Friendly Fire, I think, burns like any other. Flames are no less searing when ignited by a brother. Joan Hoagland Milder

Iowa and New Hampshire choose first because voters get to know the candidates. Apparently that doesn’t always work. After almost a year of getting acquainted, Democrats swung from Clinton to Obama and back again in less than a week. Of course they are very much alike, except for age, sex, race, experience, and Obama’s for [...]

The cat got stuck in my recliner. It took all my strength to get off without crushing him, so I bought a new chair that couldn’t trap him, could massage me — frequently. Then a pain went down my leg. I stopped massaging, took pills and walked sparingly with a cane while the bulging discs [...]