Mary Jane MacPherson (Mann)
Mary Jane MacPherson (Mann), 97, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on June 28, 2022. She was born to Bertha Reeder Mann and Elmer Virgil Mann in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, March 19, 1925.
July 2022
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How to manage symptoms of liver disease
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband is 45 and has lived with irritable bowel syndrome for many years. He was recently diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Are these two conditions related? We were told a liver transplant was likely in the future. Do all people require a transplant? Are other treatments available to manage this liver disease?
Woman can’t stop thinking about her husband’s friend
DEAR ABBY: I have a huge crush on my husband’s friend, “Shane.” I think about him daily and fantasize about him every night. He used to come into the place where I work once a month. I wanted to tell him back then how I felt, but I chickened out.
Saliva a key defense from toxins and microorganisms
Dear Doctors: Our 9-year-old loves science and has become obsessed with saliva. He recently learned in school that it helps prevent disease, and now he wants to know more. My wife and I are glad he’s curious and hope you can help. What is saliva? Does it really help people stay healthy?
Husband irate at wife’s treatment in workplace
DEAR ABBY: My wife has been working as a teacher’s assistant for nearly 10 years. Several years ago, she became an assistant in a new school and has been in this particular classroom since it opened. She was assigned a teacher, “Mrs. Smith,” a couple years in and has been with her ever since.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Tuesday’s Television • Tennis: ATP/WTA Hamburg/ATP Gstaad/WTA Palermo, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • Cycling: Tour de France (Stage 16), 7 a.m., USA (52) • WNBA: New York at Connecticut, 10:30 a.m., NBATV (273) • MLB: MLB All-Star Game batting practice, 4 p.m., MLBN (272) • Basketball: TBT: Omaha Regional: Team Arkansas vs. Gutter Cats, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • MLB: MLB All-Star Game, 7 p.m., WDAF 4 (6) • Basketball: TBT: New Mexico Regional: Teams TBD, 8 • Basketball: TBT: New Mexico Regional: Teams TBD, 8 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • WNBA: Atlanta at Las Vegas, 9 p.m., NBATV (273) • WNBA: Indiana at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m., CBSSN (274) • Track and field: World Championships (Day 5) (taped), 10:35 p.m., USA (52) Tuesday’s Radio/Audio • MLB: MLB All-Star Game, 7 p.m., WHB (810 AM) .
WHAT’S UP NEXT | AREA SPORTS CALENDAR
(Schedules subject to change) TUESDAY, JULY 19 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Zone 2 Tournament At Hidden Valley Park 5 p.m. — Game 3: Blue Springs Post 499 Fike-St.
SEC coaches, players kick off media days with plenty to discuss
The reigning Heisman Trophy winner, the defending national champions and college football’s favorite sparring partners will make their way to Atlanta this week for Southeastern Conference football media days, the summer’s first clear signal that the season is just around the corner.
US turns in record-setting medal day at worlds
EUGENE, Ore. — Except for a single, barely perceptible flinch, this would’ve been a Perfect 10 for the U.S.
Australia’s Cameron Smith a major champion and man for any course
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Cameron Smith made eight birdies on the final day of the British Open. His 8-under 64 was the lowest closing round at St. Andrews by the champion golfer of the year. His name on the claret jug includes his score of 268, the best ever on the Old Course.