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Long friendship takes stark turn over finances

DEAR ABBY: A friend of 40 years is always saying what she can’t afford, yet she owns property,…

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Information overload

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Dear Rev. Graham: My dad always said, “Mind over matter,”…

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Why the Sept. 11 attacks aren’t really like Pearl Harbor

BY LAWRENCE B.A. HATTER Newspaper Columnist WASHINGTON INLANDER 9/11 changed everything. Or so was the oft-repeated mantra at…

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COVID-19 helps shape American patriotism

BY DR. JOHN R. VILE As COVID-19 rebounds via the Delta variant, efforts to require or entice individuals…

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God is real

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Dear Rev. Graham: Is it true that knowing that God…

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Woman starting to see through boyfriend’s big talk

DEAR ABBY: I am a 41-year-old divorced woman. My two grown children live with their dad. I have…

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Some more local fun and even more talent

As I have written before, I am a member of the local Appalachian Celtic group here in the Tri-Cities.…

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No one’s life is problem-free

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Dear Rev. Graham: My dreams of becoming an aquatic athlete…

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Parents hesitate to allow addict son to move back in

DEAR ABBY: My 24-year-old son is in rehab for the second time. We paid for the first, but…

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Faith in God is like a battery

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Dear Rev. Graham: My youth pastor preached recently on the…