Dear Annie: My boyfriend of five months has a female co-worker, “Leslie,” who he has known and been close to for five years. She is also a single parent of two kids under 10. I have met Leslie several times, and she has always been kind. I’ve never felt threatened by my boyfriend’s ...

This is a delightful time of year, this slow slide from simmering summer into amiable autumn. There’s nothing like the cool crispness of a fall morning to put renewed vigor into your step. I think this is an evolutionary adaptation. Chilly nights are Nature’s way of reminding us that the ...

Dear Annie: When my mother was in a coma, dying, my brother closed her safety deposit box. He was co-executor of the estate. Life insurance policies, jewelry and all her personal and important belongings were gone. I was stuck listing, cleaning and selling her home. There are a total of four ...

Dear Heloise: This is in response to the letter about “unnecessary fees irking customers” that ran in a recent column. A little over a week ago, I sent this email to my friends regarding the hidden (they say surcharge) fees in restaurants. An article on the front page in a recent Orange ...

The movie Oppenheimer played recently at the Marshall 6 movie theater, and I managed to catch the show on its final night. I’m glad I made it. It had an interesting historical chronicle that started in the 1930s and proceeded to 1953, when Oppenheimer was denied restoration of his security ...

Dear Annie: I read about people in your column wanting to end their marriage because they don’t love their significant other anymore. Here is a piece of advice I was given back in the ‘70s that, if followed, may help others avoid this. I’m sorry to say I didn’t follow it for two ...