Lifestyles

Selfish mother-in-law is playing for keeps
Lifestyles
Jul 18, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I am married to a man who is incarcerated. As you can imagine, it's been hard on our family. I have two kids with him. I was pregnant with ...
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Don’t leave purses unattended
Lifestyles
Jul 18, 2025
Dear Heloise: M.W. in California said she straps her cross-body purse into a shopping cart so that no one could steal it without taking the cart. I wa...
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The beauty and history of the rose
Lifestyles, Local News
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
Jul 17, 2025
“Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow,” said Francis Hodgson Burnett.  For rosarians, nothing matches the beauty and the history of th...
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Husband’s gaslighting has reached a new level
Lifestyles
Jul 17, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for nearly 20 years and lived with him for three years before marrying him. How do you deal with a narcis...
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Should you rinse after brushing?
Lifestyles
Jul 17, 2025
Dear Heloise: My dentist is adamant about no rinsing after brushing. If the toothpaste has fluoride, he claims that rinsing will wash it away. — Charl...
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Hot sand, hotter reads: What these beachgoers are reading
Lifestyles
By HIRA QURESHI  The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Jul 16, 2025
(TNS) — On the first scorching Saturday of the season, the beaches in Cape May and Wildwood in New Jersey were packed with sun tents, towels, and fold...
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Don’t throw away cauliflower
Lifestyles
Jul 16, 2025
Dear Heloise: The greens and stems of cauliflowers are not only edible, some people think that they taste better than the rest of it. If I was going t...
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Pregnant wife questions her husband’s honest
Lifestyles
Jul 16, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for three years. Most of that time, it has been perfect. Six months ago, we received some amazing news: ...
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Potato masher works for egg salad
Lifestyles
Jul 15, 2025
Dear Heloise: A potato masher is terrific for making an egg salad. It helps break up hard-boiled eggs faster and better. — Adele Bloom, via email EXCL...
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Friend’s deceit came out of the blue
Lifestyles
Jul 15, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I'm struggling with the end of a friendship that has meant the world to me for most of my life. My best friend of 25 years recently married...
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Johnson celebrates 90 years
Lifestyles, Local News
Jul 14, 2025
An open house was held Sunday afternoon at Turtlepoint Park to celebrate Wilda Johnson’s 90th birthday. Wilda was born in Olean, N.Y., on July 13, 193...
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Supermarket thief steals cart
Lifestyles
Jul 14, 2025
Dear Heloise: M.W. writes that securing her purse in a shopping cart with the child safety straps works "unless they also take the cart." When I was y...
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Uncertainty breeds angst for aging couple
Lifestyles
Jul 14, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We've both worked hard all our lives and are content living a modest retirement. Our ho...
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12 totally rad, unforgettable cars of the ’80s
Lifestyles
By MILETA KADOVIC Guessing Headlights 
Jul 13, 2025
Ah, the 1980s, the time of neon leg warmers, cassette tapes, and cars that were as bold as the hair was big. Whether you were cranking “Take on Me” on...
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Make face-blotting tissues at home
Lifestyles
Jul 12, 2025
Dear Heloise: Facial-blotting tissues are expensive, but it's easy to make them at home. I purchase a package of good-quality white wrapping tissue an...
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New mother-to-be seems ungrateful
Lifestyles
Jul 11, 2025
Dear Heloise: I hear a lot of talk about gender reveal parties, but where I'm from, there are far too many ungrateful mothers-to be. At a recent baby ...
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