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Man troubled after wife overdoses

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for three years, together for six, to a beautiful woman, inside and out. Recently, I found out she is addicted to pain medication – and two months ago she ...

Marcus: Thank you, Mr. President, for unleashing my patriotism

WASHINGTON – Here, for me at least, is the comforting paradox of the age of Trump: I have never respected a president less, nor loved my country more. This sentiment may startle. ...

Wife loses weight out of fear

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 18 years and have two wonderful kids, ages 14 and 12. Ten months ago, my husband said to me, “I told you I would divorce you if you ever got fat.” I wa...

Avoid food additives in the new year

Why should we avoid food chemicals, food additives and food preservatives? Additives such as flavors, colors, sweeteners and hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers and other additives hav...

Olen: As lawmakers rush home, a lot of vulnerable people are in limbo

Last week, President Donald Trump left Washington D.C. for Mar-a-Lago, and members of Congress scattered around the country headed home for the holiday break. But let’s not forget that there...

Kristof: My worst columns of 2017

We journalists like to boast about how many clicks our stories get, or how our columns go viral. Fair enough, but today let me show off my clunkers. These are pieces I wrote that ...

Couple loses faith in marriage

DEAR ABBY: I’m at a loss as to how to stay in my 21-year marriage. In August, when our twin daughters leave for college, my wife and I will have an empty nest. We haven’t had sex in more...

Editorial cartoon

James: Gettin’ all wound up

I just finished a great Zane Grey book, Riders of the Purple Sage, and am halfway through another titled Tonto Basin. They’re both great stories, and the main characters’ lives are influence...

Schultz: A timely rescue for a little dog and our family too

Two days after Thanksgiving, our son-in-law left our home to go out for a run and, upon his return, rang our doorbell. This is not his habit when he stays with us. “Why...

Affair divides family for years

DEAR ABBY: Seventeen years ago, I had a (minor) tryst with my wife’s sister. Months later, it came to light during an unfortunate phone conversation. Since then, my wife and I have gone ...

Math on paper products reads like pulp fiction

First, there was Fake News. Now, there’s Fake Math. Just look at the paper towel and toilet paper aisle at the grocery store. The cost-conscious consumer confronts paper-towel packaging that...