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"House" (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14, L) returns to original episodes just in time for May sweeps. It's easy to believe this year's "House" was just getting revved up when it was placed on writers'-strike hiatus. Remember that reality-TV-like contest to see who...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: A commercial I saw on TV had a grandparent and grandchild talking about peripheral artery disease. It got me wondering if I have it. I got the idea that many older people do. I am 78. What are its signs?

Dear Annie: I recently discovered that my husband is addicted to painkillers. He buys them illegally from people (he calls them "friends") on the street.

Shame on you, Jerry Remy.

Blood Pressure Clinic: 9-11 a.m. first Tuesdays. Buttonwood Senior Center, 1 Oneida St., New Bedford.

"Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb," Adventure Co. Rated: Teen

Along with the major blockbusters, Hollywood offers loads of other films this summer. A look at the highlights:

Studio executives hope they've trained their audience well as the season of summer blockbusters arrives.

The cost of gas is steadily rising, and the United States is in the worst food inflation since 1991.But it is possible to eat well in times such as these. You might have to make a few changes, however.

"Romeo and Juliet," one of the most romantic ballets in the classical repertoire, will be performed by the acclaimed St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Saturday.

"Carrier" is an unusual project for PBS on several fronts.

"It's just a quirk of the brain that makes one a playwright," says Edward Albee, a man who knows a thing or two about writing for the stage. "I have the same experiences that everybody else does, but since I have this quirk in my head, I am not content...

Brown bananas? Make banana bread to butter up for Sunday brunch.

"Late Nights on Air" by Elizabeth Hay. Counterpoint. 376 pages. $24.

Your kids want a vacation in the country, someplace with a lake and forests, and you want to focus on baseball. How about this: Go to a game in New York or Philadelphia, and then head into the rolling countryside of upstate New York and the National...

The National Folk Festival comes to Montana this summer, bringing the event's mix of "music, dance and tradition from across America" to historic Butte in Big Sky country.

When you have a toddler crawling/climbing all over the house, you're always prepared to witness that tell-tale "thud" that means things have gone wrong. Then the pause and the siren song of hysterical crying and (quite possibly) a trip to the emergency...

How many of the 88 million pet cats in the United States would like to have a roommate?

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For a society accustomed to the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, the images of the women from the polygamist compound in Texas are almost shocking in their understatement: Ankle-length dresses, makeup-less faces, hauntingly uniform hair.

Dear Annie: I am a 24-year-old male. Four months ago, my girlfriend and I broke up after three years together. "Felicity" wanted the split. I still love her.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Can you explain fatty liver? What are the causes? Can it be reversed, or is it a death sentence?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I've found text messaging and e-mail are convenient, but problematic for a variety of reasons that never existed when we relied on "snail" mail, phone calls and face-to-face meetings.

Turkey hunting season begins Monday, running through May 10 in Zones 11-12, and May 24 in Zones 1-10 and 13. There is a healthy crop of wild turkeys in the area this year, but it may take some crafty calling to get them away from backyard bird feeders...

Lyonnais-Lafferty — Gail M. Lyonnais of New Bedford is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Casey E., to Jeremy R. Lafferty, son of Steve and Donna Lafferty of New Bedford.

FAIRHAVEN — Jennifer Cosgrove and Keith Shaw were married March 15 at the First Congregational Church by the Rev. Bette McClure.

Destiny E. Lawrence — Crystal Wagner and Jason Lawrence of 74 Reynolds St., New Bedford, are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Destiny Elizabeth, Feb. 27, in New Bedford.

So you're paying $3.50 a gallon for gasoline and you see the price creeping steadily toward $4.

Twenty-two presidential children have been married while their dads were in office. On May 10, Jenna Bush will do it her way: privately in a casual ceremony on the family's Texas ranch.

In the May issue of Vogue, the 26-year-old author and teacher discusses her engagement and her wedding plans.

From the maker of 'Hairspray,' here comes 'Cry-Baby.

With Marvin Gaye's humanity, Gram Parsons' ear for tragic country and Tenacious D's comic spirit, Snider is the man.

Flowers have their own order and will not be hurried or shaken. They have their own stories, and people will go to marvelous extents to possess them.