Dear Annie: How do I approach my neighbors about their messy yard?

In today's Dear Annie column, a reader seeks Annie's advice on how to talk to her new neighbors about the growing mess in their yard.

Dear Annie: How do I tell my neighbor their yard is an eyesore?

From my porch, I have a full view of the side of their house where they keep their trash cans. After garbage pickup, they simply toss the cans back against the wall without care. Around the cans, ...

Miss Manners: I say it’s OK to ignore a knock at the door. My neighbor doesn’t agree.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On our neighborhood app, one of my neighbors cautioned that two young men had recently knocked on her door. She could see them on the security camera and she did not know them. She ...

Dear Annie: I loved sitting on my front porch until a new family moved in next door

Last year, a young family moved in right next door, and though they are friendly and polite when we pass each other, their day-to-day habits are wearing on me. The problem is not their manners but ...
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Snooping Neighbor Was Right By Her Door Again, So When She Barged It Open To Investigate, She Fell

Some people are more concerned with petty issues than with having friendly neighbors. But how to deal with this type of person? In today’s story, a woman shares how she’s struggling to deal with a ...
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'They are our neighbors': Grand Blanc churches open doors after deadly church shooting, fire

GRAND BLANC, Mich. (WXYZ) — Church leaders in Grand Blanc are stepping in to support the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints community after a gunman killed ...

Millennials Are Commiserating About This One Thing We ALL Seem To Do While We’re At Home, And I’m Feeling Very Called Out

21. "One time, my mother-in-law sent a surprise ice cream and cookie delivery, and the person just stayed at the door ringing ...
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Dear Annie: I’m frustrated with the family next door, but I don’t want to start a neighborhood feud

Last year, a young family moved in right next door, and though they are friendly and polite when we pass each other, their day-to-day habits are wearing on me. The problem is not their manners but ...
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When the Neighbor's Mess Becomes Your Problem

I have lived in my house for more than 40 years. In all that time, I have done my best to be a good neighbor. I am not the type to throw block parties or socialize regularly, but I have always made a ...

Homelessness: More need, fewer resources. How do we respond?

Educate yourself. Homelessness is complex rooted in economic hardship, mental health, addiction, and systemic gaps.

Struggling in silence. How South Florida’s Muslim community tackled the suicide stigma

The Muslim Cemetery of South Florida — the only cemetery in South Florida operated by and specifically for Muslims — began tracking cases for their own records. What they found startled them: an ...
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'Hard to see them go': George’s Appliance in Niagara Falls prepares to close its doors after 92 years

The family-run business, started in 1933 by George Milanovich, is holding a retirement sale as owners Mark and Linda ...