To the editor: First, a reminder to Mr Platz and the Journal editorial staff: The title of Mr Platz’s letter to the editor of 7-31-25 referred to an “AP poll” when in fact it was about a Gallup Poll in an AP article. Regardless of a reader’s opinion of Associated Press articles, ...
Dear Annie: I’m a mother of four, and a few years ago, during a difficult time, my former in-laws generously fostered my two youngest children, now 13 and 9. They’ve remained involved and caring, and I’m truly grateful. The problem is my 13-year-old son often feels left out. He has ADHD ...
We all expect the lights to turn on when we flip the switch. But today, many of us also expect to video call into a work meeting or check in with friends and family, cook dinner on electric stoves, and charge our cars, tools and devices. Electricity powers nearly every part of our lives, ...
Dear Annie: I am a 43-year-old woman with a 6-year-old daughter. Her father is 50. We were never in a serious relationship, just friends with benefits, until I became pregnant. At first, he wanted nothing to do with the baby and even pushed for an abortion. I chose to continue the pregnancy, ...
Call us wild and crazy, but my wife and I enjoy attending small-town summertime celebrations. The most recent such event was Arlington Days, held — brace yourself! — in Arlington. There are approximately a hundred municipalities and locales named Arlington in the United States, so we ...
Dear Heloise: I love your column and all the great hints that I read daily. I accidentally washed and dried a small tube of lip balm in a load of my colored clothes. I have spots all over two T-shirts and a pair of knit pants. I need help getting the spots out. I’ve tried a couple of things ...