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Times Opinion: The Tennessee GOP, the party of ‘family values’, goes after women and children
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (186+ words) Among the ranks of the Republican Party, there's a rhetorical playbook chock-full of glib one-liners and myopic phrases to justify its anti-social, anti-democratic agenda. One such talking point, repeated to the point of being rendered meaningless, has become an identifying…...
Dear Abby: Girlfriend taking new romance as slow as possible
2+ week, 5+ day ago (425+ words) DEAR ABBY: I have been dating "Rita" for four months. We peck on the lips, hug and hold hands, but we have had only one real kiss so far. Rita was first married for 22 years to an emotionally abusive man…...
Dear Abby: Angry wife continues to wait for husband’s apology
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (438+ words) At this point, I'm more angry about his lying than I am about something that happened decades ago. Am I wrong to want the truth so I can get angry, deal with it and then forgive him? I also want…...
200 love letters found in a Nashville home tell the story of a couple's courtship during WWII
3+ week, 2+ day ago (733+ words) The letters by William Raymond Whittaker and Jane Dean were found in a Nashville home that had belonged to Jane and her siblings. They were donated in 2016 to the Metro Nashville Archives. Whittaker, who went by Ray, was from New…...
Dear Abby: Neighbor is suddenly a fixture in couple’s lives | Chattanooga Times Free Press
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (268+ words) Do you think she is stalking my fiance? Kylene hardly talks to me when we are all together. She talks mostly to Josh. I have always believed that you don't mix business with pleasure. I think she's stalking him. Kylene…...
Dear Abby: Niece tried to conceal her cross-country move
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (35+ words) DEAR ABBY: My sister, "Jenny," and I have had a falling-out and no longer speak. She's upset with me because she found out her adult daughter, "Paisley," had moved without telling anyone. I discovered ......
Dear Abby: Inmate suspects girlfriend of affair with his brother
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (36+ words) DEAR OTHERWISE ENGAGED: You are not obligated to invite this couple to your wedding. Write them a sweet note explaining that you are sorry you won't be able to attend because you will be on your ......
Dear Abby: Son’s parents want nothing to do with his girlfriend
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (45+ words) DEAR ABBY: My son is 20 and a senior in college. He's a baseball player and is about to ask the girl he's been dating for a year and a half to marry him. My wife and I don't get along…...
Dear Abby: Husband’s about-face may have come too late | Chattanooga Times Free Press
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (322+ words) DEAR ABBY: For nearly 30 years, my husband and I shared a close, trusting marriage. Months ago, I caught him lying about meetings he was having with a 35-year-old colleague. Then I discovered months of ongoing texts. When I asked for…...
Dear Abby: Son’s interests and appearance have changed since dating girlfriend | Chattanooga Times Free Press
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (385+ words) DEAR ABBY: Our 23-year-old son, "Ed," was clean-cut, into working out and staying healthy, watched his diet " he even joined a gym and was going every week. Ed has been dating a girl, "Emily," who is the complete opposite. She's…...