Dear Heloise: I keep a clean house, but I still have an ant and roach problem. What will help me stop attracting these filthy pests? I've used commercial companies that come in and sort of bomb the house with a mist of chemicals. I hated the smell that lingered for weeks, and the expense was ...
Dear Heloise: I read the letter about counting change and thought I’d give you my experience. For many years, I requested that teachers in our district teach students two things: how to count change back and how to measure items with a tape measure. In 40 years, I’ve had to teach every ...
Dear Annie: Although many years have passed since my husband died, I don't feel any peace. There was no justice whatsoever. A young girl talking on her cellphone (cellphone records proved this!) lost control of her vehicle on a busy early morning on the highway. Four witnesses testified to ...
Dear Heloise: A small flannel jewelry cloth can come in handy at estate sales and garage sales. It helps you determine if you can clean the item and it will shine up, or if the tarnish can’t be removed. — Corrinne B., in Universal City, Texas SEND A GREAT HINT ...
Dear Annie: I am an adult now with grown siblings, but it seems my mother's anxiety is growing right along with us. My mother is an incredibly anxious person. I try to be empathetic, but she hasn't seen a therapist in years, and she completely dismisses any logical or positive reassurances ...
ESCANABA- Parades and potato salad, fragrant mock orange blossoms and metallic fireworks smoke, red, white and blue and sunburned noses- Just by mentioning these things our minds skip back over archives of 4th. Of July’s (Independence Day) memories. What do you remember most about your childhood 4th? of July’s? Do you remember the greased pig contest in Ludington Park, or the baby contest? Can you still feel the hot sparkler wire and taste the juicy watermelon? The 4th. of July was always a BIG to do at our house. It is our country’s birthday! My Mom always did up birthday ...
