Playful, loving Carlos needs a new home
Little dogs are always popular with adopters. They are popular with most families and are the first ones to get adopted in shelters.
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Oakland United Methodist Church sets annual sale
The Oakland United Methodist Church, 30701 E. Truman Road, Buckner, is hosting its annual Lord’s Acre Sale at 11 a.m.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton.
Rabies shots needed after any exposure to rabid bat
Dear Doctors: My brother woke up to find a bat on his bed. He captured it in a bucket and took it to animal control, and it turned out to be rabid.
Woman discovers a pair of siblings she’s never known
DEAR ABBY: I am a 49-year-old woman who never had a father in my life. He was gone shortly after my mother announced she was pregnant.
College classmate won’t take no for an answer
DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I work at the college where we were undergraduates. The school has a strong reunion tradition, and thousands of alumni come with their families to relive their college days. We live here year-round and are sort of done with reminiscing.
Consumer health: What do you know about Raynaud’s disease?
In Raynaud’s disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin become narrow, limiting blood flow to affected areas. This causes some areas of your body, such as your fingers and toes, to feel numb and cold in response to cold temperatures or stress.
Eugenia Last horoscopes
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Surround yourself with intelligent and helpful people. Team up and see how much you can accomplish.
How can we help kids heal from toxic stress?
The pandemic has worsened the trauma that many live with at home Stress and upheaval are harmful at any time, but the pandemic has forced many families onto a roller coaster ride that seems unending. Families and caregivers are concerned about what this period of great instability means for their children, so we turned to psychologist Jennifer Vargas Pemberton, who has worked with children and teenagers for decades, for some answers.