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Husband crosses the line online

Dear Annie: My husband has recently become obsessed with Twitter. He spends hours a day on his computer away from his family. I've supported this unusual hobby until recently. I noticed he and another female Tweeter calling each other "besties," and they have cute nicknames for each other. ...

Dishwashing soap removes stains

Dear Heloise: Dishwashing soap should take out grease stains; it works for most stains. A supermarket checker in Kamuela, Hawaii, told me about it when I asked for a stain remover. She was right; it's wonderful. -- Janet S., via email DON'T COOK WITH LARD Dear Heloise: In regard to the ...

Jam, Jelly and jelly roll time

ESCANABA — I inherited a jelly roll pan from my mother. Sweet memories leap from the pan just by looking at it. Sometimes called a sponge cake or a Swiss roll, the American jelly roll was a country classic dessert. When I was a kid, many years ago, late summer was the time when Mom often ...

Family chat or political forum?

Dear Annie: My entire extended family is in a group chat together. Sometimes it's fun, and sometimes it's useful, but most of the time it's just noisy. The worst offender is my cousin "Daniel." At least once a week, he sends political rants, tweets and reels to the chat. It's wearing on ...

Dryers shouldn’t run unattended

Dear Heloise: I just read a letter from a Massachusetts reader that contained some unfortunate phrasing. It stated that a vent with a lint clog caused the fire -- not leaving the house with the dryer running. A fire requires three key factors: heat, oxygen and fuel. While the lint clog may ...

Young hunter finds success at Liberty Hunt Weekend

11-year-old Blaine Evans sits with the seven point buck he shot in Cornell during the Michigan youth Liberty Hunt weekend. Submit hunting news by emailing news@dailypress.net or filling out the information on the “submit news” tab of the Daily Press website.