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DEAR ABBY: Relative gladly funds niece’s insurance, but not vacations

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 2:10pm

DEAR ABBY: My 25-year-old niece still lives at home. She works full time and attends college online. She’s a hard worker who doesn’t do drugs or engage in risky behavior. 

Jan. 30 Stardust

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 2:09pm

25 YEARS AGO (1993)

Audrey Sasse presented a program about crafts and demonstrated how to do modge podge at the regular meeting of the Beta Sigma Phi for January. Members gathered at the home of Mary Partridge. Co-hostess was Sandy Berkland.

Durbin-Graham is the problem, not the solution

Published by admin on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 2:22pm

After the experience of the past two weeks, it’s not White House adviser Stephen Miller and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton who should be expelled from immigration negotiations, but Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham.

From ‘fake news’ to witch hunt

Published by admin on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 2:21pm

Conspiracies. Secret societies. Witch hunts.

During the past year, we’ve heard reference to all of the above to explain away any suggestion of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 presidential election.

DEAR ABBY: Marriage is in big trouble over husband’s little lies

Published by admin on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 2:19pm

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for 22 years. We’ve been together for 26. We’ve had our ups and downs, and separated for three months back in 2008, but we went to marriage counseling and got back together.

Jan. 29 Stardust

Published by admin on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 2:18pm

25 YEARS AGO (1993)

Jan. 26 Stardust

Published by admin on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 2:35pm

25 YEARS AGO (1993)

Michelle Friend, a 1990 graduate of Custer County District High School, was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll list for fall 1992 semester at St. Mary College in Leavenworth, Kan. Friend is the daughter of David and Mary Margaret Friend of Miles City.

DEAR ABBY Friendship marred by man’s harsh treatment of his wife

Published by admin on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 2:34pm

DEAR ABBY: I have a good male friend whose company I have enjoyed very much. He’s outgoing and likes many of the same activities I do. Should I ever need anything, I know he would be there for me. 

How Andrew McCabe voted was none of Trump’s business

Published by admin on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 2:33pm

This is not the country I live in.

In my country — in our country — the ruler does not call in the head of the state police and demand proof of loyalty. That is because in our country the ruler is an elected, term-limited official, and the state police is, or is supposed to be, an independent, professionalized entity.

A shutdown not to remember

Published by admin on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 2:33pm

By Groundhog Day, the government shutdown will have been largely forgotten. That’s a guarantee.

As memory of that long weekend fades, the matter of whether Democrats won, lost or tied in the deal to reopen the federal government will be of little consequence — at least to those of us who have lives.

But the shutdown did highlight three realities for Democrats going forward.