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• Ask Amy: Cheating robs friend of trust

  Ask Amy: Cheating robs friend of trust

  Dear Amy: I have been friends with "Jackie" for years. We are both single moms and get lonely for affection from the opposite sex.

• Faces of Christmas: Madeline Glenn

  Faces of Christmas: Madeline Glenn

  The basics: Madeline Glenn, 64, of Fresno, is a member of Northwest Church. She and husband Trevor have been married for 28 years. She has two stepchildren, ages 52 and 50. The couple also has a quasi-adopted son, age 40, and seven grandchildren.

  What she does: In 2009, she founded Silver Hearts ministry for women over age 50. The ministry gathers about 35 women on the third Thursday monthly at Glenn's home, where they have heartfelt conversation and encourage one another over desserts. The ministry name comes from the fact silver, as it ages, collects a patina that reflects value.

  The group also raises money to buy Christmas gifts for Spirit of Woman, a Fresno nonprofit that provides rehabilitation for low-income women and children rebuilding their lives torn by substance abuse. The ministry also conducts Thanksgiving food drives for Highway City Thrift Store in Fresno.

• Fiancée's flirty emails arouse suspicions

  Fiancée's flirty emails arouse suspicions

  Dear Amy: I am engaged after a two-year relationship. There is plenty to love about my fiancée, but I have a problem.

• Kidney disease a leading killer in cats

  Kidney disease a leading killer in cats

  It's one of the leading causes of death for cats, but there is no cure and no known cause: kidney disease.

• Brooke Johnson

  Brooke Johnson

  School: Hanford Grade: Sophomore

  Position: Guard

  She's qualified because: Grabbed the point guard baton from graduated star Madison Parrish and ran with it while controlling the floor in the Bullpups' fifth consecutive section championship. "Maddy's behind her now, she's proven she can play and I think she's going to take off," coach Tom Parrish said of a 5-9 athlete who already launched for a 25-5 team: 10.6 scoring average, 4.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 steals. Fresno State coach Adrian Wiggins had already offered her a scholarship before he left recently for Ole Miss.