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Don't Miss This Overlooked Neighborhood in Paris Aug. 31, 2025
By Victor Block The twisted streets are lined by a city planner's nightmare of buildings in a jumble... Read More
Home and Health Crisis Nov. 04, 2024
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 45 years, and at 72 and 67, we are both strugglin... Read More
Dining Out at the Critter Cafe Mar. 09, 2024
I have a critter problem. The specific variety of critter that's troubling me? I don't know. I know ... Read More
St. Louis' Approach to Homelessness Clearly Isn't Working. Here's What Might. Oct. 10, 2023
Last week's drama surrounding the now-dismantled homeless encampment on the north lawn of City Hall ... Read More
Syria and the First Day of School Sep. 01, 2023
As sure as E. Jean Carroll was just another old lady out buying underwear, some days I feel pretty s... Read More
Gold Stars Buy Nothing: Why We Should Be More Ambitious About Community Care Jun. 16, 2023
I set out chamomile seedlings on the table in my yard so neighbors could grab them. The Buy Nothing ... Read More
Memorial Day Weekend Kicks off Summer in the Neighborhood May. 26, 2023
Memorial Day is the day set aside each year to remember those who gave all in service to this countr... Read More
Republican Voters across Pennsylvania Are Much Less Wedded to Trump than You Think Apr. 25, 2023
DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania — Richard Tems was about as loyal a Trump supporter as you can get. ... Read More
East Palestine Reckons With the Shattering of Its Sense of Place Feb. 28, 2023
EAST PALESTINE — Rick Tsai is standing knee-deep in the briskly flowing Lesley Run creek, a mi... Read More
Reflection on the Awkward Times That Lead to Spring Jan. 01, 2023
This is my favorite time of the year. I don't mean the turkey on Thanksgiving or the tree for Christ... Read More
Make a Plan to Vote for Your Happily Ever After Oct. 30, 2022
The campaigns were wrapping up, finding fellowship in backyards. These meetings are the last intimat... Read More
What Is This? A Porch for Ants? Sep. 04, 2022
There were a whole host of movies that traumatized kids in the 1980s. There was the dying horse in "... Read More
A Millennial State of Mind Jun. 05, 2022
Every week I pass a house I toured while house shopping. It's on our route to buy bread at the baker... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Apr. 10, 2022
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
The Four Critical Components of Homeowners Associations (HOAs) Jan. 11, 2022
Dear Monty: We are considering buying a home in a homeowners association. The agent calls it an HOA.... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Jun. 20, 2021
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
When Is the Best Time to Sell Your Home? Jun. 01, 2021
This question comes up at least once a week: People always want to know when the optimal time is to ... Read More
What Are the Biggest Neighbor Problems? May. 18, 2021
Hopefully you live in a neighborhood with caring neighbors, where there is harmony and you never hav... Read More
Shifting Gears to Reengage Mar. 21, 2021
I'm always happy with my fellow porch dwellers, especially those who tolerate my enthusiastic hand-w... Read More
What's All the Fighting About? Mar. 02, 2021
Wouldn't it be great if everyone got along? It's nice to see neighbors become close friends and invi... Read More
