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Dear Annie: I feel invisible and unwanted - is this all there is for me?

I prayed often for peace, even if it meant God taking me home. But I am still here. And now I wonder -- for what?
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Montana outdoor publication focuses on the West as a lifestyle, not a place

About a year ago, Nicole Qualtieri and Kestrel Keller decided to start The Westrn, a print and digital newspaper that ...

Flash flooding claimed more than 130 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims

The flash flooding deluged summer camps in Kerr County, dotted along the Guadalupe River, and also left families in Burnet, Kendall, Tom Green, Travis and Williamson Counties looking for family ...

Dear Abby: Grieving mom doesn’t know what to do with sympathy cards sent by estranged relatives

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby: Should I tell daughter I’m not her bio dad?

Dear Abby: I am a retired Marine who married my supervisor’s daughter. I’ll call her “Zoe.” He and I were good friends. Zoe and I divorced in 1997. During the marriage, I found out that he was not her ...

Dear Abby: Woman wishes to acknowledge kindness after tragic loss

DEAR ABBY: I am a retired Marine who married my supervisor’s daughter. I’ll call her “Zoe.” He and I were good friends. Zoe ...

Dear Abby: A secret from my former marriage is hanging over me

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby: Woman wishes to acknowledge kindness shown by estranged family members after tragic loss

I don't have the energy to restart these relationships, but I feel the letters were sent with kind intent and ignoring them ...

Dear Abby: How do I best respond to estranged family sympathizing about my child’s death?

DEAR ABBY: I am a retired Marine who married my supervisor’s daughter. I’ll call her “Zoe.” He and I were good friends. Zoe ...

Dear Abby: Acknowledging kindness from arm’s length

Dear Abby: I am a retired Marine who married my supervisor’s daughter. I’ll call her “Zoe.” He and I were good friends. Zoe ...

Dear Abby: My teenage son just died in a car crash, do I have to respond to all this sympathy mail?

DEAR ABBY: Four months ago, my 15-year-old oldest child was killed in a car accident. It has been really hard. My husband and I are doing our best to take care of our younger children and put our ...