Lifestyles

Winter doesn’t just bring snowflakes and shorter days, it ushers in a noticeable spike in colds, flu, RSV, COVID-19, and other respiratory infections....

As I look out over my very cold and snowy garden, it seems as though we will never have gardening weather again. Of course, that is not true. Every wi...

Dear Heloise: As a pet sitter, I read with interest the letter from Mandy, in Texas, regarding things that pet owners should remember to do before lea...

DEAR ABBY: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter "Monica's" children, ages 8 and 9, wh...

DEAR ABBY: I am neat and organized, but my wife is the opposite. She's messy and disorganized. I knew it before we married, but we made a handshake de...

Dear Heloise: In the South, a holiday dinner staple is broccoli rice casserole. After this year's Thanksgiving feast, I had more leftover broccoli cas...

DEAR ABBY: To help out his parents, I pick up my grandson from day care two days a week. I recently started taking him to a local park for about 45 mi...

DEAR RUSTY: After 16 years of marriage, we were divorced. I have never remarried, but he has. When he starts collecting Social Security (he is 64 now ...

DuBOIS — The DuBois Knights of Columbus Council 519 will host its 14th annual chess tournament Feb. 28 at St. Michael’s Church, 15 Robinson St. The fr...

Dear Heloise: When telemarketers call your house, answer by spelling "stop" out loud. I thought that I would try this one day because this is what I g...

DEAR ABBY: I am a senior woman in great shape. I am active, and I have never had a problem attracting men. Five years ago, I married a man I had known...

DEAR ABBY: Please help me move forward. My brother-in-law is dating a woman my husband was intimate with once before we were married. It makes family ...

Dear Heloise: My mother-in-law taught me a neat little trick that helped me get a fire started in my fireplace. She saved every toilet roll (the cardb...

Dear Heloise: I asked you to remind readers of the environmental harms of tourism travel so that they might consider traveling less. You printed this ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 51-year-old mother and grandmother whose kids don't talk to me. The reason: My son, "Aaron," was sexually assaulted by his friend, "E...

Dear Heloise: I asked you to remind readers of the environmental harms of tourism travel so that they might consider traveling less. You printed this ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 51-year-old mother and grandmother whose kids don't talk to me. The reason: My son, "Aaron," was sexually assaulted by his friend, "E...

DEAR ABBY: My grandson "Ethan" and his fiancee lived with his mother until four years ago. When they moved out, they decided not to give his parents t...

Dear Heloise: I'm loving all the ideas that you are receiving about flowers and funerals. I just wanted to give you another idea: A dear friend of my ...

WARREN — Crary Art Gallery is accepting submissions for its 2026–27 exhibition season and is inviting emerging and established artists working in any ...