Lifestyles

Asking guests to pay for wedding
Lifestyles
Nov 22, 2025
Dear Heloise: Times have changed so much in regard to weddings, but common sense sure shouldn't change. How on earth would someone think about having ...
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Rotary district governor visits
Lifestyles
Nov 21, 2025
Port Allegany Rotary Club welcomed District Governor Aaron Sines with a dinner meeting at Eddie's on Main Thursday evening. From left are past Distric...
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Longtime reader writes in with hint
Lifestyles
Nov 21, 2025
Dear Heloise: I'm writing in today for my father; I am his daughter. My father is not a computer person and still reads the newspaper everyday with hi...
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Replacing the pumps of bottles
Lifestyles
Nov 20, 2025
Dear Heloise: When a container stops pumping, I remove the pump and replace it with a screw cap from another salvaged bottle. Then I store it upside d...
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Antique wood is of better quality
Lifestyles
Nov 19, 2025
Dear Heloise: One serious point about trying to replicate the wide plank floors of early American homes: The wood that you can obtain at a semi-reason...
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Getting children to read more
Lifestyles
Nov 18, 2025
Dear Heloise: I read with interest the letter from Robert D., who commented on schoolteacher Margaret's letter about children reading books. He is a m...
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Emotional toll grows steeper for aging mother
Lifestyles
Nov 18, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, non-verbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we lear...
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Pick up your dog’s waste
Lifestyles
Nov 17, 2025
Dear Heloise: I read your recent column in the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. I'm a walker, not a dog owner. I've observed that many dog owners do pick up ...
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When tightening nuts and bolts
Lifestyles
Nov 15, 2025
Dear Heloise: Concerning the righty-tighty, lefty-loosey confusion, I'm from the old school when clocks were round and had 12 digits on them. To tight...
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Getting those steps in
Lifestyles
Nov 14, 2025
Dear Heloise: After having total knee replacement surgery, I bought a small treadmill that goes under my desk. Since it doesn't have anything to hold ...
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