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Holiday Tunes for Dog Lovers Thanksgiving is now behind us, and everyone’s humming a holiday tune. Here’s a dog lover’s take on some all-time favorites: It Must Have Been the Mistletoe: No, this song isn’t about a dog that ate the mistletoe and spent Christmas Day with the vet. But it could be. Mistletoe and poinsettias are toxic to dogs (and cats). The results of ingestion range from oral irritation to respiratory distress to gastrointestinal upset, including diarrhea, vomiting and the potential for dehydration that follows such symptoms. Mistletoe poisoning is rare, but if consumed in large quantities, it can be fatal. Sleigh Ride: This one always gets me. I hear it and am compelled to remind parents everywhere that children should not be allowed to harness the family dog and have him drag them around the yard on a mock sled. It’s fun for the kid, not for the dog. O Christmas Tree: Oh, where to begin? The traditional Christmas tree, with its lights and tinsel and delicate ornaments, is too much temptation for some canines. Whether slurping the sap-infested water meant for the tree, barking at flashing lights or pawing at shiny strands of tinsel and dangling glass balls, Christmas trees and dogs go together like mistletoe and former lovers. Burn Little Candles: This sweet Chanukah song for kids also serves as a reminder for dog owners that flickering candles should never be left within reach of a wagging tail. Fire of any kind requires adult supervision. And remember to unplug those tree lights at night and when you aren’t home. Jingle Bells, Silver Bells, Carol of the Bells: Bells, bells, bells! They’re enough to drive a pooch straight to the spiked eggnog. If your dog is shy, timid or nervous around noise, keep the bells to a minimum -- and not attached to his collar. Hard Candy Christmas: A holiday season without sweets is like Dolly Parton without the twang. But sugar and dogs don’t mix. Chocolate Casey's Corner: Turn to page 10

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is toxic to most dogs, and candy canes and hard candy are simply indigestible objects for them to potentially choke on. Keep the candy dishes and boxes of chocolates safely beyond the reach of your four-legged companions. Baby, It’s Cold Outside -- And yes, the pooch still needs a walk, a romp and a good old-fashioned game of fetch. This tune should serve as a warning to anyone thinking of getting or giving a puppy for Christmas: A puppy means many, many trips outside each day and night, come rain, sleet or snow. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus -- This song speaks to me for reasons that have nothing to do with dogs. Deck the Halls: If you must deck your halls with boughs of real holly, take precautions to keep the leaves and berries off the floors and away from pets. Otherwise, you just might falalalala all the way to the emergency animal hospital. Holly gets its own spot on this list because it is potentially fatal if ingested by your dog (or cat). Decorate with faux holly to keep things jolly. Consider these tips and tunes my holiday gift to you. Our pets are a part of our families. Taking the time to implement a handful of precautions this holiday season will help ensure that the most wonderful time of the year stays that way.

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‘Let Us Sing of Greater Things’ by Rich Lowry It is surely possible to be somewhere in the United States in the Christmas season without ready access to a performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” perhaps in the middle of Denali National Park or the Mojave Desert. The work is ubiquitous and deserves every bit of its popularity. It is a Christian masterpiece known by everyone, a soaring work of genius that never loses its ability to astonish and inspire, whether at a performance of the New York Philharmonic or at a local church singalong. After hearing it performed on Christmas Day in 1843, Ralph Waldo Emerson described a common reaction, “I walked in the bright paths of sound, and liked it best when the long continuance of a chorus had made the ear insensible to music, made it as if there was none; then I was quite solitary and at ease in the melodious uproar.” In his book, “Messiah: The Composition and Afterlife of Handel’s Masterpiece,” Jonathan Keates traces the history of the work. A native German who lived in London, G.F. Handel was extraordinarily prolific, composing roughly 40 operas and 30 oratorios. His towering status isn’t in question. Beethoven, born nearly a hundred years later, deemed him “the master of us all.” Although the “Messiah” is invariably called “Handel’s Messiah,” it was a collaboration. The librettist Charles Jennens, a devout Christian, provided the composer with a “scriptural collection,” the Biblical quotations that make up the text. Jennens wrote a friend that he hoped Handel “will lay out his whole genius and skill upon it, that the composition may excel all his former compositions, as the subject excels every other subject. The subject is Messiah.”

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Did you stash away savings bonds years and years ago? Do you know what they’re worth now? While savings bonds used to be a great way to put money aside for the future, with the different interest rates and dates of maturity, it’s all too easy to forget they’re still there waiting for you. Paper bonds haven’t been issued for years; they’ve now all gone electronic. But if you have paper bonds from long ago, there’s a good chance they’ve matured. Here are a few things to consider: -- Paper bonds can add interest over and above the face value until they’re finally mature, which is usually 30 years. If your paper bonds are very old, they could be worth much more than face value. -- Cashing in the oldest bonds first is a mistake. They might still be earning great interest. -- If you cash in a bond on the wrong day, you might be giving up six months of interest. -- Since you pay federal taxes on the interest, cashing in too many at once can have tax consequences you might not expect. If you have paper savings bonds, your best bet is to check out savingsbonds.com. It

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He needn’t have worried. Handel completed a draft score in three weeks in the summer of 1741. The legend says that while composing the famous “Hallelujah” chorus, he had a vision of “the great God himself.” There is no doubt that artist and subject matter came together in one of the most inspired episodes in the history of Western creativity. An oratorio shares some characteristics of opera, but there is no acting. Handel was an in-

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The work premiered in Dublin, at a performance so crowded that the ladies were urged to come without hoops in their skirts. A correspondent rendered a verdict that has stood up: “The Sublime, the Grand and the Tender, adapted to the most elevated, majestic and moving Words, conspired to transport and charm the ravished Heart and Ear.” It took years for the “Messiah” truly to find its audience, though. Back in London, some wondered whether a theater was the appropriate venue for such elevated material. As one querulous writer put it, “An Oratorio either is an Act of Religion, or it is not; if it is, I ask if the Playhouse is a fit Temple to perform it in.” (Everyone is a critic.) Of course, the greatness of the “Messiah” won out. Handel was buried at Westminster Abbey a national hero. A statue depicts him writing the “Messiah” aria, “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth.” By the 19th century, the work was a staple in Britain and the U.S. (associated with Christmas, even though Handel had it performed at Easter). “It consistently manages to transcend the limits of religious and confessional dogma,” Jonathan Keates writes. “Its emotional range, the ways in which it embraces the multiplicity of existence, the directness of its engagement with our longing, our fears, our sorrows, our ecstasy and exaltation, give the whole achievement an incomparable universality.” On the title page of his “Messiah” word book, Charles Jennens quoted Virgil, “majora canamus,” or let us sing of greater things. The immortality of Handel’s “Messiah” assures that we always will. *** Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. (c) 2018 by King Features Syndicate

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your Social Security check. But every month, they exchange their records. Once that exchange happens, and they notice that you’ve paid Medicare premiums for the same month(s), they will reimburse you. And here is another kind of Social Security scenario where two people see essentially the same situation very differently.

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Is That Social Security Glass Half Full or Half Empty? It’s always fascinating to me how people can look at the same situation and see things totally differently. For example, I look in the mirror and see Brad Pitt’s slightly older brother starting back at me. But my wife looks at me and sees a grizzled old Gabby Hayes look-alike! But I digress. We’ve all heard of the proverbial “Is the glass half full or half empty?” question. That’s kind of what I’m talking about. Some people see the positive side of things. And some see only negatives. And given the nature of this column, I’m thinking about how this relates to Social Securityrelated scenarios. Coincidentally, my email inbox this week contains several examples of this.

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Enclosed is a photo of a clear pressed glass plate. The pattern is “Peacock,” and the plate is 5 inches in diameter. The design is in relief. The rim has small scallops. And the bull’s eye in the center is surrounded by S-scr olled designs. This glass plate has sparked my interested Boston & Sandwich Glass Company in collectwas founded in 1820. ing antique glass. What can you tell me about my antique glass plate?

You have a nice example of the lacy glass pattern that was made by Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. It was founded in 1820 by Deming Jarves in Sandwich, Massachusetts. He employed Irish and English glass blowers. The factory made blown glass, mold-blown glass and pressed glass. By 1930, he began producing pressed glass pieces using an innovative new method. As Boston & Sandwich Glass Company grew and prospered, so did the community. His pressed glass pieces were decorated with an overall lacy pattern, thus the name lacy glass. The Peacock pattern is also known as “Peacock Eye” and “Peacock Feather.” Jarves’ factory began experiencing economic and labor issues. In 1887, the union workers from the surrounding factories went on strike. Boston & Sandwich Glass Company went on strike in solidarity with them. By 1888, they were forced to close. Your lacy glass plate was made around 1835

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