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Husband’s relationship with daughter disgusts step-mom

DEAR ABBY: I think my stepdaughter “Caroline” has an unhealthy relationship with my husband. Caroline calls him several times a day and gets tattoos just like his. When she got a boob jo...

DATE: Aug 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Krugman: What will Trump do to American workers?

With Steve Bannon out of the White House, it’s clearer than ever that President Donald Trump’s promise to be a populist fighting for ordinary workers was worth about as much as any other Tru...

DATE: Aug 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Woman worries about family’s verbal abuse

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for almost a year and a half. In the beginning, he kept his family and me apart. I thought it was because they were extremely close, but ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Thoughts on war for profit

Maybe it’s just me, but it’s been more than 15 years since Sept. 11, 2001. Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden are dead. Reckon enough is enough? Ike warned us against the “milita...

DATE: Aug 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Milbank: The Trump administration’s most prominent Jews disgraced themselves

WASHINGTON – What Gary Cohn, Steven Mnuchin and Jared Kushner did last week – or, rather, what they didn’t do – is a shanda. They’ll know what that means, but, for the uninitiated...

DATE: Aug 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Addict frustrated by accusations from parents

DEAR ABBY: I am a recovering drug addict. I have slipped, as many do, but I have been clean for four years now. The problem is my family. If I look tired, trip over my own two feet or ju...

DATE: Aug 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

At least school kids aren’t in the dark about eclipse

I’m a parent of a 9-R student and I keep rolling my eyes about the absurd permission form I had to sign for the solar eclipse. The district required parents to waive all liability if a kid l...

DATE: Aug 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

For Durangoans, embracing life in Spain starts with the food

For a variety of reasons, our family decided to move to Spain for a year. We uprooted our Durango teenager and grade schooler, left our jobs, found a friend to take our dog and...

DATE: Aug 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

What to do if a destination gets too popular

Daniel Threlfall remembers his visit to Chichen Itza, Mexico, a destination billed as one of the wonders of the world. It isn’t a good memory. Threlfall, an Internet consultant fr...

DATE: Aug 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Couple defines meaning of family differently

DEAR ABBY: I have been married five years and have two children under 3. I grew up in a large Italian-American family; my husband did not. He doesn’t understand the closeness I have with...

DATE: Aug 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Who really pays the real estate commission?

In almost all cases, the real estate commissions for the buyer’s and seller’s agents are listed on the seller’s closing statement; commissions typically do not appear on the buyer’s closing ...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Bruni: Eclipse reveals the nature of American marketing

Situated on a busy thoroughfare and oh so romantically named, the 1st Interstate Motel in Casper, Wyoming, could stand improvement. Eight of its nine reviewers on Trip Advisor gave it the lo...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman