Sometimes we can't see the horizon because the city, fog or windowless room prevents it. Certain circumstances, relationships and responsibilities act in much the same way, blocking our view. Today's lunar aspect urges us never to cease imagining horizons we can hold in our mind's eye and carry ...
Dear Annie: My granddaughter, "Melanie," thinks that she has a half-sister 24 years younger. Melanie believes that her father, long divorced from her mother, was asked by his former unattached girlfriend with whom he remained friendly, to "help" her have a child before it becomes biologically ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 77-year-old woman with degenerative disc disease. I had an L4 microdiscectomy surgery in 2020, but I still have chronic pain in my lower back. Although I do core strengthening exercises with physical therapy (which helps), I'm still in daily pain. I've been seeing ...
Dear Heloise: I had to chuckle when I read the letter in your column from the woman who mentioned taking a crossword puzzle book to the doctor's or other appointments when there's a wait. I've been doing this myself for years. Everyone else is sitting there playing with their smartphones and ...
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2026. There are 134 days left in the year. Today in History: On Aug. 19, 2010, the last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after a U.S.-led invasion marked the beginning of the Iraq War. Also on this date: In ...
The limits of language have fascinated philosophers, poets and linguists for centuries. Words are symbols of things, not the things themselves. Before we find the right word, an idea feels larger than language. The naming makes it easier to share even as it compresses into a word-shaped box. No ...
