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Thanksgiving has its challenges

Q. I used to love Thanksgiving. I love the food (well, not the cranberry sauce, but everything else), and I love my family getting together. Maybe I should say I LOVED my family getting together. Ever since last year’s elections, it’s like they hate each other. My mom won’t talk with her ...

What not to wear

Has casual Friday become casual Monday through Friday? Are shorts or joggers acceptable for business casual? Each year, it seems like we're gradually growing more casual in our dress and, in many instances, becoming downright slobs. I remember years ago when my mom and I went to New York ...

Dear Mr. Rooney

Mr. Art Rooney c/o Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium 100 Art Rooney Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Dear Mr. Rooney: It has come to my attention that you may soon be in need of a new coach for your football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. I realize that the 2025 season is not yet over and ...

Hunters sharing the harvest to beat hunger

By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter Too rarely in my column do I get the pleasure of sharing such outstanding work by outstanding people. This week, I get to do precisely that. With deer season just ahead, the efforts of Hunters Sharing the Harvest could not be more timely. What is ...

Bullish for grand-pup

You know those bitterly cold days earlier this week? The ones that shook us from our warm autumn complacency and launched us into the icy insult of early winter? I spent hours of those days and nights bundled up like a crystal vase in an Amazon box, holding a leash while pacing the yard ...