After nearly 13 hours of debate and an ill-fated attempt to change Senate rules, a voting rights bill intended to nullify new restrictions Republican state legislatures have imposed across the country died an ignominious death on the Senate floor.
I've been bemused by what I've called the Cult of the Presidency since long before it became my job to write about it. To an awful lot of people, the president of the United States is held personally responsible for things he can't do a blessed thing about, from the price of Cocoa Puffs to the mutation of viruses. And too rarely given credit for things he's done right.
This may be the week baseball died.
Dear Doctors: I just heard on the news that black beans are considered to be some kind of miracle food. What makes them so special?
DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband normally leaves for work around 5 a.m., so when he left on New Year's Day at his regular time, it was no big deal to me. Later that morning, I was talking with a friend, and she mentioned how she thought my husband would have had the day off for the holiday. That got me thinking, so I called his office and was greeted by a recording saying the office was closed all week. I confronted him about it once he got home, but he was dismissive about it. I feel like he may be being unfaithful to me. Should I be worried? – Worried Wife
“The public doesn't want me to be the 'president senator.' They want me to be the president and let senators be senators," President Joe Biden said at his recent press conference. "If I made a mistake, I'm used to negotiating to get things done, and I've been, in the past, relatively successful at it in the United States Senate, and even as vice president. But I think that role as president is – is a different role."
Dear Doctors: I wonder if there have been any updates on that breathing technique called IMST? It was being studied because it can lower systolic blood pressure. I'm on blood pressure meds, and when I
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am tired of arguing with my husband about every little thing. I began to notice that just about every conversation that we have is an argument. If I say something, he almost always challenges me. I don't like waking up to arguments. Because we are still working from home, I am seeing a pattern that I don't like. I started paying closer attention and noticed that just about every time he speaks to me, it is judgmental, negative or dismissive.
We applaud the Clinton City Council’s decision to begin the process of selling the old fire station located at the corner of 6th Street and Gary Boulevard.
The failures of President Joe Biden's first year in office are obvious to all. Inflation is raging. COVID is raging. Crime is spiking in some big cities. The U.S.-Mexico border is a mess. The American withdrawal from Afghanistan was a mess. And with it all, the president and his party are obsessed, most of all, with passing a voting rules bill that would help ensure their future election by federalizing the voting system along lines favorable to Democrats.