Today is Tuesday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2023. There are 131 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America's Cup. On this ...
The Jupiter opposition recalls one of life's inevitabilities: Life isn't fair. Because of this, the concept of "deserving" is slippery. If there are rules to who deserves what, life either doesn't play by them or changes them so often that no one can keep up. This is precisely what makes ...
ear Annie: I'm close to my nephews, one of whom recently married. The year before the wedding, during its planning, I told the couple that I would like to gift them honeymoon to their choice destination, Greece, as their wedding present. They were thrilled. I gave them a check several months ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 79. Two recent tests confirmed that my PSA level was 4.6 ng/mL. Previously, my results were never higher than 1.4 ng/mL. Flomax has been a necessity for me for the past 20 years, and my original diagnosis of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) was 30 years ago, at age ...
Dear Heloise: In a letter from Loretta in Texas, she said, "It is important to read all of our mail, even if it looks like junk mail." Before opening any email, the sender's name should be scrutinized. If the name is not one that is recognized, then don't open the email. If you open an email ...
Today is Saturday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2023. There are 134 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 19, 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage. (Although sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, Powers was returned to ...
