DEAR ANNIE: My wife and I have been married eight years, and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a dad in a way I did not expect. I am the one who volunteers for bedtime stories, who gets up early on Saturdays so my wife can sleep, who actually enjoys the chaos of ...

DEAR HELOISE: I bake a lot of bread to give as gifts. I use nonstick cooking spray to grease my loaf pans. My husband suggested that I open the dishwasher and spray the pans over the top rack. This way, it’s easy and clean! — Marian B., in New Orleans DEAR HELOISE: For Marvin Tiffany ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 82-year old man who was in good health until I found out that I have an issue in my left kidney. My urologist discovered cancer on my urethra, and the cancer was removed in December 2025. This all started when blood was found in my urine back in September 2025. Now I ...

Declarer would surely play more accurately if he could see the defenders’ cards. In some deals, though, it is not necessary to see the adverse cards; declarer can visualize them just as if he were looking directly at them, because the bidding or plays already made tell him everything he needs ...

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It’s often easy to make assumptions about living things, but nature has a way of showing us that there are always exceptions to any “rule.” One is that all conifers are evergreens. To the uninformed, a conifer with yellow to brown needles in the fall and bare branches in the winter must ...