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To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: About four months ago, my doctor switched me from a combination of 5 mg of amlodipine and 100 mg of Losartan daily (which I'd been taking for several years) to 10 mg of amlodipine only. Things went just fine until very recently, when I started developing some annoying skin ...

Holding Space for Good

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Frederick Law Olmsted is well known for pioneering landscape architecture. We know him as the man behind Central Park in New York City, which was his first major park project. He is also well known for his work on the U.S. Capitol grounds and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. ...

Veronique de Rugy

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Congress loves to wrap legislation in the language of the public interest. This year's surface transportation reauthorization bill is no exception. Supporters describe the House Transportation Committee-passed package as a major safety bill designed to make America's transportation system ...

The Raffel Ticket

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Some of my online biographies note my "checkered" past. I guess that's a reference to the time I spent as a professional gambler. Half a lifetime ago, I supported myself betting on the horses. I've moved on, that's for sure, but the lessons I learned watching those equine athletes stick with ...

Laura Hollis

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Can We Stop the Slide Into Socialism? Last week has brought more news that contains powerful warnings about the trajectory of the country. First, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Watson v. Republican National Committee. In Watson, the court upheld a Mississippi law that counts ballots ...

Events and opportunities

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July 6 • Trail skate, 7-8 p.m. Grab your wheels and meet at the Downtown Houghton Waterfront Pier by the PLDL. We will roll from there down to the Ray Kestner park and back! All skates, bikes, skateboards, or scooters welcome to join. This is a community skate to meet new friends and get ...