Dear Heloise: Mattresses keep getting thicker and more expensive, and they require special deep-pocket sheets on top of this. Are they actually more comfortable or just harder to get into, especially for shorter people and those who have mobility difficulties? -- Marlene K., in Regent, North ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband suffered a grand mal seizure about six months ago. He was in the hospital for seven days. When he came out of the seizure, he was very combative and experienced memory loss. He still deals with short-term memory loss, and his neurologist says that it could take a year ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have lived in our modest home for many years in a quiet, beautiful neighborhood where the houses have always felt gracious and in scale with one another. We are not extravagant people, and our little house has never been the biggest or fanciest on the block, but it ...

Dear Heloise: I also miss the paper version of the news, but after getting the e-edition for a while, I find that the one big advantage of it is the ability to zoom in for larger print and to print out crossword puzzles. And I can also go back to older issues and revisit a topic. I enjoy your ...

Dear Annie: "Ashton," a popular boy from my child's elementary school class, moved away in the middle of last year. A couple of months later, his mom let me know they would be visiting. She asked if I would organize some of Ashton's classmates for a get-together, and I agreed. I sent out ...

Dear Car Talk: Do any of the self-service products for cleaning front plastic headlight covers really work well, or is the professional service the only good choice? -- Don Yes, they can work. I'd say having it done professionally is often better. And replacing the headlight lens is best of ...