Be firm: Don't blow off the opportunity to talk about exchanges like these, because the person who is saying such things to you might not realize that his/her (often flippant) remarks are belittling.

Earlier this month, I sat in the public meeting of the Arkansas State Library Board and listened as board member Jason Rapert gave an impassioned reading of the raunchier parts of "Gender Queer: A ...

My wife is a frustrated farmer. She grew up on Isgrig Farms out Fourche Dam, and has a little soil and sun in her blood. She pores over her backyard garden every spring, raising mostly flowers like ...

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Recognize what's real and what's fake. Exaggeration, excessive behavior and unrealistic expectations will interfere with the truth and figuring out what's best for you.

DEAR LOOKING: There is little to nothing you can (or should) do to ease Kim's mother's embarrassment. Parents have all sorts of dreams and ambitions where their children are concerned, but in the ...