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Dear Annie: Left out after best friend finds new love

DEAR ANNIE: My best friend recently started dating someone new, and ever since, she’s become distant. We used to talk daily; now I’m lucky if she texts back within a week. When we do hang out, he always tags along, even for things we used to do just the two of us. I’m happy she’s ...

Hints from Heloise: Try fix for tricky mousepad

DEAR HELOISE: I have read your column in the Dayton Daily News for years and have put many of the tips to use in my home. I’m a senior citizen, and I’ve had difficulty moving the screen pointer on my laptop using the mousepad. The pointer will not budge, or it will slide over the spot where ...

To Your Good Health: Asks for new updates on Type I diabetes

DEAR DR. ROACH: My grandson has just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I’m wondering which new therapies are out there for consideration in treating this. Are there any new discoveries involving gene-altering, pancreas transplants or something else? I am willing to join any study group ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

1. Four notrump. Partner can be expected to have from 13 to 16 points for his three-diamond bid, which puts you in the 33-point zone usually required for 12 tricks. A small slam is thus practically certain, while a grand slam is a possibility. The number of aces partner holds is the key to how ...

Dear Annie: It’s hard to deal with father’s chronic anxiety

DEAR ANNIE: My father has always been a deeply anxious man. If there is nothing to worry about, he invents something. Growing up, this often meant high-stress evenings when my siblings or I were out with friends or running late. I still remember one night when my dad woke my mother in a panic, ...