Dear Doctors: I was surprised to find out that a co-worker gave his nephew a kidney several years ago. He never mentions it and I don’t want to invade his privacy, but I would like to know more about the process. What does it take for someone to donate a kidney? Is it safe for them to do it?
After the 2020 election, Fox News was guilty of professional malpractice and ethical corruption. Faced with a choice – between telling viewers the truth about Donald Trump’s loss, or feeding their fantasies with blatant lies – Fox favored profit over proof, income over integrity.
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, which legalized the sale of alcoholic beverages.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I went to an event and saw a lot of people I haven’t seen for a long time. One woman was very friendly, which was nice, but caught me off guard. She is what my mother calls “sometime-y.” Sometimes she knows me, and sometimes she doesn’t. On that day she saw me and thought she would even give me a hug. She is an important person in my social and professional circles, so I appreciated the acknowledgment, but I don’t want to make the mistake of thinking she likes me now — there have been too many occasions when I was invisible to her. I do think it might be wise for me to make some kind of meaningful follow-up while I’m still on her mind. I don’t have a project right now to talk about, though, so I’m not sure what to say if I reach out to her. What do you think?
My husband, Peter, and I are staying in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, which is, according to a lot of folks, a tourist town. Sometimes, the person saying this means it is not a place they would want to spend time. This puzzles me.
Ilook forward to the Oklahoma Youth Expo each year and especially legislative showmanship. This year, I was paired with Grace Clark from Carnegie FFA and her sheep. Another one of my constituents, Tabrey Lierle from Hydro-Eakly FFA, was there with her goat. It was great to get to know these students and learn about their livestock projects that they have worked hard on all year to prepare for their local shows, and ultimately OYE.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My mother has always expressed frustration with her immediate family, specifically her parents and her sister. She moved away from them as soon as she turned 18. As I was growing up, my mother used to tell me how important it was for her to keep her distance from them for her own mental wellbeing. Now that I’m all grown up, I’ve started to recognize a similar dynamic between my mother and sister — one that reminds me of my mother’s family. How can I preserve a sense of balance and connection in our relationship without allowing their behavior to affect me in an undesirable way? I don’t want to push my mom and sister away the way my mother pushed her family away. — Breaking the Cycle DEAR BREAKING THE CYCLE:
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At a Freedom Celebration ’93 meeting, volunteers paused during their discussion of fund-raising progress for the Christian outreach for a photo. Shown were Steve Richardson, Steve Weichel, Carol Laufer, Joye Richardson and Gayle Janning.
As a veteran Chicagoland Democrat, Rep. Daniel Lipinski knew what to expect when facing newspaper editors during pre-election endorsement season -- hard questions about his support for centuries of Catholic teachings on abortion.