Electronic recycling event at Lake Lotawana
The Lake Lotawana Community United Methodist Church, Gate 1 and 28901 Colbern Road, is sponsoring its annual electronics recycling event this Saturday, Oct. 15.
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Husband refuses to confront friend who assaulted wife
DEAR ABBY: My husband’s best friend groped my privates several years ago at a party. It was traumatizing.
Best way to stay hydradted is driking water
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. With heat, humidity and wildfires, many of us have been dealing with a summer of extremes.
Underground microbes may have swarmed ancient Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms, French scientists reported Monday.
Wife belives her social life is none of husband’s business
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been together for 26 years. I’m old school -- no Facebook or social media, although I do follow sports on Twitter. My wife, however, is all into it. My issue is, she thinks it’s OK for her social life to be private. I don’t think there should be any secrets between us, and I’m feeling uncomfortable about this.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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New COVID-19 booster has two-pronged approach
Dear Doctors: How important is it to get the new COVID-19 booster? My husband and I are in our mid-40s and in good health. We both got the Moderna vaccine when it first came out, and we got a booster, too.
EUGENIA LAST HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Finish what you start and proceed to the next project. Keep busy and use your energy wisely.
Father’s extreme views turn family against him
DEAR ABBY: My father considers himself a deeply religious man. He believes that anyone who doesn’t conform to his beliefs is going to hell.
Strep’s varitation make vaccine elusive — so far
Dear Doctors: There are vaccines available for quite a few bacterial diseases and infections, but we still don’t have one to protect against strep throat. Is there a reason that the pharmaceutical companies have yet to develop such a vaccine, despite the obvious need for it?