Dear Sam: I recently chose to leave my job because I no longer saw a fit with my skills. I was hired 18 months ago, and there have been several layoffs since then. As a result of those layoffs, I have ...

We have given Christmas gifts to eight of our son’s friends since middle school. I recently retired and do not make the kind ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’m a loyal reader, and you have helped me several times with your answers to various questions. I’m in need of more advice. My family is of American Gypsy descent, and we hold a lot of ...

GRANDMA PAT, “formerly of rural Roberts, Wisconsin, now of St. Paul”: “I do not have to do any puzzles in my old age. There are enough as it is. “For instance: A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting on ...

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