Dear Heloise: Our city has a recycling program for cans and plastics, but there are rules that the items need to be clean without any food residue. Since we live in the desert, I don't want to waste water when washing these items. After dinner, I usually wash some dishes in the sink; then ...
Today is Saturday, April 26, the 116th day of 2025. There are 249 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 26, 1986, in the worst nuclear disaster in history, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the ...
A hundred years ago a typical person, especially in rural areas, might have owned fewer than 100 items total. Today's estimates suggest an average American household contains 300,000 items. Sooner or later, your possessions end up possessing you -- or at least tying up your time, energy and ...
Dear Annie: In 1962, I was 14.5 years old and in my first year of junior high. Feeling desperate to be cool, I believed a girl from school when she told me that her brother, who was home on leave from the military, wanted to meet me. I told my mom and dad that I had a babysitting job, and I ...
Dear Heloise: I'm getting close to 82 years old, and when I see a crush of people, I stay out of the way because they could so easily knock me over. I've been knocked down in the past. -- Polly, in California Polly, thanks for your letter. Readers, older people can lose their balance easily ...
Today is Friday, April 25, the 115th day of 2025. There are 250 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The 16-week Spanish-American War resulted in an American victory, after which the United States took possession ...
