[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: Can people in this society PLEASE stop assuming that everyone has a smartphone? Not everyone is willing — or able — to spend $1,000-plus for one. Some of us carry older, less-expensive phones that receive calls and text messages and that’s it. I just got off a really annoying phone call with ...

[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: A cousin I hardly know (he’s 20 years older than I am and has lived hundreds of miles away my entire life) was visiting. He offered to drive me to his brother’s house out in the country, about 30 miles from here, for dinner. The last 15 miles were on narrow country ...

[ad_1] Photography Courtesy of MaxIn ‘And Just Like That…’, the beloved character makes a brief but effective reappearance. Cameo of the century? I’d argue yes. By Natalie Michie Date August 25, 2023 Much has been made of the Samantha Jones-sized hole in And Just Like That…. The fan-favourite Sex and the City character, played incomparably by ...

[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 30s. I love him, and I’m worried because he has a “laissez-faire” attitude about everything — especially his health. He has had high cholesterol for five years and has done little to nothing about it. He found out only because I kept hounding him for ...

[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: I’m 44, and I have been dating a wonderful man for the last year and a half. He’s 44 as well. He has a nice home and job and has 50/50 custody of his three children, who adore me. I’m good to them, and we all get along well, just like a ...

[ad_1] High school seniors across the country endure months of suspense as they await the arrival of college admissions decisions. In December, it’s early decision, closely followed by early action. By mid-March, regular offers begin to roll in. This June, there was a new round of news for some high school seniors — one they ...

[ad_1] For decades, a nonprofit group called The Moth has produced workshops, events and a popular radio show where people tell transformative stories from their lives. And in 2012, the group started working with high schools, coaching students to turn their stories into polished orations. This year the nonprofit has started sharing those student stories ...

[ad_1] The State Department says Americans should probably leave Belarus pronto. That warning comes just days after Lithuania closed two border crossings with Belarus, and it comes amid a “buildup of Russian military forces in Belarus,” according to the U.S. Embassy in Minsk.  Advice: “U.S. citizens in Belarus should depart immediately,” and possibly via “the ...