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Girl stifled by painful memories

DEAR ABBY: I’m almost an adult now, and I’m starting to think about having children and a good marriage of my own. But I have a disturbing memory from childhood. When I was 6...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Rankin: Watching local elections, observing online schools and superintendents’ meeting

Congratulations to all candidates who ran for their local school boards and to those winning their elections earlier this month. Now the hard work begins. Since my last column, I’...

DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

Friedman: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Arab Spring’ arrives, at long last

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — I never thought I’d live long enough to write this sentence: The most significant reform process underway anywhere in the Middle East today is in Saudi Arabia. Yes, yo...

DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Woman struggles to find a man

DEAR ABBY: I am a 27-year-old woman who can’t seem to find a man to call her own. Every time I search on websites or at gyms, I can’t find anyone decent who lives nearby. I me...

DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Krugman: Simply put, it is the biggest tax scam in history

Donald Trump likes to declare that every good thing that happens while he’s in office – job growth, rising stock prices, whatever – is the biggest, greatest, best ever. Then the fact-checker...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Man puts private photos on web

DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, I asked a close female friend to help me prepare a gift for my husband for our fifth wedding anniversary. I wanted to create a photo album of sexy nude photos ...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Foods to eat for a better night’s sleep

Do you have “healthy” sleep patterns? With Thanksgiving having kicked off the holidays and Christmas on the way, it’s this time of year that we may find ourselves cutting sleep (e...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Trump’s take on trade may well lead to dead end

WASHINGTON – Most Americans likely think that our trade policies have been largely the same since the Republic’s earliest days. The assumptions are that we’re free traders now an...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Scarborough: Republicans are repeating a reckless cycle

Since Ronald Reagan’s rise to the White House in 1980, tax cuts have been the one issue that has unified all wings of the Republican Party. According to conservative legend, Reagan’s massive...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Couple is happier when apart

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for two years. When I’m with him, I often find him annoying and think we have nothing in common. But when we are apart, I miss him a lot – especi...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Martinez: Proposed college name change hides history of racism

What’s in a name? Fort Lewis College is asking that question as we speak. Certainly, names hold importance; they’re part of our identity. For some, names are the testament of thei...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Son lags on debt payments

DEAR ABBY: My 25-year-old son, “Jay,” would like to come home for Christmas. I’m paying, so I made his reservation yesterday. Late last night, he told my husband he needs to go back two ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby