Opinions

Chickens have forever had a place in our hearts and on our tables. Why is that? Well … why not? And so I’d like you to come with me back to the summer of 1970, ‘way up north of Fairbanks, Alaska, to what was once the thriving gold mining village of Chicken, Alaska.

The difference between a whistleblower or a tattler is their mission- no matter what they publicly declare. Whistling is to trying prevent potential disaster from happening to innocent people. In other words, whistleblowing is attempting to do your part to make sure bad stuff doesn’t continue.

When created by our Creator we were already special before birth. We learn as we grow up that we have certain personality traits, and even certain potential skills.

DEAR ABBY: My friend of 50 years passed away a few months ago. I sent a fruit basket to her family and tried calling, but I was unable to get through. I couldn’t reach them via email or text either. I also sent a sympathy card. I heard nothing back from her husband or the daughter I am closest to.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025 Today is the 289th day of 2025 and the 25th day of autumn. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away last year, and my father is 90. I am trying to get their primary and vacation homes staged for sale. It is a HUGE job as they were hoarders. They were popular, and when I go to their cabin, all their neighbors want to come and chat with me and Dad.

DEAR ABBY: My close friend “Annie” came to my father’s funeral. She had met him only a couple of times. While I realized she was doing it to be there for me, I felt responsible for her since she knew no one there.

Have you ever been told you look like somebody famous? A couple years ago, several friends and I sat around a lunch table, and tried to judge who our companions resembled. My friend Jim said, “Quinn, you just have a generic face. “That’s not an insult,” he added.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 60-year-old divorcee. I am currently dating a Danish man and have been for a year. He asked me to marry him several months ago, and I said yes. He wants me and my daughter to move to Denmark.

A month before Mom turned 16, she married Dad. About 2 years after that, she had us 5 kids—one year apart! We lived in east Texas until we were out of diapers, then we moved to varied places in Oklahoma. We went to 5 different schools till we graduated at New Lima.