DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column about migraines and strokes. About 40 years ago, I began having occasional visual-interference episodes with zigzags, blurry central vision, and more that lasted for about 30 minutes. My doctor described them as ocular migraines. When I read about ...

Dear Annie: I never imagined I'd be packing school lunches again at 62. My husband, "Tom," and I raised our children, worked hard and finally reached that stage where life felt calmer. We downsized, paid off most of what we owed and talked about traveling, volunteering and enjoying a quieter ...

Dear Heloise: Forty years ago, when I was doing Weight Watchers, I had terrible dandruff until a new hair dresser told me, “It is caused by eating too much protein.” So, I cut back, and lo and behold, I haven’t had any more dandruff since then. — P.M., in St. Louis P.M., dandruff ...

Dear Annie: I live with my almost-30-year-old daughter. She acquired our place through a lawsuit settlement. She talks to and treats me like I'm a child and tries to control my life. She often reminds me: "This is my place. I run things." I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that she ...

Dear Heloise: Amid all of this discussion about physical newspapers, to my knowledge, none of your readers has suggested a big downside to printed newspapers: They are dirty. After reading the paper, my hands were always black from the easily transferrable ink. I really enjoy reading your ...

ESCANABA- As I sit down to write this column on St. Patrick’s Day 2026, my back is a little sore, and my hair is a tangled mess! Too much shoveling snow! An array of wet boots, mittens and hats are drying by the woodstove. My shamrock plant is blooming in the narrow beam of sunlight that ...