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Set Boundaries With Family For Holiday Planning

Q: My mother-in-law habitually plays favorites with my husband’s sister and her family. Whenever I call my mother-in-law (well in advance) about visiting on various holidays, the answer is always she’ll “have to check with [her daughter] first.” It’s deeply hurtful to my husband and me. This year, once again, we’ve been forced to adjust our Thanksgiving and Christmas plans around my in-laws. What can we do in the future? Jim: This is certainly a difficult scenario — but unfortunately, it’s also relatively common. Realistically, it’s possible (but regrettable) that in ...

Mountain Moon Coffeehouse Series Returns

WHEELING — The public is invited to come enjoy bluegrass in Wheeling at the historic Stifel Fine Arts Center this weekend. Mountain Moon Coffeehouse presents the Cabin Fever String Band Saturday, Nov. 4. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and music begins at 7 p.m. Formed in 1986, Cabin Fever ...

Young Adult Weighing A Tough Choice

DEAR ABBY: I’m 24 and not where I want to be in life. I have goals and dreams I would like to accomplish. However, my family is super family-oriented. I work for my dad in a family business. He always talks business with me. I do not want to go into the family business. I have my reasons, one being his side of the family works there and we don’t get along. They’ve never accepted my mom so, therefore, they don’t accept me. The other reason is I’m not interested in the business. My problem is, this is the best I’ve ever gotten along with my dad. I’m worried he will want ...

Get Plants Ready For Wintertime

Dear Heloise: This is the perfect time to get your garden ready for the winter. The weather in most places is still mild enough to be outdoors for long periods of time, and you can protect many of your plants. Some bulbs, such as tulip bulbs, will need to be dug up and stored indoors in a cool, dry place. This is the time to get them indoors. Mulching will help save many shrubs and trees (especially young trees and shrubs) from dying off during the cold weather. Be sure to fertilize your yard this month. You’ll give it a head start for the spring. If you have a compost pile, use it ...

Travelers Expecting Sticker Shock May See Some Relief

By SAM KEMMIS NerdWallet Dining out is more expensive than ever. The cost of gas is rising again. And the price of travel — including airfare and hotels — has kept pace. Right? Not exactly. Airfare costs declined by 13% between September 2022 and September 2023, according to September 2023 Consumer Price Index data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Far from being an inflationary force, travel prices have actually helped cool overall prices this year. Yet this seems to fly in the face of many travelers’ expectations. “I keep hearing the narrative that it’s so ...

Complacency Weakening Navy

“This stadium reminds us of the great battles in which those who came before you fought to defend democracy. Belleau Wood. Guadalcanal. Iwo Jima. Inchon. But what you don’t see here is all the battles that never occurred, all the wars that never erupted — because American Sailors and Marines showed up. They deterred conflict. They kept the watch.” — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. Naval Academy commencement, 2023 Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mass., ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, wants you to be as alarmed as he is about this: If deterrence, which failed ...