Brooklynite Mary L. Penney seemed to know that she was not ready to settle into middle age and sedately grow old.

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a question about a rude "joke" text an uncle sent to his nephew.

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Dear Eric: Via complete happenstance I have recently become aware of my oldest friend’s death about a year ago. Mary and I grew up across the street from one another in the ’60s and ’70s.

Dear Eric: Via complete happenstance I have recently become aware of my oldest friend’s death about a year ago. Mary and I grew up across the street from one another in the ’60s and ’70s.

Asking Eric: Hoarder friend says she wants help, but I think she’s just going through the motions Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110.

Eric: Try to avoid "all or nothing" thinking - as if the way we respond is the only thing that’s going to matter or the only thing we’ll remember. That's not true.

DEAR ERIC: Via complete happenstance I have recently become aware of my oldest friend’s death about a year ago. Mary and I grew up across the street from one another in the ’60s and ’70s.

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Mayor Eric Adams warned on Monday that the New York City police would not tolerate the kind of clashes that have erupted at immigration protests in Los Angeles in recent days.

Downtown Salem challenges and possibilities. The 97301 zip code that includes downtown has the highest neighborhood vacancy rate in Salem at 5.8%.. The empty JCPenney building, closed Rite Aid and ...