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Family issues at a time of need

Dear Annie: My daughter and daughter-in-law had a close relationship and worked together for a social networking business. My daughter recently went through a marriage breakup, and my daughter-in-law has totally unloaded on her. She said my daughter has not been a good friend. She has brought ...

The Mueller report is in, but the collusion story may never end

The story is not over. It may never be over in our lifetimes. But an important chapter has come to an end, and it had a happy ending for the president. Contrary to what we’re already beginning to hear from some quarters of the left, the Mueller probe almost certainly puts to rest the ...

Bowling tourney helps Youth Empowerment

To the editor: On Sunday, March 17, the advocacy group Youth Empowerment Association Inc. celebrated the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day with a bowling tourney at Family Bowling Center in Fort Dodge. This was our fundraiser for our Dr. Ed Miller Character Scholarship available all students ...

Opinionated guest

Dear Annie: We often invite my brother-in-law to share dinner with us. He lives alone across the street and seems to enjoy the food when he comes over. I am writing because he is very opinionated and shuts me down whenever I say something that he disagrees with. Recently, it was when I said ...

Parents not invited

Dear Annie: I am a woman in my late 30s marrying the woman of my dreams this fall. I will not be inviting my mother or, by extension, my father. Everyone seems to assume this is because they are opposed to gay marriage or are some sort of religious zealots. This is not true at all. They are ...

That old box of letters

Dear Annie: I’m a happily married almost-70-year-old woman who has been sorting and purging the contents of boxes in my attic in preparation for downsizing. I was surprised to find one shoe box stuffed full of letters that an old high school boyfriend, “Dave,” wrote to me during his first ...