Lifestyle Columns

When Caring for a Friend Turns Into Carrying the Whole Load
Dear Annie®, Dec. 21, 2025
Dear Annie: I have a friend, "Marcy," whom I've known for about six years through a mutual group of acquaintances. She was very kind when my mother was alive, often coming over to help, and she has also helped with my kids.

Beware of This Big Bad Beau
Dear Annie®, Dec. 20, 2025
Dear Annie: In 1996, I met a man while traveling. At the time, I was a single mom of three in a new city and state away from family.

Sagittarius Sun's Last Breath
Horoscopes by Holiday, Dec. 20, 2025
On the last day before the winter solstice, the light thins to its softest whisper. The ancients gathered at stone circles and sacred markers, waiting for the moment when the returning light would thread itself through narrow passages of rock.