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A person’s desire to be outdoors can sometimes be at odds with the outdoors itself. The dead of winter tends to be a time of year when people know to stay indoors, but the dog days of summer can be dangerous as well.

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a politically active 27-year-old woman. My younger brother, who is just about to enter college, informed me that he wants to join a fraternity. I actively protested against fraternities during my time in college, as I believe they promote toxic masculinity and are spaces of sexual harassment. I also have several friends who were harassed by fraternity members during their time at college. I don’t want my brother to be influenced by this toxic environment, so how should I dissuade him from joining? Or should I allow him to make his own mistakes and simply talk to him about his experiences while in the fraternity as they come up?

A parade of 20 vehicles rolled down West Charlotte Avenue in Ruston Sunday afternoon to help Melvin Harris celebrate his 96th birthday as Harris (pictured seated above with wife Wilnora to his right) looked on from his carport. Pictured below left is a birthday sign in front of the Harris house while pictured below right is part of the parade of cars passing by to stop and wave to Harris and drop off cards and gifts.