Dear Annie: I have had dogs my whole life and treat them like members of my family. When they are sick, they go to the vet and get the medicine they need. I have spent thousands of dollars on surgeries for my dogs and recently hundreds more on blood tests and evaluations for separate ...

Dear Heloise: As we baby boomers become senior citizens, we find ourselves increasingly struggling with packaging of all kinds. I routinely have to get out my X-Acto knife to open products encased in impenetrable, heavy plastic backed by stiff cardboard. Push-and-turn and squeeze-and-turn ...

Dear Annie: I have a co-worker who consistently spreads misinformation in order to get out of doing her job. She often makes up policies that don’t exist to try to trick other departments in our workplace into doing her work (even when that means the work gets done incorrectly by people not ...

Dear Heloise: How can I get rid of the white chalky film on my stainless-steel sink in my kitchen? I tried everything, but this is an ongoing issue. -- Cyndi D., Lafayette, Louisiana Cyndi, try this: Soak a cloth in vinegar and press it against the white area of the sink where the chalky ...

Dear Annie: I am very close to my daughter and granddaughters, even though they live in Wisconsin and I live in Mississippi. They come to visit during spring break every year, and I will go see them sometime during the year as well. My oldest granddaughter will turn 13 before summer break, and ...

Dear Annie: Are you aware that, according to experts, approximately 25% of adult children do not speak to one or both of their parents? I’m in that situation. I gave my two daughters everything they wanted that I could afford to give them: dance and music lessons, dive and soccer teams, trips ...