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DEAR ANNIE: Grandma’s jewelry is lost, but her love is not

DEAR ANNIE: My 15-year-old daughter was given a piece of sentimental jewelry on the day of her grandmother’s funeral. It had belonged to her grandmother, and the gesture was meant to be a beautiful way for my daughter to carry a piece of her with her. At the time, my daughter seemed touched. She wore it a few times, and I remember feeling comforted seeing it on her, as if this small object helped connect the generations during a very sad time. Now, only a few months later, I fear the jewelry has been lost. We have searched drawers, jewelry boxes, backpacks, coat pockets, bathroom ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Prostate biopsies usually succeed

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column on prostate biopsies. I’m no doctor, but I’d advise against them. My boyfriend got a biopsy in 2012, which I believe caused his cancer to spread beyond his prostate into his bones. He died three years later in 2015. Think about this: A needle is inserted to extract cells so that they can be tested. When the needle is pulled out with its open end, and cancer is present, cells in the needle can then come out of the open end, causing cancer to spread throughout the prostate. It may be rare, but this is documented (tumor seeding). — ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

The hero of today’s deal is Zia Mahmood, one of the world’s all-time great players. Aside from his many successes, the charismatic Pakistani is noted for his daring and imagination at the table, and his wit and charm away from it. Today’s deal is vintage Zia. After West’s offbeat three-spade pre-empt and North’s double, Zia, South, took a stab at three notrump. West led a diamond, and Zia inserted the nine! This brought immediate results when the nine forced East’s king, but the contract was still a long way from home. East shifted to the spade queen, taken by the ace, ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: How to handle expiring dates on packaging

DEAR HELOISE: Renee recently commented about trying to read impossibly small print against similar colored backgrounds. This has been a thorn in my side for years! Additionally, the location, color and font size of a product’s expiration date is a problem. Expiration dates should be clearly stamped in contrasting ink on the top of the product, whether it’s a jar lid or a box top. I don’t know about anyone else, but I select products by looking at the front of the label because this is what’s visible on the shelf. The presentation of the top of the package doesn’t matter. I ...

Girard church organist plays her last note

GIRARD — After serving for nearly 60 years as the organist at Girard First Baptist Church, Carol Armstrong has decided it is time to retire from the position she has loved for so long. Members of the church recently gathered to celebrate Armstrong and her musical abilities that have been ...