Dear Heloise: In regard to Jim R.'s office birthday system, I worked at a place that only had 12 employees. On the first working day in January, a small piece of paper with everyone's name, birthday, and favorite flavor of cake went into a bowl. Everyone would then draw a name, and you were ...

Dear Annie: I'm starting to wonder if headphones have gone out of style. Last week, I was sitting in a doctor's waiting room when a woman across from me put her phone on speaker and had a very loud, very personal conversation for nearly 20 minutes. Everyone in the room could hear about her ...

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2026. There are 93 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 29, 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball hit by Vic Wirtz of the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series; ...

Around 2,500 years ago, amid unrest in China's late Zhou dynasty, one teacher offered a philosophy: Good societies are made from good relationships. Confucius believed people could improve society by cultivating character, practicing manners, honoring responsibilities and using power with ...