Shampoo your paintbrushes
DEAR HELOISE: When I wash my paintbrushes after painting, I "shampoo" them with a dish detergent, then "condition" them using a hair conditioner. Afterward, I …
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Relationship reaches two-year point without meetup
DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who matched with another guy on a dating site two years ago this month. At first, we texted constantly. No one has ever made me feel …
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Eating your way to a younger you; building emotional resilience
Q: There's so much info out there about how to eat so that you slow aging. Can you sum it up so I can make sure I'm getting it right? -- Sally U., Joplin, Miss…
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Boyfriend's contact with exes raises fresh doubts
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have dated for seven months. We have a good relationship in terms of compatibility. We are both Christian and educated, and we ha…
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Using kitchen tools in other ways
DEAR HELOISE: For years, I've been using various kitchen tools to help me in the kitchen and do jobs that they weren't originally designed for. I thought I'd s…
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Longtime friendship collapses amid lies, drug use and deception
DEAR ABBY: The first Christmas my future husband and I were dating, he gave me an angel ring. I asked him to take me to a bar where my best friend worked so I …
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New mother refuses to let grandma hold baby
DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, "Kate," is 22. Her baby is now 6 months old. She is the first grandchild and great-grandchild. Kate refuses to allow my mom to h…
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Preventing and controlling autoimmune disease
There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases affecting 50 million Americans and, in general, there are no cures. That, says the Cleveland Clinic, is because we'…
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How to remove road tar from cars
DEAR READERS: To remove road tar from your vehicles, purchase an oil-based, prewash spray made specifically for the surfaces of automobiles. Spritz this onto t…
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Almond joy: Tasty nut can help with weight loss
While a serving of Almond Joy candy bar delivers 9 grams of saturated fat, 21 grams of sugar and 220 calories -- not a happy outcome -- there's non-stop joy fo…
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Quarter-century marriage an intimacy-free zone
DEAR ABBY: I'm in a sexless 25-year marriage. It was not always this way, but any intimacy has been over for more than a decade. My wife's libido has waned, wh…
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Be ruthless when decluttering
DEAR HELOISE: It's the time of year when people start spring-cleaning and adding fresh touches to their homes. One of the best things that you can do to improv…
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To lose weight and keep it off, don't go it alone
Losing weight -- and keeping it off -- is difficult. More than half of folks who lose a significant amount of weight regain what they lost over the following t…
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Keep the house cool this summer
DEAR HELOISE: Our neighbor gave us a great suggestion to lower our cooling bills this summer. He installed solar and sun screens on the windows that are on the…
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Workplace tension builds after dustup with manager
DEAR ABBY: I'm a soft-spoken person. I work in a medical laboratory, and I am finally speaking up for what I believe in (after years of social anxiety and depr…
