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Today in History

Today is Monday, April 14, the 104th day of 2025. There are 261 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of the play “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington; Lincoln was taken to a boarding house across the street and died the following morning at 7:22 am. Also on this date: In 1828, the first edition of Noah Webster’s “American Dictionary of the English Language” was published. In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic collided with an ...

Horoscope

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’d rather show than tell. Even when people ask about you, you let your actions do the talking — no big speeches needed. And the best part? Watching their faces light up when they realize just how much you’re capable of. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re like a hot air balloon today — ready to soar, but you won’t get very far until you release the sandbags weighing you down. These bags come in many forms: expectation, resentment, doubt and anything else that holds you to the ground. Let go and rise. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There’s a pull you ...

Making peace without answers

Dear Annie: My husband hasn’t heard a word from his mother in over 20 years –– not even after the deaths of two of her sons. She’s now 94, and we recently heard she’s still alive, still isolated, and still unwilling to speak to him or anyone else in the family. It breaks my heart. I remember the early years of our marriage –– sending her birthday cards from our kids, calling on holidays, even driving hours just to drop off a homemade pie and say hello. Sometimes she’d answer the door, sometimes not. There was never any warmth, only silence or disapproval. Eventually, ...

Are screening centers worth the money?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I see screening tests advertised often. For $160 I can get screened for conditions that might cause stroke, heart disease, aneurysms, etc. My partner and I are in our early and mid-60s. Should we get these done? –– K.S. ANSWER: Sometimes, screening tests make a great deal of sense; other times, they don’t. It all depends on how likely it is that a person would have the condition in question. For example, screening for an aneurysm of the aorta has been proven to save lives in men between 65 and 75 with any history of smoking, and can be considered in other ...

Parents facing the homeschooling debacle

Dear Heloise: I’d like to chime in on homeschooling with a few of my observations since I have several friends who homeschool. They use high-quality, outside materials and attend activities with other similar families. This is especially helpful for children who are experiencing delays in reading. These are bright children! The extra time and attention of homeschooling catches them up. However, I have seen parents who homeschool and have deficiencies, and they often pass these deficiencies on to their children. Finally, I worked in a large, bustling law office. We could tell when a ...

Overnight work to begin on interchange project

STATE COLLEGE — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that the contractor for its High-Speed Interchange between Interstates 80 and 99 will be working overnight next week to reconstruct the eastbound shoulder. This work is part of the project to enhance traffic safety by providing a direct connection between the two highways, making it unnecessary to travel along Route 26 to access them, relieving traffic congestion, and realigning service for local traffic. The contractor will close the right (travel) lane at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 13, and will work until 6 a.m. the ...