Here we are in Times Square. Maniac lights flash across all horizons. Minnie Mouse and Spider- Man are making the rounds. Packed tour buses inch below the scary headlines orbiting the ABC News building.

Dear Annie: I have my 20-year high school reunion coming up, and I'm planning to go, as it's a major milestone reunion and we've lost some people over the years. However, I will be running into some issues with it. The biggest issue is that I am in ongoing therapy for sexual assaults that happened in high school back in the early 2000s, and the response from the school officials was quite firmly in the 'boys will be boys, deal with it' era. In other words, they accused me of making up the situation the first time so I never bothered with reporting the second time, especially since both times it was by members of the football team.

Everyday Cheapskate If the arrival of spring has you energized you the way it has me, I say let's take advantage and do a bit of spring cleaning! Earl Proulx's wonderful book 'Yankee Home Hints' is bursting with tips for cheap, easy, quick home cleaning. I could sit for hours reading this classic tome.

The Vetoes Just Keep Coming: The most recent Kelly vetoes are SB 172, the Kansas Land and Military Installation Protection Act and SB 232, legislation requiring all costs be considered when holding deadbeat dads responsible for their children. For more than two years I’ve communicated the need to pass legislation to protect Kansas from having its land gobbled up by America’s adversaries – China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela.

Dear Annie: I have a younger co-worker who I met at a work social event, and we started talking a bit about novels we are writing as a hobby. A few weeks later, he came by my cubicle to ask me more about writing, so I gave him a few resources to a local writers group. Ever since then, he keeps stopping by, often interrupting my lunchtime.

Headlines are now filled with names reported to be on Donald Trump's 'shortlist' of possible VP candidates. These individuals, some of whom I know, indeed have serious qualifications and experience and are appropriate to be considered for the No.

With cyber threats becoming more pervasive and sophisticated, protecting your PC is a critical task. Windows Defender Antivirus, built into Windows 10 and 11, offers robust, nocost protection against malware and viruses.

As a teenager, I loved driving around Independence, a pastime I never outgrew. Douglas will tell you I cannot drive a straight route from point A to B; rather, I say I need to “check things out.” Therefore, I discovered two businesses that deserve kudos for their attractive presence on entry ways to Independence.

Did you ever wonder what we would be doing during that 1000 year period when we reign with Jesus? Look at this: Luke 19:17 (NLT) “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’

Erma Bombeck was right when she said, 'It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.' I thought of this quote when my friend Gina Barreca recently asked on social media, 'Writers: Why is it hard to hit 'send' even after all these years?'