News For, By and About People
By Billy Graham
Tribune Media Services
Q: I work in the emergency room of our local hospital, and to be honest, I’m about burned out. I get very discouraged because most of the people who come here are here because of their own bad decisions – too much drinking, drugs, fighting, you name it. We patch them up, but two weeks later they’re back. Why bother? Should I change careers? – K.J.
Dear Readers,
My daily morning grind begins with checking my Facebook page. It is like waking up, driving to the deli, being served tea and indulging in conversations about the news and politics of the week. The best part about Facebook is that you can have multiple conversations at one time. For multitaskers like myself, this is amazing.
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By Tashmica Torok
It’s like a clenching of your jaw in the cold. The inspection of wounds long ago wrapped in gauze and covered with duct tape to stop the bleeding is cause to apply new pressure.
Dear Tamara:
How do you confront a spouse about a rumor you heard about them?
Suspicious
Dear Suspicious:
First of all, a rumor is just that, a RUMOR. A speculation, accusation, or something that has NOT YET been proven. And in many cases, a rumor can be a flat out lie. I would be careful when confronting anyone with a rumor, especially someone I love, care about, and have made a commitment to spend the rest of my life with.
By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services
If you are introverted or are just uncomfortable talking about yourself, what you’re good at, or what you’ve accomplished, I want you to read this week’s column carefully. In order to get a job, start a business, make more money or even form deeper connections, you must be able to talk about yourself effectively.
By Bill Castanier
I spent the last week trying to figure out if the new biography of Malcolm X breaks any new ground. My conclusion was: very little and most of the purported new and controversial information is hogwash which I expected will be proved out when the original annotated manuscript is published in an e-book format by Detroiter Gregory Reed who owns that document outright. In the annals of publishing this is a big deal and you can expect quite a bit of controversy.
Dr. Robert C. Robinson III, MD
“Dad just doesn’t seem to be himself lately. Yesterday when I was visiting with him he called me by your name and insisted that mom was in the house with us. Mom has been dead for 15 years now! I’m starting to become worried.
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. People in my industry are starting to believe we’re coming out of the recession, but everyone at my job is still expected to do more with less. We laid off people, cut budgets, and reduced our resources. I’m exhausted! How can I cope with this job stress until the economy rebounds?
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
Higher prices at the gas pump and the grocery store have provided a reminder of an economic threat that hasn’t been front and center for most of us for quite a while: inflation.