Dispatch the 2024 presidential race

Two things can be true at once. Here are two things that are true about this year’s presidential race: One, Donald Trump is the most fundamentally unfit presidential candidate ever nominated by a major party.

DO JUST ONE THING

• With nearly 10 million cut flowers sold every day, knowing where flowers are grown for your bouquets and arrangements is important. Most flowers come from faraway places like Africa, South America and Europe, where fields of colorful blooms are grown in monocultures that are far from eco-friendly.

Couple struggles with political differences

DEAR HARRIETTE: My partner and I have different political views, and with the election coming up, we’ve been clashing more often. I’m a strong supporter of Kamala Harris and her policies, while my partner has a different perspective.

Lifestyle changes can prevent kidney stones

Dear Doctors: I had such bad abdominal pain that my husband took me to the ER. I was told I was passing a kidney stone. It took two days, and it was excruciating. What are kidney stones? Is there anything I can do to keep this from happening again?

Mom considers suggesting part-time work

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m the mother of a 16-year-old daughter who loves shopping and frequently goes out with her friends to the mall, the movies and various other places. Up until now, I’ve always paid for her extra experiences – whether that’s her shopping sprees, lunches or outings with her friends.

Entire story of the election: Mind the gap

There are three words that should guide any interpretation of the 2024 election: Mind the gap.Those three words define the problems and potentials of the major-party presidential election.They provide a way of measuring the course of the campaign.

We have a lot of the same basic values

If Kamala Harris loses the election next month, one big reason will be the steady drift of Latino voters away from the Democrats. In a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, Harris led Donald Trump by 18 points among Latinos, 57 to 39.

Sibling wants to support gay brother

DEAR HARRIETTE: My younger brother, who is only 12, recently came out as gay, and while I fully support him, my parents are struggling to accept it. They keep insisting it’s just a phase, and it’s heartbreaking to watch.

Construction men are still making noise

The men who have been making the terrible noise are still at it. The construction on our building began in the early spring, before my husband, Peter, and I returned from Mexico.

Treatment for rib injury, pain management

Dear Doctors: I was in a car accident, and an X-ray showed I had two broken ribs. A second X-ray taken a month later showed I also had a cracked rib.Why didn’t that show up the first time?Why isn’t there more that can be done for a broken rib other than being told to rest? It’s very painful.