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Road trip with friends doesn’t go as planned

Dear Abby: Recently my husband and I invited a couple that we are close with to accompany us on a 10-day bus trip. After the first couple of days, they started doing everything on their own – going to dinner, excursions, etc. We noticed it right away, and wondered what was going on. After a while we began doing our own thing and leaving them alone, which they appeared not to mind.

Man’s weight gain a turn-off

Dear Abby: I’m in my late 30s and have been married for seven years. My husband and I have two young children, a beautiful home, good jobs, etc. However, over the last few years, I have lost my attraction to him.

Aging can cause vocal changes

Dear Doctors: My chorus has started meeting again – outdoors and vaccinated – to practice and sing. We’ve had a year off, and I’m upset that my voice is getting to be hoarse, and even cracking on low notes. I’m 67 years old and have always been a good singer. Is this happening from disuse?

Angeli helps Mavericks explode offensively

CORALVILLE, Iowa — Kansas City Mavericks coach Tad O’Had is happy to see veteran forward Darik Angeli finding the net consistently again. Bookend goals by Angeli – a power play goal to start the game just 3 1/2 minutes in and another power play goal at 2:43 of overtime – helped the Mavericks pick up a late Christmas gift at Xtream Arena Sunday as they rallied from an early 3-1 deficit to top the host Iowa Heartlanders 6-5.

Chiefs rout Steelers to clinch AFC West

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Patrick Mahomes threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, Byron Pringle caught two of the TD passes, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-10 on Sunday to clinch their sixth consecutive AFC West title.

Eagles take lessons from rare loss

For one half, the Grain Valley High School girls basketball team ran with the big dogs. In fact, coach Randy Draper’s Eagles were the leaders of the pack, taking a surprising 24-21 lead into the locker room against Kansas power Olathe North in the Twelve Days of Christmas Holiday Class at Hy-Vee Arena.

Sisters triumph on TV

Jessica Washburn and her sister Stephanie Jarstad are bringing home the dough this Christmas. • Well, actually, the Blue Springs resident, and owner of Bliss Chocolatier in Blue Springs, and her sister, a photographer in Oregon, earned the title of “Best in Dough,” in the first season of “Baking It” streamed on Peacock. h They won the $50,000 first-place prize, which the sisters will split 50/50.

Baker helps Broncos to ‘an amzing ride’

As Lee’s Summit North senior quarterback Tre Baker, head coach Jamar Mozee and offensive coordinator Jason Jones were driving to the Simone Awards, they had a heart-to-heart conversation about the team’s 11-2 season.