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Dear Annie: Maintaining love across a political divide
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (573+ words) Annie Lane: Dear Annie Dear Annie: I never imagined I would be writing to you about this, but I'm at a loss and worried sick. One of my adult sons has become deeply involved in far-right political activism. What began…...
Eye on Education: Trends, issues of managing student misbehavior
1+ week, 2+ day ago (392+ words) Stephen Davis: Eye on Education In order for powerful teaching and learning to occur in schools there must be effective management of student behavior. In fact frustrations over managing misbehaving students is a critical reason why many new teachers leave…...
Dear Annie: Deadbeat boyfriend must be cut off
2+ week, 3+ day ago (261+ words) Annie Lane: Dear Annie Editor's note: This column was previously released in 2023. Dear Annie: I have been with a man off and on for seven years. He is my best friend, and I can't live without him. A few years…...
Volunteer opportunities include helping with goats, bringing joy to 'grandparents"
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1075+ words) "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." " Albert Pike FAIRFIELD " Volunteering may not be the most popular New Year's resolution, but it's one of…...
Dear Annie: Finding connection in later life
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (512+ words) Annie Lane: Dear Annie Dear Annie: Now that my husband and I are in our 70s, it feels as if our social world has shrunk to the size of a postage stamp. Friends have moved away to be near their children,…...
Dear Annie: Life's messy moments count the most
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (341+ words) Annie Lane: Dear Annie Dear Annie: Every December, my life starts to feel like one of those "year in review" videos " only mine looks more like the blooper reel. Social media is full of people posting their wins: promotions, "we…...
POINT: Throwing parental rights on the barbie wonât fly in the United States
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (458+ words) The world's first social media ban of users under age 16 is now in effect in Australia. Whatever parents' genuine concerns and understandable frustrations around their kids' safety online, the Aussie approach is not the answer and should not be emulated…...
This Youth Generation: The complicated concern of youth addiction
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (697+ words) Deon D. Price: This Youth Generation Parents and youth workers have some of the most challenging jobs on the planet. Needless to say, "this work is not for everybody." It's an even more complicated task for transitional'aged youth who think they…...
Dear Annie: I'm ready to kick the phone habit but don't know how
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (476+ words) Annie Lane: Dear Annie Dear Annie: I am starting to feel like my whole life is lived through a screen, and I am ashamed to admit how much control my phone seems to have over me. I am 42 and married,…...