Dear Annie: Your recent column signed by “Blamed for Bedlam” struck a chord with me, and I’d like to share my story. For 60 years, my brother and I were the closest of friends. He is godfather to my children, and you could even say he was a “soul father” to them as well. With my ...

Feb. 19, 1942, was not President Franklin Roosevelt’s finest day. Some 10 weeks after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR signed Executive Order 9066, which violated the legal rights of some 120,000 Japanese Americans. In short order, people of Japanese descent were given just 48 hours to ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 32 years, but my wife and I have never made a great pair. We now have two grown children and a well-established life in the local community. I find great fulfillment in my work and my hobbies, but our home life is miserable — for me, for my wife and for my ...

Dear Annie: Recently, I met “Todd” through a friend of a friend. I went back to school to study graphic design a couple years ago and will be graduating this fall. Todd is also a graphic designer, so our mutual friend introduced us so that Todd could give me career advice and maybe even get ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been working at the same company for the last 10 years. It’s a small office that trains temps, so we have new people all the time. I train them on office work. Though I’m friendly with each new employee, it’s rare for me to get to know people on a deep level when they ...

“Who would be free themselves must strike the blow... “By their right arms the conquest must be wrought.” So wrote Lord Byron of Greece’s war of independence against the Turks, though the famed British poet would ignore his own counsel and die just days after arriving in Greece to ...