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Lifestyles

Older people still taking inappropriate meds

Have you ever heard the expression: “Seatbelts save lives”? This public service announcement became popular in the 1980s. It helped increase the use of seatbelts in private vehicles. By the mid-1990s, most states required their use by law. People who failed to buckle up could be ...

Dear Annie: Maintaining love across a political divide

DEAR ANNIE: I never imagined I would be writing to you about this, but I’m at a loss and worried sick. One of my adult sons has become deeply involved in far-right political activism. What began as strong opinions has hardened into something extreme and all-consuming. His social media is a ...

Hints from Heloise: Working magic with food

DEAR HELOISE: I have a question about cooking foods at different times and temperatures when you only have one oven. This is always a dilemma when cooking a large meal, especially during the holidays. For my last holiday meal, I had a ham that had to be cooked for so many hours at a certain ...

To Your Good Health: Monitoring encephalitis symptoms

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 28-year-old son is in the hospital. He hasn’t been acting like himself for a few weeks (not sleeping nor eating well), and he suddenly had four seizures. The doctors are worried about a condition called autoimmune encephalitis. — J.M. ANSWER: Encephalitis means ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

Here is the solution. Win the spade lead with dummy’s king and play a diamond to your king. Then lead a low trump and finesse the eight. Ruff the six of diamonds with your queen and return a low heart to dummy’s ten. After ruffing the eight of diamonds with your king, cash the ace of ...