Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend and I are in our early 20s and in a long-distance relationship for 1½ years. He’s my first major love and relationship. We compromised our plans to align with each other’s.…

Dear Carolyn: I did something a couple of years ago regarding my two stepchildren that I’m not really proud of. Now I’m meeting with them to explain myself and I’m not sure I can. I…

Dear Dr. Roach: At least three times a year I suffer from a pinched nerve. According to my physician, it is due to osteoarthritis and/or stress and bad posture. The pain can make me nauseated…

Just like many of you, I’m having difficulty wrapping my mind around how quickly our lives have changed in such a short period of time.  Seeing the panic and chaos around us can be concerning. …

Dear Carolyn: My daughter and her husband have a large home, and when we visit, we stay with them at their request. My issue is their housekeeping. Between the dogs, sinks overflowing with dirty dishes,…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 68-year-old female in good health taking no medications. I try to take a 40-minute walk every day. I get the high-dose flu shot each fall and have had two…

Hi, Carolyn: One of my friends is in the midst of a long funk. This is no slight period of the blues; this is full-on depression that she tells her friends about on a regular…

Dear Carolyn: I’ve got a very common problem with an uncommon twist: I’m in love with a woman who is in a long-term relationship with someone else. She also seems to be very much in…

Census Day is April 1, the formal beginning of the 2020 U.S. Census.   All Kansas households will have received an invitation with instructions by mail bby Friday. Data collection continues through July.  The U.S.…

Dear Carolyn: A friend I have known since middle school is expecting her first baby. After talking with a few of our close mutual friends, it seems as though the responsibility of her baby shower…