Dear Annie: My sister and her husband are both in their mid-80s and live on a farm. He is disabled. They insist on retaining horses and livestock, which my frail 90-pound sister feeds daily. On a recent visit, I observed her moving amongst the animals without her hearing aids and without her ...

Dear Heloise: I always thought that I just needed to clean the filter in my small air conditioner unit monthly with a vacuum until I read the user manual for it. After removing the front panel, I realized that more extensive cleaning needed to be done; there was quite a bit of dust and grime in ...

Dear Annie: I’ve had a HUGE sweet tooth all my life. I have also always been very active, and I eat healthy foods. However, I’m nervous that this is not enough to balance my intake of sugary goodies. Now that I’m older, I realize that I can’t keep eating so many sweets. Diabetes is ...

Dear Heloise: For nearly 30 years, I’ve worked as a financial planner and helped steer my clients to a secure future through careful planning of their finances. It takes self-discipline, patience and willingness to do the research and planning needed to achieve a safe, secure future for your ...

Dear Annie: I have worked in the same office for 18 years. For many years, there were five of us in our division: three women and two men. One of the men left for a different job a year ago, and he was replaced by a woman, “Carla,” who is very difficult to work with. In fact, I’m ...

Dear Heloise: With the area I live in going green, we must keep our kitchen food scraps separated. To avoid the container of food scraps from being soiled, I get three sheets of my newspaper, fold it to make a bag and staple the ends. You could also put a paper plate at the bottom of the ...