DEAR ANNIE: Lately, I feel like I am running everyone’s life but my own. I work full time, I have two school-aged kids, and my husband is a good man but seems to think the house, the calendar, the social life and the emotional needs of the whole family magically manage themselves. Spoiler ...

If you’re like me, then there are many people in your life that have so much, you’re unsure what to buy them for Christmas. As winter progresses, I look forward to yard work and, of course, gardening. My gardener friends, like me, want tools and tips to make their jobs easier and more ...

Pucker up, it’s time to hang your mistletoe! One of my favorite tales about mistletoe comes from Norse mythology, which started with Freya, the goddess of love and mother of Balder, the summer sun. Hoping to keep him immortal, Freya ordered all living things to never harm him. Balder’s ...

DEAR HELOISE: I wish you wouldn’t keep printing hints that use dryer sheets. Dryer sheets are not our friends. Not only do they add to our landfills, they wreak havoc on our dryers and leave a waxy trail. (Not to mention the smell of cheap perfume that they leave on our clothes.) I don’t ...

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have notes from friends at home who are getting their COVID vaccines and high-dose flu shots on the same day in the same arm. They talk about being completely wiped out and the cons of having two sore arms. Does it matter if you get the shots in one arm or the other? I — ...