Opinions

By Matilda K. Williams Seminole, Okla. In a religious column, recently published in the Producer, the writer claimed that today “everyone is demanding respect that is not earned.” He named people going to court to sue for their rights as an example.

DEAR ABBY: My best friend “Carla” and I haven’t spoken for several years, which breaks my heart. Her son was getting married. The dress was evening cocktail attire. The venue was an hour and a half from where I live. I don’t drive.

SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2025 DEAR ABBY: I’ve been divorced for 10 years and have since remarried. I began dating my current wife nine years ago. I have four daughters, ages 24 through 37.

Just the name of Patsy Clairmont lifts my spirits. She was the most dynamic, energetic, comical, spitfire among the ladies who were speakers in the Women of Faith Conferences that were attended by thousands of women nationwide a few years ago.

Since its creation in 2010, the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities (LNH) program has provided a lifeline to families whose children have special needs and cannot receive appropriate educational services in their local district.

The angry and resentful young man sat sullenly on the edge of his narrow cot in the cell. He had no idea how long he had been sitting there, body motionless but with his brain racing in high gear.

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025 DEAR ABBY: I see a psychiatrist and psychologist for generalized anxiety disorder, major depression disorder and borderline personality disorder.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025 DEAR ABBY: My late husband and I were married 38 years when we finally went to marriage counseling. I found out then that he had slept with my sister early in our marriage. I had suspected he’d also had an affair with his uncle’s wife.

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025 DEAR ABBY: We asked our 19-year-old college daughter, “Lulu,” to dogsit and housesit sit several months ago. She knew our rule of no visitors allowed in our home while we were out of town.

SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025 DEAR ABBY: I have a full-time job and am in pretty good health. I have one son, “Brian,” who is married and has three children. My problem is that my son is often rude to me. I was a single mom who raised him on my own. I thought I was a pretty good mother.