Dear Car Talk: I bought a used Volvo for my wife. I didn’t know it had locking lug nuts on it. The car did not come with a key to remove them. None of the tire dealers in my small town had keys or could get the tires off. The Volvo dealership 70 miles away told me I would have to drive it ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I don’t know what to think; perhaps you can help. As an 83-year-old previously healthy, very active female, I was recently diagnosed first with bronchitis and then with COVID, all in one month. Ten weeks later, I am struggling with dry mouth, gums and lips that no doctor can ...

Dear Annie: I’m confused about an issue that involves my husband. We have been separated for 13 years. We try to work things out all the time, but now, suddenly, he said I cheated on him. He also said that all I do is lie to him. He said he doesn’t want to listen to me when I tell him the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently had a scary episode. According to my family members, for a period of four hours or so, I repeated questions that I should’ve known over and over again. I seemed confused. I did not remember anything; I just said them repeatedly. There was no other neurological ...

Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a wonderful man who loves me more than anything. When I was 15, a family member was able to get in touch with my biological father. The next day, he changed his ...

Dear Car Talk: Can you explain the physics and engineering for the concept of “un-sprung weight?” I see people who drive cars like mine (a 2006 BMW Z4) talking about how to “reduce un-sprung weight.” What are they looking to do? Thanks. -- Russ “Un-sprung weight” is an ...