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THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010
OPINION
Ask Dr. Brothers
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Dear Dr Brothers: I’ve
been unfaithful to my husband
for almost seven years That’s
half as long as we’ve been
married I used to feel guilty
about the whole situation, but
then I would think about how
he treats me, and the feeling
would pass. But recently, he's
stopped drinking again this
time staying sober for going
on three months He seems
really set on changing his
ways. I want to believe him,
but I don't want to break off
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through Border Patrol, through detention
and a noncooperative stance by the
United States government anil the federal
agencies, (it) would render much of this
legislation moot and ineffective,' he said
He also is calling for people to boycott
Ins own state: "I support some very tai
geted economic sanctions on the state of
Arizona. We will be asking national orga
nizations, civic, religious, political orga
nizations not to have conferences and
conventions in the state of Arizona That
there has to be an economic consequence
lo this action and to this legislation And
good organizations across this country,
decent organizations that agree with us
that this bill is patently racist, that it is
unconstitutional and it s harsh, it s unjust,
that they should retrain from bringing
their business to the state
Already, the American Immigration
I awyers Association has decided to move
its fall 2010 annual conference from
Arizona to another state San Francisco
Board of Supervisors member David
Campos, saying that Arizona "with a
stroke of a pen set the clock back on a
generation of civil rights gains,' is confi
dent that his resolution calling for the city
to boycott Arizona will pass Similar city
boycotts are being considered in
Oakland, Calif., and El Paso, Texas
Sportswriter David Zirin Is supporting a
boycott of the Diamondbacks, Arizona's
major league baseball team
Close to 30 percent of the Arizona
population identifies itself as Hispanic It
was a boycott that eventually forced the
state to recognize Martin Luther King Jr
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YOU
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Want to keep your weekly
poker game going forever. flaw
lessly remember what everyone
played, plus beat everyone in
racquetball the next morning?
Then serve this for dinner
Lemon caper chicken with sweet
potato puree Or have any foods
(in reasonable quantities) that
feature traditional
Mediterranean fare
More and more research is
stacking up to secure the super
healthy status of the
Mediterranean diet, which is rich
in fruits, vegetables, whole
grains, olive oil, nuts and fish or
other lean protein (our YOU
Diet is a version of that, remade
for American and Canadian
tastes) Here’s just some of what
this wonder diet can do
Keep your friends (and you)
around longer. The
Mediterranean diet is chock-full
of fiber, healthy fats and
flavonoids That drops the risk
of cardiovascular disease by 15
percent (versus a 9 percent drop
in people who ate low fat food)
Prevent memory loss. This diet
keeps arteries healthy, which
keeps blood flowing steadily to
the brain And its mix of nutri-
ents fights oxidative stress and
inflammation, two processes
strongly linked to Alzheimer’s
disease Eating this way may
reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s
by up to 40 percent Add another
things at the most inappropri ,«
ate times It’s like he's unac
my other relationship unless quainted with the most basic.
I'm sure. Please help. I B fundamental rule of never dis
Dear I B It seems that the cussing either religion or poli
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Michael Roizen, M.D.
and Mehmet Oz, M.D
Mediterranean treat coffee
for more benefit
Keep you moving The mix of
health) unsaturated fats, like the
DHA in fish, and vitamins helps
reduce inflammation, which may
improve the symptoms of
rheumatoid arthritis
Help you stay happy
While having run playing poker
and winning on the court may
keep you plenty pleased, there’s
evidence that a Mediterranean
diet may protect you from major
depression
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way you have chosen to cope tics at a dinner party. He has
with your husband's alco zero talent for small talk He's
holism and unpredictable always asking people about
treatment of you is to stay some profound stuff, like the
within his sphere of influence meaning of life. What's the
while at the same time remov deal with this? ('/
ing yourself so that you can Dear C.Z Though it may
enjoy a more normal life not always be appropriate to
and by that I don’t mean that talk about stull like this,and it
heating is normal, but pre drives you crazy, your
umably the person you are boyfriend just might be onto
with is someone who at least something that will increase
treats you the way you like It his own happiness And that's
is worth asking yourself, not such a bad thing. A new
though, if the man you are study published in the journal
with is really doing you any Psychological Science exam-
favors by asking you to con ined 20,000 recordings of vol
tinge to avoid the issues in unteers engaged in their daily
your marriage by being with lives, and found that those
him sort of You may be who spent less time alone and D A * ) . .
n a hing a dangerous period more time in meaningful con 1 OvcotT1 nO AT17011A 6 TACIS III
So far, your husband has been ver sat ions were happier than wU) CULCRR1G X 4AUAC U AUAAA
in his own world, somewhat those whose conversations * O
2 oblivious to your activities focused only on small talk Arizona was the only territory west of
and feelings If he stays sober. The happiest participants had Texas to secede from the Union and join
that’s bound to change twice as many substantive
At some point, you may be conversations and one third as the Confederacy during the Civil War A
forced to act Do you want to much small talk as the unhap century later it fought recognition of the
be with your husband and sup- piest participants, according toa
port him in health as well as in the study. Martin I utther King Jr federal holiday,
illness, and break off your Now, that's all well and This week, an anti-immigrant bill was
affair? It sounds as though good, and I’m sure you’ll signed into law by Republican Gov Jan
your commitment to your hus- agree that it s better to have a
band is contingent upon his happy boyfriend than a Brewer. Arizona Senate Bill 10 0
changing You don't want to morose one, but if his behav empowers state and local law enforce
break up with your lover in ior is not bringing the same ,, .
case you still might need him level of bliss to you and your ment to stop, question and arrest whoever
to fall back on He may decide relationship, that's not good I they suspect may not be in the state legal-
to leave you before you get know . you don’t want to ly. The law is an open invitation to situation and examine the civil-rights and
caught by your now more change who lie is, and chances
aware spouse. It's time to face are, the people he enters into sweeping racial profiling and arbitrary other implications of this legislation "
the music and decide what it is deep conversations with arc detention There is a serious backlash against the
you want to do. before events not offended he may seem The . ostensibly offers cooperative.
completely overtake you II like a breath of fresh air to The law ostensibly offers cooperative bill in Arizona and around the country
1 telling your husband about the them II they do have a bad enforcement of federal immigration laws Rep Raul Grijalva, Democrat of Tucson,
affair would not serve any reaction, you could discuss it throughout all of Arizona" It provides Ariz., and co-chair of the Congressional
purpose you can think of, then with him later and ask him to .
don't. But start facing the tone it down a bit But if you that 8 law enforcement officer, without a Progressive Caucus, is front and center in
music find that you are the only one warrant, may arrest a person if the officer opposing the controversial law He told
who is really embarrasse il by has probable cause to believe that the per me: "It’s a license to racially profile It
Dear Dr Brothers My his probing conversations, it1 me “ license TO racumy pionu k
boyfriend has been driving me may be time to let him be who son has committed any public offense creates a second-c lass status for primarily
crazy recently He has a ten he is You'll both most likely that makes the person removable from the Latinos and people of color in the state ol
dency just blurt weird be better off. m
United States. Arizona. „. Arizona's been the petri dish
Thus, it a police officer suspects a for these kinds of harsh, racist initia-
Latino person of being an undocumented tives "
immigrant, he or she can lock that person Legal groups are mounting challenges
up Day laborers are targeted It is illegal to the law. Sunita Patel is a staff attorney
to accept (or make) a job offer in some with the Center for Constitutional Rights,
roadside settings, and even makes "com- According to Patel, "Ir" allows the local
munication by a gesture or a nod in law-enforcement agencies to check not
accepting a work offer an arrestable only the FBI databases, which they’ve tra
offense. S B 1070 goes further, facilitate ditionally always done, it also allows
ing anonymous reporting of businesses them to sync up with immigration data
that anyone suspects has undocumented bases, which are notoriously unreliable
employees, because of errors with the data entry
President Barack Obama denounced because they just have incorrect informa
the bill, saying Our failure to act tion on citizenship status so you have
responsibly at the federal level will only this very broad net being cast "
open the door to irresponsibility by oth- Grijalva is calling on the federal gov
ers, and that includes, lor example, the eminent to refuse to cooperate with
recent efforts in Arizona, which threaten Arizona "Immigration is a federal law,
to undermine basic notions of fairness and if we’re asking the president for him
that we cherish as Americans, as well as not to cooperate in the implementation of
the trust between police and their com this law through Homeland Security,
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