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Babysitter blasts on social media

Dear Annie: I consider myself to be a self-aware social media poster. However, there is a family member on Facebook who posts her childcare needs at least once a week. She posts the day and time she needs and has said the names of the children who need a sitter. She has three ...

Wild times in Deadwood

The city of Deadwood stretches out at the bottom of the wooded gulch that bears its name, a sinuous snippet of civilization amidst an impenetrable coniferous forest. Towering spruce and pines cling to the rocky hillsides that border the town. The slopes appear to recline at nearly 90°, with ...

Respecting the planet

Dear Heloise: In the Tribune Chronicle in Warren, Ohio, a while ago, you stated that something has to be done to solve the problem of plastic waste around the world. Our local PBS recently interviewed a young man in Akron, Ohio, who is starting up a plastic cycling plant to liquify tons of ...

Dressing down

Well we now have a new catchphrase in politics, the “Fetterman rule.” This of course refers to Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman’s penchant for dressing like a slob in formal settings, such as when the Senate is in session. For reasons unclear Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ...

Preparing questions for long visits

Dear Annie: Finding topics of conversation can often be difficult during long visits. Since “Grinding My Teeth” feels that this may be the last time she and her husband will visit with these in-laws, why not take this opportunity to encourage these people to talk about their lives? When ...

Grateful for our tomatoes

Does anybody need tomatoes? For most of you, that’s no. A hard no. You probably have a countertop full of them. Or your neighbor has set several boxes on your porch before ringing the doorbell and running away. After a couple of down years, we are back in the business of excessive ...