Acupuncturist gets stuck with the dinner bill - twice

DEAR ABBY DEAR ABBY: I am a licensed acupuncturist. One of my patients (also male) asked me to dinner, and since he seemed like a decent guy, I decided to go. After we finished and the $60 bill arrived, he told me he had forgotten his wallet and I needed to pay, which I did.

Circadian misalignment has many negative health effects

ASK THE DOCTORS Hello dear readers, and welcome to our first letters column of spring. We hope you’re enjoying the lengthening days and are recovering from the jolt of losing an hour to Daylight Saving Time.

Woman’s potential beau doesn’t have a job

SENSE & SENSITIVITY DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently met a man who sparked my interest, but he does not have a job. I do not want to be shallow and just use this factor for a reason not to date him. However, I also want to be smart and realistic.

Woman enjoys dating, but is distracted by online romance

DEAR ABBY: I am a woman who has reentered the dating pool after a few years of being single. I have gone on some amazing dates with fabulous men. I met someone online last summer. “Miles” had a similar story – long, bad marriage and now living life to the fullest.

Activated charcoal is new entry in long list of fad diets

Dear Doctor: I read that New York recently banned something called activated charcoal from all food and beverages. What is that, and why on Earth would anyone ever want to ingest it? Dear Reader: The history of food fads is as long as it is strange.

Reader questions leaving 26-year relationship

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been in a relationship for 26 years, but I am still not married. I have built a life, a home and a family with this man, but we have not taken the next step. I am waiting for him to show me that he appreciates me by marrying me. It just isn’t happening. I am tired of waiting.

How anger can turn to joy

CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL When the week started we were aggravated after reading reports that people in Laguna Beach, Calif., were upset by the police department’s decision to affix an American flag graphic to the side of its police cars.

Sanders’ past isn’t right for America’s future

So Bernie Sanders, self-anointed scourge of the malign influence of "millionaires and billionaires" on American politics, is himself a millionaire. Firmly ensconced in the top one percent of income earners in the United States. Which you've got to admit is pretty funny.

Why is everything beeping at me?

THE VILLAGE IDIOT The refrigerator beeps if I accidentally leave the door open, which I do a lot, but it's a different beep than the one the dishwasher makes to tell me it has finished putting spots on my glasses. Do I really have to know when the dishwasher is finished with its spotting cycle?

Understanding the basic truths about politics

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., the highly improbable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, made this insightful comment to The New York Times: "The story that we tell, not just about government but about ourselves, and the story we tell people about themselves and how...