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Dear Annie: Living under the threat of divorce

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Dear Annie: I am a 69-year-old man who is still totally and madly in love with my wife of 49 years. I know many people would say I’m foolish for feeling this way after she cheated on me several times during the early years of our marriage. At the time, I blamed myself. We were young, I felt responsible for providing for our growing family, and I threw myself into work. I came from a broken home, and my wife came from poverty. I was determined that neither of us would ever go through that again. Looking back, I think my long hours may have left her feeling lonely. After that, I made ...

Introducing more fiber into the diet to help with diverticulosis

Columns

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 75 and have not been able to eat beef or dairy products since my mid-20s. A colonoscopy revealed that I have diverticulosis, but I am generally not bothered if I stay away from all products that come from cows. My doctor suggested adding more fiber to my diet. I already eat a diet of salads, fresh vegetables, fish, chicken and some pork; I could eat more fruit and grain. What will fiber supplements like Benefiber do for me? I am not looking to ever add products from cows back into my diet, but would adding this type of fiber supplement benefit me? Can too much ...

Thompson’s Farm Bill strengthens dairy and supports families

Letters to the editor

Michael Dykes, D.V.M. Washington, D.C. Food policy works best when it supports farmers and helps families afford healthy food. As Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson is leading national efforts to do exactly that. His draft Farm Bill strengthens core dairy programs that provide stability and certainty to farmers and processors, while also building on the strong momentum behind SNAP dairy incentives that help low-income families purchase nutritious dairy products. Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) Projects were authorized in the ...

Government subsidies killed the EV industry

Columns

Here’s a depressing but all too predictable headline from The Wall Street Journal last week: “Detroit’s EV Pullback Is Costing $50 Billion.” Yikes. That’s a lot of money for the American auto industry to lose. Once again, we have confirmation of an iron law of economics: If you want to kill an industry, subsidize it. The best recent example of this rule is the green energy industry (solar and wind power), which has been heavily boosted with taxpayer dollars for almost 50 years now and is still an inconsequential form of overall energy supply. Dozens of promising firms ...

Thompson doesn’t deliver

Letters to the editor

Beverly Crow State College When announcing his re-election campaign, Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) said he takes his “responsibility to be your voice and your vote with a commitment to service, leadership and problem-solving.” That sounds good. But his record tells a different story. As Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, Thompson should be leading at a time of real strain in farm country. Instead, he has remained silent after receiving a letter from a bipartisan coalition of 27 agricultural leaders warning that current economic conditions and Trump ...

Only voters can save America’s democracy

Letters to the editor

George Polycranos Port Matilda Americans are understandably proud of our nation as a free society and successful experiment in democracy. We have stumbled before, yet endured—guided by constitutional guardrails and leaders who respected them. In the eyes of the world, we were Ronald Reagan’s “shining city on a hill.” Until now. Donald Trump has reminded us just how fragile our democracy is. Preserving our freedoms requires integrity in government. Trump rudely woke us to the reality that freedom can never be taken for granted. By neutering Congress and staffing his ...