Starting his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden congratulated two top Republicans, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. He also thanked Republican lawmakers who had backed his infrastructure bill last year and struck a note of optimism: “Jobs are coming back, pride is coming back because of the choices we made in the last two years.”
DEAR HARRIETTE: Growing up, I was always the over achiever. I got straight A's, ran track and took part in various extracurriculars, often leaving my siblings in the dust. My parents and family always admired my dedication and ambition, praising me whenever I achieved something new.
My mother has a pet squirrel named Stubby.
We hit the ground running with the start of the legislative session last week. We began by hearing the State of the State address from Gov. Kevin Stitt.
DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my girlfriends asked me to set her up with one of my guy friends, so I did. She said that the date went really well, but unfortunately he wasn't as into it as she was.
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When popes talk about sex, it tends to make headlines. This was certainly true when Pope Francis told the Associated Press last month, 'Being homosexual isn't a crime.' He said the Catholic Church opposes criminalizing homosexuality and that, 'We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are.' The pope then noted that homosexual activity is 'not a crime. Yes, but it's a sin.'
There was some outrage surrounding the 'Unholy' performance of Sam Smith and Kim Petras at the Grammys, which involved Smith dressing up like the devil, against a backdrop of someone's cartoonish idea of hell.
This week Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced a bill to eliminate a federal subsidy for professional sports stadiums.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My son is being bullied, and I feel powerless to help him. It brings back painful memories of when I was a kid and how much worse things got for me when my parents got involved. I fear that the same thing will happen if I try to intervene. Should I talk to my son's school or just hope he is strong enough to cope on his own?