Opinions

The phenomenon of Near-Death Experiences (NDE) is nothing new. In his literary masterpiece, Republic, Plato (428-347 B.C.) writes of the battlefield death of Er only to somehow return from the dead to tell what he saw in the afterlife.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 38-year-old woman with a 21-year-old daughter, “Penny.” I got pregnant at 16 and was very much alone, with little help from those around me. For a variety of reasons, I decided not to involve the father or his family.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are raising our 7-month-old daughter together, and we generally get along well. I love him very much, but he has a habit that worries me. He’s constantly on the lookout for a new job.

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for seven years. My significant other, “Gabe,” and I bought a home together. We are also raising three of his grandsons. I pay half of the mortgage, utilities, food, maintenance and personal necessities. We both pay for our own insurance, car loans and gas.

Having been thrown from a vehicle during an accident, Vicki suffered a basal skull fracture, a broken back, and a broken neck. Like so many others who have lived through a Near Death Experience (NDE), Vicki found herself hovering over the accident scene.

(Another childhood memory by local, Cheryl Lynne Lucas). Jesus spoke to me in a vision when I was 6. This happened when Momma rented an old, little log house in Grants Pass, Oregon.

A mirror has a tough job. To show you how fit, skinny or fat your body is. Your clothes have a tougher job, to make your body look good. Your body that is fit, ski…well, no need, you already have yourself categorized.

DEAR ABBY: I saw my husband’s Instagram account, and he’s following only women who show their bodies provocatively. Is that emotional cheating, or is it just lust? Also, is that grounds for divorce? His looking at and lusting after women online hurts my feelings.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026 Today is the 21st day of 2026 and the 32nd day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1793, King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine in Paris. In 1861, Jefferson Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate to lead the Confederacy during the Civil War.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 40 years and share the same friendships -- joint, his and mine. We have camped, hosted parties and traveled with the same friends.