Who knows how many years dad struggled with dementia before it became obvious. With a personality of being strongwilled, independent and, more times than not, standoffish, my clue his dementia was beginning was when he showed up at my house.
Few Americans believe there has been significant progress over the last 50 years in achieving equal treatment for Black people in dealings with police and the criminal justice system. Most Americans across racial and ethnic groups say more progress is necessary, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Jillian Amodio went with the truth when her 10-year-old daughter had some pointed questions about the war in Ukraine. “When she asked what nuclear weapons were I explained in simple terms that they’re explosive devices used in warfare that are capable of releasing tremendous amounts of energy and causing widespread harm and damage,” said the Annapolis, Maryland, founder of a support group called Moms for Mental Health.
Any motorist who has had to fill up lately could be forgiven for wincing in disbelief. Fueled largely by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, gas prices worldwide have skyrocketed.
Dear Amy: I cannot deal with my “monster-in-law.” She’s bossy, antagonistic, and gossips about my personal business. As much as I try to care about her, my dislike for her has been surfacing more and more.
The 1974 elections were a major victory for the Democratic Party. In the U.S. Senate, the party gained four seats, and in the U.S. House of Representatives, it gained 49 seats. It also had a net gain of four governor’s seats.
Dear Amy: I am petite. While it would be great to be a foot taller, I have accepted that it isn’t going to happen.
Clarissa Ward interrupted her live TV report on Ukrainian refugees to help a distraught older man, then a woman, down a steep and explosion-mangled path, gently urging them on in their language. A day later, Lynsey Addario, a photographer for The New York Times, captured a grim image of a Russian mortar attack’s immediate outcome: the bodies of a mother and her two children crumpled on a road, amid their suitcase, backpacks and a pet carrier.
Last Saturday, March 5, my wife and I were watching the evening news. Suddenly, a small box with the word “Irpin” appeared on the screen. It was a kick in the gut because my wife had spent two nights in the home of Ukrainian friends in Irpin. I know some of those people.
Dear Amy: My boyfriend and I are 22. We have been dating for almost four years.