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Digital papers have advantages Dear Heloise: I understand that some people prefer reading an old-fashioned newspaper, but there are many advantages to receiving one’s newspaper electronically. Here are the reasons why I prefer this digital version: I’m visually impaired, but with my tablet, I can enlarge the type to a size that I can easily read. I don’t have to walk down my long, steep driveway — sometimes in the dark, rain, snow or bitter cold — to see if the paper has been delivered to the newspaper box. And if it hasn’t, then I must make the unpleasant trip ...

Horoscope

The lunar opposition to Jupiter suggests big feelings stuffed in a tight container. Combine it with the Pisces sun on a day known to project meaning onto ordinary events and we get a heightened emotional climate. Small events are inflated into signs, though not necessarily bad luck. Jupiter in Cancer is fundamentally benevolent. He wants people fed, safe and included. Who’s with him? ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your lucky charm: the mirror where you can affirm, from you to you, “We’re doing great with this.” An unhelpful superstition to lose: the one where you think the past ...

The political risks of the war with Iran

Will President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, undertaken in alignment with Israel, prove to be an electoral albatross for Republicans in November? Could Democrats, salivating at the prospect of impeaching and removing Trump from office in 2027, regain control of the House and Senate, fueled by the political repercussions of this war? Political clairvoyance is a rara avis. But the odds appear unfavorable to Trump and the Republican Party. Consider first the price of energy, including gasoline at the pump. A significant portion of the world’s oil and gas supply passes through the ...

Two bad parties

If you ever thought the President Donald Trump-led Republican Party is bad, well the Democrats are worse. The Democrats lack politically astute leaders, as well as vision and discipline. They seem incapable of being on offense and are always on defense where it is difficult to score points and win. Only 37 percent of Americans approve of the GOP while a mere 30% approve of Democrats. In the mix would be Trump’s job approval ratings with Independents resting at just 28%. Geez! It begs the question: Who should be leading America? Democrats ruled in the 1990s, holding the White ...

Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump that are aimed at helping Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections. Opponents of the new districts claimed they violated a state constitutional provision requiring districts to be compact. But Jackson County Circuit Judge Adam Caine rejected that in a ruling Thursday. Although the ruling marked a victory for Republicans, a separate legal challenge remains pending at the Missouri Supreme Court alleging that mid-decade ...

Under pressure from Trump, Republicans plan long talkathon on voting bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from President Donald Trump, Senate Republicans plan to launch a “full and robust debate” next week on legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements, an effort to show Trump that they are serious about the bill even though it doesn’t have enough support to pass. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is planning a talkathon on the Senate floor for an indefinite period of time, though it won’t officially be the “talking filibuster” that Trump has suggested. Republicans plan to hold the floor for days, if not weeks, ...