Here’s an idea: Joe Biden should run a front porch campaig Front porch campaigns were once a common feature of American presidential politics, though the term wasn’t always applied to the practice. The most famous front porch campaigns were in the 1880s and 1890s, culminating in William ...

Dear Annie: My mother has been a bad drug addict for most of my life. Ive gotten used to taking care of her, but something happened. My sister followed in her footsteps. She moved away and is badly addicted to multiple drugs. My family has tried to get her to come home, but she makes excuses ...

There are people in every generation who believe the generation following theirs is either going to the dogs or will ruin the country. A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll lends credence to that way of thinking, especially where Generation Z/millennials (those born in the mid-1990s to ...

Dear Annie: I graduate from college in December (hopefully), and before then I have some important decisions to make about my future. I’ve been thinking about the outcomes for several months already, and the decision has not gotten any easier. I’ve been dating my boyfriend for well over a ...

Richard Higgins is seeking the Ward 3 seat on the Fort Dodge City Council. ‘‘I’m back,’’ he said, after filing his nominating petitions Thursday. ‘‘In fact, I have not wavered in my desire to serve the citizens of Fort Dodge by serving on your City Council, so it is my intention ...

Dear Annie: My boss considers me a friend. A couple years ago at a work-related dinner, he badgered me about having children of my own. I was in a long-term committed relationship with a woman who refused to have children, something he was aware of from previous uncomfortable conversations. I ...