By ANNIE LANE Syndicated columnist Dear Annie: I’m a 73-year-old married woman, and my husband and I have a full social life. We regularly host other couples for happy hour, dinner and holidays. I enjoy it, and I’m grateful to have good friends at this stage of life. One friend in ...
By KEITH ROACH, M.D. Syndicated columnist Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 68-year-old female who is in good health. I currently take vitamin D3. The only prescription that I’m on is rosuvastatin. It has been brought to my attention by my cousin, who is a devout vegan, that taking vitamin D3 with ...
By HELOISE Syndicated columnist Dear Heloise: I have a suggestion for anyone living alone, especially older adults — put your phone next to your bed at night. I had a friend who stored her phone and emergency call button on the charger in her kitchen at night. They ended up finding her ...
Dear Annie: I'm a senior citizen. Fifty years ago, another young girl and I were in a juvenile detention facility for very minor infractions that would not lead to incarceration today. I was repeatedly raped by two counselors throughout our months there. This other girl was not mistreated in ...
Dear Car Talk: I have a 2009 Ford Edge with 125,000 miles. It has been very reliable since I did the timing chain, water pump, plugs, etc., at 100,000 miles. Recently, the oil light has been coming on intermittently, but only when slowing down or stopping. As soon as I start moving again, it ...
Dear Heloise: I have a question about cooking foods at different times and temperatures when you only have one oven. This is always a dilemma when cooking a large meal, especially during the holidays. For my last holiday meal, I had a ham that had to be cooked for so many hours at a certain ...