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DEAR ABBY: Wife can no longer endure vicious tales man’s ex tells

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my husband for five years, and we have two children together. It’s my husband’s second marriage and my first. He and his first wife,

The ‘International Community’ Isn’t a Community

Very often these days, we hear about the wonderful richness of the international community. Americans are chastised for failing to go along with the international community on climate change; failing

Dec. 13 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1993) The Lady Pioneers of Miles Community College put together a defensive effort that rated a “pretty good” from coach Dennis Lordemann to take a 63-55 win

A vote for animals is a vote for humanity

For people who support the humane treatment of animals, including those that end up on America’s dinner plates, passage this week of the farm bill would be a gift befitting

DEAR ABBY: Man retiring from the military deploys new rules in marriage

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 10 years is in the process of retiring from the military and is now re-evaluating “procedures” and “policies” of everything — including our marriage. I’m

Britain’s Brexit self-abasement

Shakespeare famously wrote of the “sceptered isle” of Britain acting as a moat “against the envy of less happier lands.” Lately, the less happier lands are winning in a rout.

Dec. 12 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1993) Jess Willson and Terry Plowman picked up secondplace finishes at 140 and 152 pounds respectively, for the Cowboys JV wrestling team at the Sidney Invitational. Kevin

Pathogens couldn’t care less about Italian politics

FLORENCE, Italy — It was here in 1614 that Tommaso Caccini preached a sermon in the church of Santa Maria Novella denouncing Galileo and other scientists who held the heretical

DEAR ABBY: Kids are never out of mom’s sight with their grandparents

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have three wonderful grandchildren who live with our daughter and son-in-law in another state. Our daughter will not allow us to take the children

With Mueller, Patience Is Patriotic

Everyone clamoring for Robert Mueller to finish his investigation of the Trump campaign’s connections with the Kremlin should do us all a favor and relax. The special counsel isn’t done