[ Dear Annie: I have my 20-year high school reunion coming up, and I’m planning to go, as it’s a major milestone reunion and we’ve lost some people over the years. However, I will be running into some issues with it. The biggest issue is that I am in ongoing therapy for sexual assaults that … Read more
[ Dear Annie: I grew up never allowed to have pets. I’ve been married almost 30 years to a man who allowed me to have a small inside dog, and he doesn’t mind her so much but hates the two we have outside. Both are rescues, one from his oldest son that had him tied … Read more
[ The phrase “every vote counts” is often raised during election season to drum up voter turnout. On Tuesday, it applied in the Alabama Senate on an issue that has frustrated Alabamians and lawmakers for 25 years: The legalization of gambling and lottery. With a 20-15 vote, HB151 failed passage by a single vote. At … Read more
[ Dear Annie: I’m struggling badly with something that occurred over a week and a half ago. I’m a mom. My son is 15. I’ve been dating a man for two years now, but I’ve known him for over six. He has no kids and has always expressed his interest in becoming a dad. A … Read more
[ Dear Annie: Over the years, I have worked in day care centers for 2-year-olds, and my husband is a speech therapist. I have a family friend who is raising a 2-year-old from the community. We see their child continuously and think that he is behind developmentally, especially in speech. They could hypothetically wait until … Read more
[ Dear Annie: I work in a small office with only four employees and one supervisor. Two of my colleagues and I are coffee drinkers. Instead of starting a coffee fund, we started taking turns bringing in a fresh container when we find the previous one is running low. This system has worked for us … Read more
[ Dear Amy: We are having an issue with our daughter and son-in-law regarding the use of a guesthouse. They live a day’s drive from us, so when we visit we like to stay for several days. We try to visit at least monthly. We decided to find a home that had a mother-in-law unit … Read more
[ Dear Annie: I live on the West Coast where the unhoused population continues to increase every year, along with a massive fentanyl addiction issue. I am well aware that not all unhoused people are addicts, but I also have enough experience interacting with this subset of the community to know that many of the … Read more
[ This is an opinion column From an electoral standpoint, abortion isn’t as big of a deal as Democrats hope. While the Alabama Supreme Court’s wrongheaded decision related to frozen embryos has certainly set the media talking heads ablaze, abortion isn’t the top concern for most voters. Republicans must refine messaging on reproductive issues before … Read more
[ Dear Amy: My wife and I have three teenage children. They are good kids and all are doing well in school. The issue I have concerns my idea to reward the kids by letting them have a couple of extra days off of school before spring break because we were planning to fly to … Read more
