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Guilt has gotten a bad reputation in recent years. People talk about being “plagued by guilt” as if guilt were some kind of mental illness.

I am not particularly happy to hear that CHCA television is a casualty in the current Canadian television storm

Dear Annie: My fiance and I have lived together for 28 years. We would have married, but we had a slight legal problem.

One out of every eight couples married in the United States last year, met via the Internet. If Facebook were a country it would be the fourth largest in the world. Incidentally, the fastest growing segment on Facebook is women between the age of 55 and 65.

Suddenly, everybody is into gourmet food. Or just regular un-gourmet food. Or if you’re like me, just stuffing your face in general. But lately it all seems to have gone way beyond a hankering for a cheap and fast drive-through gut-bomber.

Dear Annie: I recently remarried, and my husband and I are in the process of moving our families into a beautiful new home.

The Fraser River’s sockeye salmon are in trouble. And when the salmon are in trouble, we’re all in trouble.

My son certainly fits your definition of the “strong-willed child.” But tell me how to get him through these tough years. He is tough as nails. What specific suggestions do you have for us?

I have been married to Jerry for 38 years. I have endured much pain, verbal abuse and humiliation.

I know it’s trendy to trash reality shows and swear we never waste our time on them, but I will admit to watching more than one episode of America’s Got Talent.