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Dear Samantha, I’ve been involved in four or five relationships during the past three years, and a couple of them lasted about six months. In every instance, however, the men have had bad personality characteristics. This results in conflict, ultimately followed by a breakup, which causes me great heartache. How can I identify potentially bad…

DEAR SAMANTHA: “I’ve dated this lady for 2 ½ years and have loved her for a long time. I believe she is to be my future mate, but she doesn’t seem so sure. How long do I wait before moving on? I’m not getting any younger you know!” —WAITING WILLIAM DEAR William: Sometimes I think…

DEAR SAMANTHA: “I have a life-long childhood friend that has become so bitter since her divorce. I don’t feel I can abandon her now, but it’s been three years and she still wants to spend endless hours rehashing all the wrong things that were done to her. She just drains the energy right out of…

Reference books and different translations of the Bible were scattered all over the top of my patio table, as I researched what they had to say about a verse that had long puzzled me. It is in Matthew 5:48, “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” I did not…

It was the day of our Christian Celebrity Luncheon in Rancho Mirage, CA (in the Palm Springs area). Our special speaker for the day was Astronaut, Charlie Duke; I was so intrigued by his story. Walking, jumping, riding on the moon! Picking up rock never before touched or seen by man! I was swept into…

Having read with some interest the recent Small Town Perspectives concerning the anonymous writer criticizing the Dakota Herald, I was reminded of a story told about President Abraham Lincoln during the civil war. Those who opposed his views regarding the war and slavery as well as his efforts to keep the nation united were vocal…

The open highway has always had a fascination for me, even as a child. Looking out the back window of Dad’s Plymouth as we sped along the road on our way to the Black Hills for a summer vacation was so exciting! Sometimes I think the process of getting there was more exciting than the…

Cal Thomas, a conservative, political columnist from Washington DC came to stay with me for a few days, along with his wife Ray. He spoke at a charity ball about his friendship with Loretta Young as well as at Christian Celebrity Luncheons, a group I organized here in the desert 16 years ago. Not only…

Dear Samantha, It never occurred to me that I would be writing to an advice columnist, but I’m not sure where else to turn. I need advice, but I don’t really want my friends or people at church to know about my problem. I am engaged to a man I dearly love. The problem is…