Dear Annie: I feel some days I just can’t handle our society and the cruelty of men and women toward other humans or defenseless animals. My life has been full of neglect, disrespect, abuse (mental and physical) and loneliness, so I’m accustomed to it. However, when I hear a story about ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Taking a thing too seriously squeezes all the potential for fun out of it. And taking a thing far too seriously leads to suffering. Err on the side of fun today. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Those feelings that are so much a part of who you are seem to be completely ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I followed the recommendations for protecting ourselves and others from COVID-19 in recent months. Although we’ve missed seeing our kids and grandchildren, we’ve stuck to our guns on this, even as others around us have begun to take a more relaxed approach. ...

Sarah Letendre is spending her time trying to piece together a brand-new life for herself and her two small children. Technically, she is homeless, living alone in a hotel, and trying to find a job (with her master’s degree in social work) and a permanent place to live. Her days as a ...

There is very little new under the sun. The monument and statue destruction that we are witnessing has been witnessed in other times and other places. A tyrant’s first battlefield is to rewrite history. Most notable were the political purges of Joseph Stalin. The Soviet government erased ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Maybe it seems counterintuitive, but exposing what you feel insecure about is the confident move. To those with a core belief of worthiness, vulnerability is less of a risk. They know they’ll not be crushed by the outcome. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). An interest in ...