Dear Abby: Homeowner wonders if it’s rude to ask neighbor to remove tree

In today’s Dear Abby, a homeowner wants to install solar panels but says a neighbor’s aging tree is blocking the sun, and ...
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Dear Abby: We want to pay to get our neighbor’s tree removed

People can be prickly about their property. But maybe they wouldn’t mind someone else covering what is probably an inevitable ...

Dear Abby: Can we ask neighbors if they’d let us pay to have a tree removed from their property?

People can be prickly about their property. But maybe they wouldn’t mind someone else covering a likely inevitable cost.

Dear Abby: Successful home renovation hinges on neighbors removing a tree. ‘Can we just ask them?’

DEAR ABBY: Last year, we renovated our house. We now have a south-facing roof that is ready for the installation of solar ...

Dear Abby: Is there a polite way to pressure the neighbors to remove their old, dying tree?

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby: My sister is cheap and continues to buy my children horrible gifts

DEAR GIFT RIFT: You are not wrong. Your sister appears to be “a little off-center.” I agree with you that one day in the ...

Dear Abby: Fed up with sister’s lousy gifts

There’s a history of clothes that are too small, ripped or dirty, toys sent so late the child has long outgrown that stage, ...
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Dear Abby: My sister loves to give my kids gifts, but they’re usually broken, used or inappropriate

It’s not a matter of money. She’s the director of a large law school, so she can buy anything she likes. It is a matter of ...

Dear Abby: I want my sister’s ‘quirky aunt’ behavior to stop

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby | Sister’s ‘gifts’ can do more harm than good

This isn’t the first time this has happened. There’s a history of clothes that are too small, ripped or dirty, toys sent so ...

Dear Abby: Sister's cheap 'gifts' more trouble than they're worth

My sister is cheap. She’s also not good at choosing gifts for people. Often, the things she gives are worse than if she’d done nothing at all. An example: She was just here visiting and brought my ...