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Hints From Heloise: Reading the newspaper on a tablet

Dear Heloise: To the people who prefer reading a physical newspaper, stating that it's just not the same on their laptop, and to those who worry about spilling coffee on the keyboard, I, too, would never read the paper on a laptop. But I now read it on a tablet. My paper offers a PDF of the ...

Hints From Heloise: Stains on napkins are memories

Dear Heloise: I am a 75-year-old woman who enjoys setting a pretty table for special holidays, and I like using cloth napkins on such occasions. I have no biological children but frequently entertain nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends. Usually, most of them set the cloth ...

To Your Good Health: Case of anaphylactic shock might be due to methocarbamol

DEAR DR. ROACH: My question is about methocarbamol (Robaxin). My relative has been taking this for about two years for back pain. He then developed a sudden severe allergic reaction and went into anaphylactic shock. He fought it all night, not knowing what was happening, and by morning, he had ...

Dear Annie: Showing up sick is selfish, not brave

Dear Annie: I genuinely like my job and most of the people I work with. We are a small office, so we see a lot of each other, share the same kitchen and bump into one another all day long. Normally that is fine, but lately one co-worker has turned cold and flu season into his own personal ...

Dear Annie: Picking up the pieces after being left behind

Dear Annie: I'm wrapping up a HORRIBLE, out-of-the-blue abandonment divorce from my soon-to-be ex-husband. In 2023, I came home from teaching kindergarten to find out my ex took the majority of our furniture and moved out of state. He blocked me and erased me as if I didn't exist. It took ...

Car Talk: Call a car noise sommelier to sort out your clicks and clacks

Dear Car Talk: Why does my early 2000s Honda Civic make a clicking sound while the wheel straightens out? It happens after I make a right or left-hand turn with the blinker on. -- Luca It depends on the nature of the clicking sound, Luca. If it's a soft clicking sound that seems to be coming ...