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Long ago and far away, I sometimes joked that I only look white: Actually, I'm Irish. These days, people have no idea what you're talking about.
Read moreThere are many sayings about home. Prose that suggest the importance of family and tradition, of love and geography. This week, I was reminded that hospitality makes a home for the homeless.
Read moreDEAR ABBY: After being together for a year, my boyfriend and I recently moved in together. Since then he hasn’t been home much. We don’t spend time together the way
Read moreDEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law “June” is being married soon. I will be the matron of honor. My husband, “Jake,” June’s brother, will be a groomsman for her fiance, “Jimmy.” Not
Read moreDear Doctor: Our granddad is 86 and wound up in the ER with extreme abdominal pain, which turned out to be gallstones. The doctors say he should have his gallbladder removed. Why? Isn’t that a big operation just to take care of gallstones?
Read moreEvery time I have an appointment at the hospital clinic, they ask me that. At first, I thought I must look a lot sicker than I feel.
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