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Health, Lifestyles & History

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today in History: September 11, al-Qaeda attacks the United States

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 11, the 255th day of 2024. There are 111 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of the planes into New York's World Trade Center, one into ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Sept. 11

Typically, the most ethical individuals are the ones who wonder how they're doing at being a human. They admit to mistakes and wouldn't think to go out of their way to prove their innocence. Lunar squares to the sun and Neptune caution against giving unqualified trust to those who herald their ...