Lifestyles

Host a tea party with all the kids
Lifestyles
Nov 06, 2025
Dear Heloise: After reading the suggestion about gifting a child's tea set to a grandmother with a new granddaughter, I just had to say that any grand...
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Stockpiling food for the winter
Lifestyles
Nov 05, 2025
Dear Heloise: It comes as no surprise that groceries are getting a lot more expensive. Where I live, we are often snowed in for a few days during the ...
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Employ kindness with wait staff
Lifestyles
Nov 04, 2025
Dear Heloise: A letter in your column that ran a few days ago about getting service in a restaurant reminded me of something I do whenever I need help...
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Learning hospital etiquette
Lifestyles
Nov 03, 2025
Dear Heloise: I work as a nurse in the ICU in a major metropolitan hospital. As many people know, hospitals have relaxed their rules about the length ...
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Teeth cleaning is all about time
Lifestyles
Nov 01, 2025
Dear Heloise: Your answer to me about rinsing your teeth turned the question into a matter of time. The original question was, "Do I rinse or not?" Th...
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Younger neighbor passes judgment on seniors
Lifestyles
Nov 01, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My neighbor is 80. She's my political opposite. She's known me since I was 13. Her husband died 10 or so years ago. All she does all day is...
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Amaryllis by February
Lifestyles, Local News
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
Oct 31, 2025
Our long and lovely early autumn has come to an abrupt halt. After one last lovely morning the weather changed and it has not looked back. We can’t sa...
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Finding solutions to bitter brews
Lifestyles
Oct 31, 2025
Dear Heloise: We tried the hint for how to make coffee less bitter by adding 1/8 teaspoon of table salt when making drip coffee. Ugh! It tasted terrib...
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Reader writes in with two hints
Lifestyles
Oct 30, 2025
Dear Heloise: Hey there. I wanted to write in with two hints from a boy in Illinois. My mother lives alone, and I've asked her to turn on the front po...
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Reader makes a plea to dog owners
Lifestyles
Oct 29, 2025
Dear Heloise: Here's a suggestion to dog owners: Before leaving your yard, have your dog do their business in your own yard. I've asked dog owners who...
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