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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 ...

Dead inspires wearable art project

LEWISTOWN — Drake Goss doesn’t consider himself a ‘Deadhead,’ but the Mifflin County High School junior doesn’t mind a little “Shakedown Street” or “Fire on the Mountain” every now and then. If anything, the legendary Grateful Dead’s music served as an inspiration for a ...

Today in History

Today is Monday, April 7, the 97th day of 2025. There are 268 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 7, 1994, a day after the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi died in a missile attack on their aircraft, the moderate Hutu prime minister of Rwanda, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, and her husband were killed by Rwandan soldiers; in the 100 days that followed, Hutu extremists slaughtered hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates. Also on this date: In 1862, Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell defeated Confederate forces at ...