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Q: We've taken Eli, our poodle, to the same groomer for the past seven years. He loves going there and looks fabulous when they are done. They also clean his teeth and he has a beautiful smile when they finish. But our vet tells us that the groomer's dental work is not good enough and his teeth should be cleaned at the clinic. This means anesthesia and an expensive vet bill. The vet insists the groomer can't do the job, even though Eli looks so good afterwards. My husband thinks the vet is trying to drum up more business. She's a good veterinarian, and I usually trust her judgement. What's the story here?

Ben Roethlisberger again played on a badly sprained ankle. This time, the veteran quarterback couldn't produce the kind of heroics that had burnished his reputation as a gamer a little more than a week ago. As a result, the Steelers still need help if they are to win a fourth AFC North title in five seasons under coach Mike Tomlin and avoid taking the wild-card route in the playoffs. San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith outdueled Roethlisberger, and the 49ers' defense was anything but in the Christmas spirit as San Francisco beat the Steelers, 20-3, in a twice-delayed game at Candlestick Park.

Great to watch the San Francisco 49ers get their best win of the season in prime time on Monday Night Football. The 20-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, in my mind, was the most impressive all-around performance thus far this year – and a perfect remedy for last week’s ugly loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

The holidays are at hand. The joy and festivities of the season reach a fever pitch as family and friends begin to arrive for their annual visit. If you recall, it was about day two or three of their visits last year before the walls of your house appeared to be closing in. Remember? At the same time, you felt a slight rush of anxiety and an unusually rapid heart rate.

“I am calling about Murray Avenue north of Leavesley Road. Awhile back they always make these promises that they are going to look into it about doing something about these cars going as fast as they go on the freeway. We need someone to patrol this area, or they need someone to do something about this road. We get a lot of these speeders that come through this area. It is part residential. When we walk, we don’t have any sidewalks.”

California was so excited because the Christmas tree to be placed in front of the White House came from California. Living around Washington, D.C., I have seen this tree a number of times. Sorry, I guess we are told it is now a holiday tree. It reminded me for years a number of artists had been asked to produce Christmas ornaments for the large Christmas tree in the White House.

SAN JOSE – Patrick Marleau’s power-play goal 6:11 into the third period lifted the San Jose Sharks past the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 and into first place in the Pacific Division. San Jose has 37 points after 30 games, while idle Dallas has 37 points in 31 games. The other three...

SAN FRANCISCO – Barry Bonds, baseball's home run king, was sentenced Friday to two years' probation with home confinement, plus a $4,000 fine, for giving evasive testimony to a federal grand jury eight years ago during an investigation of doping in sports.