Opinion

DAUGHTER TIRES OF MOTHER’S COMMENTS

DEAR ABBY: I am a 29-year-old woman in a healthy, loving relationship with my boyfriend of 2 1/2 years. We talk about marriage and kids and are committed to each other. We know we are each other’s special one. He recently bought a home, and we live together. My issue is with my mother. I feel she won’t be happy with me until I’m married and have children.

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Heinrich, Luján request full funding for PILT program, certainty for rural budgets

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined a bipartisan group of 30 senators in a letter urging U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for fiscal year (FY) 2023.

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Rep. Holtorf pens Memorial Day letter to citizens of eastern Colorado

On Memorial Day, we stand in a sacred space in cemeteries across eastern Colorado and honor those who have passed before us, as they rest in peace. Many of these individuals were family members and friends who were a part of our lives and lived our communities and who helped us grow and taught us about living in this great country where freedom abounds.

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CONNIVING BOYFRIEND SABOTAGES LONGTIME FRIENDSHIP WITH LIES

DEAR ABBY: I have a gay friend I’ll call “Allen.” We have been close friends for 13 years. Allen has visited me often with his friends from England, and two years ago, when I could finally afford to visit him, he invited me to stay in the home he shares with his boyfriend, “Rupert.” Rupert took an instant dislike to me. He treated me rudely and mocked my American accent the entire time I was there. I let it be and concentrated on the beautiful scenery, the beautiful people I met and my longtime friend.

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