Dear Heloise: I check the tire pressure on my spare tire once a year. It is a donut, and the recommended PSI is 60. After a year, it usually drops to the mid-50s. As an aside, I mentioned this to my brother, and he said that he never checks his spare tire’s pressure. So, he did, and it was ...
Dear Annie: For the past four years, my wife and I have barely spoken. We don’t share anything or do anything together anymore. The only connection I have left is driving my daughter to school. I’ve tried everything to fix things between us, but nothing seems to work. Now divorce feels like ...
Halloween is a bizarre holiday. While our kids are growing up we constantly warn them about taking candy from strangers. And what do we do on Halloween? We encourage them to shake down strangers for candy! We want our children to be themselves. But on Halloween, they are pretty much ...
THUMBS UP Local groups helping hurricane relief efforts The southeast United States has been devastated by hurricanes this fall season. This year is especially bad with multiple hurricanes hitting in quick succession. Fortunately, local groups are helping in this crisis. This last week a J ...
To the editor: To begin, I would like to recommend a recent book I have begun reading titled Humility: The Secret History of a Lost Virtue. The book starts out by telling how Socrates wanted others to be as humbled by their own ignorance as he was of his own. The author, Christopher Bellitto ...
To the editor: Last Saturday, our six adult children joined us to launch a new family tradition: attending Oktoberfest at Schell’s Brewery. As we treasured our time together, I marveled at the sight of 6,000 other people from diverse backgrounds socializing over some of the best beer in ...