Electric blankets may be cozy, but they can be dangerous

Dear Doctor: My wife and I sleep with an electric blanket for heat. Is there a health hazard in using it too long at night?

Workplace changing but old rules still apply

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have brightly colored hair and a nose piercing. I know my image is not always seen as professional, and I find that to be a reason why I get turned down for jobs. However, my image is an expression of myself, and I am not willing to change.

Man plans to bequest money to the soul mate he deserted

DEAR ABBY: Many years ago, I had a romance with a young girl in a faraway town. After a year, thinking I could do better, I moved on. With the benefit of hindsight, I now realize she stood head and shoulders above all the others, and I had tragically discarded my soul mate.

Cellulitis is a common but serious condition

Dear Doctor: It took visiting four different doctors to get an accurate diagnosis of cellulitis. From what I’ve read, that’s pretty common. There are many troubling things about it, including recurrence. Would you please cover it in your column?

Son tired of elderly mom’s blame game

DEAR HARRIETTE: My relationship with my mother is not good. She is much older now, but she has not lost her stubbornness. I have always been a respectful son, and I help her out whenever she needs me. However, she tends to turn on me.

There’s a lot of good in the state budget

CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL This year’s state budget deal reached by Gov. Kevin Stitt, House Speaker Charles McCall, and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat score high marks with us.

Enjoying both lightning bugs, light switches

Iwas outside one night last week when it was dark and cloudy. Along the creek and by the trees, there were so many lightning bugs that it looked like Mother Nature was throwing me a private fireworks show.

All he wanted was some homemade sticky buns

Patty’s Place is a small downtown restaurant that serves lunch from 11 to 4. The place is busy, but quick, clean and pleasant. Patty cooks everything herself, the menu is short and the regular customers love it.

How about rediscovering the human?

There’s a very out-in-the-open debate happening right now about whether an unborn child at the “heartbeat” stage should be considered a child. At a recent unprecedented pro-life event in New York City’s Times Square, a baby’s heartbeat was heard, with 4D sonogram imaging displayed on screens.

Serious girlfriend is surprised to learn man is still married

DEAR ABBY DEAR ABBY: I am currently dating someone, and although it hasn’t been that long, so far everything has been great. We each have two children from previous relationships. We have discussed the topic of marriage, having a child of our own and have even considered adoption.