Dear Heloise: I recently found out something that I think should be shared with your readers. You printed a letter from a person who had a hint about allowing your electric toothbrush head to spin around for a few seconds after you rinse it so that it'd dry out faster. When I tried it, I ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a healthy 70-year-old female who still works full-time and plays tennis regularly. I'm 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weigh 140 pounds. My concern is my memory, especially my speech. English is my second language, but I've been in the United States for over 40 years. Words ...
Dear Heloise: Please encourage the staff at small businesses to wear a name tag. For example, I go to the dry cleaners about once a month and would like to greet a friendly person by their name, especially because she always knows my name due to my order. Knowing someone's name is a way to ...
Dear Annie: I sit here writing to you starting another week much like the past six months of this year: depressed by the way time has altered my life. I'm 76 and married. My routine rarely changes. I wake up, listen to the news and eat breakfast. I straighten up the house and make the bed. I ...
Dear Annie: The doctor I have been seeing for over 20 years has decided to discontinue her practice in the town I live in and move to another town. I can't get to that town, so I've asked friends to recommend their doctors. But I'm dreading having to set up an appointment with a completely ...
Editors note: Due to the current air quality alert for the area, check with event organizers for cancellations. Friday * Gary Abrahamson Music, Arts & Life Enrichment Center, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Music Recital for In-Tune hosted by Cindy Collins * U.P. State Fairgrounds, 2 p.m. to midnight - 2-day YooperFest Dust Bunnies at 4 p.m. (Stage 2) Doozy at 5 p.m. (Stage 1) PickStop at 6:15 p.m. (Stage 2) Peltier Brothers at 7:30 p.m. (Stage 1) Bad Timing at 8:45 p.m. (Stage 2) Stonewall at 10 p.m. (Stage 1) * Aura Community Hall in L’Anse, 5 p.m. – midnight – Aura Jamboree ...
