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Annie Lane writes the Dear Annie advice column. Dear Annie: I am a 62-year-old Nana of two beautiful girls, ages 6 months and 3 years. My son and his wife live 2 1/2 hours away, so I visit them every six weeks or so. My daughter-in-law took extra precautions during the pandemic. She limited visitors, including her family, and I’ve been blessed to go into their home and help out between au pai...

It’s time to start panicking about the possibility of losing democracy in the United States. A host of bills are being passed in electoral battleground states, many of which are controlled by GOP-majority legislatures and governors. They seek either to keep liberal-leaning constituencies from voting or, more nefariously, to let election officials overturn accurate results. In Texas, a new law...

Salim Furth The Baker administration’s implementation of Massachusetts’ new zoning law, Section 3A, has the potential to reshape and restore town centers throughout Greater Boston and bring rental prices down to a more affordable level. The Department of Housing and Community Development floated draft guidance in December that promises to have a bigger – and better – impact on the Greater Bos...

The announcement was presented — in official news reports, on social media — as a major victory for Chinese women. The government was set to overhaul its law governing women’s rights for the first time in decades, to refine the definition of sexual harassment, affirm prohibitions on workplace discrimination and ban forms of emotional abuse. For many women in China, the response was: Hm, reall...

The European Union has said it wants to label some nuclear and gas energy projects as green investments. But the debate over nuclear power's green credentials has split the EU. Duration 01:41 mins. Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/453a7 France takes over six-month EU presidency 02.01.2022 EU warns Russia of 'massive consequences' 17.12.2021 Lithuania seeks EU backing in China row The...

In this Jan. 6, 2021 photo, supporters of then President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Republicans have a long history of being tough on crime, a reputation for wanting to keep American communities safe and law-abiding. Excusing criminality in our own ranks makes that policy sound disingenuous and destroys the already weakened bonds of trust in govern...

Department of Ecology/Contributed photo Plastic utensils. Submitted by San Juan County. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, Washington restaurants will no longer automatically include single-use food service items like utensils, condiments, and straws with food orders. A new state law restricts the use of these items and prohibits packaged bundles of single-use items in order to reduce waste and litter –...

AG offers guidance on handling gun law conflicts  Bluefield Daily Telegraph

JACKSON — A new Mississippi law eliminates the requirement for a prescription to buy decongestants that contain ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. Under the new law that takes effect Saturday, the medicine will be available behind the counter of pharmacies, and pharmacists will be required to keep track of how much is sold to one person. Like many other states, Mississippi mandated a prescription ...

STEVE BAKKE: Rittenhouse acquittal a victory for the rule of law  Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier