Dear Heloise: After reading the letter from Pat D. in Irvine, California, about not putting dishes in the dishwasher with dried food on them, I would like to share my thoughts: I don't hesitate to do this very thing. With the newer dishwasher detergent pods, they have enough enzymes in them ...

Dear Annie: I've been with my loving partner, "Daniel," for six years. We're both in our 40s and have children from previous relationships. Our life together is generally very harmonious. We share responsibilities, enjoy spending time together and support one another deeply. We align on most ...

Hermansville's Annual Community Garage Sale set HERMANSVILLE — Hermansville's Annual Community Garage Sale will take place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1 and 2. Friday is an "early bird" sale day, with sales between 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday's sales will run from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Organizers ...

ESCANABA — A baby girl, Brynn Payton Punzel, was born July 3, 2025 to Chloe Punzel (Caswell) and Brandon Punzel, of Escanaba. Brynn was born at OSF St. Francis Hospital at 12:52 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 15.8 ounces. She was 19 inches long at birth. The baby's grandparents are Jesse and ...

Flavor-packed, spicy-sweet gochujang elevates a couldn't-be-simpler, 30-minute chicken stir-fry. Gochujang is a fermented chili paste used widely in Korean cooking. Made the traditional way, it ferments in clay pots for months or years to create a concentrated paste with tremendous depth and ...

Dear Heloise: We spend all this energy saving things to recycle, but I wonder just how much of it actually gets recycled. Do you know? Thanks for all your advice. We love you in the Tribune Chronicle. — Bob S., in Cortland, Ohio Bob, the most recent data estimates that the overall recycling ...