Dear Heloise: About eight months ago, my husband and I decided that we spent too much on lunch every day. With the rising costs of dining out, it was now making a sizable dent in our budget. I consulted your book "Heloise From A to Z" and got a lot of ideas on how to make our lunches healthier ...
Today is Thursday, July 13, the 194th day of 2023. There are 171 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 13, 1960, John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his party's convention in Los Angeles.
On this date:
In 1863, deadly ...
Dear Annie: My best friend is 58 years old and recently divorced. She spent the last four years grieving terribly over her lost family life in an affluent neighborhood and is finally onto the next chapter of her life.
Suddenly, she's dressing to the nines to come to a simple picnic at our ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: If you would recommend one good thing to do in your life to prolong your life and have good health, what would it be?
By the same token, if you were to recommend not doing something because it is very bad for you, and there is no health benefit to it, what would that be? -- ...
Dear Heloise: Here's my tip to open jars. Tap an ice pick or small nail onto the lid of the jar, making a small hole in the lid, which thereby releases the pressure after vacuum-sealing. Then open jar with ease. -- Todd Tanner, Oxnard, California
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Dear Readers: If your rubber ...
Today is Wednesday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2023. There are 172 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 12, 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it ...