Officiant feels demoted from being a groomsman
Dear Amy: My husband and I were just involved in the wedding of our two dear friends - I as a bridesmaid and my husband as the officiant. Originally, they'd asked my husband to be a groomsman.
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Final break-up does not require details
Dear Amy: I've been in an onand-off relationship with a man whose handsy, flirtatious style of interacting with women he finds attractive has always bothered me. I've broken up with him over this and have explained in detail several times how humiliating it feels to me when he acts this way. The times we've started up again, he always says he's a "new man" who understands my feelings. He even thanks me for helping him to be a more-respectful person. Then, months later, things begin to slide. This time, the slide was accompanied by a health scare for me when I had some symptoms that are commonly associated with an STD.
More than 1 million voters switch to GOP in warning for Dems
A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains in recent years are becoming Republicans.
LWV is a non-partisan organization
To the editor: We realize there are very passionate opinions on political issues and we understand perceptions at times can become clouded. The League of Women Voters (LWV) takes our mission to empower and engage voters in a non-partisan manner very seriously.
Some women fear setback to hard-won rights fought over decades
At 88, Gloria Steinem has long been the nation’s most visible feminist and advocate for women’s rights. But at 22, she was a frightened American in London getting an illegal abortion of a pregnancy so unwanted, she actually tried to throw herself down the stairs to end it.
Why Juneteenth should be a national holiday
Most Americans believe the Civil War ended with Gen. Lee’s surrender to Gen. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. But technically, this is not the case. Even after Lee’s surrender portions of the Confederacy had not been occupied by Union Forces. The last organized fighting of the war took place at Palmito Ranch in Texas on May 12-13, 1865.
Vote in favor of state amendment
To the editor: Supreme Court Justice Blackmun, who authored the majority opinion, Roe vs. Wade, stated that this decision must be repealed once the scientific community can determine and answer when does life begin? Concluding: “At this point in the development of man’s knowledge,” we cannot “resolve the difficult question of when life begins.
Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals
Before the pandemic, there was no room in the budget for Kate Murphy’s children to buy lunch at school. She and her husband would buy in bulk and make bag lunches at home. So the free school meals that were made available to students nationwide amid the crisis have brought welcome relief, especially since her husband lost his job last year at a bakery company that closed.
A night out could lead to July Fourth fireworks
Dear Amy: Recently, my fiance and I went out with his friend (of 30 years) "George," and George's new girlfriend, "Janet." George went to the restroom. Janet took his seat so we could talk (the venue was loud).
HEAT WAVE AND DROUGHT
Millions of Americans have been under some sort of a heat advisory and warned to stay indoors if possible amid a massive heatwave and record temperatures. A protracted La Nina weather pattern is worsening California’s drought conditions, prompting significant water restrictions in recent months across the state. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)