Dear Carolyn: My 80-something mother-in-law makes me atrophied with her incessant attention-seeking, hyper-dramatized conversation hijacking. Amidst her long soliloquies of relating everything you just said to herself, I wither away, uninspired to contribute additional words,…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) An actress who had a small role in the movie Captain America: The First Avenger is accused of fatally stabbing her mother inside a suburban Kansas City home. Mollie Fitzgerald, 38,…
Its December, and the holiday season is in full swing. Its the time of year for good food, and good friends and family at least for most of us. The reality, however, is that…
Dear Carolyn: I recently had cancer surgery with a number of complications, including severe asthma. It is triggered by, among other things, the slightest exposure to fragrances. Months ago, my beloved partner of nine years…
Dear Carolyn: I am a white adoptive mother of four beautiful African American children of different skin tones. I also have two white birth children. When we go places, I am inevitably asked if we…
Dear Carolyn: I have a sister who is fabulous. She went to a very well-known university, followed by an exciting and lucrative career. Shes married to a very nice guy and they have two kids.…
Dear Carolyn: Im a middle-aged woman living with my partner for the past seven years. He moved to my city and built a new business from scratch. In the beginning, I paid the bills while…
Gary and Victoria Pener of Kansas City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jordan Lee Pener, to Richard Joseph Carroll, son of Maureen Ann Percy Carroll of Lenexa and Michael F. Carroll…
Maureen Ann Percy Carroll of Lenexa and Michael F. Carroll of Lake Jacomo in Kansas City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Maureen “Meggie” Carroll to Colby Dye, the son of…
The 7th annual Laver First Cousin Family Reunion was Sunday at Donna (Laver) Krokstroms home near Parsons. Gary Ludlum said grace before family members enjoyed an old fashioned basket luncheon. There are 29 living out…