I'm so old I can remember when people calling themselves "conservative" thought "cancel culture" was a bad thing. Oh wait, that was last week. More recently, the brand-new governor of Virginia – whose own son is safely ensconced in an exclusive Maryland prep school – has opened a telephone snitch line enabling citizens to inform on teachers committing "Thought- crime" in the Commonwealth's public schools.
This is our winter of discontent. Again.
Dear Doctors: My husband's office went remote during the pandemic. He used to ride his bike to work and walk at lunch. Now, he's at his desk from when he gets up until bedtime. I read that working long work hours can give you high blood pressure. If that's true, maybe he'll slow down.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My sister just moved into a new home with her boyfriend of 10 years. They have three kids, and he is a really active father. He does everything with the kids, so she doesn't have to do much. Even after he has provided a home and helped her buy a car, she continually complains that it's not good enough. She says it's not a luxury car or the house isn't big enough, but it's all better than anything she's ever had. She wants him to marry her, but he confided in me that he is unhappy with her and feels really unloved. How do I tell her this? – Marry Me Not
Over the past few days a number of brave artists have taken a valiant stand against the lies and misinformation being promoted on Spotify. (Spotify is one of the largest worldwide audio streaming and media services provider with over 406 million monthly active users, including 180 million paying subscribers)
On Tuesday Custer County voters will go to the polls to decide if they want to renew the county’s one-half percent sales tax.
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?