Opinion

Procrastinators still looking for a last-minute Halloween costume idea may be inspired to dress as Arizona voter vigilantes, who are carrying guns, dressing in tactical gear, and harassing people at polling places.

DEAR ABBY: I have a brother I can’t seem to get along with anymore. Sometimes he’s OK, but most of the time he’s not. I visited him recently for a cookout, and it wasn’t good. He got into an argument with his wife, shattered a glass, tried to fight me out of the blue, and talked about extremist topics -- all in front of his young, impressionable kids. I worry about his three boys and want to have a serious talk with him about getting some therapy.

I follow this fairly well-known pastor on Instagram. He’s a youngish guy with a great story.

As temperatures begin to drop across the United States, Americans are becoming increasingly worried about affording to heat their homes in part due to the Biden Administration’s war on American energy. Because of President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats’ disastrous progressive energy initiatives, hardworking Americans are facing record-high prices at the pump and could potentially empty their pockets, even more, to keep their families warm this winter. Unfortunately, the president and Democrats continue to push policies that only worsen our nation’s energy crisis and threaten to leave Americans out in the cold.

DEAR ABBY: My 9-year-old daughter, “Kennedy,” plays volleyball. One of the assistant coaches is a transgender woman. I had known about the coach before Kennedy started playing. Although I’m OK with a transgender person coaching my child (I feel their gender identity is absolutely none of my business), my husband is not. He wants our daughter to quit a sport she loves so she won’t be “exposed” to something he doesn’t agree with. He is not transphobic, just very conservative, and he doesn’t want Kennedy growing up around it.

In some industries there are so many job applicants for a single position the employer must find a quick way to reduce the number of candidates who may qualify for an interview. Often, the first step in whittling down the number of candidates is to throw out any application or resumé with even one typo.

DEAR ABBY: For my 50th birthday 10 years ago, my father, with whom I have had a tumultuous relationship, gave me cherished rings as gifts. One was my grandmother’s and the other was my grandfather’s, both of whom are deceased. This was at a time when we were in a good place, and it meant the world to me that he thought enough of me to give them to me. They were the only things I had of his parents.