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Asking Eric: Friend avoiding long-time friend after weight gain
Dear Eric: I’ve been friends with “Steven” for 40 years. We’ve dabbled in romance a few times when we were both single, but we always return to the platonic comfort zone. We live in separate states and...
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Asking Eric: House guest insists on doing wasteful chore as a ‘thank you’
Dear Eric: We have a dilemma that may seem trivial but it’s driving us crazy. We’re fortunate enough to have a vacation house on a small island. Water is kind of expensive, relatively. While we love to...
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Lori Borgman: The little house that sat empty and alone
I haphazardly closed up the little house this year. I hurriedly swept the floors, took out the trash, checked the windows, pulled the Dutch door shut and whispered, “Thanks for the memories.” Continue...
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Asking Eric: After seven years, partner still unsure about kids and marriage
Dear Eric, I have been in a seven-year relationship with my partner. We do not have any children together and we are not legally married. I am 36 and he is 39 and I am at the point where I would like...
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Editorial: Drinking is up nationwide, so pace yourself this holiday season
This holiday season, whether you raise a toast, or spike the punch or have a drink to take the chill out of your bones, do so thoughtfully. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Checks and balances were made for this moment
Donald Trump will return to office next month, and his plans and policies for his second term are dominating the news. It’s a good time to remind ourselves that we have elected a president, not a king....
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Letter: Time to quit smoking in 2025
From Kylee Jones Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Asking Eric: Seniors struggle to make close friendships in new community
Dear Eric: My husband and I are in our 70s and retired to a new community. We are engaged in church ministries and social groups that meet for dinner periodically. I volunteer and he is an avid golfer....
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Asking Eric: Estranged sibling debates attending brother’s funeral after...
Dear Eric: My brother and I have been estranged for decades, due to consecutive “family incidents” that accumulated, unresolved, over years. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Asking Eric: Sisters use pets as excuse for never visiting
Dear Eric: For about 20 years, my husband and I and our two boys, when they were younger, plus a dog, traveled usually by car to visit my sisters. They never visited us. The drive to their state was 14...
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Letter: Grocery economics favor the seller
From Mark Duwe Continue reading at The Republic News.
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John Krull: The past, and its echo into our future
NEW YORK — The street where a gunman shot and killed a health-care chieftain three weeks before Christmas now bustles with foot and car traffic. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Asking Eric: Husband won’t let kids have friends over inside the house
Dear Eric: My husband has told our kids they cannot have any friends inside of our home. They can play in the front yard and that is it. I don’t know how to tackle this, or what to say when it’s our...
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Asking Eric: Feuding siblings trap mediator sister in the middle
Dear Eric: I have always been close with my only siblings, my twin sister (67) and our brother (72). But sis and bro have had many issues over the past few years and bro chooses to distance himself...
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Asking Eric: Husband is completely dependent on spouse to handle problems
Dear Eric: I am a gay male and have been with my husband for many years now, married six of them. Every time an issue comes up, whether it’s the landlord knocking on the door or someone else, he comes...
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Indiana’s next governor has a choice to make in style and policy
Will incoming Gov. Mike Braun look more like Gov. Mitch Daniels or Gov. Eric Holcomb? Despite Indiana’s one-party rule, Daniels and Holcomb could not offer a more stark contrast in style and policy....
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Lori Borgman: Red flag warning on kids and smart phones long overdue
We have smoke detectors that warn of fire, dashboard icons that warn of low fuel and dying batteries, and health hazard warnings printed on every pack of cigarettes. Continue reading at The Republic...
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Asking Eric: Reunited with an old friend, now she wants to tag along on every...
Dear Eric: I’m stressed out trying to maintain a friendship with someone from high school who reconnected with me a couple of years ago. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleThe top religion stories of 2024 were not that surprising
President Donald Trump is returning to the White House, convinced – after a close encounter with an assassin’s bullet – that he had God on his side in the election. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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In 2025, we should learn that ‘no one gets out alive’
Maggie Rose has landed her first Grammy nomination for her latest album, “No One Gets Out Alive.” It’s nominated for Best Americana Album, a fitting category, though on my first listen of it earlier in...
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