Editor’s note: The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Today’s piece is by Lesley Lavery, Macalester College and Steve Friess, University of Michigan. (THE CONVERSATION) — Kansas faces the worst teacher shortfall in ...

Dear Heloise: When our father died, we received a vast amount of vases of flowers that could not be taken to the cemetery. After the service, we gave several to neighbors. When the flowers were dead, we washed the vases and took them to local florists instead of donating them to charities. They ...

Dear Annie: My son is soon to be 23 years old. He was two courses short of earning his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science when something bad happened. He would not tell me what. He fell apart and did not graduate. That was two years ago. We got him into counseling, and he saw ...

Fish boil and chicken dinner Sunday FORD RIVER — The Ford River Lions Club will hold their annual Fish Boil and Croatian Chicken Dinner on Sunday, Aug. 4 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Lions Clubhouse on L.15 Lane (turn at the Ford River Pub). All proceeds from this event will be used to ...

A recent survey by the Pew Research Center reveals a concerning trend: Americans are less likely to feel close to their community than people in other countries. Researchers surveyed people in 24 countries and found that only 66% of Americans feel very or somewhat close to other Americans. ...

Dear Heloise: First, let me thank you for your years of hints. I’ve used so many of them, but today I have a hint for you and your readers. My handheld hair dryer had a lot of lint stuck in the air intake screen, and it made me nervous to think it might cause a fire. I tried to pick out the ...