Dear Annie: A prominent man in my church died this past week, and his funeral was yesterday. When the church sent out an email blast to the membership announcing his passing, it gave the date and time of the funeral, along with burial information to follow at the church cemetery. Shortly ...
Dear Heloise: When leaving your car to go shopping, put your keys somewhere on your body -- in a pocket or on a wristband or lanyard. If your purse is stolen, at least you have a way to get in your car and drive home! A thief might get your personal information, but you can ...
Dear Annie: I’m a father in his 40s who has been single-parenting two kids (one preteen, one teen) for a bit under a decade now. When I began dating again, I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to navigate a long-term relationship when you already have young children from a prior ...
Dear Heloise: I just read your column about ocean pollution and what our plastic trash is doing to sea birds. Besides writing to our elected officials, as you suggest, people should know that they can make a difference with their shopping preferences. Buy food and drinks that come in glass ...
Dear Annie: “Traveling Days Over,” who thought his vacations were over once he and his wife were “empty nesters” and traveling with his wife alone was stressful, has probably never considered his wife a member of the vacation group. I imagine she has done all the work and planning (and ...
Dear Heloise: My husband hates coffee, but I love it and drink at least three to four cups a day. He keeps saying that coffee is dangerous and bad for me. I ignore him, but really, is coffee that bad for people? -- Ashley D., Ypsilanti, Michigan Ashley, actually 62% of Americans drink at ...