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Miss Manners: Expectant couple finds it jarring to be asked about the circumstances surrounding conception
DEAR MISS MANNERS: After several years of dealing with infertility and undergoing various treatments, my husband and I are expecting our first child. Since many of our family and friends were aware of our struggles to get pregnant, I have received a few invasive questions that I’d prefer to not answer: “So, did you guys do IVF? Donor embryos?” etc. I find it jarring to be asked about something as personal as the circumstances surrounding conception, but I know some are just too curious to help themselves.
Asking Eric: Sometimes, no answer is an answer.
DEAR ERIC: Recently, I found an old forgotten photo of my first wife. We divorced 40 years ago after a short marriage and now I am happily married to a wonderful woman. I looked up her brother who told me that my ex has been married two more times and after a disastrous second marriage is now happily married with kids. I told her brother I would love to catch up after such a long time. Her brother relayed that message, and I’ve heard nothing but crickets. Should I keep trying or just give up?
Victim identified as Lehigh River death remains under investigation
Authorities in Carbon County were continuing to investigate the death of a male victim in an incident Monday on the Lehigh River. Carbon County Coroner Mark K. Smith on Tuesday said Felix Dejesus Jr., of Jim Thorpe, was pronounced dead at 1:17 p.m. Monday by Deputy Coroner Dave Stianche. Following...
Where are the UFOs? Climate change may have prevented aliens from visiting Earth
Have you ever wondered why civilizations and empires don’t survive?. They virtually all fold under the pressure of war, economic instability, corruption, political collapse, changes to the climate, and other environmental disasters. You’ve heard of the classics: the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Ottomans, and the one that men never stop...
Classic rockers’ show at Allentown Fair postponed after diagnosis
Heart lead singer Ann Wilson on Tuesday announced a cancer diagnosis and says her recovery will prevent her from performing this year. The classic rock band’s headlining stop set for next month at the Great Allentown Fair is now postponed, according to the websites for the act and the fair.
Eagles QB’s critics didn’t waste any time ‘talking bad about him’ as a part of their narrative
Pittsburgh media outlets have spent the last week talking about new Eagles quarterback Kenny Pickett. Tony Racioppi, who has been Pickett’s private quarterbacks coach since college, recently told NJ Advance Media the narratives surrounding Pickett after he was traded this offseason were “100 percent BS.”. BUY EAGLES TICKETS:...
First lady Jill Biden touts workforce education during Lehigh Valley visit
First lady Jill Biden is used to walking the halls of a community college. She teaches at Northern Virginia Community College near the White House. So she felt right at home promoting a White House education initiative during a visit to the Lehigh Carbon Community College campus in Allentown. If...
Woman, 21, identified as victim in Warren County homicide
A 21-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of a homicide last week in Warren County. Warren County Acting Prosecutor Anthony Picione on Tuesday identified the victim as Amanda Pulver. She and the suspect, who is in custody, were familiar with each other, Picione said. If you purchase a...
Photos released of masked teen sought in afternoon shooting into occupied Easton home
Easton police continue to search for a teenage masked gunman they say opened fire Monday afternoon into an occupied home in the city’s West Ward. Shots shortly after 1:30 p.m. rang out in the 100 block of South 12th Street, city police said. If you purchase a product or...
Pa. House passes bill to reinstate ‘lunch shaming’ ban, wipe students’ school meal debts
The Pennsylvania House on Monday moved to create a program that would wipe away large amounts of student lunch debt and reinstate a ban on “lunch shaming,” which had been enacted and then repealed in the commonwealth several years ago. During Monday’s session, the House gave final approval...
Eagles’ Darius Slay says defensive teammate ‘looks a lot different this year’
Eagles cornerback Darius Slay is paying close attention to one of his young teammates. Slay, the second oldest player (33) on Philadelphia’s defense, believes edge rusher Nolan Smith is ready to take on a larger role. As a rookie, Smith only played 16% of the snaps and finished with one sack.
Advocates hope National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month can usher in much-needed reform
Since 2008, the U.S. has observed National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month each July to highlight the “unique” struggles that BIPOC face regarding mental illness. But advocates say more reform is needed to support marginalized people. The non-profit Mental Health America organizes a campaign each year to commemorate...
Asking Eric: It’s a long ride and a lot of gas to visit someone I barely know
DEAR ERIC: I have a first cousin “Karen” who lives in Florida. I live in Connecticut. We are close in age, but I don’t have a close relationship with that side of my family in general. My aunts and uncle have spoken to me a few times in all my 43 years – at our grandparents’ funerals, my dad’s funeral, and my mom’s death. Never a happy birthday, happy holidays or any phone calls. I used to feel so hurt, and resentful.
Everlane’s ‘The Summer Sale’ has sustainable fashion, shoes and accessories up to 70% off, but it’s ending soon
If you’ve ever abandoned your cart while shopping at Everlane, rationalizing that it was just too expensive a purchase, now you can head to checkout with no regrets!. Everlane’s ‘The Summer Sale’ is happening right now, and through July 8, you can shop hundreds of men’s and women’s fashions, shoes, and accessories for up to 70% off.
Nursing parents still have no place to pump at work. Now they’re suing.
When Jasmine Emery wasn’t driving the #400/405 bus, she’d use her short breaks to gingerly attach her breast pump under her uniform and hope passengers wouldn’t barge in or hear its suctioning over the hiss and clatter of metro Detroit. The milk went into a cooler, tucked...
Stanley’s Olivia Rodrigo tumbler releases next week. Here’s how to get it before it sells out
Stanley’s newest collaboration is about to be its most anticipated release of 2024 and it’s “good 4 u.” It’s official – the Stanley x Olivia Rodrigo collaboration is coming!. When Stanley released a Lainey Wilson collection, those tumblers sold out fast, and after weeks...
Dear Abby: There were no name tags for us when we arrived at the party ... should we have left?
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I were invited via a group text to a cocktail party, and we accepted. This host provides a name tag for guests, as it is a mix of friends. When guests arrive, it is expected that they find their magnetic name tag and put it on.
Dear Annie: Don’t call doctors by their first names, physicians say
DEAR ANNIE: You told a reader to call doctors by their last name until invited otherwise. Your writer had called the doctor by the first name on the first visit. Had she never been to a doctor before? No one should think this is appropriate!. This is a formal, professional...
ThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs’ July 4th dread
Rori Chang will be spending Fourth of July watching action movies from the comfort of her Glendale, Arizona, home, perhaps something from Marvel or a John Wick flick. But it’s not for her. It’s for her golden retriever, Ava. “Playing movies with gunshots to cover up the fireworks...
‘Trip of a lifetime’ ruined when UPS lost our passports, customers say
Fred and Natalia Brodzinski are world travelers. They’ve visited 123 countries and another 30 colonies, territories and islands all across the world. But they had never been to western Africa. “Natalia found a cruise that went from South Africa to Ghana and stopped at countries we had not visited,”...
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