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ARIES (March 21-April 19). External praise can lift you, but it won’t create lasting self-worth. Get ready for a joyful awareness of what’s best in you. It won’t come from compliments but from inner knowing, self-respect and recognizing your own strength. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Today, it doesn’t matter which direction you choose, only that you choose one. You can make it easier by noticing what the people you admire have chosen and letting their paths inspire your next step. One decision moves everything forward. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Because you expect more of yourself ...

Mom gone mad over managing family

Dear Annie: Lately, I feel like I am running everyone’s life but my own. I work full time, I have two school-aged kids, and my husband is a good man but seems to think the house, the calendar, the social life and the emotional needs of the whole family magically manage themselves. Spoiler alert: They do not. I do. I am the one who remembers birthdays, school picture day, permission slips, dentist appointments, what size shoes the kids wear and that his mother likes the lemon cake from the bakery across town. If I stopped reminding everyone of everything, I am pretty sure the whole ...

Getting vaccines in the same day or arm

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have notes from friends at home who are getting their COVID vaccines and high-dose flu shots on the same day in the same arm. They talk about being completely wiped out and the cons of having two sore arms. Does it matter if you get the shots in one arm or the other? I suspect that it’s fine to do them both in one arm, and there’s no advantage to dividing it over time or by arm. –– N.W. ANSWER: Recent studies seem to suggest that getting the COVID-19 vaccine in the same arm as previous vaccines leads to higher short-term vaccine effectiveness; however, another ...

Dryer sheets wreak havoc on dryers and clothes

Dear Heloise: I wish you wouldn’t keep printing hints that use dryer sheets. Dryer sheets are not our friends. Not only do they add to our landfills, they wreak havoc on our dryers and leave a waxy trail. (Not to mention the smell of cheap perfume that they leave on our clothes.) I don’t use them and don’t need to iron my clothes. Just don’t leave your clothes sitting in the dryer for long periods of time. –– Lois M., via email Lois, many people today have very busy schedules. Taking time to iron clothing, pillowcases, sheets and other items takes up time that they don’t ...

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can say no warmly, strangely, lightly, whimsically and without anyone feeling hurt: “I don’t think my spirit wants to go.” “My energy’s being weird today.” It’s really acceptable for you to do — or not do — what you want. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s intelligence in what your attention gravitates toward, especially when you’re not stressed. So take care of your nervous system first. Then, from the calm place, let intuition choose the order of activities, and you’ll be golden. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There are changes ...

Today in History

Today is Monday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2025. There are nine days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 22, 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded four young Black men on a Manhattan subway, alleging they were about to rob him. (Goetz, a white man in what became known as the “Subway Vigilante” case, was later acquitted of attempted murder and assault charges but convicted on a weapons possession charge and served eight months of a one-year sentence.) Also on this date: In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a ...