Senior employee taking credit for work he didn’t do

DEAR HARRIETTE: An older employee is getting credit for my work. He and I are both regularly required to do extensive research for interview subjects, but his research is never up to par. This employee has seniority over me, so I'm afraid to speak up about what's going on. He doesn't ever take full credit for the work that the two of us do together, but the fact that he gets any credit for my work is disheartening. Should I speak to him about this, or go directly to our boss? – Taking Credit

Scotus ruling resonates in office

DEAR HARRIETTE: My employees and I have been speaking openly about the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. As a women-run company that employs mostly women, I think it's important to leave the floor open for my employees to express themselves on a topic that can affect them so deeply.

This week the public learned the current operator of our city-owned hospital had decided not to renew its contract that is set to expire at the end of the year.

Net carbs are carbs minus fiber and sugar alcohols

Dear Doctors: I had lunch with a coworker, and she's on a keto diet. She says she can have only 35 grams of carbohydrates per day. The label on the candy bar she was eating said it had 26 grams of carbs, which is almost her whole carb budget. But she said it only had 6 net carbs. What does that mean?

Daughter, reaching her mid 20’s concerns mom over lack of ambition

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am the mother to a 25-year-old daughter who has no real plan for her life. I want to start off by admitting that it is completely normal and acceptable not to have it all planned out when you're in your 20s. In my 20s, I had no clue what I was doing.

Sounding the alarm over Joe Biden

President Joe Biden’s reelection prospects have seemed doubtful for months now. Many voters think the nation’s oldest president ever – he turns 80 in November – is too old for the job and is certainly too old for a second term. Many others think he’s simply doing a bad job. Many think both. And that includes Democrats who voted for Biden as well as Republicans who didn’t.

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