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Make sure to protect yourself and others, too

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These are unpredictable times—we’ve heard this a lot the last couple of mouths.

Muddling through a coronavirus diary

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Forbidden fruit

Notes from a COVID-19 hotspot

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) —New Orleans is right outside my door. But I can’t go out. Not much, anyway. My wife and I are self-confined to quarters, working at home and limiting travels to grocery runs and walks with the dogs alongside the St. Charles streetcar tracks.

Focus on the problem, not taking advantage of the cure

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Last week the United States Congress came together to pass a $2 trillion aid bill to assist with the massive economic impact from the coronavirus that had attacked the world.

Working overseas and earning SS

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Dear Rusty: My daughter had menial jobs — part time — here in the USA during high school and college but shortly after college moved to South Korea to teach English. After eight years there she will be going to Belgium and getting married. She will be living there and working there. Will she ever have access to any Social Security benefits?

Who Dats did it once; We'll do it again

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Sometimes in times of darkness memories can provide a shining light, even if it’s only for a short while.

Saluting Gen. Trump

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It’s lucky I’m being such a good American and sheltering at home.

A mother’s wisdom is learned and earned

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Twenty years ago, when both children were enthusiastic about hunting Easter eggs, I dressedthem in matching Kelly Kids outfits with their names embroidered above bunny motifs.

Biden should stump from front porch

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Of course the issues were different. The country was different; its role in the world was different. The means of communication were different; the methods of transportation were different.

Firearm background checks smash records

Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans panicked about their safety during the coronavirus crisis.