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Opinion

Dealing with difficult exes

Columns

Dear Annie: How do I convey to my adult married children that I do not like being around my ex for the holidays? My son lives several states away, and he invited my daughter and her family, my ex, and my wife and me for Thanksgiving together. This will be the first time in close to seven years ...

A new mission awaits

Columns

Making the transition from service member to veteran can be daunting. In an instant, you leave behind a community of brothers and sisters bound by a noble purpose. Then, there’s the more practical aspect of exiting military service, as many are left to find their next mission. The ...

Boosting health care in rural America

Editorials

Last week U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., released a press release on her partnership with U.S. Se.n Susan Collins, R-ME, on introducing legislation to improve access to health care and address the physician shortage in rural areas. The Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of ...

Perfect your cornbread technique

Columns

Dear Heloise: When fixing cornbread for your dressing, cook the batter in a skillet (nonstick works well), like you would do with pancakes. You get more brown, chewy pieces. (I discovered this because our oven doesn’t work.) -- Ed G., Dallas GIFT-GIVING Dear Heloise: We are a family of 14 ...

Living without my wife

Columns

Dear Annie: My wife of 44 years passed away after a nine-day bout with cancer. We started dating at 16, went to college together, married at 20 and graduated at 21, when we started our life together for real. “Sally” passed away two months after her 65th birthday. I will turn 65 in a ...

Cold weather has arrived

Columns

Cold weather has arrived in our neck of the woods, the intense type of chill that hurts your face when you step outside. The mere act of going outdoors feels like being slapped. I grew up in the shadow of the Cold War wherein we worried about being turned into human French fries by Russian ...