Lifestyles

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I just found out we are to become grandparents in seven months. We are very excited, and I can't wait to spend time with my ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 50s. For several months, I have been struggling with an issue I have with my mom. She constantly asks me how mu...

Dear Heloise: Unload the bottom rack of the dishwasher first to keep the items there dry. Top rack items, like coffee cup bottoms, often still have wa...

DEAR ABBY: Recently, my neighbor, who has always been eccentric, has embarked on an unusual gardening project. Instead of traditional plants, he's tur...

Five area graduates have recently been awarded scholarships from funds stewarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. Adelyn Bell of Otto-E...

Nine Allegany-Limestone Central School and Oswayo Valley Central School graduates were recently awarded memorial scholarships from funds managed by th...

Dear Heloise: I just read the letter about threatening children who are misbehaving with a police arrest and wanted to share my experience as a nurse....

DEAR ABBY: I have a female friend, "Kylene," who needs yard work done weekly. My fiance, "Josh," goes over there to do the work for her. He charges $6...

Dear Heloise: My wife and I read your hints daily, and you have some great ones! Here is something that we do to speed up the process of unloading the...

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, "Violet," lives about two hours away. She and her mother (my wife) do not get along. Violet was always a rebellious, independe...

The 72nd New York and 111th Pennsylvania Civil War reenactors set up an encampment last weekend at the annual Kinzua Heritage Festival in Russell. Sho...

Dear Heloise: I don't want to sound morbid, but you never know what will happen on a trip. Whenever my husband and I go on a trip, I take a picture of...

DEAR ABBY: About eight months ago, I stumbled on my husband watching online porn. He admitted to habitual use but said it was just a stress reliever a...

Dear Heloise: There is no time to put grease or oils down a sink with old or new pipes! You pour off what you can as noted in a previous column, then ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm struggling with something that feels both silly and painful. I've developed intense feelings (maybe even "limerence") for a man I know,...

Dear Heloise: I find that this hint helps, especially during the hot months of the year. After blowing out a sweet-smelling candle, I pour the wax ont...

DEAR ABBY: I felt compelled to write to you after reading the "plight" of the parents of the bride of "Ruined Wedding in New York" (April 23). As some...

DEAR ABBY: After their 25th anniversary dinner, my nephew "Will" was blindsided when his wife announced that she had never loved him and has been in l...

Dear Heloise: My granddaughter, Bobbi, recently received a dwarf hamster for her 9th birthday. He is a zippy little escape artist! To keep him safe wh...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been amicably married for 16 years. We enjoy each other's company and are home together a lot. However, over the last...