President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has released a new ad that synopsizes the Democratic effort to use criminal charges and lawsuits against former President Donald Trump. “In the courtroom, we see Donald Trump for who he is,” the ad begins. “He’s been convicted of 34 felonies. Found liable for sexual assault. And he committed financial fraud.” Trump, the ad continues, is a “convicted criminal,” while Biden is “a president who’s fighting for your family.”
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column. Our mailboxes are filling up fast, so we’ll get right down to your questions.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am feeling hurt after a recent vacation with my friends, and I’m not sure what to do. We planned this trip for months, hoping to have a great time and create wonderful memories together. However, things took a turn, and now I’m questioning whether I even want to continue these friendships.
In 1863, West Virginia was admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
As a serious basketball fan, I regret to report that all this Mean Girl stuff following Caitlin Clark’s professional debut has persuaded me to return to my longstanding policy of total indifference to the WNBA.
• If you smoke cigarettes or know someone who does, here’s a reminder that it’s important to dispose of cigarette butts properly.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a freelance graphic designer, and one of my clients is frustrating. Despite multiple revisions and attempts to clarify their expectations, the client has continued to express dissatisfaction with my work. One design element they specifically didn’t like was a logo concept I had created. The client requested a minimalist and modern design, which I meticulously crafted to align with their brand image. However, they found the color scheme too bold and the font choice not in line with their vision. I asked for more specific feedback, and they did not provide me with anything concrete. This left me feeling perplexed, as I had followed their instructions closely and incorporated their feedback at every stage of the design process. How do you think I should proceed? – Vague Client DEAR VAGUE CLIENT: Many people are not visual and can find it difficult to express what they want for a design because they literally do not have the words to describe it. As a designer, that can be frustrating. Provide your clients with a variety of visual references to allow them to see examples of possibilities from which they can choose. This takes time, but it is a way to help guide them to come to a direction that satisfies their needs and helps them to imagine what they want.
Sen. Mike Lee, a strong conservative from Utah, and Sen. Ron Wyden, an ardent progressive from Oregon, agree on very little. But they are primary co-sponsors of a critically important piece of legislation: a law that would protect journalists and their sources from overly aggressive federal prosecutors.
I’ve been working on a script with a producer named Eli.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My roommate and I have been living together for about six months now, and while things were fine at first, we’ve recently started fighting over the chores in our apartment. The main issue is that I always end up being the one who has to clean the shared areas because she refuses to do her part and clean up her messes.