Hi, Carolyn: I wonder if you can help me sort out the hurt and anger I have come to feel in some of my friendships. I find myself often being the initiator for getting together…

Dear Carolyn: For a few weeks last year, my husband and I were pretty sure we were going to get a divorce and shared that fact with a select few people (who in turn spread…

It’s December, and the holiday season is in full swing.  It’s the time of year for good food, and good friends and family — at least for most of us. The reality, however, is that…

Family and friends spent much of the day Sunday searching for Timothy “Tim” Todd Fritch, who has been missing from the Humboldt area since Saturday evening. Fritch, 41, was last seen  at Wide Open Speed…

Dear Carolyn: Earlier this year, I moved back to where I grew up and reconnected with some old friends. My best friend from high school was especially excited to see me again, and we started…

Dear Carolyn: I am chronically ill but work full time and am literally able to do little else other than work and take care of my home. Socializing is exhausting for me, doing it out…

Dear Carolyn: I would like to understand how people make new friends when they are in their mid-50s. Where are they going, or what activities are they doing, to keep friends to make and keep…