LAHARPE — Need a free, safe and cool physical activity option?   A six-week Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease program starts Aug. 7.  The class will meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 to 11…

Dear Carolyn: Is being truthful always the way forward? For the first 10 years of our committed relationship, my wife’s family disowned her and us because we are two women. We became parents through kin…

Travel anywhere on the planet and you’ll find some version of ice cream. Grab a lemon gelato in Italy; a stick of butterscotch kulfi in Nepal; a cinnamon paleta bar in Mexico. If you’re in…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My husband and I have two kids under 5. We have negotiated giving each other one day “off” per week, which means a total of about 24 hours…

Dear Dr. Roach: As a snack before dinner, which is better: nuts from a can or from a plastic bag?  Or should only veggies be a snack with, say, hummus? We are now retired and…

Is work getting you down? Maybe every day feels like a Monday for you.  There is value in working towards happiness at work.  It is tied to better health, creativity, less turn over, and much…

We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below. Dear Carolyn: My brothers and I lost our mom five years ago. For a while,…

Dear Carolyn: We have friends — husband, wife, young child — who come over regularly. We enjoy hosting them, but they are certainly quirky. One example: We warned them we would have the ballgame on,…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old man. Yesterday, I read that I am considered intersex because urine does not come out the end of my penis, but rather under the penis shaft. This does…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: A friend lost her young adult child about nine months ago. I have been dealing with a serious illness myself this past year, not immediately life-threatening but quite…