Today is Wednesday, June 19, the 171st day of 2024. There are 195 days left in the year. This is Juneteenth. Today's Highlight in History: On June 19, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the U.S. Senate, 73-27, after surviving a lengthy filibuster. On this date: In 1775, ...
This Juneteenth falls on the eve of the season's change and the sun's passage into the sign of patriotism and home. "Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation that despite the most painful ...
Dear Annie: I feel you overlooked an important point in your response to "Inheritance Issues," which has been an occasional topic in your column. Elder financial abuse is all too common. If the mother can't make bill payments without help, the implication is that the brother prepared, or had ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently lost a brother to non-small cell carcinoma in his lungs. He was 82 years old. He was a heavy smoker in his younger years, but quit smoking 31 years ago. He worked many years in the construction trade as a union carpenter and also worked with roofing materials. He had ...
Dear Heloise: I'm not sure if this idea has been printed before, but here it is in case it hasn't: If you give greeting cards to your early-school-age grandchildren, remember to write in "print," not cursive writing. Or better yet, when our two grandkids were smaller, we would cut our ...
Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 170th day of 2024. There are 196 days left in the year. This is Father's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle ...
