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Weight loss quite unlikely cause for catch in throat

By Dr. KEITH ROACH Dear Dr. Roach: I was recently diagnosed with diabetes and immediately changed my diet and exercise regimen. I was able to lose 17 pounds in about two months but have started to experience a feeling of something being stuck in my throat. Could the sudden weight loss have ...

You can do it yourself for dark clothing tags

By HELOISE Dear Heloise: I am writing in response to Susan H., who said that she would love it if manufacturers put the color navy or black on clothing tags. She can do this herself. Just take a fine-point permanent marker and put an “N” or a “B” on the clothing tag. Or she can buy ...

Dear Annie: Haunted by the skeletons in my wife’s closet

Dear Annie: I've been married to a wonderful woman for almost 50 years. That alone should explain our relationship: 50 years. I've never loved anyone else. Our courtship and marriage were wonderful. She was everything I wanted my wife and the mother of my children to be, and she has been, ...

Car Talk: Hot air — what really happens to leaking tires in motion

Dear Car Talk: I do volunteer trail work in the Cascades with a crew. Yesterday, my tire pressure light went on while I was going out to work. I pulled off the road and looked at everything and neither heard nor saw any obvious damage or leak. Other people, in better vehicles, assured me they ...

Dear Annie: Husband holding hostage my birthday gift

Dear Annie: I recently had my 50th birthday. My boyfriend and I have been dating for seven years, with a two-year break. His friend recently asked me if my boyfriend gave me a present from him. I hadn't received the present, so I didn't say anything to my boyfriend, hoping maybe time just got ...