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Whip up a fat-free cream soup

Dear Heloise: You had a recipe for a fat-free cream soup base that was delicious. Since my husband and I love preparing soup all year, I wanted to ask if you'd print this recipe for me and other soup-lovers. With a little leftover chicken and mushrooms, I can make a tasty soup. By the way, ...

Kids' Sports Have Squashed Our Summer Fun

Dear Annie: I always pictured summer as the one time of year when our family could finally slow down. During the school year, we are all racing from homework to practices to carpools to late dinners. I thought summer would bring beach days, lazy mornings, cookouts and maybe one real vacation ...

The Burden of Always Being Available

Dear Annie: My younger sister has always been the "fun one" in our family. She breezes in late with a bottle of wine and a funny story, and somehow everyone forgives her before she has even taken off her coat. She forgets birthdays, cancels plans at the last minute and borrows money she never ...

Reader discovers toothbrush is fake

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 ...

Word recall difficulty causes concern in 70-year-old female

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 ...

Name tags help build relationships

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 ...