DEAR ABBY: I have a 59-year-old brother-in-law who has always been a "proud bachelor." He isn't a rich, handsome, George Clooney-type bachelor, but a hand-to-mouth, burping, uncouth "Shallow Hal" kind of bachelor. He befriended a woman with four daughters, paying most of his attention to one of the daughters. He would take the woman and her girls to dinner and take the daughters shopping without the mother.

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"Unto These Hills," one of the country's most popular outdoor dramas, has kicked off its summer season in Cherokee, North Carolina.

We have been struck, again, by celebrity suicides. How could it have happened? They had so much to live for. They were so successful, so popular. And yet it continues.

DEAR ABBY: A dear friend has been battling cervical cancer. Her condition has left her dependent on a colostomy bag. She's not shy about discussing it on Facebook and in public, where she speaks loudly. I have tried to be understanding and supportive, but there are limits.

Q: The pool is open for the summer, which means dealing with my kids getting swimmer's ear. How can I prevent it?

A funeral will be held for fashion designer Kate Spade this week in Kansas City, where she was born.

A professional genealogist with nearly 20 years experience will explain the new tools of the trade at the Northgate Branch of the Chattanooga Public Library this weekend.

We all dream of flying in first class, glass of prosecco in hand, away from the screaming children and armrest battles.

LISA DENTON: Barry, an American hero is coming to Chattanooga this weekend. He's rough and tough, but I think you could take him since he's only 12 inches tall.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married for two years. We both want biological children later, when the timing is right.

Dads play a lot of roles in a family: protector, provider, purveyor of puns.

After readying 96 pieces of art for viewing last week, Christine Hockert thought she was finished. Then 50 more pieces rolled in.

Popular wisdom suggests father-and-son bonding moments typically happen during activities like playing catch or learning how to shave.

I was leading a building tour of the Times Free Press the other day when a little Hispanic boy — maybe 6 years old — raised his hand timidly to ask a question.

On June 8, Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, writer, traveler, star of seemingly constant big-life moments, hanged himself in his hotel room in Kaysersberg, France.

"What in the world do you have to be depressed about?"

Growing up in the country, you can almost taste the changing of the seasons.

From the SCOTUS decision on Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v Colorado Civil Rights Commission, June 10, 2018:

DEAR ABBY: I got a stepdad when I was a young teen. He never tried to replace my dad and was very respectful of that relationship. I didn't regard him as a father figure, but more as a relative, friend and a good man who has done a lot of good for my family.

Bret Michaels — born Bret Michael Sychak — has been a rock star and a TV star.

As a Father's Day gift to their community, nearly two dozen local men will meet Sunday at the Eastdale Youth and Family Development Center to model how to be father figures to youth and elevate the image of young black males.

The Rev. Dr. C. Mark Gooden has been appointed the new senior minister at First-Centenary United Methodist Church, according to the Rev. Mary Virginia Taylor, bishop of the denomination's Holston Conference.