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HINTS FROM HELOISE: Readers sound off on fees for weddings

DEAR READERS: We’ve received hundreds of letters concerning weddings where the bride and groom want to charge people to attend. Apparently, this is now a trend in America where the happy couple want to have the wedding of their dreams but can’t afford a lavish celebration. The reaction from ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: COVID vaccines still much needed

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who is in better-than-average shape for my age. I only take blood pressure meds, walk for exercise, and am only slightly overweight. I have had seven COVID vaccinations from February 2021 to September of this year. I asked my primary doctor if I should ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

In general, a slam should be bid whenever there appears to be a better-than-even chance of fulfillment. It is in this area that a partnership’s bidding skill is most severely tested. The main question to be resolved in bidding a slam is whether the combined hands will offer a good chance to ...

Beating the winter blues

The Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter. Despite little to no daylight — plus months of frigid temperatures — people who live in northern Europe and above the Arctic Circle have learned how to cope mentally and physically with the annual onset of the winter blues, ...

Health notes

Health notes To include or update items in the weekly Health News list, email information to tmunnell@tribtoday.com or dbigelow@tribtoday.com. The deadline for inclusion for next week’s list is noon Sunday. ST. JOE’S AT THE MALL: • EXERCISE CLASSES — Cardio Jam, Zumba, ...