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Horoscopes by Holiday for Sept. 13

A Friday the 13th under hardy earth sign influences reminds us that it's the mishaps and harsh realities that make fighters -- also charmers and style icons and entrepreneurs and artists and sports heroes and explorers and healers and geniuses. Though we may superstitiously fear the hard ...

Avoid pins that cause rust stains

Dear Heloise: I just read the Letter from C. L. in Indiana about displaying her little heirloom dresses. It's a lovely idea, but the straight pins are likely to rust over time and damage the dresses. She should check with an archivist at a local museum to see if there is a safer way to ...

Taking laxatives daily to have regular bowel movements is safe

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am writing to you about my 62-year-old wife, in the hope that you can provide an opinion on a question she has and also provide us with some advice in her quest for relief from constipation and her stomach problems. It is not unusual for her to go three to four days without a ...

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 ...