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Teen wants way out of gang

DEAR ABBY: I am 19, and I have been smoking and drinking – a lot – ever since I was 14. I also sneak out and go to parties and hang out with a gang I’m in. We get into a lot ...

DATE: May 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Celebrating the good old days of right now

We are just entering the seasonal festival that is flowering trees. First fruit trees, now lilacs. I’ve been mesmerized from our upstairs windows, mesmerized on the ground, mesme...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Opt to spend more time outside this summer

There are many ways to be healthy. Eating right, exercising, even doing crossword puzzles. Did you know that being outside is actually another way to be healthy? Being outside im...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Organizations should aspire to use quality listening

There is a line from the comedy movie “Dumb and Dumber” where goofball Harry says, “She gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her enough or something. I don’t know. I wasn’t real...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Harrop: Birth rates fall as student debt skyrockets

Romper, a website for young mothers, asks a good question. Is crushing student debt a big factor in millennials’ not having children? Its answer is yes. Members of the class of 20...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

Man can’t let go of marriage

DEAR ABBY: I was divorced seven years ago. My ex-wife, “Annie,” and I were married almost seven years and had what I thought was a great relationship. Then we bit off more than we could ...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dionne: A challenge to our nation’s Christian apologists

WASHINGTON — Maybe it takes a royal wedding to offer lessons in what a good sermon sounds like. Maybe it takes one of the world’s most elitist institutions – a monarchy, for goodn...

DATE: May 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Daughter sees mom’s bleak future

DEAR ABBY: My mother is a narcissist and a user. She has never held down a job and blames everyone else. We rarely get along for more than 15 minutes at a time. I used to bla...

DATE: May 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Blow: Time to change political tactics on gun control

The school shooting has become an American motif, a previously unthinkable option for the odd, the alienated and the spurned, a way to find voice through violence. We had yet anot...

DATE: May 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Daughter annoyed by bedroom noises

DEAR ABBY: I’m 54. My 28-year-old daughter, Sarah, lives with me. Our issue is my sex life. I have a long-term live-in boyfriend, and we enjoy each other in many ways. We try...

DATE: May 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Kristof: Death row case reveals broken justice system

The first sign that something was wrong was a continuous busy signal on the home phone of Doug and Peggy Ryen. Bill Hughes, who lived nearby, wasn’t initially concerned that morning. His 11-...

DATE: May 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Man fulfills his vows to dying wife

DEAR ABBY: I’m writing in response to “Requires Companionship” from Feb. 7, whose husband has atypical Parkinson’s and she’s considering dating. My wife was diagnosed nine years ago, and...

DATE: May 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby