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Chuck Shepherd Once more, a familiar, vexing legal question was tackled in New York City in December when Diana Williamson was sentenced to three years in prison upon conviction for defrauding Medicaid of $300,000 by writing bogus prescriptions. She’d strongly asserted “her” innocence, claiming only one of her multiple personalities

Chuck Shepherd In November, Eileen Likness, 61, testified she (like two other women we reported on) believes that when she was shot point-blank by an ex-boyfriend in 2006 in Calgary, Alberta, her life was saved only because the 9mm bullet was slowed as it went through her breast implants. “[They]

Chuck Shepherd Wisconsin Circuit Court judge Tim Boyle is the most recent, in December, to try to solve the intractable problem of deadbeat dads who continue to procreate even though unable to even modestly support the children they have had (usually with multiple mothers). Corey Curtis, 44, of Racine, was

Chuck Shepherd In December, car-parts retailer AutoZone became the most recent employer to fire a worker for taking action widely admired — but prohibited in the workplace because of a fear of liability. Devin McLean and his store manager in York County, Va., were herded into a back room by

Chuck Shepherd In Westfield, Mass., in August, and near Eureka, Calif., in November, families of dog owners drowned trying to save their pets, who’d fallen into a lake and the ocean, respectively. The Massachusetts couple jumped out of their boat in Hampton Ponds State Park to save their terrier; the

Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Wageni ni baraka is a Swahili proverb that means “guests are a blessing.” Not always true, of course. Sometimes guests can be a boring inconvenience or a messy burden. But in the weeks ahead, the proverb is 98 percent correct. The souls who come

Rob Brezsny TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “I feel my fate in what I cannot fear,” wrote Theodore Roethke in his poem “The Waking.” Try that perspective. Learn more about your destiny by doing what makes you feel brave. Go in the direction of adventures that clear your mind of clutter

Rob Brezsny GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s the inaugural Blemish Appreciation Week — for Geminis only. A good way to observe the holiday is to not only tolerate others’ flaws and foibles, but understand and forgive them. Another great way to celebrate? Do the same for your flaws and foibles:

Rob Brezsny CANCER (June 21-July 22): When I turn my psychic vision your way, I see heavy rain and rising water, maybe a flood. It may have metaphorical significance. Maybe you’re inundated with more feelings than you’ve had in a while. Not bad or out-of-control; just deep, enigmatic and brimming

Rob Brezsny LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I want to know more about you” may be the most potent sentence you utter next week. If said with sincere curiosity, it awakens dormant synergies. It disarms those who otherwise become adversaries. It makes you smarter and works as a magic spell to