Irecently was honored as one of 13 lawmakers recognized by the State Regents for Higher Education and Council of College and University Presidents for our dedication and service to the state’s higher education system during this year’s legislative sessions.
DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my best friends lost both of her parents this year, within six months of each other. They were well into their 90s, but still, the loss has been devastating for her. I am doing my best to comfort her, but sometimes I am at a loss. I still have my mother, who is in her mid-90s. I feel awkward talking about her now. I don't want to rub it in that my mother is alive and hers isn't, yet I am accustomed to talking about my mother all the time. How do I handle this delicate situation? I never know what to say anymore. — Life and Death DEAR LIFE AND DEATH:
Maybe it was fake news — I can't believe I actually typed those five words — but it was important news nonetheless. It shook the political world, comforted the Donald Trump campaign and, even among the disbelievers, should have been for Democrats what Thomas Jefferson described, in an 1820 letter following the Missouri Compromise, 'as like a fire bell in the night, (that) awakened and filled me with terror.'
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As Rep. Matt Gaetz mounted his successful campaign to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, he accused his rival of making a secret 'side deal' with Democrats to fund Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion.
October and its arrival heralds fall, everything suddenly becoming available in pumpkin spice, and Halloween offering colorful street urchins going door-to-door or downtown begging for candy during Trunk or Treat.
Last week, President Joe Biden's German shepherd Commander bit a Secret Service agent. That marked the 11th time — yes, the 11th time — that Commander had bitten one of the agents and other Secret Service officers who guard the president. Some of the attacks left wounds requiring medical attention, and at least one required hospital care for Commander's victim.
Dear Doctors: If my doctor won't order a PSA or other screening test, can I pay for it myself ? We are always told about the importance of early detection. So why aren't screening tests recommended for seniors? I get a more comprehensive overview of my car's health when I get an oil change!
DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm 28, and I live in a small apartment complex where everyone knows each other. My neighbor, a gentleman in his 50s, saw me smoking a cigarette the other day and decided to take it upon himself to lecture me on the dangers of smoking. Although I appreciated his concern, his lecture was unwelcome. I intend to quit smoking at some point, but I don't need my neighbor to intervene. I fear that the next time I bump into him, he will give me another lecture. What can I do to make him understand that his unsolicited advice is not helping?
At bottom, Trumpism is about resentment. In large part, it's the lower half of the high school class rebelling against the honor students: the ones with all the fancy degrees who can't change a tire. The girly men and the homely women. The ones who think they're better than you.