Stanislaus State 1,500-acre mixed-use development plans underway while Tracy neighbors cite concerns

A massive undertaking is underway in an exploratory process for Stanislaus State in Tracy, with plans for a new campus and ...

Dear Abby: We love our fireplace, but our neighbor keeps saying she can’t breathe

DEAR TWO: Your neighbor is a sick woman. She’s complaining about the smoke because when you use the fireplace to heat your ...

Miss Manners: I’m tired of my neighbor’s lack of consideration for my yard

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling neighbors who make changes to shared ...
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Homeowner dismayed as neighbor causes property damage: 'It's a bummer'

"I don't want them fixing it." Homeowner dismayed as neighbor causes property damage: 'It's a bummer' first appeared on The ...
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Disabled Woman Once Let A Neighbor Use Her Parking Spot, But She Refuses To Let A Different Neighbor Park There

Not long ago, obesity was popularly considered a disease of affluence — the product of excess and overindulgence. Today, ...

Miss Manners: My neighbor keeps inviting outsiders to our girls’ nights out

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a read whose neighbor regularly brings outside friends to what was intended as an exclusive neighborhood ladies' gathering.

Miss Manners: I’m always miffed when my neighbor invites her friends to our group outings

While I consider these outings for just our group, one of my neighbors (who is single, as am I) always invites a friend or two of hers to join us. No one else in the group does this. The other women ...

Miss Manners: My inconsiderate neighbors are ruining my backyard

But the link between not talking to the neighbors and the breakdown in civility is cause and effect. Why be considerate of someone you barely know? Miss Manners’ solution would ...

Miss Manners: Does my neighbor have a right toss his clippings into our yard?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I discovered what looked like a batch of pruned vines in my backyard. There is some ivy that grows on the walls shared by several of us in proximity, and it appears the neighbors ...

Golden Retriever Breaks Into Neighbor’s Home, What They Do Next Goes Viral

"I actually laughed snorted aloud when I read this," one user said. Another added: "He's so proud of himself! Good boy!" ...

Conscientious newspaper objector

Rob Long is a television writer and producer, including as a screenwriter and executive producer on Cheers, and the ...

Dear Abby: My husband says I’m a sourpuss because I don’t like his anniversary plan

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I discussed our 25th anniversary and mentioned Hawaii as a possibility. He reached out to his ...