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Dear Carolyn: My husband’s sister basically abandoned her 4-year-old child with their parents so she could pursue a relationship with a (married) man a few hundred miles away. There are some known judgment/narcissism issues there but nothing that rises to the level of substance abuse or mental illness, as far as we know. The parents have stepped up and are caring for the child very well. They...

Dear Amy: My stepdaughter, “Serena,” and her husband, “Ned,” have two small children, ages 2 and 4. They also both have demanding, stressful jobs. Serena very much appreciates my help and almost always enjoys what I cook — soup, chili, meatloaf, spaghetti sauce, stews, chicken enchiladas and the like. All dishes that transport easily. His mother apparently catered to this aversion and never u...

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — Monday night NBC 15 hosted an hour-long town hall "Your Voice Your Future, Fighting The Violence” where Mobile's top law enforcement leaders answered your questions about what they're doing to curb crime in our community. Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine, Public Safety Director Lawrence Battiste and Chief Of Staff James Barber say there's not one solution or one ans...

Arizona is the only state that requires documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote.(Arizona's Family) PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House voted Monday to delay the effective date for legislation signed last month requiring voters to provide evidence of their citizenship, which has already prompted two lawsuits amid fears by voting-rights advocates that it could cancel the registra...

John Jessup HANCOCK COUNTY — A new law will let the state of Indiana create special districts that capture taxes for incentivizing development. Concerned about losing control to the state, Hancock County government is considering ways to preempt the practice, including creating more special tax districts of its own. The law, which goes into effect on July 1, lets the Indiana Economic Developm...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman touted his administration's pandemic response and economic recovery during his first State of the County address. The county executive says Nassau has been offering free test kits, free KN-95 masks for teachers and free vaccines. Blakeman also focused on crime, saying he went to Albany to demand the repeal of the "dangerous, cashless bail law." "Crime is...

Grove Hill native and law professor Blake Hudson has been named dean of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law effective July 1. Hudson is succeeding Henry C. “Corky” Strickland in the role, who has served as dean since 2014. Hudson is currently the Samuel T. Dell professor of law and director of the environmental land use and real estate law program at the University of Florida’s Levi...

Hogan will allow bill banning seclusion to become law  Frederick News Post

Jill O'Connell EAST ALTON — Sivia Law has hired St. Louis native Jill O'Connell as chief operations officer. “I saw our firm continuing to violate our core value of customer focus with the amount of management responsibilities I had taken on," said Todd Sivia. "I needed someone to take over the management role for the benefit of our friends, which are our clients.” O'Connell has 19 years of c...

State lawmakers passed a measure changing how lodging tax revenue can be spent by counties, as long as local voters consent. DENVER — Park County Commissioner Dick Elsner doesn’t mince words when talking about the impact of short term rentals on his county’s housing market. “They’ve pretty much destroyed it,” he said. “In the entire county we’ve got I think the last number was 49 houses on ...