DEAR ABBY: My son was murdered four years ago by a supposed friend. Despite a 10-year sentence, the murderer was released from prison this month. The perpetrator and my son had some mutual friends. When I go onto the convicted manslaughterer’s Facebook page, he has many people ...

Today’s Sound Off is about mixed messages: Dear Heloise: During this pandemic, we all heard about various ways to avoid becoming ill, such as washing our hands, not touching our faces, wearing a mask, etc. However, I find it disturbing that there is so much misinformation out there. The ...

DEAR ABBY: My beautiful wife just passed away from ovarian cancer. She was only 48. She was my perfect life partner for 28 years and everything in the world to me. We shared every day together. I didn’t have any hobbies or guy friends; all I ever wanted was to be with her. I’m not asking ...

Each morning as I drive into the newspaper office, I try to take a different route just to have a change of scenery. It can be a challenge, at times, with all the road work, detours and unexpected lane changes all around our fair city. Funny how the Interstate 70 road work was all we could talk ...

This old paregoric bottle displays two addresses for the Rodewig and Ridgway Pharmacy of Wheeling and the green item on the right is an old medicine dispenser that is held over the index finger so the dose can be drunk easily. In the world of antiques, doctor tools, apothecary items and old ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married five months. Her 40-year-old son lives in our basement. He has a job, but I have no idea if he pays rent. If he doesn’t, it really doesn’t bother me. What does bother me is that at his age, he should be out on his own by now. He’s trying to pay ...