CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jaimie Alexander, 37; Aaron Eckhart, 53; Courtney B. Vance, 61; Liza Minnelli, 75. Happy Birthday: Channel your energy wisely this year. Stay focused on what you are trying to achieve. Refuse to let anyone take advantage of you or what you have to offer. Look for ways to use your […]
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Former nanny tires of keeping lesbian marriage under wraps
DEAR ABBY: I am an out-and-proud lesbian who recently celebrated 10 years as a couple and three years of marriage to my wife. I worked as a professional nanny for many years, and I’m still extremely close to the first family I worked for. Although we have known each other for years, they still ask […]
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Family history includes puzzling advice about oranges
DEAR DR. ROACH: Sixty years ago, I married into a family that included a woman doctor in the generation before mine. My mother-in-law was always lamenting that she had never understood a little ditty that Aunt Doctor would always say: “Oranges are gold in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night.” I finally […]
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Virgo: Personal growth, romance and gaining stability are favored
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Anthony Davis, 28; Thora Birch, 39; Johnny Knoxville, 50; Terrence Howard, 52. Happy Birthday: Take the initiative if you want to get things done your way. Check the appropriate way to approach a project you plan to pursue this year by reaching out to the authorities who preside over such […]
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Leo: Evaluate your relationships with others before making promises you may not want to keep
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Olivia Wilde, 37; Carrie Underwood, 38; Jon Hamm, 50; Sharon Stone, 63. Happy Birthday: You’ll face last-minute changes and indecisiveness this year. Having a clear-cut image of what you want to achieve will help you navigate your way to the higher moral ground when too many choices tempt you. Stabilization, […]
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Brother is alarmed by teen sister’s dangerous choices
DEAR ABBY: A few weeks ago, my 14-year-old sister snuck out and had sex with a boy she met on Snapchat. I know this because my distraught mother decided to tell me. My sister lied to my parents repeatedly about it, but later, when they went through her phone, they found explicit images that a […]
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Anxiety behind the wheel not necessarily due to medication
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old man. I take medicine for blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and asthma. Three of my medications (diltiazem, carvedilol, albuterol) say that they can cause driving problems. My problem is that over the past two years, I have been having anxiety problems while driving on the interstate or small rural […]
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Cancer: Educate yourself before sharing your opinion
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Bow Wow, 34; Brittany Snow, 35; Matthew Gray Gubler, 41; Juliette Binoche, 57. Happy Birthday: Refuse to let change throw you off guard this year. Accept the inevitable, and keep moving forward. Use your ingenuity, and you’ll find new ways to use your talents to fit whatever is trending. Keeping […]
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Son is consumed by regret over treatment of his father
DEAR ABBY: I brought my 68-year-old immigrant father to live with me permanently with the intention of caring for him. He was completely dependent. Halfway through the year, I got angry, told him to move back and vowed to myself I would never ever care for him again. It wasn’t that he did anything wrong; […]
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Stones aren’t a normal part of the BCG treatment picture
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m not able to get any straight answers from the doctors about a serious issue my husband is having. He was diagnosed in August 2019 with bladder cancer. In early September 2019, the tumor, part of the lining and end of the ureter were removed and tested, and we were told they […]