Dear Annie: Last year, I married the nicest guy I’ve ever met. I’m 40 and wish I’d met him sooner, but better late than never. On our month-long honeymoon in Europe, we attended a music festival. During the festival, my husband and I saw some other women in pasties, and in a moment of ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a young adult male who has been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). Until this diagnosis, I had never even heard of the condition. A colonoscopy and an MRI were both negative. The three worst symptoms are chronic constipation, bloating and ...

The Independent calendar lists upcoming meetings, facility hours and events in and around Marshall. To have your group’s events listed, email the information to news@marshallindependent.com or submit the information to our virtual newsroom. Today AA (Book study), 8 a.m., Open Door Church, ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have two kids under 5, and we both work full-time. As you can imagine, our lives are pretty hectic. My mother-in-law lives about 30 minutes away and expects us to visit her almost every weekend. If we don’t, she lays on the guilt pretty thick -- talking about how ...

Dear Heloise: You published a letter from John M., aka Uncle Johnny, who asked: “Why do food companies make it so hard to take the seal off of food jars?” Obviously he doesn’t remember back in 1982 when seven people in the Chicago area died after ingesting capsules laced with cyanide. ...

The Independent calendar lists upcoming meetings, facility hours and events in and around Marshall. To have your group’s events listed, email the information to news@marshallindependent.com or submit the information to our virtual newsroom. Today Household Hazardous Waste Facility open 8 ...