The circus has left town. No more walks down Main Street, no more visits to veterans' halls, no more fables about lessons candidates learned while talking to people in community centers in small towns. But for all the divisiveness and all the invective, New Hampshire's primary gave clarity to two things that will shape the campaign in the year ahead.
DEAR HARRIETTE: Several students in my daughter's school have died by suicide in the past two years. Now we are hearing of college presidents and other professionals who are taking their lives. This trend is frightening. Though I can turn off the news at home, my daughter is still aware of these tragedies. I am so worried for her and her friends.
My husband, Peter, and I are headed out to Mexico again, and before we do, I thought it was a good time of year to check in with some folks I care about, to see how 2024 had been treating them so far.
There's an old story about a dog food brand that was rapidly losing business. An emergency meeting was held to determine the cause. The can is the wrong color, complained one company official. The advertising jingle is off-key, said another. Finally, a fellow in the back spoke the truth: 'Dogs don't like it.'
DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm in a relationship where we've mutually agreed to exclusivity, yet we haven't formalized our relationship status. We value the natural flow of our connection, but I desire more clarity. How can I guide conversations about defining our relationship without putting undue pressure on the organic progression we've cherished? Sometimes the lack of an official definition makes me anxious, and I find myself pondering the future of our relationship. — What's Next DEAR WHAT'S NEXT: What do you want for your future? When you think about your life, what do you see, and do you see that potentially with this partner? Now is the time to talk to your partner about your vision of your future and ask about theirs. Too often, people drift together without clarity. For some people, that's fine, but often one partner is not as comfortable. That stems from not knowing how you fit into your partner's dreams for the future.
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column. We'll begin with the latest data that show this winter is shaping up to be another 'tripledemic.' Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are surging throughout the United States, and new cases of COVID-19 are not far behind. Please protect yourselves and the people around you by getting this year's flu vaccine and the updated COVID shot. It's not too late for either of these, and there is evidence that getting both at once boosts immune response.
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With its digital homage to the late Paul Harvey's 'So God Made a Farmer' soliloquy, the 'God Made Trump' video drew roars of support at key Iowa rallies for Donald Trump.
The late former New York City mayor Ed Koch wrote in 1989, 'My mother told me that she tried to induce a miscarriage by jumping off chairs and trunks.' He explained that she had told him she had several abortions in her life. 'We were very poor. The prospect of another mouth to feed posed serious problems,' he wrote.