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Today is the 154th day of 2022 and the 76th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the National Defense Act, expanding the size and scope of the U.S.
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Self-centered brother has siblings at their wits’ end
DEAR ABBY: I come from a nice family. My siblings are thoughtful and kind, but one of my brothers is a conversational narcissist. He drones on for hours (if we let him) without asking a single question to engage another person.
Rachel Zegler to star in ‘Hunger Games’ prequel
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off her breakthrough role in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” Rachel Zegler will star in Lionsgate’s planned “Hunger Games” prequel. The studio announced Tuesday that Zegler will play Lucy Gray Baird in “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” an extension of the “Hunger Games” saga that takes place decades before the adventures of Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen.
Pinkett Smith talks hair-loss ‘shame,’ outcome of Oscar slap
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband’s Oscarnight blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person’s sense of identity.
Retired man takes a liking to neighbor across street
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are retired. A short while ago, a young couple moved in across the street. A few months later, my husband, who does yardwork for neighbors for extra money, started working in theirs. He never charged them for it, and even after they had the equipment to care for their yard, continued working there some of the time.
Boyhood home of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Ronnie Van Zant for sale
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida house where Lynyrd Skynyrd rock legends Ronnie, Donnie and Johnny Van Zant grew up is on the market for $629,000.
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Today is the 152nd day of 2022 and the 74th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1792, Kentucky was admitted as the 15th U.S.
More juvenile justice and mental health needed
The specter of a school shooting always lurks in the back of parents’ and educators’ minds, but this week, it openly torments us. Adequate prayers cannot be uttered at a time like this, but we pray, nonetheless. In the days and weeks ahead, we will learn more details, but we will also lose focus and interest as well. Before that happens, we must seize our current state of crystal clarity and chart a different course regarding school safety, juvenile justice, and juvenile mental health.
States belong in the driver’s seat of infrastructure investment
When I came to Congress in 1987, I pursued committee assignments where I could impact transportation policy because as a conservative, I was driven by my conviction in the Constitution to defend our nation and invest in our nation’s infrastructure.
Teenager feels left out as mom travels with dad
DEAR ABBY: I’m a senior in high school, and I come from a family that is financially stable but unable to travel often due to time and money constraints. We usually travel only once a year in the summer, and for the most part, we’re not able to travel very far or stay for long.