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Marcus: Thank you, Mr. President, for unleashing my patriotism

Ruth Marcus This sentiment may startle. It may rankle, even. It comes in a week that witnessed the passage of…

Wife loses weight out of fear

I was frightened by what he said, so I took off 25 pounds. He didn’t appear to notice, so I…

Avoid food additives in the new year

Additives such as flavors, colors, sweeteners and hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers and other additives have been used for many years in…

Olen: As lawmakers rush home, a lot of vulnerable people are in limbo

Helaine Olen And those issues involve the lives of millions of very vulnerable people, whose fates are, right now, in…

Kristof: My worst columns of 2017

Nicholas Kristof These are pieces I wrote that nobody read. Well, not nobody. I read them. My mother did. And…

Couple loses faith in marriage

My wife says she “doesn’t feel a connection with me anymore” (or perhaps never really did). We have seen a…

Editorial cartoon

James: Gettin’ all wound up

There’s a great Lynyrd Skynyrd song titled “Things going on.” It asks, “Have you ever lived down in the ghetto?…

Schultz: A timely rescue for a little dog and our family too

Connie SchultzGus Chan / The Plain Dealer This is not his habit when he stays with us. “Why is Matt…

Affair divides family for years

Our family has recovered and all is well – except with my wife’s brother-in-law (the husband). He considers me “persona…

Math on paper products reads like pulp fiction

Action Line normally washes his hands of issues involving toilet paper and disposable towels. However, a pricing perambulation down Aisle…

Unpacking travelers’ frequently asked questions about flying with luggage

Think about it. Why, for example, does baggage have to be black? Why are overhead bins so small? Why do…

Teens who smoke marijuana may suffer long-lasting harm

I don’t get to title my articles, but if I did, I’d call this one “Marijuana and the adolescent brain.”…

Woman feels used by boyfriend

He always has his married children staying with him, even though they are financially well off and don’t need to.…

Reshape your financial future

When we paid off $165,000 in debt and saved $20,000 over 15 months, it was the seventh or eighth time…

Beckwith: Two years in, lopsided progress on the Colorado water plan

But there is one important difference today, two years have passed to measure the plan’s success in securing water for…

White: Transit changes and aspirations

Mayor Dick White Public transportation systems across the nation depend on subsidies because fare revenues fall far short of providing…

Grossman: Reducing the barriers to family planning

Richard Grossman, MD Perhaps the best news is that, globally, more women who want to avoid pregnancy are using an…

Sometimes, being heard and understood is all you need

“I’m sooo hungry,” Rose tells me. Really? I think. Weren’t you the one who ate two breakfasts before 9 a.m.?…

Teen mom treated poorly

My parents treat me like I’m a nobody and always bring up how I got pregnant. They barely allow me…

Program offers more efficient review process for veterans

RAMP is voluntary and will provide eligible veterans the opportunity to enter the new, more efficient review process outlined in…

Friedman: How Trump made Putin’s Christmas

Thomas L. Friedman<br><br>CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Time A recent report in The Washington Post, quoting intelligence sources, said Putin…

Broken ankle changes Euro trip

Shortly before our scheduled departure I fell, broke my ankle and couldn’t go. We tried unsuccessfully to obtain some kind…

Dennis Elkins returns for Christmas

Pagosa mounts a comedic ‘Tuna’