Lifestyles

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 23 years, married for almost nine. We are in our 60s. It's the second marriage for both of us. I retire...

When the Diocese of Erie reduced the functionality of St. Francis Church in April 2025, a long‑standing tradition there was nearly lost — the Coffee F...

Dear Heloise: What I do with my greeting cards, including and mostly Christmas cards, is to cut off the fronts of the cards and give them to a prescho...

DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2026! A New Year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this New Year brings with it our hopes for a new b...

DuBOIS — Smoking isn’t cool anymore. According to Gallup polling, in the mid-1950s, approximately 45% of the adult population in the U.S. smoked. Toda...

Dear Heloise: The letter about preventing carbon monoxide poisoning by getting a monitor for your home is a must but, it didn't go far enough. You sho...

Dear Heloise: I sympathize to some extent with the writer in a recent column of yours lamented how doctor's offices will say the appointment is at 10 ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a very overweight woman, but down 50 pounds from my top weight and continuing at a consistent, but slow, rate to lose. My A1C is now d...

(TNS) — Here in Pennsylvania, it’s a tradition to eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day. Germans, who migrated to the states brought along the rec...

Dear Heloise: Regarding the recent hint suggesting we plug in extension cords behind heavy pieces of furniture for future use. This can be a serious s...

DEAR ABBY: I am in my early 30s and happy in certain aspects of my life: I recently moved to a house and married a man I love very much. I have friend...

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I were best friends. We shared everything — dreams, laughs and struggles. I was convinced we'd grow old together. When he...

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, my husband was told that our adult child's partner had tested positive for COVID two days before we were scheduled to visit ...

Dear Heloise: I started using plastic bags to freeze baked goods in. They hold up well. I now save all the food bags that contain products I buy. This...

DEAR RUSTY: Should I take my Social Security now at age 62, or wait till I am 65? I've been collecting SS disability due to health issues and was curi...

Over the past 40 years, the smart move was not to bet against James Cameron. From surprise indie sci-fi hit “The Terminator” to blockbuster sci-fi/act...

Dear Heloise: I have a couple of hints to suggest for your column: — I rubber band my accesible parking placard to my sun visor so that when I park in...

DEAR ABBY: My son died of cancer at 33. It was heartbreaking. My daughter-in-law, "Belinda," had grown distant before his death, and although they had...

DEAR ABBY: While attending a friend's family barbecue, "Willa," a young mother of four, drank too much and became ill. Drugs may have been involved. U...

Dear Heloise: My observations with top sheets having unwanted creases in the wide top hem is that they are more readily rectified if the sheet has not...