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Bruni: America’s worst (and best) places to be gay

All my life I’ve loved Texas: those big skies, big steaks and big attitudes. I’m there several times a year. But Texas doesn’t love me back. Certainly its lawmakers don’t, and lat...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Mom wants to trust recovering addict ex

DEAR ABBY: My ex is a recovering drug addict. We have a two-year-old son together. I realized he was using drugs when I was seven months pregnant and all our money was gone. ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Collins: Time is right for bipartisan bail system reform

One of my fond childhood memories is going to the amusement park in Cincinnati on Republican Day. My grandfather, who was a bail bondsman, organized the outings so I could ride on the rides ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Son wants family to know transgender fiancée

DEAR ABBY: I moved to the Philippines five years ago. While I was there I met “Emma.” After a few months, I realized I was in love with her, and last year we became engaged. I took her t...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Douthat: Our house divided

Summertime, sweltering and stressful, makes our cold civil war feel hot. The madness and violence of last year crested in the summer, with the shootings of cops in Dallas and Baton Rouge. No...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Keillor: Never been here before

Anxious times in America. There was a news story a few weeks back, “Interrupted Sleep May Lead To Alzheimer’s,” and next to it, a wine review with the line “vivacious and well balanced, with...

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

Readers react to usher’s ‘proposals’

DEAR ABBY: Regarding the letter from “Dumbstruck in the East” on April 22, whose nine-year-old daughter has been getting “proposals of marriage” from a church usher in his 70s. An old ma...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Samuelson: We need higher taxes

WASHINGTON – Can we get real about “tax reform,” the Republican promise to enact deep tax cuts that will spur economic growth? Probably not, but let’s give it a try. For starters,...

DATE: Aug 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Memories of dog bites cause want for pet-free life

DEAR ABBY: I’m not a dog person. I’m not even an animal person. I am, however, surrounded by dog owners: my family, my husband’s family, my neighbors. Back in middle school, I was bitten...

DATE: Aug 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Protection or rudeness? It straddles a fine line

How do I go about getting a parking permit like this guy has? I assume it conveys other special privileges that us ordinary folks aren’t entitled to? – Mark D’Lanes You’d expect this k...

DATE: Aug 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Don’t let the post-vacation blues get you down

Welcome back. What’s that? You didn’t want to come home? You might have a touch of the post-vacation blues. “It’s like an anxiety disorder,” says Erika Martinez, a Miam...

DATE: Aug 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Food comments ruin dining experience

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend, “Charlene,” whom I met through a local charity organization. We have many things in common, including the fact that we’re both retired, and we enjoy each othe...

DATE: Aug 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby