I owa is ready for the onslaught of presidential candidates. But a vital question looms, less than a year from the Republican precinct caucuses here: Are the candidates ready for Iowa?
DEAR HARRIETTE: My anniversary is coming up soon, and it's a big one. Normally I would go all out and host a big party, but I'm not feeling it. Half the time I’m so mad at my husband that I don't talk to him. The rest of the time, we either act nice to each other but it's pretty superficial, or we yell expletives at each other. It's a mess.
My husband, Peter, is learning Spanish his own way.
Mitch McConnell is demonized by Democrats, and rightly so, for his malevolent maneuvering that helped Donald Trump appoint three conservative justices to the Supreme Court. When it comes to policy toward Ukraine, however, the Senate Republican leader has emerged as one of the more courageous and clear-eyed realists in either party.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I've been with my girlfriend for two years now, and things are great. But I am starting to get a little bit uncomfortable with how often she posts about me on social media.
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In England, proclaiming God's blessing on same-sex relationships has become the new orthodoxy for clergy with established ties to the powers that be.
(AP) — Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., was one of five churches expelled by the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff. The largest U.S. Protestant denomination's statement of faith prohibits women from being pastors. Stacie Wood, the wife of Saddleback's lead pastor Andy Wood, serves as teaching pastor. Following its expulsion from the SBC, Andy Wood, who succeeded Pastor Rick Warren last year, has reaffirmed the congregation's support of women in ministry. The church has yet to appeal the SBC's decision. Andy Wood also told congregants that a message detailing his and the church's stance on this issue is coming soon.
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DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friend who has always had low standards for the men in her life. She goes out of her way to do everything for them and is consistently disappointed in the end because they don't even show a fraction of the same care she gives them. It's incredibly discouraging, and I don't know how to help her. Do you have any advice on how to raise her standards and get her to stop doing so much for the wrong people? — Raise Your Standards DEAR RAISE YOUR STANDARDS: Your friend sounds like a prime candidate for counseling. If she has fallen into an unhealthy pattern of how she engages men in relationships that leaves her disappointed and unfulfilled, she needs help learning how to make better choices. You probably don't have the tools to guide her to the other side.