Lifestyle Columns

Family Chat or Political Forum?
Dear Annie®, Sep. 18, 2026
Dear Annie: My entire extended family is in a group chat together. Sometimes it's fun, and sometimes it's useful, but most of the time it's just noisy.

Going for Gold in Grief
Dear Annie®, Sep. 17, 2026
Dear Annie: I have two sisters, and one of them, "Joanie," tragically passed away from cancer last year. It's obviously been hard, but what's making it harder is my remaining sister.

Held Back by Husband's Fears
Dear Annie®, Sep. 16, 2026
Dear Annie: My husband is a kind, funny and intelligent man, but at dinner parties he has one habit that is starting to drive me crazy: He talks way too much.