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The American tradition of the Gingerbread House comes alive in Bedford

On any given day, walking into the main entrance of the Omni Bedford Springs, the grande dame of American historic hotels, is always a welcoming and breathtaking embrace of the past. Walking in during the Christmas season is even more extraordinary, as you are immediately dazzled by the ...

Dear Annie: Drawing the line with an ex

Dear Annie: My wife of 19 years still to this day keeps in contact with her ex-boyfriend from high school. They dated all through high school, and after they broke up, he ran her through the mud by spreading rumors about her to all her friends and then wrote a long letter to her stating how ...

How to lower the amount of forever chemicals in your water

DEAR DR. ROACH: Having seen a lot about forever chemicals in print lately, I’ve found a charcoal filter pitcher that removes forever chemicals from water, in addition to the usual contaminants. In my city water, they’re 5-10 points above the nationally accepted concentration. Is it worth ...

Make prescriptions more affordable by cutting out middlemen

Congress is considering several bipartisan, common-sense reforms for holding PBMs, to account. Legislation could even pass before the end of this year — to the great benefit of millions of patients and small business owners nationwide. PBMs are companies employed by insurers to design and ...

Senioritis struggles: Fed up and counting down

Dear Annie: I’m a 17-year-old girl, and I will be turning 18 next month. I’m a senior in high school, and my grades are excellent! I’ve applied to all of my colleges, and now I’m waiting for the decisions, which I will find out very soon. I live in Arizona, and the schools are in New ...

Doctor diagnoses patient with inflammation after COVID

DEAR DR. ROACH: I contracted COVID on the last couple of days of a cruise in August. COVID ran its course, but I contracted a nasty lung infection that took about three weeks to clear. Following this, I developed severe achiness in my knees, to the point that I am still walking stiffly and, at ...