Advice

Dear Heloise: With warmer weather comes hot sidewalks and streets. This means it's better to walk your dogs and other pets later in the day around 8 or 9 p.m. …

Dear Abby: My father died five years ago at 90. For the last 20 years of his life, both my sisters shunned him because they disliked his second wife (who prede…

In 1974, when Mac Davis sang "Stop and Smell the Roses," he crooned: "There's a whole lot more to life than work and worry," and he was right. But half of folk…

"Once I drink the water, I feel it immediately," says Cameron Diaz. "I go from being a wilted plant to one that has been rejuvenated by the rain." Cindy Crawfo…

DEAR ABBY: My husband is retired from the military and living with a mental illness caused by a traumatic brain injury. As a result, he's disabled. We have fou…

Dear Heloise: I like to keep ice cubes ready to use in a tightly closed rubber-type container for drinks. The problem is that even with a closed container in t…

Dear Abby: I lost your cookbooklet collection! My family and I have really enjoyed some of those recipes. I have loved all the ones I have tried, but my favori…

The news is good, bad and downright stupid when it comes to the COVID-19 Test-to-Treat Program that was launched in March.

Dear Heloise: I've been making the same banana bread recipe for over 40 years. I bake them in metal coffee cans. When they rose to the top, they used to look a…

Dear Heloise: In order to save water when cleaning bottles and jars for recycling, I fill the container halfway with water, add a small dot of dishwashing liqu…

"You're only one workout away from a good mood." That may sound like a T-shirt slogan, but a new study confirms what we have long suspected: Regular physical a…

Dear Abby: For a few years, I volunteered to tend to an elderly woman through a hospice organization. My role was to visit with her while her son ran errands o…

efore the pandemic, entrepreneurs Liz Eddy and Alyssa Ruderman had trouble getting venture capitalists to invest in their end-of-life planning app Lantern. Pot…

DEAR ABBY: I had a friend I adored. She was someone I had known for over 20 years, but I had to say goodbye to her. I realized she is a shoplifter and also doe…

A new type of scam has emerged in the hype-filled world of cryptocurrency: the "rug pull."