers! Welcome to a bonus letters column. We have some interesting (and familiar) topics to cover, so we’ll dive right in.– We have written about the causes and challenges of toenail fungus several times over the years. Each time, the topic generates new letters.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1535, the complete English translation of the Bible was printed for the first time.In 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first reigning pontiff to visit the United States.