Things Peter does because he cares for me

I asked my husband Peter, “What is the cat doing?”“He’s levitating,” Peter said. Or at least I thought that’s what he said. “The cat is levitating?” “Meditating!” “Oh.” We have a lot of conversations like this, and I suspect Peter and I are not alone.

When the myths start to run into reality

Headline for the Washington Post reads “Trump’s honeymoon is over.” “At Testy Town Halls, Republicans Take Heat for Trump’s Bold Moves,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

Young patients appearing with kidney stones

Dear Doctors: Our son had some of the symptoms of appendicitis. His lower right side was aching, and he was throwing up. At the emergency room, it turned out that he was passing a kidney stone. He’s only 13 years old – isn’t that much too young?

Husband struggling to belong in new city

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m worried about my husband. We recently moved to a new town for my job, and I can tell he’s having a hard time adjusting. We lived in our previous town for 15 years, and now we’re halfway across the country.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1781, the Articles of Confederation were ratified.In 1803, the Ohio state legislature met for the first time; the event is now celebrated as the anniversary of its statehood.In 1867, Nebraska was admitted as the 37th U.S. state.In 2003, Pakistani counterterrorism forces captured al-Qaida...

CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

30 YEARS AGO• Coronation for the Basketball Homecoming King and Queen at Clinton High School was at the Tornado Dome with homecoming games against the Frederick Bombers.

Trump will pay political price at home

President Donald Trump is moving quickly with his plan to end the war in Ukraine.What, exactly, that plan involves is still not publicly known.But given the current status of the conflict, along with what Trump and others have said about it, the short version is that it appears likely Russia will...

Student drops out due to health struggles

DEAR HARRIETTE: My best friend’s daughter has been struggling with her mental health for some time now, and it’s difficult to watch.

Bird flu has symptoms similar to our flu

ASK THE DOCTORSHello, dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column. Bird flu is in the news these days and, as we are also in the midst of an active “regular” influenza season, we are fielding quite a few questions on the topic.

Revenues are down compared to last year

We’re now headed into the fourth week of the legislative session and have completed two full weeks of work on bills in the Senate’s policy committees.