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Build a New Fence for Privacy Aug. 29, 2024
Dear James: I live in a house on a sloping lot and want to add a privacy fence around the backyard. ... Read More
Design and Build a Picket Fence Jun. 08, 2023
Dear James: I think a picket fence would look good across my front and side yard. I have some saws a... Read More
Vinyl Fencing Requires No Maintenance Apr. 27, 2023
Dear James: We would like a white post and rail fence. A neighbor has one, but he is always painting... Read More
Board-And-Batten Fence Is a Simple Project Jul. 28, 2022
Dear James: We have a new unpleasant neighbor, so we want to build a low-cost board style of fencing... Read More
A Decorative, Functional Rail Fence Is Easy To Build Feb. 24, 2022
Dear James: I have a landscaped yard and the neighborhood children cut through it. I want a simple-t... Read More
Groundhog Day Feb. 02, 2022
Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day. On this day, if a groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks o... Read More
Noisy Next-Door Neighbors Jun. 06, 2021
Dear Annie: I believe your answer to "Canine Cacophony" provided some practical advice about how to ... Read More
Don't Fence the Capitol In or Out Mar. 03, 2021
WASHINGTON — Two women are deciding paths of our destiny, the acting Capitol police chief and ... Read More
July 20, 2020 Jul. 20, 2020
Dear Annie: My wife and I are lucky to live near the friendliest, most helpful neighbors we could as... Read More
June 23, 2020 Jun. 23, 2020
Dear Annie: I am 50 years old. After 10 years of marriage, I feel I must tell my wife of the reason ... Read More
May 16, 2020 May. 16, 2020
Dear Annie: My next-door neighbor has made my husband and me feel like prisoners in our own home. T... Read More
A Panel Fence for More Privacy Is Easy To Build Oct. 24, 2019
Dear James: A house is being built on a vacant lot next to my sloping lot, and I need some privacy. ... Read More
Trump Border Wall Showdown Dec. 12, 2018
Congressional Democrats are butting heads with President Donald Trump over his demand for $5 billion... Read More
Rescinding Separation Policy Was Trump's Only Option Jun. 25, 2018
At least when it came to his family separation policy, President Donald Trump may finally have succu... Read More
Real Action Trumps False Choice Jun. 21, 2018
Congress is addressing immigration. If done correctly, if they take real action, it could be a real ... Read More
Abominable. Horrific. Monstrous. Jun. 21, 2018
It's not just Democrats any more. Despite withering criticism from Christian conservatives, Republic... Read More
I Was Right About Trump's Wall Apr. 09, 2018
I remember my bartender father coming home with scraped knuckles. "I could tell when the guy walked ... Read More
Pelosi's 'Immoral, Ineffective and Expensive' Argument Jan. 10, 2018
If you try to attend next month's Super Bowl at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, you better have a ... Read More
Wet Basement Oct. 22, 2017
Dear Ms. Lank: I bought a house two years ago for which the seller's disclosure form answered "No" t... Read More
