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Stress Squashes the Romance Mar. 28, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I'm in my early 50s and have been married to "Ralph" for two years. At first, he was att... Read More

'Glide Path' Lands Smoothly on Political Runway Mar. 27, 2019

The Word Guy

On "PBS NewsHour" last month, South Bend, Indiana, mayor and likely presidential candidate Pete Butt... Read More

Paste Not Mar. 27, 2019

Wellnews

The Centers for Disease Control estimates nearly 40 percent of U.S. kids ages 3 to 6 are spreading t... Read More

Caution! Children at Work Mar. 14, 2019

Work Daze

If you're sick of your noisy, crowded office and think that working from home would be an improvemen... Read More

Hedgehog Hygiene Hitch Mar. 06, 2019

Wellnews

The CDC is warning the public to be careful about playing with pet hedgehogs. A salmonella outbreak ... Read More

Peace Begins With a Smile Mar. 02, 2019

Mark Shields

"Peace," we were told by Mother Teresa, "begins with a smile." Smiles have been very scarce in Ameri... Read More

Food for Naught Feb. 27, 2019

Wellnews

Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day. After all, it's when you literally break... Read More

Car Giving and Taking Away Feb. 20, 2019

Wellnews

At some point, almost everybody becomes too old to drive — safely. But deciding when is often ... Read More

This Quiz Leaves No Room for Error Feb. 13, 2019

The Word Guy

"Roominate" on the choices posed by this usage quiz as it races from the classroom to the emergency ... Read More

Extra Credit Feb. 13, 2019

Wellnews

Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands wanted to better understand the p... Read More

Medicine Goes to the Dogs, Precisely Feb. 06, 2019

Wellnews

Precision or personalized medicine is the mantra these days. It's the idea that medical science can ... Read More

Nothing to Sneeze At Jan. 30, 2019

Wellnews

Millions of people think they have a food allergy, and millions of people actually do — but ma... Read More

Don't Be Judgy about 'Backflash' Jan. 23, 2019

The Word Guy

Some random dispatches from the Word Front, including one from the War Front: Flashback to "Backflas... Read More

Clean Up Before Listening Up Jan. 23, 2019

Wellnews

Next time you see a doctor and watch him wash his hands before the exam, maybe ask if he'll give his... Read More

Short Takes on Blindfold Challenges and Blinder Bigotry Jan. 21, 2019

Daily Editorials

The Darwin Challenge In the Netflix film "Bird Box," a mysterious force overtakes Earth, causing mas... Read More

Illiteracy in the Old Jan. 16, 2019

Wellnews

Roughly 90 percent of Americans age 65 and older use prescription drugs, with an average 20 prescrip... Read More

What 'Caws'es Us To Say 'Crowbar'? Jan. 16, 2019

The Word Guy

Q. What's the origin of "crowbar"? — Al Cohen, Newington, Connecticut A. A crow, a robin and a... Read More

Poor Response Times Jan. 09, 2019

Wellnews

A national study comparing ambulance response times for cardiac arrest calls found that patients who... Read More

At the Edge of Space, Photos of a Snowman Jan. 08, 2019

Daily Editorials

Let's pause from the chaos of the U.S. federal government — with its breakdowns and shutdowns ... Read More

'The Stranger in My House' Jan. 04, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: Years ago, Ann Landers published an essay about a woman who sees a stranger in the mirro... Read More