Show C4 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday September 20 2002 Eat dinner with your kids By Kathy Mitchell Creators Syndicate & e Power to work to keep our children For more ideas on how to celebrate Family Day readers can visit our Web site wwwcasacolumbiaorg Sincerely — Joseph A Califano Jr President The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University New York DEAR JOSEPH: This is a wonderful idea and parents should take advantage of the opportunity to spend quality time with their Children Folks Family Day is Monday Tum off the TV the computer ami the videogames and put the newspaper away Sit down together and talk to one another You won’t regret it DEAR ANNIE: My mother recently passed away Just before she died she told me that my youngest brother “Chad” is not my father's child I am the oldest of five children We all resemble one another except for Chad We are in our 40s and married with children of our own Chad's children have serious heart conditions — something that does not run in my ' family Chad's biological father died two years ago from heart disease and several members of his family suffer from this illness as well Should I tell Chad? I don’t want to mess up his life but I think he Should have the information Please tell me what to do — Worried in the Netherlands DEAR WORRIED: Tell Chad He is an adult now and his biological parents are both deceased Chad deserves to know his medical history and the sooner the better Marcy Sugar FOR BETTER OR WORSE MAMAFTER A REMARK uketkkt CURLvl drug-fre- Inc i DEAR ANNIE: For a decade intensive research and teen surveys have consistently' revealed that the more often teens cat dinner with their parents the less likely they are to smoke drink or use illegal drugs To remind parents of the importance of family dinners The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University last year launched “Family Day —' A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children" to be held on the fourth Monday of September of each year This year Family Day will be observed on Sept 23 Our goal is to create a symbolic day to highlight the importance of parental involvement and encourage Americans to make family dinners a regular part of their lives The governors of 33 states arc proclaiming Family Day and the' national institutions such as the AFL-CI- O National Parent Teachers Association and The Coca-Col- a Company have endorsed this initiativeParent Power is the most potent and underutilized tool to prevent teen substance abuse Family dinners are agreat way to put Parent IIWNK VJDU6H0ULP eoM Afljuafrgc! 1 DILBERT HOUJ OIL BERT MEET A LX) MAN UHO ACTS PEEVED AT ANY SORT OF QUESTION AM T??? waj i GOTTA SHOW THIS TO ually ARLO AND JANIS Oxygen level should be monitored Piter H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association By ' DEAR DR GOTt: Ls it possible to get too much oxygen? When my husband was in the hospital the respiratory therapists set the rate at 8 liters a minute The doctor subsequently raised it to 10 Then when my husband was transferred to a nursing home he was further increased to 12 liters DEAR READER: When doctors determine the rate of oxygen flow they usually rely on a simple test called the oxygen saturation Ideally the “02 sat” should be kept above 90 How high this goes depends on how much oxygen is reaching your husband’s lungs — taking into - account for example if he has emphysema — not how much is being delivered by the machine Under ordinary circumstances flow rates of 2 to 3 liters a minute are satisfactory and raise the 02 sat above 90 In complicated cases higher flow rates may be required It) fact some patients' lungs malfunction so severely drat the supplemental oxygen must be administered under pressure by a mask or tube in the GRIZZWELLS 'IWWE-T- moE BEEN DEAfe? mk! throat ' I'm not sure why your husband requires such a high rate of flow I assume that the 02 sat was determined before a rate of 12 liters was implemented but if not it certainly should be Excessive quantities of oxygen in the body can lead to 02 toxicity and serious metabolic disturbances so I would feel more comfortable knowing that your husband is getting the correct amount The 02 sat should tell the tale Ask his doctor about this Z1TS Horoscope against tendencies to hold back from saying nice things toothers that cross your mind Speak out Your AQUARIUS (Jan financial prospects look encouraging but nothing will be handed to you on a silver platter You’re going to have to work for what you get if you hope to add to your resources PISCES (Feb! 20) — Do not hesi- e tate to be a person today because you're a far better leader than you may give yourself credit for ARIES (March 19) — Your usual mentality might be squelched and you could be forced into a down-and-oposition Use the down time wisely TAURUS (April 20) — Basing your what think can do for you bn others hopes you is unwise at this time You’re going to have to use your own initiative GEMINI (May 20) — This is not the day to coast Something important can be accomplished if you are instilled with determination to do so CANCER (June 22) — Be your own person It's one of those dayswhen you could allow your emotion for someone to subvert your will and good judgment LEO (July 22) — It’s imperative that you have a crystal clear understanding of financial matters before you commit yourself to anything By Bemico Bede Osol Newspaper Enterprise Association )) For Friday Sept 20 2002 Your birthday A agenda of activities will give you the greatest opportunities for success in the year ahead Don’t beall work and no play but by the same token don’t waste too much time on frivolous affairs VIRGO (Aug 22) —When negotiating or contracting any type of agreement use as much thoughtfulness and consideration for others as possible LIBRA (Sept 23) — Work or career related situations where you can put your imagination into play will work out to your advantage Be both a creator and a doer SCORPIO (Oct 22) — Showing your obvious concern for the interests and of those with whom you’re socializing makes you a popular person to be around SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-D21) — Although there may be a multitude of demands being made upon you your real efforts and First concern will be centered on things you can do for your family and loved ones n CAPRICORN (Dec 19) — Guard well-balanc- ed 1 1 -- f MAJEHESHEP PHONE GOKM& mmxt take-charg- 21-Ap- ril 23-Se- pt GARFIELD ut HOW FASCINATING BINKV TELL 20-M- ay - 23-O- ct 21-Ju- ly well-being ec 23-A- 22-Ja- ALLEY OOP tnu easr omb IOMW HMDPlMOlHB September 20 2002 drink 22 Fruit 48 Less '23 Safari coun1 Lean-t- 4 Sharp pull 8 Clock 11 - 12 numeral Abominable Snowman Stratford's' river 13 "Alice 26 Estimate r 29 Kind of grin 30 Court order along wait-- 36 At the 58 Firefighter's ms 17 Joined 32 London district 34 Scurried center of 38 Gull's cry 39 Moral codes 41 Pacific— 43 Tribute in Chasm 21 DA’s degree t Trotsky Apply paint Gardner of cinema 57 Falana or Montes 14 Maraud 15 Not narrow 16 Wetland 19 hopeful Tum sharply Spinks or ty o 61 ’ FRANK AND ERNEST gear Scarlet Concorde fleet Elen 1 verse 44 “Ickr 45 Like 11 Soph and 18 Dog nail caramel jt 20 Nectar gath- - Answar to Pmious Funis erers IaTgT 22 — spumante 23 Elec measure ' 24 Old barge : canal y S it Hotfoot it 33 Buy '35 Arab vessel 37 Ruler of i cHie Gang romances locale 42 Cuban dance 51 Roadmap 26 Draws a bead 44 Radii 28 Metsf 49-lf- 50 Sunrise 25 tides rejoinder 48 Nut holder 40 Shipboard Seine Wands Boris' no 47 Mild Venice Up in the air on Charged par- - 27 Any i quarters 31 (hyphj companions 45 Autocrat 46 Queen's abbn 54 Aurora to Socrates RUT OFACOMRffER Crossword ACROSS 09 MORE r I'M AWAKE ON THE OUTSIPE ANP ASLEEP ON THE INSIPE 21-Ju- ne 24-N- ov i si muraose THE BORN LOSER |