Dear Annie: It’s been a long journey for my wife and I. I left grad school and we got married in 2008, just as the economy collapsed. It took us a while to get our careers going. After 10 years of struggle, we moved to a new state for new jobs, and right before the pandemic, my wife started ...
Dear Heloise: I have a warning for those who don’t know everything about computers! At 63 years old, I nearly allowed someone to access my computer. While I was trying to print a recipe, my computer froze, and a big alert appeared on my screen. It showed a phone number for Windows tech ...
Dear Annie: I’ve made the decision to distance myself from my sister, who exhibits narcissistic, dramatic, needy and demanding behavior. For years, I offered her help, advice and support, only to have the relationship follow a repetitive and unhealthy cycle. I would set boundaries and shut ...
Dear Heloise: I have been following all the different kinds of peanut butter sandwiches, and I noticed that no one has mentioned the type of pickle they use with their peanut butter and mayo sandwiches. So, I wanted to add in that as kids (and now as adults), we made ours with “sweet” ...
Dear Annie: We used to have an excellent relationship with our son, and he has a daughter who is now 19 years old. Seven years ago, he met a divorced woman whom we initially liked, but over time, things changed drastically. Since this new relationship began, our son’s bond with his daughter ...
There aren’t many current and former U-2 spy plane pilots in the world, but I recently had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with one of them. Stan Rauch, who turns 80 this month, grew up at Lake Preston, South Dakota. He and his wife, Mary, live on an acreage in the Lake Whitewood, South ...