WASHINGTON — Now that Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has received permission from McKinsey & Co. to disclose details of his work at the big consulting firm, it seems likely that the “questions” (veiled accusations) about his job there will die down. Buttigieg, now the 37-…
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My sister is getting chemo for breast cancer, and her 4-year-old is due for his shots. She’s worried that he won’t be able to get them all because of her treatment. Our parents are unsure if they should go ahead and get the shingles vaccine since they are around her often. Wh…
DEAR ANNIE: I was a lousy husband. Not because of physical or emotional abuse but because of ignorance. I grew up in a household where I never heard my father tell my mother he loved her. I never heard him give her a compliment or ask her opinion.
Dr. Richard Ebeling, professor of economics at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and my longtime friend and colleague, has written an important article, “Business Ethics and Morality of the Marketplace,” appearing in the American Institute for Economic Research. Its import…
The Democrats believe that the 2020 election is too important to be left to the voters.
DEAR ANNIE: I am writing in hopes that you can provide a different and fresh perspective. I have two sons: “George,” 28, and “Fred,” 35. George has lived with us on and off for the past 10 years. I call him my “boomerang kid.” He has finally landed a decent job, and we are giving him six mor…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 67-year-old estate planning attorney. Last year I had back surgery and experienced substantial cognitive impairment immediately after. It has been over a year, and I have recovered perhaps 80% of my prior mental function. I would appreciate your thoughts on this issue,…
Apologies to Elton John, but in Washington and throughout so much of the country, can you feel the hate tonight?
The “Our diversity is our strength!” Party is starting to look rather monochromatic in its upper echelons these days.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old male who’s very physically active. Six years ago, I had a coronary calcium scan resulting in a score of 3,708 with no symptoms. A few days later, a thallium treadmill stress test showed no problems.
DEAR ANNIE: I am the proud owner of a flip cellphone, and I probably wouldn’t have it if public telephones still existed. I use about 100 minutes a month and have sent, in my lifetime, no more than 300 text messages, most of them one or two words in response to a text sent to me. I use no da…
Let’s get two things straight right off the bat.
A lot has changed in the 50 years since the predawn Chicago police raid that left two Illinois Black Panther Party leaders dead and four other members wounded.
Damaging photos of Pete Buttigieg have surfaced – ringing a bell for the Salvation Army.
DEAR ANNIE: My wife and I are approaching our 70th birthdays this year. As we have aged, hosting company and taking care of visiting children and grandchildren has become more stressful. Both of us have age-related health issues. One of our daughters (my stepdaughter), “Janet,” visits with h…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 83-year-old woman in very good health who takes no medications. My doctor informed me that I have an “extra” heartbeat, but I have no noticeable symptoms. What is my prognosis? Will my heart wear out sooner? — R.P.
This is an open letter to all of you privately disgusted Republicans.
Josef Stalin is reputed to have said: “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.” In the hands of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, the deaths of thousands can be a partisan bludgeon.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am in my early 90s and have read your column and those before yours, and have not seen this topic covered.
DEAR ANNIE: I am a teacher in a small town in New England. When I began my job, I thought it was the best job in the world. I spent a lot of time, money and effort to learn the skills to become an effective teacher, and I couldn’t think of a better way to give back to my community.
The economy is in robust good health, but our social fabric isn’t.
This year’s education scandal saw parents shelling out megabucks to gain college admittance for their children. Federal prosecutors have charged more than 50 people with participating in a scheme to get their children into colleges by cheating on entrance exams or bribing athletic coaches. T…
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Many of us feel bad about our debt. Most of us probably shouldn’t.
According to progressive websites, Thanksgiving is a day devoted to arguing with your right-wing uncle. According to advertisements, it’s the day before Black Friday. In reality, it is a most American holiday.
A Thanksgiving season reflection
People often offer cynical interpretations of American support for Israel. It’s the malign influence of the Jewish lobby, or Israel is a colonial outpost of the American hegemon or Israel has brainwashed American policymakers. What these right-wing conspiracists, anti-Semites and committed l…
While giving thanks, save some for this: The dilapidation of the nation’s life, although painful for Americans to behold and embarrassing when others behold it, has illustrated this year what novelist Philip Roth called the “indigenous American berserk.”
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The first student loan bills are arriving for the Class of 2019. If the grads are able to stick to the standard plan, they’ll make payments every month for the next 10 years and be done with it.
Give thanks.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 91-year-old man with swollen legs. I take 20 mg of furosemide and 20 mEq of Klor-Con daily. I understand that the Klor-Con is to replace the potassium loss caused by the former. I also understand that I should reduce my salt intake to the lowest amount possible. Becaus…
Former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said that racism in America is “foundational” and that people of color were under “mortal threat” from the “white supremacist in the White House.” Pete Buttigieg chimed in to explain that “systemic racism” will “be with us” no matter who is in the …
DEAR ANNIE: I have a sister who has had six surgeries to beat two types of cancer. She has residual complications but is working forward. I have been with her through all her surgeries and rehab. I live on the West Coast, and she lives on the East Coast.
Nancy Pelosi said she undertook impeachment “prayerfully,” and apparently what she was praying was that she could get it over with as soon as possible.
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You can likely thank (or blame) your parents for some aspects of how you turned out. Maybe you have your mother’s eyes or your dad’s habit of chewing with your mouth open.
College savings plans are a great way to save for education. But not all college savings plans are great.
Before dying of a methamphetamine overdose early on Aug. 1, 2017, La Salle County, Texas, prisoner James Dean Davis, aka “Country,” moaned and yelled for most of the night. Sweat dripped off him in a chilly holding cell, as vomit ran red, like Kool-Aid, on the floor.
Elitist” is the most wounding epithet in an epoch when millions of Americans, having the courage of their egalitarian convictions, have placed in the presidency someone innocent of any intellectual, moral or other excellence that might remind them that some people have superior attributes.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is a woman of uncommon intelligence. But like all of us mortals, she sometimes makes mistakes.
Among the definitions Merriam-Webster offers for “per•spec•tive” is this:
The absolute worst case of professional incompetence and dishonesty is in the area of climate science.
The clear loser of the Democratic primary is “Medicare for All.”
The death of Chief Justice Mark Cady leaves a massive void in the Iowa judiciary. Aside from the shock of his death at 66, it comes at a time when the relationship of the judicial branch to the other levers of governmental power is under as much scrutiny as it has ever been. It is a delicate…
DEAR ANNIE: My daughter recently passed from complications of myasthenia gravis. She died unexpectedly one evening after she stopped breathing during an MG crisis. Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles, which are responsi…
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Though I never met Channing Robert Whitaker, his face is familiar to me. He died in combat on a tiny island in the Pacific, nearly 20 years before I was born, but I feel like I know him.
The Mueller report accomplished nothing.
It doesn’t matter if you were fired or laid off, whether you saw it coming or were completely blindsided: Losing your job is disorienting. You’ll feel like you’re in a fog. And yet, in that fog you still need to answer some important questions:
DEAR DR. ROACH: With the current popularity of CBD and hemp products, I wonder your thoughts on Kratom, another plant-derived product. It is sold nearby. Is it an effective way to treat anxiety? — D.H.A.
DEAR ANNIE: It seems impossible for me to mend my relationship with my son. He is 38, and I am 68. Back when he was 22, he came out of the closet and told us he was gay. It took me nearly two years to accept that, and two years of hardly talking. Finally, I accepted it — with a few years of …
That prickly question has buzzed through black conversations and Twitter feeds since at least the casting of David Oyelowo — the British son of Nigerian immigrants — to play the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s 2014 “Selma.”
DEAR DR. ROACH: After reading your recent column regarding psilocybin for depression, I looked online and found information on transcranial magnetic stimulation. I had three rounds of electroconvulsive therapy, and had to stop the last two because the amnesia and reactions to anesthesia were…
DEAR ANNIE: My wife and I feel we are being taken advantage of by our family and friends. I think we have gone over and above with acts of kindness. Some family members don’t even talk to us, let alone acknowledge birthdays and holidays. When we went to church recently, the theme of the past…
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Evelyn Mae Mueller, 104, of Clinton, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Park Vista, Camanche. The Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting snellzornig.com.
Raymond Charles Graham, 93, of Davenport and formerly of Clinton, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Senior Star, Davenport. The Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements.
Wilma J. Thompson, 88 of Clinton, passed away Wednesday at Genesis Medical Center - East. Arrangements are pending at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory.
David Green, 69, Clinton, died Wednesday December 11th. Family and friends will gather from 5-7 PM on Sunday December 15th at Main Ave. Pub, Clinton. The Pape Funeral Home is assisting. View David's obituary at www.papefh.com.
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