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Health, Lifestyles & History

Today in History: September 12, Voyager 1 leaves the solar system

Today is Thursday, Sept. 12, the 256th day of 2024. There are 110 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 12, 2013, Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, became the first man-made spacecraft ever to leave the solar system. Also on this date: In 1857, the S.S. Central America ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Sept. 12

The sun squared with Jupiter indicates status games and other kinds of social stress. This aspect can turn a strong sense of self into an exaggerated one. People will be set off by the strangest, small infractions because it seems so important to be right. Instead of digging in your heels, use ...

Husband and son won’t stop drinking

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 34 years. We have two grown children, both of whom still live with us. They work and pay rent toward our mortgage. I have no problem with their living at home, and I don't think my husband does either. The problem I have is that both my husband ...

How to be cautious as COVID continues to spread rampantly

DEAR DR. ROACH: My otherwise-healthy mother died at age 72 from the original COVID virus. Knowing that this could mean a severe outcome for me, I actively avoided COVID. Keeping up to date with vaccines, masking indoors at all times, and minimizing contact with others all kept me from getting ...

Devoted reader weighs in with hints

Dear Heloise: For the Devoted Reader, from Salem, Ohio: A circulating pump can be put on a water heater so that you have instant hot water at all faucets in the house. Also, if you tell the pharmacist that you don't need a childproof cap, they will use one that's easier to remove. -- A ...

Make your own yogurt

Dear Heloise: I bought a yogurt maker for about $20, and the end result is a creamy, tasty yogurt without the guilt of buying a plastic one-use container, as we normally do when buying milk in a carton. And if you add another 2 hours to the time listed in the directions, it always provides ...