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Reader feels stuck while friends succeed

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Reader feels stuck while friends succeed

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am still friends with my high school besties, “Erica” and “Celine.” Erica became a registered nurse and moved abroad for work, while Celine is working in Dubai and enjoying a good life, even though she hasn’t finished college.

The treatment for rotator cuff injuries

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The treatment for rotator cuff injuries

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Dear Doctors: I tripped on a tree root and almost did a face-plant. I landed on my hands with my arms stretched out, and now my right shoulder has started aching. My boyfriend thinks it’s a rotator cuff injury. I’ve only heard of that in baseball players. What is the rotator cuff?

This is not a time for knee-bending

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This is not a time for knee-bending

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

When the megarich owners of the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times spiked editorials endorsing Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, cold shivers and hot anger swept through the ranks of their editors and reporters.

I am embracing less than perfect today

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I am embracing less than perfect today

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

So I’m doing a show after all.The problem with me (and I might not be alone in this) is that I have a hard time imagining anything between close to perfect and nothing at all.I’d been planning to do a first show featuring material from my columns, and it was overwhelming.

Mom criticized for daughter’s pickiness

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Mom criticized for daughter’s pickiness

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: My 9-year-old daughter recently went over to her friend’s house for a playdate. She was so excited to spend time with her friend, and everything seemed fine when I dropped her off.

Superhabits of highly effective people and how they play a role

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Superhabits of highly effective people and how they play a role

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Are Americans angrier or lonelier than they used to be? As I watched the Democratic convention this summer, I thought that loneliness and anger might decide the presidential election. Donald Trump is a madas- hell choice, and Kamala Harris the candidate for those more lonely and sad.

Decades later, Bob Briner's 'Roaring Lambs' still relevant

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Decades later, Bob Briner's 'Roaring Lambs' still relevant

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Decades later, it's hard to remember how much 'Chariots of Fire' shocked the Hollywood establishment, with soaring box-office totals and four wins at the 1982 Oscars – including a Best Picture win for producer David Puttnam.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Saturday, November 2, 2024

In 1889, after the Omnibus Bill divided the Dakota Territory, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states, respectively.In 1947, aircraft designer Howard Hughes piloted his “Spruce Goose,” the largest flying wooden plane ever built, on its maiden (and only) flight.

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

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

Saturday, November 2, 2024

30 YEARS AGO• A slightly weird fashion show in honor of the rapidly approaching Halloween was staged at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church by staff members of the Heritage Care Center.

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Democracy in action Tuesday

Saturday, November 2, 2024

People have an important decision to make and it has been a long time coming – which dog or cat will finish among the top three of the pet photo contest sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition?