Columns & Opinions

New living situation upsets parents

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

DEAR HARRIETTE: I moved in with my boyfriend recently, and my parents are furious. I come from a traditional background where living together before marriage is considered shameful. My mother won’t speak to me, and my father told me he didn’t raise me this way.

Old message, new megaphone

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

The Economist asked, “voters have spoken, but what did they say?” Good question, and the magazine provides a trenchant answer: “Democrats risk drawing the wrong lessons from one good day. Moderate governors offer a better model than a charming socialist in New York.

I didn’t know capris were old women’s clothes

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Iwas weeding through my closet, as I need to do much more often than I do. I bring my used clothing to my parent’s house, up north, because they have a very nice thrift store that employs developmentally disabled people.

Daughter regrets estrangement from mother

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

DEAR HARRIETTE: My mom passed a few weeks ago. We’ve been estranged for years. She moved to the United States when I was young in hopes of creating a better life for her children. She sent for me eventually, but I liked the life I had in our home country, so I stayed.While in the U.S.

Cat upset when boyfriend moves in

Friday, November 14, 2025

DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend recently moved in with me, and ever since then, my cat’s behavior has completely changed. She’s been acting out: scratching furniture, hiding for hours and even refusing to eat sometimes. She used to be calm and affectionate, but now she seems anxious and territorial.

Treatment prioritizes restoring blood flow

Friday, November 14, 2025

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: My mom is 61. She started having hip pain and figured it meant a hip replacement surgery at some point in the future. When she saw her doctor, the tests showed osteonecrosis, and the surgery had to happen right away.

Why did Democrats fight so long?

Friday, November 14, 2025

The government shutdown lasted 40 days before Senate Democrats abandoned the filibuster that closed offices, left workers without paychecks, threatened supplemental food benefits for millions, saw the beginning of a gradual shutdown of the commercial aviation system, and much more.

The gales of November remembered

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

DETROIT – Here in the Mariners’ Church, planted in the shadow of the Renaissance Center at the corner of Woodbridge Street and Woodward Avenue, the gales of November seem to swirl in the air.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Artificial turf sheds microplastics

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Hello, dear readers! Welcome to our monthly letters column. The holiday season is here, which means rich food, festive drinks and frequent gatherings.It can be wonderful – and overwhelming.

Casual boyfriend doesn’t offer listening ear

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve been talking to a guy for about a year now. It has been casual for two reasons: He is unemployed (for quite some time now) and struggling, and I am in the beginning of a divorce – a messy scenario.We like each other and have enjoyed talking.