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Blanchard: The 2017 anxiety syndrome

Ralph Blanchard You probably remember: “Something is happening here and you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?”…

Grijalva: Ryan Zinke is destroying the Interior Department

Zinke has surprised many with his willingness to support President Trump’s extreme environmental policies, including the recent attempt to erase…

Partner wrongly accused of cheating

Long story short, he says he wants us to start over as friends and see where things go because he…

Charitable giving should come from your heart, head

When we hear stories or see people in need in our community, we may wonder what can be done to…

Harrop: Let’s skip the war against baby boomers, okay?

Froma Harrop One book about the Americans born between 1946 and 1964 has “Generation of Sociopaths” in the title. And…

Woman has feelings for doctor

While I appreciate his skills as a doctor, I have started to develop romantic feelings for him. I realize telling…

Scarborough: Perfecting the art of the self-deal

Joe Scarborough When we talk about the insider, who are we talking about? It’s the comfortable politician only looking out…

Funt: Rural America’s struggle

Peter Funt According to the Wall Street Journal, the Dollar General company is worth $22 billion – far more than…

Man troubled after wife overdoses

I set up an intervention to get her into rehab. But when the time came to go, she kept putting…

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

Ruth Marcus This sentiment may startle. It may rankle, even. It comes in a week that witnessed the passage of…

Wife loses weight out of fear

I was frightened by what he said, so I took off 25 pounds. He didn’t appear to notice, so I…

Avoid food additives in the new year

Additives such as flavors, colors, sweeteners and hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers and other additives have been used for many years in…

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

Helaine Olen And those issues involve the lives of millions of very vulnerable people, whose fates are, right now, in…

Kristof: My worst columns of 2017

Nicholas Kristof These are pieces I wrote that nobody read. Well, not nobody. I read them. My mother did. And…

Couple loses faith in marriage

My wife says she “doesn’t feel a connection with me anymore” (or perhaps never really did). We have seen a…

Editorial cartoon

James: Gettin’ all wound up

There’s a great Lynyrd Skynyrd song titled “Things going on.” It asks, “Have you ever lived down in the ghetto?…

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

Connie SchultzGus Chan / The Plain Dealer This is not his habit when he stays with us. “Why is Matt…

Affair divides family for years

Our family has recovered and all is well – except with my wife’s brother-in-law (the husband). He considers me “persona…

Math on paper products reads like pulp fiction

Action Line normally washes his hands of issues involving toilet paper and disposable towels. However, a pricing perambulation down Aisle…

Unpacking travelers’ frequently asked questions about flying with luggage

Think about it. Why, for example, does baggage have to be black? Why are overhead bins so small? Why do…

Teens who smoke marijuana may suffer long-lasting harm

I don’t get to title my articles, but if I did, I’d call this one “Marijuana and the adolescent brain.”…

Woman feels used by boyfriend

He always has his married children staying with him, even though they are financially well off and don’t need to.…

Reshape your financial future

When we paid off $165,000 in debt and saved $20,000 over 15 months, it was the seventh or eighth time…