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Hints From Heloise: Don’t forget to wipe the handles

Dear Heloise: We enjoy your tips and knowledge, but we do have a comment regarding the person that only uses the store wipes when leaving the store. My husband and I are both military veterans and shop at our local base commissary (grocery store). Whenever we shop there (or other stores), we ...

Dear Annie: Doomed dates, drifting marriage and child care

Dear Annie: I am 28, a college graduate, and have been told by my family and friends that I am good-looking. I am respectful of women I take out on dates; I pay for all the meals, am pleasant and interesting to talk to, and am neat and clean. I smell good, from cologne to fresh breath, and ...

Car Talk: Snowbird storage tips for plug-in hybrids (cats optional)

Dear Car Talk: A snowbird question! We don't want to drive back up to Michigan from Florida later this spring, so we're thinking of leaving our 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid in the garage for six months. Should we arrange for someone to drive it periodically or can we just leave it? ...

Dear Annie: Reality check on a changing friendship

Dear Annie: I've been friends with "Mark" since high school, which was over 15 years ago. He actually feels more like a brother than a friend. But over the past year, there's been a shift in him. He's gotten deep, deep into conspiracy theories. Every conversation somehow turns into a rant ...

To Your Good Health: How mental illness, homelessness and crime intersect

DEAR DR. ROACH: I've seen a number of stories lately about people who've been arrested for behavior that doesn't seem to be criminal, but the behavior is odd. Some of these people are homeless, and I wonder if they are mentally ill and aren't taking prescribed medication. -- P.L.P. ANSWER: ...

Hints From Heloise: Folding laundry differently

Dear Heloise: Regarding favorite/least-favorite chores, I used to dislike folding laundry until I started seeing posts about different folding techniques on social media. Now I enjoy the numerous different ways of folding laundry items to minimize the space that they require. -- Jerry A., in ...