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Dear Amy: We are an older, retired couple living in a townhouse condominium complex.

As such we have individual garbage/recycling pick up.

We do not generate much garbage or recycling. Our cans rarely fill up more than ...Read more

In 2008, Kirstie Alley adopted a vegetarian diet for seven months and said: "I can't tell you how much weight I gained. ... To me, being a vegetarian meant I'm going to eat enchiladas with no meat, and ... lots of bread, ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 47-year-old woman. Five years ago, I developed a blood clot in my left leg after fracturing my ankle and being immobilized for several months. I was put on a blood thinner, and my ankle healed. ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My cousin recently married a lovely girl, someone he'd been dating for a couple of years. Our whole family loves her, and she's always been very sweet to us.

She's very intelligent and kind, but the issue is ...Read more

Adapted from a recent online discussion.

Dear Carolyn:

Husband of 14 years is six and a half years younger than I am. He wants to retire even though his health is good. Although we are financially comfortable ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Human nature is complex and when I try to reason out why we as people struggle within ourselves, it leaves me weary and troubled. How can there be hope in such perplexity? -- ...Read more

Dear Carolyn:

I'm a 70-year-old mom of a 35-year-old, newly married son, my only child. What are your thoughts about his telling me that if I visit them, I need to stay in a hotel? I would only visit if invited of ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm a man in my mid-70s, and I'm beginning to understand why some old people are annoying cranks. It has something to do with the nearly constant physical, emotional and spiritual pain. (And if you're not ...Read more

Q: It seems like every time I try to make some improvement in my life, like learning a new skill or developing a good habit, I fall short of my goals. I might make some progress, but never as much as I want. It's very ...Read more

Dear Amy: My grandfather is well-off. He saved and spent very little throughout his life. For many years, he has promised my mother and me that we would receive a sizable inheritance. My grandmother died several years ago,...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm having trouble with a friend, Julie. We have been close friends for about five years. Julie is 29, still a virgin and lives at home. I never thought much about her living at home but, as the years go by, her...Read more

Adapted from a recent online discussion.

Dear Carolyn:

Three years ago, when I was happily married, a friend from a college friend group proposed an affair. I declined and avoided seeing him one-on-one.

Now I ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I have friends from many different religions that constantly talk to me about faith. Some say we have to have faith in ourselves, others say that we have to have faith in ...Read more

Dieting is nothing new to the U.S., but various diets come in and out of vogue. Remember Atkins, South Beach, the Zone, "eat for your blood type" and that recurring cabbage soup diet? Some of the diets making headlines now...Read more

Dear Amy: I love my job and career.

My manager is flexible and kind, my coworkers are helpful and fun to work with and the work is challenging and enjoyable. It's what I want to do with my life.

But, when faced with ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you give some additional information about H. pylori infection? I was diagnosed with it recently, via biopsies taken during an endoscopic procedure. I was given instructions on antibiotics to be taken...Read more

The over/under on the Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield's passing yards for the 2019 season is 4,325.5. That's more than the oddsmakers give Super Bowl champ Tom Brady (4,170.5)! How will the season play out? Who knows! ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm watching the slow-motion destruction of a childhood friend on Facebook. There is substance abuse, infidelity, divorce, the whole lot. It hurts.

He recently admitted that he has struggled with depression for...Read more