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Fiance tells widow no pictures of late husband in their home
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (386+ words) DEAR ABBY: I've been a widow for nine years and just got engaged. When I asked my fiance if I could put a picture of my late husband in our new home, he became upset. He said he shouldn't have…...
Bridging the Gaps of Arkansas hosts fatherhood summit in Texarkana
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (337+ words) TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Men from across the community gathered for a Fatherhood Summit hosted by Bridging the Gaps of Arkansas, creating a space for open conversation about parenting, emotional well-being, and financial literacy. The event brought together fathers, father figures and…...
Son of late friend brings feral kids along for visits
1+ week, 1+ day ago (549+ words) DEAR ABBY: My husband's best friend died when we were in our early 30s. His son, "Marty," recently moved back to the area with his wife and three boys. We think of them as family. My husband often needs help with…...
Patriarch's passing created chasms among survivors
1+ week, 3+ day ago (452+ words) I'm retired now, and I always thought my retirement would be spent enjoying good times with my kids and grandkids, but that seems to be a fantasy at this point. I honestly think they wish I had been the one…...
When no medical treatment existed for their children, these fathers built one
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1366+ words) Every year on Father's Day, the internet fills up with tributes to dads who showed up at recitals, practices, and bedsides during long nights. But there is another kind of showing up that rarely makes the greeting cards: the kind…...
Teaching kids how to prep and host
2+ week, 1+ day ago (383+ words) Louis, this is a solution that brings varied results. It'll all depend on whether the host likes to have everything ready for company before they arrive and whether the children are underfoot. If it's a small gathering or just the…...
Wife oftwo years appears to be hiding many things
2+ week, 3+ day ago (258+ words) DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for two years. We met online and have known each other for about five years. We originally lived an hour apart, and after some persuasion, we bought a condo together. Everything…...
Schools, food banks providing summer meals for school-age children, families
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (293+ words) TEXARKANA, Texas -- Several local schools and food banks are working to fulfill the needs of students and their families during the summer. Liberty-Eylau Independent School District is providing breakfast from 7: 30 a. m. to 8 a. m. and lunch from 11: 30 a. m. to 12: 30 p. m. at its middle school campus,…...
EDITORIAL | Screen Time: Surgeon General advises limit children's access
3+ week, 1+ day ago (48+ words) Texarkana Gazette EDITORIAL | Screen Time: Surgeon General advises limit children's access Last month, a U. S. Surgeon General's advisory warned parents that allowing their children too much screen time -- social media, texting, video games -- can be harmful....
Number of uninsured young children has risen across the US, report finds, but Texas has the most
3+ week, 3+ day ago (401+ words) A new report found that the number of uninsured young children increased significantly between 2022 and 2024, leaving more children under the age of 6 with less certain access to health care. And Texas, the report found, is the state with the highest…...