My great-great-grandfather was Chalk Beeson and I grew up in Dodge surrounded by the historical artifacts from my family’s Beeson Museum. While researching a family member who was a professional musician, I sort of got sidetracked by the historic buildings of Dodge City.
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: I am a woman in a sexless relationship, which is also lacking in affection. We’ve been together off and on (mostly on) for 25 years.
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: Several years ago, one of my neighbors asked if I would give her the name of my long-time (about 13 years at that point) dog sitter/walker. This neighbor said that she and her husband never traveled, so she would use the dog sitter only for occasional walks.
I support KanCare expansion because it helps protect our more fragile and economically depressed neighbors. A recent statewide survey showed that 78% of Kansans support expanding our state’s Medicaid program.
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: I have a beautiful, smart and wonderful 16-year-old granddaughter who is anorexic. She has been at a special care facility for the past two months and will be returning home within a couple of weeks.
Dear Amy: I’ve struggled with the thoughtful way to RSVP to certain events in the past and now that I’m once again facing this issue, I wonder if you could please offer me your considered opinion.
Dear Editor, What does it mean to protect women? Over the last month, the Kansas legislature pushed through anti-trans woman bills HB180 and HB2238. HB180 establishes a “women’s bill of rights to provide a meaning of biological sex for purposes of statutory construction.” In other words, the committee outlines terminology to establish a definition of sex in order to address legal discrimination against those assigned female at birth.
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: I love everything about the theater. In 2020, I won a regional award from my production of “Guys and Dolls” (I was Sarah).
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: : My family is upper-middle class. I love to dine out and at my instigation, we do it often.
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: : I belong to a group of nine women who are all retired teachers of various ages. We have met monthly for 35 years.