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Pandemic well over, a growing number of companies want their workers back at the office. Many still allow certain employees to continue doing some or all of the job remotely. Parents raising young children especially welcome the opportunity to work from home.

Dear Annie: We have a relative coming from out of town to visit for a week. I’d love to say I’m excited to see her, but I’m not. Last time she stayed, I was ready to push her out the door! She’s bossy and tries to tell me what to do and how to do it. I don’t appreciate people questioning me, especially in my own home. She’s fanatically religious. I’m the opposite. She pushes religion and her God on me to the point that I get so angry. And she gets worse when she’s drinking. She’s not even here and I’m ready for her to be gone. How do I handle this? -- Unwelcome Dear Unwelcome: If you were ready to push her out the door after her last visit, then I don’t recommend opening your home to her again. Sounds like it’s too late to rescind the invite, but in the future, when she comes to town, tell her you’d love to see her but your week is a bit too hectic to host this time. Offer to meet up for a meal or an activity instead.

Thanksgiving is the national holiday that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed when there was no end in sight for the cruel Civil War. Always with his eye on healing wounds, Lincoln wisely thought the New England tradition would bring Union bonds closer together.

When Knute Rockne started at end for the Notre Dame football team in his sophomore, junior and senior years, the team never lost a game. Then, in 1914, Rockne graduated and became an assistant coach to head coach Jesse Harper.

Benefits to Kids Controversial I occasionally get emails from readers commenting on the fact that children of retirees qualify for Social Security benefits. Sometimes their comments reflect surprise that a retiree’s kids can get benefits.

Why I Appreci-Hate Credit Cards Erma Bombeck, the late humorist, summed up family relationships when she spoke of “the ties that bind ... and gag!” That just makes me laugh because it is such a colorful word picture.

Dear Readers: As we enter into this holiday season with Thanksgiving starting tomorrow, it is a good time to start to live in the “gratitude flow” with life. When we are grateful for big and little things, we are actively and purposefully living a more grounded life. What we appreciate is appreciated.

Let’s face it. Anyone who works in, or just visits, the Wall Street area of Manhattan can’t deny the aura of power and money isn’t what it was 20, 30 or 50 years ago.

May I be so bold as to note that the price of turkey is down this year? To be specific, a 16-pound turkey now costs an average $27.35. That’s a 5.6% drop from last Thanksgiving.

Factory produced the first three Oklahoma-made vehicles since 2006 This week, an Oklahoma City electric vehicle company announced it had manufactured three vehicles in the state — the first Oklahomamade automobiles since 2006. The announcement marked a momentous occasion for both Gov.