2007: 207-245 (and counting)
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2007
245. 09.24: Memory Lane
Catherine, Danny and Lily thank readers for all their questions and feedback.
244. 09.17: A Bad Mix
Husband's a good provider, but he has anger-management and drug issues.
243. 09.10: Major Complainer
How do you break it to someone that you're really not friends with her?
242. 09.03: A Problem Like Maria
The boss loves her, but everyone else in the office doesn't.
241. 08.27: Bilingual voting
To vote in the U.S., you must be a citizen. So why are ballots in Spanish?
240. 08.20: Divorce, American style
Is divorce a cultural thing?
239. 08.13: A tale of two husbands
Nearly two decades later, she still has feelings for her first husband.
238. 08.06: Help today, lead tomorrow
237. 07.30: Quinceañera quandary
Is a major bank loan and a party for 500 people really necessary?
236. 07.23: The right career
How do you know whether you're doing what you love?
235. 07.16: Deprived and privileged
Dad grew up poor but now spares no expense in spoiling child
234. 07.09: Where there's a will ...
There are usually family members squabbling over it.
233. 07.02: Drafted into America
Does dying for the U.S. give you the right to be a citizen.
232. 06.25: Texting the ex
How do you rebuild trust when you catch your ex texting an old flame?
231. 06.18: 21st-century parents
What exactly is a parent's role in 2007?
230. 06.11: BFF no more
A wedding. A drunk brother-in-law. A broken friendship.
229. 06.04: Custody battle
Why do I always come off as the bad guy when arranging to pick up the kids?
228. 05.28: Latino vision
Where are the Latinos in the media?
227. 05.21: Calling all bilingual applicants
Dallas firm is seeking folks who speak Spanish but can't find any.
226. 05.14: Definition, please
What exactly is a "Latino"?
225. 05.07: José can you see?
Someone wrote recently that the popularity of this name is a bad sign for society.
224. 04.30: Mal aliento
How do you tactfully tell a boss that an officemate has bad breath?
223. 04.23: Three little words
Husband didn't grow up saying "I love you," but I want to hear it.
222. 04.16: College grad
My family members make fun of me for being smart
221. 04.09: Stunned in the sun
Spring break in Mexico + drinking = hurtful comments
220. 04.02: Spare the chancla, spoil the child?
Discipline or child abuse? This column received the most feedback from the public, with about 90 percent of folks saying that spanking is not abuse.
219. 03.26: Blinded by boredom
He's lazy; she wants more out of life.
218. 03.19: Assimilation assumption
How do legal immigrants feel about the illegal immigrants?
217. 03.12: Stereotypes in stereo
Can't salsa dance, and don't care for soccer or spicy food. Does that make me a bad Latino?
216. 03.05: Token ceiling
Are two Type A Latinas in the office one too many?
215. 02.26: Depression's roots
Birth control is really changing girlfriend's mood.
214. 02.19: Meeting the ladies
SWM seeks spicy Latina
213. 02.12: What's my race?
Mexican blood, Scotch-Irish heart
212. 02.05: Mom's on the case
Or, more specificaly, on this 17-year-old's case
211. 01.29: Pesos for pizza
Is it legal for U.S. businesses to accept foreign currency?
210. 01.22: Easily influenced
Daughter does what everyone - except me - says
209. 01.15: A nation of cynics
Is cynicism corroding this country's soul?
208. 01.08: 1 couple, 2 religions
Can the couple that doesn't pray together stay together?
207. 01.01: Long-distance runaround
She lives in Canada; he lives in the U.S. Is there any future here?