My boyfriend’s Facebook page says he’s ‘in a relationship’ with his ex
Advice: He said his ex is kind of crazy, and it’s just easier to leave his Facebook relationship status as is. Should I be making a big deal out of this?
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You may not want to thin your vegetables. Do it anyway.
If you don’t sacrifice some of the young ones, you will get a harvest of lots of stunted things.
Buying or selling a home? Here’s what Anchorage’s flat real estate market means for you
For a savvy buyer or seller, a flat real estate market isn't necessarily a bad one.
How to recover when you’ve been conned by a dishonest or manipulative business partner
WORKPLACE ADVICE: Don't waste time badmouthing them to former clients. Do channel your anger into your current work.
Jeff Lowenfels answers your only-in-Alaska yard and garden questions
Answers to Alaska-specific gardening issues, from fireweed to cannabis to bears in the yard.
Can a company stop employees from secretly recording meetings? Should it?
A recent federal court ruling upheld employees' right to make workplace recordings — while leaving the door open to some restrictions. Meanwhile, companies can take steps aside from an outright ban.
I’m 43 years old. Why can’t people accept that I don’t want kids?
Advice: I get so irritated or even angry when my friends and family say, “You’ll change your mind.”
It pays to be honest in job interviews — even about the embarrassing parts of your resume
You don't have to volunteer every detail, but answer direct questions honestly.
My girlfriend got laid off, and she won’t let me pay for things. Now our dating life is a lot less fun.
Advice: If my girlfriend had let me pay her bills for a while, we could have kept having fun and hanging out. Instead, she doesn’t want to go out or do anything.
Be your own bees, Alaska gardeners
Even if you have a healthy presence of bees and other pollinators in your garden, it's still a good idea to pollinate your plants by hand.
Keep workplace manipulators from getting the better of you
Would-be bullies and other office schemers can’t “work you” if you won’t be worked.
Is it just my pregnancy hormones, or is my husband sneaking around on me?
Advice: "Pete" no longer goes to therapy for his issues around sex addiction, and he's on his computer or phone all the time. A friend said she saw him out recently with a bunch of girls.
Don’t plant mayday trees. Don’t even let your existing ones remain.
The invasive trees are bad for moose and bad for streams. There are no good excuses for leaving them in the ground — let alone planting new ones.
How to respond when politics sours workplace friendships
Help! Some of my work friends were like family to me. Then came the election.
Here are some tips for gaming your Alaska Airlines frequent flyer plan
Scott McMurren: If the frequent flyer mileage plans seem like one big game, that’s because it is.
My fiancé won’t put any effort into getting to know my parents – and that’s not the only problem
Advice: He has only been to my parents' a couple times, which concerns me. And there is one other thing: We have never had sex.
Take care of these house maintenance items before you head out for this summer's adventures
A little bit of preventative maintenance now, while the weather's nice, can spare you costly and disruptive repairs in future winters.
Gardening catchphrases are fine, but they have their limitations
Catchphrases contain useful information — to a point. But serious gardeners understand the more complicated truths behind them.
Employers can — and should — take steps to prevent workplace violence
Employers can’t view workplace violence as a random event, but instead must take a proactive stance to monitor potentially explosive situations.
