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Dear Annie: Money can be one of the biggest sources of stress in a marriage, and it sounds like some people who write in to you feel more like accountants than equal partners. That’s a red flag. A healthy financial arrangement should feel fair, transparent and respectful -- not like you’re under a microscope while your husband has free rein.

Oklahoma State’s obfuscating governing board showcases why we observe Sunshine Week

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There are no winners in the unfolding situation that has embroiled Oklahoma State University. To date, we have a seemingly popular president who resigned for as-yet-unexplained reasons, reports of $41 million in misappropriated funding, and no semblance of a plan to find a permanent, qualified person to lead the state’s secondlargest university out of this bizarre chaos.

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Dear Readers: Many of you wrote to me in response to “Independent and Irritated.” This 65-year-old single woman was struggling with how to reply to people who questioned why she never married despite her older age. So many readers wrote in to share their own similar experiences and suggest some wonderful replies to an invasive and awkward question.

There’s a little-known law that’s helping to keep grocery prices high in Oklahoma

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Last year, the Oklahoma Legislature eliminated the state’s portion of sales tax on grocery items. This 4.5% cut was estimated to save the median Oklahoma household approximately $235 a year, but citizens in our state can be forgiven if they still feel a financial pinch when they go grocery shopping.

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Dear Annie: My husband, “Jake,” and I have been married for eight years. We have a 5-year-old son, “Caleb.” For the most part, we have a solid marriage, but there’s one issue that keeps coming up -- his mother, “Linda.”