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G.E.D. hopefuls should get diploma before costs go up

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 6:31 pm

DEAR ABBY: I have worked in the field of education for more than 40 years, with the last 25 years serving in adult education, helping students complete their high school equivalency diploma.

BIG changes are impending worldwide in...

Widow is stung by beau’s exclusion from weddings

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 5:51 pm

DEAR ABBY: I took care of my husband for 10 years before his death from early-onset Alzheimer's. I am in a relationship now, and I'm finding that a widow's status is far different than that of a wife.

Not long ago, I was invited to a...

Mom dreads rivalry between daughter and her new sibling

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 5:25 pm

DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of a 5-year-old daughter I'll call Mandy. Her father and I separated when she was 16 months old and now we are divorced. I am newly engaged to a wonderful man and very happy.

I have just learned that my ex...

RVs on highways this summer will need extra room to roam

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 5:25 pm

DEAR ABBY: It's vacation time again, time to hit the road in the RV. Please make your readers aware that people driving motorhomes, towing fifth-wheel trailers and travel trailers CANNOT stop as quickly as a small car or truck.

When...

Woman needs courage to end man's plan for future together

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 5:12 pm

DEAR ABBY: I am a divorcee with college-aged children. I love my children, and I thought I loved my ex. However, after my divorce I wonder if I'm capable of loving anyone other than my children again.

Two years after the divorce I...

Free family health kits offer news you can use

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 5:25 pm

DEAR ABBY: When friends and family get together, the conversation often turns to the subject of health. They swap stories about the medications they may be taking and the lifestyle changes they're making to improve their health. They look...

Woman who doesn't like sex can't get rid of men who do

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 5:12 pm

DEAR ABBY: I am a woman in my late 40s and I hate sex. I always have and always will. I'm disabled, and it has always been torture. I never got any positive benefits out of it.

My problem is I get hit on constantly. I tried marriage...

Groom, not the bride, is under pressure to change his name

 May 13, 2013; Updated: 5:51 pm

DEAR ABBY: My wife's niece is marrying a wonderful man of Greek descent this summer. Her grandfather insists that his last name is too long and impossible to pronounce. He thinks they need to change the name when they marry. He went so far...

Man explores way his gift can keep on giving

 May 12, 2013; Updated: 3:54 pm

DEAR ABBY: My partner and I have been together 23 years and his parents have embraced me as one of their own. A few years ago, we bought his mother a beautiful diamond cocktail ring for Mother's Day. She's now 84, and when she passes on,...

Happy tween is troubled by feelings of depression

 May 11, 2013; Updated: 3:54 pm

DEAR ABBY: I am a 12-year-old girl who is happy, healthy and doing great in school. But lately I have felt sad, lonely and just plain frustrated. I used to talk to my parents about it, but I don't feel comfortable doing it anymore, and my...

Grandson's choice of toys is cause for family's concern

 May 10, 2013; Updated: 4:33 pm

DEAR ABBY: I am a longtime reader but a first-time writer. My problem has been bothering me for some time now.

We have a grandson who is 4 and very much a "princess boy." He likes girl toys and dresses and doesn't like any of his boy...

Cellphone snoop suspects friend of having an affair

 May 9, 2013; Updated: 4:46 pm

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who I believe is having an affair. I have no concrete evidence, only a slew of circumstantial evidence such as odd work hours, blocks of mystery time set aside at night in his cellphone's day planner, and evading...

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