Lifestyles

Jazzing up the daily crossword
Lifestyles
Sep 06, 2025
Dear Heloise: I liked the idea of doing easy crosswords upside-down. Something I enjoy is to try to solve the puzzle using only the across clues. It m...
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When preparing precooked chicken
Lifestyles
Sep 05, 2025
Dear Heloise: I love precooked whole chickens from the grocery store as much as anyone, but I dislike the fat in them. So, I do this: When I buy one, ...
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‘The Office’ spin-off ‘The Paper’ shows promise
Lifestyles
By ROB OWEN  The Tribune-Review, Greensburg 
Sep 04, 2025
(TNS) — Long-gestating mockumentary spin-off from "The Office," "The Paper" streams its entire 10-episode first season Thursday on Peacock. There's mo...
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Be aware of thieves at the store
Lifestyles
Sep 04, 2025
Dear Heloise: An article about purse safety just appeared in this week's St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A woman came out of the grocery store, placed her gr...
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The living can enjoy funeral flowers
Lifestyles
Sep 03, 2025
Dear Heloise: Martha D., in Southfield, Michigan, missed the point about flowers at a funeral in a recent column of yours. Of course, the dead person ...
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Fall to-dos for the fair-weather gardener
Lifestyles, Local News
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
Sep 02, 2025
September is a wonderful month. One week we welcome autumn, the next week we have the return of summer. In between we are all hoping for a nice quiet ...
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Use a toothbrush to clean filters
Lifestyles
Sep 02, 2025
Dear Heloise: I found that a toothbrush is a great tool to clean the dryer lint filter. It saves my fingernails from getting ruined and does a great j...
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Store small items inside a glove
Lifestyles
Sep 01, 2025
Dear Heloise: For keeping small items like eye pencils, my good tweezers, and a sharpener findable, organized and tidy (and to keep points or blades f...
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Unload the dishwasher smartly
Lifestyles
Aug 30, 2025
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...
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