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Letter to the Editor: Clearing up the Mae Beavers complaint

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Updated Yesterday at 3:00 PM
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Letter to the Editor: Drain the good-ole-boy network

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Updated Yesterday at 2:00 PM
Jim Mullen
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The Village Idiot

Jim Mullen: No-stalgia: A memory problem

There will always be some people who think the “good old days” were better. I used to work with a guy who insisted on using a fountain pen long after computers were common at the workplace. Sometimes I think about him and wonder where he’s starving now.

Updated Yesterday at 4:00 PM
Linda Alessi
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Local View

Linda Alessi: New Mexico: The ‘Land of Enchantment’

Santa Fe, New Mexico is high desert and not arid and dry as other deserts we know about. It is lush with vegetation that is subtle but striking. The roadside wild flowers came as a surprise. The snowcapped mountains in the summer were a sight to behold. I was truly blessed to have had this experience.

Updated Yesterday at 1:00 PM
Jeanne Phillips
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Advice

Dear Abby: Stepmother wants family taxi services to go out of business

This is a constant argument between my husband and me, and I don’t know what to do about it. I love my stepdaughters, but in my opinion, they are old enough to be more self-sufficient. Advice, please. — DESPERATE IN RENO.

Updated Yesterday at 8:00 PM
Becky Andrews and Angel Kane
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Lifestyle

Telling Tales: I’m a hoarder, and I’m proud of it

It’s my guilty pleasure. I can watch for hours and go room to room with these folks as they clutter one space and then the next with books, papers, boxes and tubs filled with mementos, baby clothes and knick knacks from years gone by.

Updated Today at 12:00 PM
Tim Johnson
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Preacher's Point

Tim Johnson: Explorations into the changing family dynamic

Views about marriage shifted as my generation grew into adulthood. Divorce went from rare to common, living together before marriage was no longer taboo, more babies were being born outside of wedlock, deals went from confirmed by a handshake to needing a contract with three copies. About marriage – fewer weddings were conducted in churches, and people started calling a marriage license, “a piece of paper.”

Updated Jun 22, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Byron York
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National View

Byron York: What republicans suspect about the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe

The struggle to uncover the FBI’s conduct in the Trump-Russia probe has made some congressional investigators deeply suspicious of the bureau. But what do those investigators think actually happened in the Trump-Russia affair — at least, what do they think the FBI did?

Updated Jun 21, 2018 at 3:00 PM
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National View

Phil Valentine: People who enter the US should do it the right way

First of all, let’s understand the three reasons, by law, children are being taken from adults as they try to enter this country illegally. Reason one is when authorities believe the child is in danger. Reason two is when they can’t determine that the child actually belongs to the adult. And reason three is when the adults are being criminally prosecuted. Please tell me which of those three you would like to see a child stay with an adult.

Updated Jun 21, 2018 at 4:00 PM
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Local View

Sinclaire Sparkman: The new town square is a rectangle

As I look back to old pictures of the Lebanon Square, it’s alive with commerce, people, horses, cars and trade. Over time, gradually, the people begin to rush past it, probably thinking less and less of stopping to enjoy community on what was once a hotbed of life here. In fact, the most pedestrian activity I’ve observed on the square in my two years here was the onset of the Pokémon Go craze, which inspired calls for police intervention and complaints on the place we now convene for gossip and news tips, the new town square, the rectangle in your pocket.

Updated Jun 21, 2018 at 1:00 PM
Sarah Haston
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Business

Sarah Haston: Do you have to hate on social media with rants?

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Updated Jun 22, 2018 at 12:00 PM
Dave Ramsey
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money

Dave Says: Stop playing with precious metals

I make about $240,000 annually, and I will be maxing out my 401(k) contributions this year. I have $60,000 in student loan debt I’m trying to pay off, a small amount left on my home mortgage, plus I’ve been investing in a lot of gold and silver. Those investments are worth about $30,000 right now. In addition to this, I’ve got $10,000 in cash just sitting in a savings account for emergencies. Should I stop the gold and silver investing and focus on paying off the loans or keep splitting my money between them?

Updated Jun 22, 2018 at 9:00 AM
Jeanne Phillips
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Advice

Dear Abby: Man learns he’s not first to propose marriage to girl

At first I was devastated, but now I understand the situation. She felt obligated to accept his proposal, yet I know she will only find true happiness by marrying me. How do I go about bringing this up to her? I’m very non-confrontational, and don’t want her to feel awkward or uncomfortable. Should I tell her what I know or wait for her to come to me? Please help. — IN LOVE BUT CONFUSED

Updated Jun 21, 2018 at 8:00 PM
Steve and Cokie Roberts
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National View

Steve and Cokie Roberts: Politics is women’s work

On the federal level, these women candidates are largely Democrats, but on the state level, Republican women are also making inroads. Rep. Kristi Noem is poised to become South Dakota’s first female governor, and two GOP governors who replaced departing male predecessors — Kim Reynolds of Iowa and Kay Ivey of Alabama — should win full terms.

Updated Jun 19, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Jacob Smith
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Local View

Jacob Smith: A day for dads

From a young age, my dad taught me how to find joy in life. I can still remember when he came home from long hours of working outside and took a couple of hours to throw baseball with me in the backyard.

Updated Jun 19, 2018 at 1:00 PM
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