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How To Handle Social Security Affairs When Someone Dies Aug. 04, 2021
I wrote a column about a year ago based on an email from an 85-year-old woman whose husband of 60 ye... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Aug. 01, 2021
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
Social Security 101 Jul. 14, 2021
Sometimes this column can get into some complicated or esoteric Social Security rules or circumstanc... Read More
There Is No Marriage Penalty With Social Security Jul. 07, 2021
I frequently hear from readers who ask me about an alleged marriage penalty associated with Social S... Read More
Let Him Go to Voicemail May. 23, 2021
Dear Annie: I am in a quandary about a situation. I am a widow. Sometime after my late husband passe... Read More
May 18, 2021 May. 18, 2021
Dear Annie: I am a widow in my 70s. My husband and I had no children and not much of a social life. ... Read More
Classic Ann Landers May. 09, 2021
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
Give What You Have May. 05, 2021
"As a new resident of a small Southern town, I often noticed a stocky, gray-haired man ride by my ho... Read More
April 17, 2021 Apr. 17, 2021
Dear Annie: I am the stepgrandma of a 2-year-old boy. "Danny" lives with his parents and an older si... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Apr. 11, 2021
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
March 26, 2021 Mar. 26, 2021
Dear Annie: I am in my early 50s, a widow, with five great kids, all now grown, out of college and t... Read More
March 5, 2021 Mar. 05, 2021
Dear Annie: My husband passed away last month. His six children (who are my age) were never fans of ... Read More
March 4, 2021 Mar. 04, 2021
Dear Annie: Yesterday, I tried to help my son do his third-grade homework. One question was: "If Sue... Read More
The Need for Personal Responsibility Jan. 20, 2021
Dear Annie: This letter is a message to "Fed Up," the reader whose husband dotes on their daughters.... Read More
Late Husband's Family Bothering Me Jan. 09, 2021
Dear Annie: I'm a 39-year-old mom of four. My husband recently passed away, in April of this year. ... Read More
November 12, 2020 Nov. 12, 2020
Dear Annie: I am a 12-year-old boy with a problem. My dad died when I was a baby, so it's just my mo... Read More
October 22, 2020 Oct. 22, 2020
Dear Annie: My wife and I are in our mid-70s and have no children. However, we have had pets, mostly... Read More
New Love Doesn't Replace Old Oct. 14, 2020
Dear Annie: I was troubled by one particular sentence in the letter from "Missing Love," who wanted ... Read More
Sympathy for Stepmom Oct. 11, 2020
Dear Annie: I come from a large family. Our mother died at a young age (39), and there were seven ch... Read More
September 11, 2020 Sep. 11, 2020
Dear Annie: I am a widow in my 80s. I recently was introduced to a widower who seemed friendly and h... Read More
