Dear Annie: Please give me your opinion. I am an 84-year-old widow. I have one child, a son, and one grandchild in town. My other children live hours away. I no longer drive. I am financially independent and have someone to come clean twice a month, drive me to run errands, go to the doctor, do ...

Dear Heloise: I start my day with your column and enjoy all of the hints. I recently read a hint about credit card protection where the reader suggested going to the bank to set up and receive text messages when a credit card is used. It isn’t necessary to go to the bank. This can all be ...

Dear Annie: It has recently come to my attention that my middle adult son has molested my adult daughter when she was 8 years old. She broke down and told me tearfully last week. She is now 23, and he is 31. And I am completely at a loss of how I should feel, think, react. I’m basically an ...

Hello New Ulm residents, I trust that Bockfest was another success for the city . My name is Kaye Rysdahl and I am a born and raised New Ulm-er. If you know me, it’s probably because I am daughter to Dr. Scott Rysdahl and GiGi Rysdahl. I love New Ulm and the surrounding communities and ...

Dear Annie: I come from a long history of family dysfunction. Child abuse, toxicity and abandonment are all I ever knew growing up. I developed severe complex PTSD and borderline personality disorder coming into my preteen years. I remember the blame was solely on me for my severe depression, ...

Dear Heloise: We have an extended family and a large home. I love having family stop by and come for a visit, but I’ve noticed that they seem to think all the work is on me. I know most of them read your column faithfully, so I was hoping you might drop a hint or two on how to behave while ...