Letter: There are risks to eating meat
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View ArticleLetter: Trump in full control of GOP
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View ArticleDemocrats misread the moment
Democrats in Congress, not surprisingly, continue to pursue a mistaken and misguided path regarding Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees and other high-level picks for his administration. Continue reading...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Friends made on a cruise overstep on land
Dear Eric: My husband and I hope you can help us with a sticky situation. About six years ago, we met a couple on a cruise and as they had friends near us, we invited them to visit when in our area....
View ArticleAsking Eric: Attention paid to new cellphone divides long-married couple
Dear Eric: My wife and I are both 70. We recently gave up our landline and now both carry our cellphones. Lately my wife, when receiving a text or call, will stop what she’s doing to reply. While...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Family fixer reaches breaking point but can’t let go
Dear Eric: I love my family. I went away as the gay black sheep but always have tried to be the one who gives back. I paid for college and a Ph.D. on my own steam (scholarships and three jobs). I have...
View ArticleWhy the Senate holds confirmation hearings
President-elect Donald Trump is an impatient man. That’s why, shortly after the elections, he floated a plan to skip centuries of precedent and just appoint his cabinet nominees without going through...
View ArticleDenzel Washington officially claims freedom to preach
When describing his life, Denzel Washington often notes a mysterious encounter on March 27, 1975, offering it as a parable about his Christian faith and his acting career. Continue reading at The...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Dying brother won’t apologize for childhood mistreatment
Dear Eric: My 65-year-old brother Greg is dying. Lately, he has wanted to talk about how he has no regrets about the “wonderful” life he has led. Now he’s pressing me to tell him I have no regrets...
View ArticleEditorial: I beg your pardon? GOP’s legacy now shows disdain for law enforcement
It’s been interesting watching Republicans trying to explain how they support law enforcement while their self-proclaimed “God-ordained” leader pardons the Jan. 6 defendants, including a bunch accused...
View ArticleMark Franke: Donald Trump, meet Grover Cleveland
President Donald Trump’s inauguration to a non-consecutive second term had the beneficial effect of reminding us of Grover Cleveland, the only other president to have achieved this dubious honor....
View ArticleLori Borgman: When collectors and cleaners collide
I say that I am married to a collector because packrat sounds unkind. My husband comes from a long line of collectors. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleAsking Eric: Wife hounded by lies after husband’s suicide
Dear Eric: I am really struggling with anger and heartbreak and need a little help. A year ago, my husband took his own life. Four days before he passed, he told me that he had been having an affair...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Couple can’t get away from friends’ antisocial daughter
Dear Eric: My husband and I have a close relationship with another couple. Their daughter, two years out of college and gainfully employed, lives with them. When we are invited to have dinner or drinks...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Woman caught in the middle of friend’s divorce
Dear Eric: I have a 30-year-old friendship from high school. I am a woman, and my friend is a man. He got married to a smart, driven, friendly partner. She meshes well with our core group. They have...
View ArticleLetter: A reminder that we are all human
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View ArticleLetter: America is getting what it voted for
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View ArticleLegislators: Try reading a book instead of trying to ban it
State legislators are back at it again, attempting to impose their personal moral agenda on the state’s youth with a new effort to “eradicate ‘obscene’ and ‘harmful’ books on curricular material from...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Successful professional fears she’ll never find love
Dear Eric: I am a late-20-something. When I told my mom I wanted to go to law school, one of the first things she said to me was that I would most likely never find a life partner. Of note, I am the...
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