Lifestyles

DEAR ABBY: My favorite aunt was dying. Her daughter is my favorite cousin, so I texted her almost every day with encouragement. When the doctor said t...

Dear Heloise: African violets often look droopy and tired without the right light or amount of water. If your plant struggles in a desk or shadowy cor...

Dear Heloise: I have a black leather purse, which I stored in its fabric bag. But when I pulled it out this year, it had a terrible moldy smell. I rea...

DEAR ABBY: Seven months ago, my son filed for divorce from his wife of 22 years. Three months ago, he introduced us to "Carlene." Abby, the woman has ...

ALLEGHENY OUTDOOR CLUB will hike at Game Lands 29 at Chapman Dam on Sunday. Meet at Musante Street at 1:30 p.m. or at 2 o’clock at the Game Lands 29 p...

Dear Heloise: Some readers prefer fiber pills, but I like to take a different route. I am 75 and have been taking psyllium-husk fiber for about 15 yea...

DEAR ABBY: I'm a Christian. I've raised my family to be Christians, and they have raised theirs to be Christians, even though we may not all be member...

“How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature’s Revolutionaries” by David George Haskell c.2026, Viking $32.00 352 pages The blooms on your kitchen...

DEAR ABBY: A former boyfriend, "Ray," is an alcoholic. He has been through rehab twice, but it didn't do any good. He won't stop. He keeps saying we'l...

Dear Heloise: Forty years ago, when I was doing Weight Watchers, I had terrible dandruff until a new hairdresser told me, "It is caused by eating too ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for decades. My husband, who has always been very overweight, has made many promises to remedy it with n...

Dear Heloise: Amid all of this discussion about physical newspapers, to my knowledge, none of your readers has suggested a big downside to printed new...

DEAR ABBY: My daughter "Kate" is 22 and just recently graduated from college. She has been dating her boyfriend for five years. I love this young man ...

DEAR RUSTY: My last Social Security payment decreased by about $400, so I went to my online SS account and found a November 2025 letter explaining tha...

Dear Heloise: This is in response to Keith, the retired pastor who would love to have a dog to cuddle with but is unable to walk the dog and lives in ...

DEAR ABBY: I am in my late 30s. I live halfway across the country from my parents and don't have the best relationship with them. I also have a brothe...

DEAR ABBY: When my daughter entered her teens, she and her friends began borrowing each other's clothes. I didn't approve, and I warned my daughter th...

Dear Heloise: I suggest that Cindy, in Bloomfield, Michigan, asks her future mother-in-law for help in learning how to cook. She will get valuable tim...

The New Year has come and gone — and for many of us, so have resolutions to embrace healthier lifestyle choices. In fact, a 2025 Harris Poll found tha...

ALLEGHENY OUTDOOR CLUB will meet at Musante Street in Warren at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, traveling to Henry Mills North Country trail parking lot off Route 6...