Opinion

Everyday Cheapskate

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© 2024 Creators Syndicate Surviving Discount Warehouse Clubs Now here’s a question I’ll bet you ask yourself from time to time: Can I really save money by shopping at a discount warehouse club? You can find great deals there, but you can also get into a lot of trouble if you have, shall we say, an impulsive propensity. You can really stretch your dollars if you are willing to stick to a few basic rules: 1.

The President’s Tightrope: Biden Steers Between the Necessary and the Popular

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Civil War lore has it that after Gen. Ulysses S. Grant turned the Union’s lackluster war performance around, his critics complained to President Abraham Lincoln about Grant’s heavy drinking. “I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks,” Lincoln replied. “I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.”

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: My husband and I are both in our second marriages, and we’ve been together nearly 27 years. I have no children. He has two grown sons. The younger one has lived with us since he was 11 years old. The older one was 17 when I moved in, and he decided to live with his mother instead of staying with us. Somehow, he resents both me and his brother, even though I have been nothing but welcoming to him.

Based on Loose Reasoning, a Federal Judge Upholds the Gun-Free School Zones Act

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The Decision Likens the Federal Law to Reconstruction Era Restrictions on Firearms Near Polling Places A federal law prohibits gun possession within 1,000 feet of an elementary or secondary school. That restriction, a federal judge in Montana noted last week, “covers almost the entirety of every urban location in the United States, including many places that have nothing to do with the closest school.” U.S.