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Lifestyles

DEAR ANNIE: Sister’s needs evolve into source of frustration

DEAR ANNIE: My younger sister, “Clara,” moved to my town last spring after a painful breakup. She was fragile, devastated and desperate for a fresh start. I opened my home and my heart without hesitation. I drove her to job interviews, invited her for dinner several nights a week, included ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: Use all your holiday cards as placemats

DEAR HELOISE: I have a hint for reusing Christmas cards. When my children were young, we would take the Christmas cards that we had received, and they would cut out circles using a wide-mouthed canning ring. Then we would put them on clear contact paper and cut them to the size of a placemat ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Patients should appreciate preventive screening

DEAR DR. ROACH: How do I get primary care doctors to understand that I do not do any health screenings and that their badgering only infuriates me more. My feeling is that if you’re not going to treat me, why test me? I only need the doctor for prescriptions and referrals to a specialist if I ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

Good defense is mostly a matter of good partnership understanding. When play begins, the defenders have only a vague idea of their combined values. As the play progresses, they must try to clarify their respective holdings to each other in order to make the most of their assets. Consider this ...

Hey, bud, it’s easy to get hooked

BROOKLINE, Mass. — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a joint with his coffee every morning. He tells himself he won’t start tomorrow the same way, but he usually does. “You know what bothers me? To have cannabis on my mind the first thing in the morning,” ...