Dear Annie: My father did everything he could to make my life miserable, and to deprive me of anything and everything. He treated my brother and sisters far differently, but even so, everyone in the family knew he was one sick man. My brother committed suicide when he was 21, and after ...

Political polls elicit predictable reactions from the candidates being polled. The campaign of the candidate trailing in the poll almost invariably invokes history: “I, for one, am grateful that Christopher Columbus didn’t take a poll before he bravely sailed off in search of a New World. ...

Since the start of the pandemic, American billionaires have been cleaning up. As more than 50 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance, billionaires became $637 billion richer. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth has ballooned by 59 percent. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ wealth has ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Acknowledge the good you’re doing, which is substantial, even as it’s very small. You can’t predict ultimate results of a ripple which could be immeasurable. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You wouldn’t normally point out the ways you make another’s life easier; ...

Dear Annie: I have an absolutely wonderful boyfriend who I have been with for nearly two years. The only issue we have is regarding some of my exes. Although I have proven that I’ve no lingering feelings whatsoever, he has a hard time when they come up in anyone’s conversation, or if they ...

I begin with a personal story to make a greater point. Two weeks ago, I mailed an 8-by-10-inch envelope from a Miami post office to an address in New York State. The postage was correct, as was the address and ZIP code. One week passed and the recipient emailed to say the envelope had not ...