Dear Annie: My wife and I both grew up in the Midwest. We traveled some after retirement and found a wonderful senior community in a much warmer climate state. We finally decided to move to that ...

Dear Annie: My friend insists on splitting every restaurant bill “evenly,” no matter what. The problem is, she always orders cocktails and appetizers, while I usually stick to one entree. Last week, ...

SLOAN, Iowa (KCAU) — A grass fire near Sloan temporarily shut down parts of I-29. According to Iowa 511 and a KCAU 9 reporter on the scene, parts I-29 was blocked by firetrucks, with heavy smoke ...

DEAR ANNIE: My brother-in-law is constantly making offensive and over-the-top jokes. Whenever I call him out, he tells me I’m “too sensitive.” To me, that’s the same as saying, “I don’t care about ...

Dear Annie: My neighbor and I became friendly during the pandemic. We’d pick up things for each other at the grocery store, help water each other’s plants, chat on our porches in the evening.

Dear Annie: About six months ago, I grew close to a woman I had known casually for some time. She had recently come out of a painful breakup, and what began as friendship quickly turned into something ...

Dear Annie: I have been married for 12 years to a good man whom I love very much, but I dread nearly every holiday, birthday dinner and casual Sunday visit with his family. On the surface, my in-laws ...

Dear Annie: About six months ago, I grew close to a woman I had known casually for some time. She had recently come out of a painful breakup, and what began as friendship quickly turned into something ...

Dear Annie: My sister-in-law, “Kay,” was once one of my closest friends. For more than 25 years, we were there for each other through everything: marriages, divorce, raising children, heartbreak and ...

Dear Annie: My wife and I have had a solid 25-year marriage where we’ve both been very open and told each other anything and everything. Recently, my wife let it slip that she and her best friend ...

Dear Annie: I’m the maid of honor in my cousin’s upcoming wedding, and I really am honored. I’m happy to do pretty much anything she needs. But I’ve been quietly dreading one part of the job: the ...